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Active Leaders & Records for Games Finished
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Statistic Description: Games Finished
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Finished | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (19, 43) | 911 | R |
| 2. | Jose Valverde (11, 35) | 498 | R |
| 3. | Joe Nathan (13, 38) | 489 | R |
| 4. | Francisco Rodriguez (12, 31) | 459 | R |
| 5. | Jonathan Papelbon (9, 32) | 415 | R |
| 6. | Huston Street (9, 29) | 367 | R |
| 7. | J.J. Putz (11, 36) | 341 | R |
| 8. | Kevin Gregg (11, 35) | 336 | R |
| 9. | Octavio Dotel (15, 39) | 305 | R |
| 10. | Fernando Rodney (11, 36) | 303 | R |
| 11. | LaTroy Hawkins (19, 40) | 284 | R |
| 12. | Matt Capps (8, 29) | 281 | R |
| 13. | Heath Bell (10, 35) | 264 | R |
| 14. | Kyle Farnsworth (15, 37) | 263 | R |
| 15. | Rafael Soriano (12, 33) | 252 | R |
| 16. | Carlos Marmol (8, 30) | 243 | R |
| 17. | Joakim Soria (5, 29) | 239 | R |
| 18. | Brandon Lyon (12, 33) | 237 | R |
| 19. | Jonathan Broxton (9, 29) | 234 | R |
| 20. | Chad Cordero (7, 31) | 230 | R |
| 21. | Rafael Betancourt (11, 38) | 220 | R |
| 22. | Jon Rauch (11, 34) | 214 | R |
| 23. | Joel Hanrahan (7, 31) | 213 | R |
| 24. | Mike MacDougal (12, 36) | 209 | R |
| 25. | Chris Perez (6, 27) | 199 | R |
| 26. | Dan Wheeler (13, 35) | 187 | R |
| 27. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 185 | R |
| Brandon League (10, 30) | 185 | R | |
| Chad Qualls (10, 34) | 185 | R | |
| 30. | Frank Francisco (8, 33) | 181 | R |
| 31. | Jason Frasor (10, 35) | 178 | R |
| 32. | Mike Gonzalez (11, 35) | 177 | L |
| 33. | Juan Carlos Oviedo (7, 31) | 171 | R |
| 34. | John Axford (5, 30) | 169 | R |
| 35. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 168 | R |
| 36. | Juan Acevedo (8, 43) | 165 | R |
| 37. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 164 | R |
| 38. | Jim Johnson (8, 30) | 156 | R |
| Luis Vizcaino (11, 38) | 156 | R | |
| 40. | Luis Ayala (9, 35) | 155 | R |
| 41. | Andrew Bailey (5, 29) | 154 | R |
| 42. | Ryan Madson (9, 32) | 150 | R |
| 43. | Craig Kimbrel (4, 25) | 144 | R |
| 44. | Jeremy Affeldt (12, 34) | 140 | L |
| 45. | George Sherrill (9, 36) | 138 | L |
| Matt Thornton (10, 36) | 138 | L | |
| 47. | Shawn Camp (10, 37) | 137 | R |
| 48. | Matt Lindstrom (7, 33) | 135 | R |
| 49. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 132 | R |
| 50. | J.C. Romero (14, 37) | 128 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Finished | Throws |
| 51. | Grant Balfour (10, 35) | 127 | R |
| 52. | David Aardsma (7, 31) | 125 | R |
| 53. | Manny Corpas (6, 30) | 123 | R |
| 54. | Javier Lopez (11, 35) | 120 | L |
| Dennys Reyes (15, 36) | 120 | L | |
| 56. | Neftali Feliz (4, 25) | 118 | R |
| 57. | Santiago Casilla (10, 32) | 116 | R |
| Jason Motte (5, 31) | 116 | R | |
| 59. | Jeremy Accardo (8, 31) | 115 | R |
| 60. | Jesse Crain (10, 31) | 114 | R |
| 61. | Casey Janssen (7, 31) | 113 | R |
| Ramon Ramirez (7, 31) | 113 | R | |
| 63. | C.J. Wilson (9, 32) | 110 | L |
| 64. | Joel Peralta (9, 37) | 108 | R |
| 65. | Matt Guerrier (10, 34) | 107 | R |
| 66. | Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 106 | L |
| Jose Veras (8, 32) | 106 | R | |
| 68. | Joaquin Benoit (12, 35) | 104 | R |
| 69. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 102 | R |
| 70. | Scott Downs (12, 37) | 101 | L |
| 71. | Edward Mujica (8, 29) | 100 | R |
| 72. | Ernesto Frieri (5, 27) | 99 | R |
| 73. | Drew Storen (4, 25) | 98 | R |
| 74. | Jason Grilli (11, 36) | 95 | R |
| 75. | Sergio Romo (6, 30) | 91 | R |
| Brad Ziegler (6, 33) | 91 | R | |
| 77. | Bobby Parnell (6, 28) | 90 | R |
| 78. | Aroldis Chapman (4, 25) | 85 | L |
| Fernando Salas (4, 28) | 85 | R | |
| 80. | Alfredo Aceves (6, 30) | 84 | R |
| Glen Perkins (8, 30) | 84 | L | |
| 82. | Randy Choate (13, 37) | 83 | L |
| 83. | Brett Myers (12, 32) | 82 | R |
| 84. | Nick Masset (6, 31) | 81 | R |
| 85. | Chad Durbin (14, 35) | 80 | R |
| Chad Gaudin (11, 30) | 80 | R | |
| 87. | Craig Breslow (8, 32) | 79 | L |
| 88. | Tyler Clippard (7, 28) | 77 | R |
| Pedro Feliciano (8, 36) | 77 | L | |
| 90. | Scott Proctor (7, 36) | 76 | R |
| 91. | Greg Holland (4, 27) | 75 | R |
| Mark Melancon (5, 28) | 75 | R | |
| Tom Wilhelmsen (3, 29) | 75 | R | |
| 94. | Steve Cishek (4, 27) | 74 | R |
| 95. | Sean Marshall (8, 30) | 73 | L |
| 96. | Jordan Walden (4, 25) | 72 | R |
| 97. | Matt Belisle (10, 33) | 70 | R |
| Mark Lowe (8, 30) | 70 | R | |
| Joe Smith (7, 29) | 70 | R | |
| 100. | David Hernandez (5, 28) | 69 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Finished | Throws |
| J.P. Howell (8, 30) | 69 | L | |
| Kameron Loe (9, 31) | 69 | R | |
| Wilton Lopez (5, 29) | 69 | R | |
| Sergio Santos (4, 29) | 69 | R |
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