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Active Leaders & Records for Saves
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Statistic Description: Saves
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Saves | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (18, 42) | 608 | R |
| 2. | Francisco Cordero (14, 37) | 329 | R |
| 3. | Jason Isringhausen (16, 39) | 300 | R |
| 4. | Joe Nathan (12, 37) | 298 | R |
| 5. | Francisco Rodriguez (11, 30) | 294 | R |
| 6. | Jose Valverde (10, 34) | 277 | R |
| 7. | Jonathan Papelbon (8, 31) | 257 | R |
| 8. | Brad Lidge (11, 35) | 225 | R |
| 9. | Brian Fuentes (12, 36) | 204 | L |
| 10. | Huston Street (8, 28) | 201 | R |
| 11. | J.J. Putz (10, 35) | 183 | R |
| 12. | Brian Wilson (7, 30) | 171 | R |
| 13. | Joakim Soria (5, 28) | 160 | R |
| 14. | Heath Bell (9, 34) | 153 | R |
| 15. | Kevin Gregg (10, 34) | 144 | R |
| 16. | Matt Capps (8, 28) | 138 | R |
| 17. | Fernando Rodney (10, 35) | 135 | R |
| 18. | Rafael Soriano (11, 32) | 132 | R |
| 19. | Carlos Marmol (7, 29) | 115 | R |
| 20. | Jonathan Broxton (8, 28) | 111 | R |
| 21. | Octavio Dotel (14, 38) | 109 | R |
| 22. | Chris Perez (5, 26) | 107 | R |
| 23. | John Axford (4, 29) | 106 | R |
| 24. | Joel Hanrahan (6, 30) | 96 | R |
| 25. | Juan Carlos Oviedo (7, 30) | 92 | R |
| 26. | Craig Kimbrel (3, 24) | 89 | R |
| 27. | LaTroy Hawkins (18, 39) | 88 | R |
| 28. | Ryan Dempster (15, 35) | 87 | R |
| 29. | Derek Lowe (16, 39) | 86 | R |
| 30. | Takashi Saito (7, 42) | 84 | R |
| 31. | Andrew Bailey (4, 28) | 81 | R |
| 32. | Brandon Lyon (11, 32) | 79 | R |
| 33. | Neftali Feliz (4, 24) | 74 | R |
| 34. | Frank Francisco (8, 32) | 72 | R |
| Jim Johnson (7, 29) | 72 | R | |
| 36. | Mike MacDougal (12, 35) | 71 | R |
| 37. | David Aardsma (7, 30) | 69 | R |
| 38. | Kerry Wood (14, 35) | 63 | R |
| 39. | Jon Rauch (10, 33) | 62 | R |
| 40. | Brandon League (9, 29) | 60 | R |
| 41. | Rafael Betancourt (10, 37) | 58 | R |
| 42. | Mike Gonzalez (10, 34) | 56 | L |
| George Sherrill (9, 35) | 56 | L | |
| 44. | Jason Motte (5, 30) | 54 | R |
| 45. | Juan Acevedo (8, 42) | 53 | R |
| 46. | Kyle Farnsworth (14, 36) | 52 | R |
| Ryan Madson (9, 31) | 52 | R | |
| Drew Storen (3, 24) | 52 | R | |
| C.J. Wilson (8, 31) | 52 | L | |
| 50. | Chad Qualls (9, 33) | 51 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Saves | Throws |
| Chris Ray (6, 30) | 51 | R | |
| Esteban Yan (11, 37) | 51 | R | |
| 53. | Matt Lindstrom (6, 32) | 45 | R |
| 54. | Dan Wheeler (13, 34) | 43 | R |
| 55. | Miguel Batista (18, 41) | 41 | R |
| 56. | Brett Myers (11, 31) | 40 | R |
| 57. | Aroldis Chapman (3, 24) | 39 | L |
| 58. | Jeremy Accardo (8, 30) | 38 | R |
| 59. | Santiago Casilla (9, 31) | 37 | R |
| 60. | Jason Frasor (9, 34) | 36 | R |
| 61. | Grant Balfour (9, 34) | 34 | R |
| Manuel Corpas (6, 29) | 34 | R | |
| Kenley Jansen (3, 24) | 34 | R | |
| Jordan Walden (3, 24) | 34 | R | |
| 65. | Tyler Clippard (6, 27) | 33 | R |
| Sergio Santos (3, 28) | 33 | R | |
| 67. | Casey Janssen (6, 30) | 31 | R |
| 68. | Alfredo Aceves (5, 29) | 29 | R |
| Javy Guerra (2, 26) | 29 | R | |
| Addison Reed (2, 23) | 29 | R | |
| Tom Wilhelmsen (2, 28) | 29 | R | |
| 72. | Jeremy Affeldt (11, 33) | 28 | L |
| 73. | Scott Downs (11, 36) | 26 | L |
| 74. | Juan Gutierrez (4, 28) | 24 | R |
| Fernando Salas (3, 27) | 24 | R | |
| 76. | Ernesto Frieri (4, 26) | 23 | R |
| Matt Thornton (9, 35) | 23 | L | |
| 78. | Yhency Brazoban (6, 32) | 21 | R |
| J.P. Howell (7, 29) | 21 | L | |
| Mark Melancon (4, 27) | 21 | R | |
| Ricardo Rincon (11, 42) | 21 | L | |
| 82. | Greg Holland (3, 26) | 20 | R |
| 83. | Luis Ayala (8, 34) | 19 | R |
| Hector Carrasco (12, 42) | 19 | R | |
| Brad Ziegler (5, 32) | 19 | R | |
| 86. | Steve Cishek (3, 26) | 18 | R |
| Glen Perkins (7, 29) | 18 | L | |
| Alfredo Simon (5, 31) | 18 | R | |
| 89. | David Hernandez (4, 27) | 17 | R |
| Sergio Romo (5, 29) | 17 | R | |
| 91. | Aaron Heilman (9, 33) | 16 | R |
| Sean Marshall (7, 29) | 16 | L | |
| Brandon Morrow (6, 27) | 16 | R | |
| 94. | Ryan Cook (2, 25) | 14 | R |
| Jensen Lewis (4, 28) | 14 | R | |
| Bobby Parnell (5, 27) | 14 | R | |
| Koji Uehara (4, 37) | 14 | R | |
| 98. | Joaquin Benoit (11, 34) | 13 | R |
| Brian Bruney (9, 30) | 13 | R | |
| 100. | Shawn Camp (9, 36) | 12 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Saves | Throws |
| Luke Gregerson (4, 28) | 12 | R | |
| Javier Lopez (10, 34) | 12 | L | |
| Chris Sale (3, 23) | 12 | L |
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