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Statistic Description: Games Finished
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Finished | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (18, 42) | 892 | R |
| 2. | Francisco Cordero (14, 37) | 575 | R |
| 3. | Jason Isringhausen (16, 39) | 499 | R |
| 4. | Jose Valverde (10, 34) | 489 | R |
| 5. | Joe Nathan (12, 37) | 470 | R |
| 6. | Francisco Rodriguez (11, 30) | 458 | R |
| 7. | Jonathan Papelbon (8, 31) | 398 | R |
| 8. | Brian Fuentes (12, 36) | 381 | L |
| 9. | Brad Lidge (11, 35) | 368 | R |
| 10. | Huston Street (8, 28) | 348 | R |
| 11. | J.J. Putz (10, 35) | 333 | R |
| 12. | Kevin Gregg (10, 34) | 326 | R |
| 13. | Octavio Dotel (14, 38) | 304 | R |
| 14. | Fernando Rodney (10, 35) | 289 | R |
| 15. | Matt Capps (8, 28) | 281 | R |
| LaTroy Hawkins (18, 39) | 281 | R | |
| 17. | Kyle Farnsworth (14, 36) | 260 | R |
| 18. | Heath Bell (9, 34) | 255 | R |
| 19. | Joakim Soria (5, 28) | 239 | R |
| 20. | Brian Wilson (7, 30) | 238 | R |
| 21. | Carlos Marmol (7, 29) | 236 | R |
| 22. | Brandon Lyon (11, 32) | 234 | R |
| Rafael Soriano (11, 32) | 234 | R | |
| 24. | Jonathan Broxton (8, 28) | 230 | R |
| 25. | Esteban Yan (11, 37) | 224 | R |
| 26. | Guillermo Mota (14, 38) | 212 | R |
| 27. | Mike MacDougal (12, 35) | 209 | R |
| 28. | Jon Rauch (10, 33) | 208 | R |
| 29. | Hector Carrasco (12, 42) | 207 | R |
| Joel Hanrahan (6, 30) | 207 | R | |
| 31. | Rafael Betancourt (10, 37) | 203 | R |
| 32. | Takashi Saito (7, 42) | 189 | R |
| 33. | Dan Wheeler (13, 34) | 187 | R |
| 34. | Chris Perez (5, 26) | 186 | R |
| 35. | Ryan Dempster (15, 35) | 185 | R |
| 36. | Frank Francisco (8, 32) | 181 | R |
| Chad Qualls (9, 33) | 181 | R | |
| 38. | Mike Gonzalez (10, 34) | 174 | L |
| 39. | Jason Frasor (9, 34) | 173 | R |
| 40. | Juan Carlos Oviedo (7, 30) | 171 | R |
| 41. | Brandon League (9, 29) | 169 | R |
| 42. | John Axford (4, 29) | 166 | R |
| Derek Lowe (16, 39) | 166 | R | |
| 44. | Juan Acevedo (8, 42) | 165 | R |
| 45. | Miguel Batista (18, 41) | 164 | R |
| 46. | Luis Ayala (8, 34) | 154 | R |
| 47. | Ryan Madson (9, 31) | 150 | R |
| 48. | Andrew Bailey (4, 28) | 146 | R |
| 49. | Chris Ray (6, 30) | 141 | R |
| 50. | George Sherrill (9, 35) | 138 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Finished | Throws |
| Kerry Wood (14, 35) | 138 | R | |
| 52. | Jim Johnson (7, 29) | 137 | R |
| 53. | Matt Thornton (9, 35) | 136 | L |
| 54. | Jeremy Affeldt (11, 33) | 135 | L |
| 55. | Matt Lindstrom (6, 32) | 133 | R |
| 56. | Shawn Camp (9, 36) | 132 | R |
| Aaron Heilman (9, 33) | 132 | R | |
| 58. | Ricardo Rincon (11, 42) | 128 | L |
| J.C. Romero (14, 36) | 128 | L | |
| 60. | Craig Kimbrel (3, 24) | 127 | R |
| 61. | David Aardsma (7, 30) | 125 | R |
| Jesus Colome (10, 34) | 125 | R | |
| 63. | Manuel Corpas (6, 29) | 123 | R |
| 64. | Juan Cruz (12, 33) | 122 | R |
| 65. | Neftali Feliz (4, 24) | 118 | R |
| Juan Rincon (10, 33) | 118 | R | |
| 67. | Jason Motte (5, 30) | 116 | R |
| 68. | Jeremy Accardo (8, 30) | 115 | R |
| Javier Lopez (10, 34) | 115 | L | |
| 70. | Grant Balfour (9, 34) | 113 | R |
| Ramon Ramirez (7, 30) | 113 | R | |
| 72. | Jesse Crain (9, 30) | 111 | R |
| 73. | Santiago Casilla (9, 31) | 110 | R |
| C.J. Wilson (8, 31) | 110 | L | |
| 75. | Todd Coffey (8, 31) | 108 | R |
| 76. | Matt Guerrier (9, 33) | 105 | R |
| 77. | Joel Peralta (8, 36) | 104 | R |
| 78. | Casey Janssen (6, 30) | 101 | R |
| 79. | Ron Mahay (15, 41) | 100 | L |
| Darren Oliver (19, 41) | 100 | L | |
| 81. | Scott Downs (11, 36) | 99 | L |
| 82. | Will Ohman (10, 34) | 97 | L |
| 83. | Tony Pena (6, 30) | 96 | R |
| Jamey Wright (17, 37) | 96 | R | |
| 85. | Joaquin Benoit (11, 34) | 95 | R |
| 86. | Drew Storen (3, 24) | 91 | R |
| 87. | Jose Veras (7, 31) | 88 | R |
| 88. | Brad Ziegler (5, 32) | 87 | R |
| 89. | Edward Mujica (7, 28) | 86 | R |
| 90. | Ernesto Frieri (4, 26) | 85 | R |
| 91. | Alfredo Aceves (5, 29) | 83 | R |
| Randy Choate (12, 36) | 83 | L | |
| 93. | Nick Masset (6, 30) | 81 | R |
| Brett Myers (11, 31) | 81 | R | |
| 95. | Fernando Salas (3, 27) | 80 | R |
| 96. | Chad Durbin (13, 34) | 79 | R |
| 97. | Manny Acosta (6, 31) | 78 | R |
| 98. | Craig Breslow (7, 31) | 77 | L |
| Brian Bruney (9, 30) | 77 | R | |
| Pedro Feliciano (8, 35) | 77 | L |
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