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MLB recognizes the player or players in each league with the most saves each season. In retrospect, the five saves by Jack Manning meant he led the National League in its inaugural year, while Bill Hoffer was the American League's first saves champion with three. [4] Mordecai Brown was the first pitcher to record at least 10 saves in a season.
Mariano Rivera [2] [3] [4] is the all-time leader in saves with 652. Rivera and Trevor Hoffman [ 5 ] are the only pitchers in MLB history to save more than 600 career games. Lee Smith , [ 6 ] Kenley Jansen , [ 7 ] Craig Kimbrel , [ 8 ] Francisco Rodríguez , [ 9 ] John Franco , [ 10 ] and Billy Wagner [ 11 ] are the only other pitchers to save ...
In baseball statistics, the term save is used to indicate the successful maintenance of a lead by a relief pitcher, usually the closer, until the end of the game. A save is a statistic credited to a relief pitcher, as set forth in Rule 9.19 of the Official Rules of Major League Baseball; the current definition has been in place since 1975.
Mariano Rivera holds the MLB save record with 652. Only Rivera and Trevor Hoffman have exceeded 500 or 600 saves, and Hoffman was the first to achieve either. Only eight pitchers have recorded 400 or more saves: Rivera, Hoffman, Lee Smith, Kenley Jansen, Craig Kimbrel, Francisco Rodríguez, John Franco, and Billy Wagner.
List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders. Pages in category "American League saves champions" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. ...
Saves: 58 (2003) Complete Games: 135 ... List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason streaks; Los Angeles Dodgers award winners and league leaders; Notes and ...
List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders; Pages in category "National League (baseball) saves champions" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of ...
Trevor Hoffman is ranked fifth in Major League Baseball for most saves in a single season, while ranking second in all-time saves, recording 601 over his 18-year career (552 as a member of the Padres). [3] [4] Offensively, Gwynn has the 18th highest hit total in Major League history, recording 3,141 hits over a 19-year Major League career. [5]