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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Saves | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (17, 41) | 603 | R |
| 2. | Francisco Cordero (13, 36) | 327 | R |
| 3. | Jason Isringhausen (15, 38) | 300 | R |
| 4. | Francisco Rodriguez (10, 29) | 291 | R |
| 5. | Joe Nathan (11, 36) | 261 | R |
| 6. | Jose Valverde (9, 33) | 242 | R |
| 7. | Brad Lidge (10, 34) | 223 | R |
| 8. | Jonathan Papelbon (7, 30) | 219 | R |
| 9. | Brian Fuentes (11, 35) | 199 | L |
| 10. | Huston Street (7, 27) | 178 | R |
| 11. | Bobby Jenks (7, 30) | 173 | R |
| 12. | Brian Wilson (6, 29) | 170 | R |
| 13. | Joakim Soria (5, 27) | 160 | R |
| 14. | J.J. Putz (9, 34) | 151 | R |
| 15. | Kevin Gregg (9, 33) | 144 | R |
| 16. | Heath Bell (8, 33) | 134 | R |
| 17. | Chad Cordero (7, 29) | 128 | R |
| 18. | Matt Capps (7, 27) | 124 | R |
| 19. | Danys Baez (10, 33) | 114 | R |
| 20. | Octavio Dotel (13, 37) | 108 | R |
| 21. | Carlos Marmol (6, 28) | 95 | R |
| 22. | Juan Oviedo (7, 29) | 92 | R |
| 23. | Rafael Soriano (10, 31) | 90 | R |
| 24. | Ryan Dempster (14, 34) | 87 | R |
| LaTroy Hawkins (17, 38) | 87 | R | |
| Fernando Rodney (9, 34) | 87 | R | |
| 27. | Derek Lowe (15, 38) | 85 | R |
| 28. | Jonathan Broxton (7, 27) | 84 | R |
| Ryan Franklin (12, 38) | 84 | R | |
| Takashi Saito (6, 41) | 84 | R | |
| 31. | Brandon Lyon (10, 31) | 78 | R |
| 32. | Andrew Bailey (3, 27) | 75 | R |
| 33. | Neftali Feliz (3, 23) | 74 | R |
| 34. | John Axford (3, 28) | 71 | R |
| Mike MacDougal (11, 34) | 71 | R | |
| 36. | David Aardsma (6, 29) | 69 | R |
| 37. | Chris Perez (4, 25) | 68 | R |
| 38. | Kerry Wood (13, 34) | 63 | R |
| 39. | Joel Hanrahan (5, 29) | 60 | R |
| 40. | Jon Rauch (9, 32) | 58 | R |
| 41. | Mike Gonzalez (9, 33) | 56 | L |
| George Sherrill (8, 34) | 56 | L | |
| 43. | Juan Acevedo (8, 41) | 53 | R |
| 44. | Kyle Farnsworth (13, 35) | 52 | R |
| Ryan Madson (9, 30) | 52 | R | |
| C.J. Wilson (7, 30) | 52 | L | |
| 47. | Chad Qualls (8, 32) | 51 | R |
| Chris Ray (6, 29) | 51 | R | |
| Esteban Yan (11, 36) | 51 | R | |
| 50. | Frank Francisco (7, 31) | 49 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Saves | Throws |
| 51. | Drew Storen (2, 23) | 48 | R |
| 52. | Craig Kimbrel (2, 23) | 47 | R |
| 53. | Brandon League (8, 28) | 45 | R |
| Matt Lindstrom (5, 31) | 45 | R | |
| 55. | Dan Wheeler (12, 33) | 43 | R |
| 56. | Miguel Batista (17, 40) | 41 | R |
| 57. | Jeremy Accardo (7, 29) | 38 | R |
| 58. | Jason Frasor (8, 33) | 36 | R |
| Damaso Marte (11, 36) | 36 | L | |
| 60. | Arthur Rhodes (20, 41) | 33 | L |
| Jordan Walden (2, 23) | 33 | R | |
| 62. | Alberto Reyes (13, 40) | 32 | R |
| 63. | Sergio Santos (2, 27) | 31 | R |
| 64. | Rafael Betancourt (9, 36) | 27 | R |
| 65. | Jeremy Affeldt (10, 32) | 25 | L |
| 66. | Juan Gutierrez (4, 27) | 24 | R |
| Fernando Salas (2, 26) | 24 | R | |
| 68. | Tim Wakefield (19, 44) | 22 | R |
| 69. | Yhency Brazoban (6, 31) | 21 | R |
| Javy Guerra (1, 25) | 21 | R | |
| J.P. Howell (6, 28) | 21 | L | |
| Jim Johnson (6, 28) | 21 | R | |
| Brett Myers (10, 30) | 21 | R | |
| Ricardo Rincon (11, 41) | 21 | L | |
| 75. | Brad Hennessey (5, 31) | 20 | R |
| Mark Melancon (3, 26) | 20 | R | |
| Matt Thornton (8, 34) | 20 | L | |
| 78. | Hector Carrasco (12, 41) | 19 | R |
| Brad Ziegler (4, 31) | 19 | R | |
| 80. | Luis Ayala (7, 33) | 18 | R |
| 81. | Greg Aquino (6, 33) | 17 | R |
| Scott Downs (10, 35) | 17 | L | |
| Alfredo Simon (4, 30) | 17 | R | |
| 84. | Aaron Heilman (9, 32) | 16 | R |
| Brandon Morrow (5, 26) | 16 | R | |
| 86. | Jensen Lewis (4, 27) | 14 | R |
| 87. | Brian Bruney (8, 29) | 13 | R |
| David Hernandez (3, 26) | 13 | R | |
| Hong-Chih Kuo (7, 29) | 13 | L | |
| Koji Uehara (3, 36) | 13 | R | |
| 91. | Francisco Cordova (5, 39) | 12 | R |
| Santiago Casilla (8, 31) | 12 | R | |
| Jason Motte (4, 29) | 12 | R | |
| Chris Sale (2, 22) | 12 | L | |
| 95. | Joaquin Benoit (10, 33) | 11 | R |
| Todd Coffey (7, 30) | 11 | R | |
| Trever Miller (13, 38) | 11 | L | |
| Michael Wuertz (8, 32) | 11 | R | |
| 99. | Grant Balfour (8, 33) | 10 | R |
| Shawn Camp (8, 35) | 10 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Saves | Throws |
| Franklin Morales (5, 25) | 10 | L | |
| Guillermo Mota (13, 37) | 10 | R | |
| Hisanori Takahashi (2, 36) | 10 | L |
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