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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
In baseball statistics, a relief pitcher is credited with a save (denoted by SV) who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. Most commonly a pitcher earns a save by entering in the ninth inning of a game in which his team is winning by three or fewer runs and finishing the game by pitching one inning without ...
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
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 career wild pitches leaders; 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
300 save club; List of Major League Baseball career saves leaders; List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders; List of Major League Baseball seasons; List of worst Major League Baseball season win–loss records; List of best Major League Baseball season win–loss records; List of Major League Baseball annual shutout leaders
List of Major League Baseball single-season records; ... List of Major League Baseball leaders This page was last edited on 20 November 2024, at 17:54 (UTC). ...
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time.