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The statistic was created by Jerome Holtzman in 1959 to "measure the effectiveness of relief pitchers" and was adopted as an MLB official statistic in 1969. [2] [3] The save has been retroactively measured for pitchers before that date. MLB recognizes the player or players in each league with the most saves each season
Rank amongst leaders in career saves. A blank field indicates a tie. Player (2025 SV) Number of saves during the 2025 Major League Baseball season: SV: Total career saves * Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bold: Denotes active player. [note 1]
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.
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 39 total.
Mariano Rivera has the most career saves in Major League Baseball history with 652. In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 300 save club is the group of pitchers who have recorded 300 or more regular-season saves in their careers.
List of Major League Baseball annual fielding errors leaders; List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a pitcher leaders; List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a catcher leaders. List of Major League Baseball career passed balls leaders; List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a first baseman leaders
List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game records; List of Major League Baseball attendance records; List of Major League Baseball postseason records. List of World Series career records; List of World Series single-game records; List of World Series single-series records
List of Major League Baseball single-game grand slam leaders; List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have thrown an immaculate inning; List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders; List of Major League Baseball players with a .400 batting average in a season; List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their final major ...