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Active Leaders & Records for Games Finished
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:
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Year-by-Year Top-Tens
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Finished | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (17, 41) | 883 | R |
| 2. | Francisco Cordero (13, 36) | 557 | R |
| 3. | Jason Isringhausen (15, 38) | 482 | R |
| 4. | Francisco Rodriguez (10, 29) | 445 | R |
| 5. | Jose Valverde (9, 33) | 422 | R |
| 6. | Joe Nathan (11, 36) | 408 | R |
| 7. | Brian Fuentes (11, 35) | 367 | L |
| 8. | Brad Lidge (10, 34) | 364 | R |
| 9. | Jonathan Papelbon (7, 30) | 334 | R |
| 10. | Kevin Gregg (9, 33) | 313 | R |
| 11. | Huston Street (7, 27) | 312 | R |
| 12. | Octavio Dotel (13, 37) | 289 | R |
| 13. | Bobby Jenks (7, 30) | 286 | R |
| 14. | J.J. Putz (9, 34) | 281 | R |
| 15. | Danys Baez (10, 33) | 279 | R |
| 16. | LaTroy Hawkins (17, 38) | 274 | R |
| 17. | Matt Capps (7, 27) | 252 | R |
| Kyle Farnsworth (13, 35) | 252 | R | |
| 19. | Joakim Soria (5, 27) | 239 | R |
| 20. | Brian Wilson (6, 29) | 236 | R |
| 21. | Chad Cordero (7, 29) | 230 | R |
| 22. | Fernando Rodney (9, 34) | 224 | R |
| Esteban Yan (11, 36) | 224 | R | |
| 24. | Heath Bell (8, 33) | 214 | R |
| 25. | Brandon Lyon (10, 31) | 213 | R |
| 26. | Mike MacDougal (11, 34) | 208 | R |
| Guillermo Mota (13, 37) | 208 | R | |
| 28. | Hector Carrasco (12, 41) | 207 | R |
| 29. | Ryan Franklin (12, 38) | 206 | R |
| 30. | Jonathan Broxton (7, 27) | 191 | R |
| 31. | Carlos Marmol (6, 28) | 189 | R |
| 32. | Takashi Saito (6, 41) | 187 | R |
| 33. | Jon Rauch (9, 32) | 186 | R |
| 34. | Ryan Dempster (14, 34) | 185 | R |
| Dan Wheeler (12, 33) | 185 | R | |
| 36. | Rafael Soriano (10, 31) | 180 | R |
| 37. | Juan Oviedo (7, 29) | 171 | R |
| 38. | Chad Qualls (8, 32) | 166 | R |
| 39. | Juan Acevedo (8, 41) | 165 | R |
| 40. | Jason Frasor (8, 33) | 164 | R |
| 41. | Mike Gonzalez (9, 33) | 161 | L |
| Arthur Rhodes (20, 41) | 161 | L | |
| 43. | Scott Linebrink (12, 34) | 156 | R |
| Derek Lowe (15, 38) | 156 | R | |
| 45. | Miguel Batista (17, 40) | 153 | R |
| 46. | Rafael Betancourt (9, 36) | 150 | R |
| Joel Hanrahan (5, 29) | 150 | R | |
| Ryan Madson (9, 30) | 150 | R | |
| Alberto Reyes (13, 40) | 150 | R | |
| 50. | Frank Francisco (7, 31) | 143 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Finished | Throws |
| 51. | Chris Ray (6, 29) | 141 | R |
| 52. | Luis Ayala (7, 33) | 139 | R |
| 53. | Kerry Wood (13, 34) | 138 | R |
| 54. | Damaso Marte (11, 36) | 137 | L |
| George Sherrill (8, 34) | 137 | L | |
| 56. | Andrew Bailey (3, 27) | 133 | R |
| Trever Miller (13, 38) | 133 | L | |
| Chris Perez (4, 25) | 133 | R | |
| 59. | Aaron Heilman (9, 32) | 132 | R |
| 60. | Brandon League (8, 28) | 130 | R |
| 61. | Ricardo Rincon (11, 41) | 128 | L |
| 62. | Matt Lindstrom (5, 31) | 127 | R |
| 63. | Jeremy Affeldt (10, 32) | 125 | L |
| Jesus Colome (10, 33) | 125 | R | |
| 65. | David Aardsma (6, 29) | 124 | R |
| J.C. Romero (13, 35) | 124 | L | |
| 67. | Dennys Reyes (15, 34) | 120 | L |
| 68. | Neftali Feliz (3, 23) | 118 | R |
| Matt Thornton (8, 34) | 118 | L | |
| 70. | John Axford (3, 28) | 112 | R |
| 71. | Shawn Camp (8, 35) | 111 | R |
| Juan Cruz (11, 32) | 111 | R | |
| John Grabow (9, 32) | 111 | L | |
| 74. | C.J. Wilson (7, 30) | 110 | L |
| 75. | Joe Beimel (11, 34) | 107 | L |
| 76. | Jesse Crain (8, 29) | 105 | R |
| 77. | Todd Coffey (7, 30) | 103 | R |
| Matt Guerrier (8, 32) | 103 | R | |
| 79. | Jeremy Accardo (7, 29) | 102 | R |
| 80. | Ron Mahay (15, 40) | 100 | L |
| 81. | Javier Lopez (9, 33) | 96 | L |
| Tony Pena (6, 29) | 96 | R | |
| 83. | Joel Peralta (7, 35) | 95 | R |
| Ramon Ramirez (6, 29) | 95 | R | |
| 85. | Darren Oliver (18, 40) | 89 | L |
| Michael Wuertz (8, 32) | 89 | R | |
| 87. | Scott Downs (10, 35) | 88 | L |
| Will Ohman (9, 33) | 88 | L | |
| 89. | Nick Masset (6, 29) | 81 | R |
| 90. | Grant Balfour (8, 33) | 79 | R |
| Randy Choate (11, 35) | 79 | L | |
| 92. | Tim Wakefield (19, 44) | 78 | R |
| 93. | Joaquin Benoit (10, 33) | 77 | R |
| Pedro Feliciano (8, 34) | 77 | L | |
| 95. | Brian Bruney (8, 29) | 76 | R |
| Scott Proctor (7, 34) | 76 | R | |
| 97. | Jim Johnson (6, 28) | 74 | R |
| Drew Storen (2, 23) | 74 | R | |
| Jamey Wright (16, 36) | 74 | R | |
| 100. | Santiago Casilla (8, 31) | 73 | R |
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