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Statistic Description: Saves
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Saves | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (19, 43) | 624 | R |
| 2. | Joe Nathan (13, 38) | 310 | R |
| 3. | Francisco Rodriguez (11, 31) | 294 | R |
| 4. | Jose Valverde (11, 35) | 280 | R |
| 5. | Jonathan Papelbon (9, 32) | 264 | R |
| 6. | Huston Street (9, 29) | 210 | R |
| 7. | J.J. Putz (11, 36) | 188 | R |
| 8. | Joakim Soria (5, 29) | 160 | R |
| 9. | Heath Bell (10, 35) | 158 | R |
| 10. | Kevin Gregg (11, 35) | 150 | R |
| 11. | Rafael Soriano (12, 33) | 144 | R |
| 12. | Fernando Rodney (11, 36) | 142 | R |
| 13. | Matt Capps (8, 29) | 138 | R |
| 14. | Chad Cordero (7, 31) | 128 | R |
| 15. | Carlos Marmol (8, 30) | 117 | R |
| 16. | Chris Perez (6, 27) | 113 | R |
| 17. | Jonathan Broxton (9, 29) | 111 | R |
| 18. | Octavio Dotel (15, 39) | 109 | R |
| 19. | John Axford (5, 30) | 106 | R |
| 20. | Joel Hanrahan (7, 31) | 100 | R |
| Craig Kimbrel (4, 25) | 100 | R | |
| 22. | Juan Carlos Oviedo (7, 31) | 92 | R |
| 23. | LaTroy Hawkins (19, 40) | 88 | R |
| 24. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 87 | R |
| 25. | Andrew Bailey (5, 29) | 86 | R |
| Jim Johnson (8, 30) | 86 | R | |
| Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 86 | R | |
| 28. | Brandon Lyon (12, 33) | 79 | R |
| 29. | Neftali Feliz (4, 25) | 74 | R |
| 30. | Frank Francisco (8, 33) | 72 | R |
| 31. | Mike MacDougal (12, 36) | 71 | R |
| 32. | David Aardsma (7, 31) | 69 | R |
| 33. | Brandon League (10, 30) | 68 | R |
| 34. | Rafael Betancourt (11, 38) | 67 | R |
| 35. | Jon Rauch (11, 34) | 62 | R |
| 36. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 59 | R |
| 37. | Mike Gonzalez (11, 35) | 56 | L |
| George Sherrill (9, 36) | 56 | L | |
| 39. | Jason Motte (5, 31) | 54 | R |
| 40. | Juan Acevedo (8, 43) | 53 | R |
| 41. | Kyle Farnsworth (15, 37) | 52 | R |
| Ryan Madson (9, 32) | 52 | R | |
| Drew Storen (4, 25) | 52 | R | |
| C.J. Wilson (9, 32) | 52 | L | |
| 45. | Chad Qualls (10, 34) | 51 | R |
| 46. | Aroldis Chapman (4, 25) | 47 | L |
| 47. | Matt Lindstrom (7, 33) | 45 | R |
| 48. | Dan Wheeler (13, 35) | 43 | R |
| 49. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 41 | R |
| Casey Janssen (7, 31) | 41 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Saves | Throws |
| Addison Reed (3, 24) | 41 | R | |
| 52. | Grant Balfour (10, 35) | 40 | R |
| Brett Myers (12, 32) | 40 | R | |
| 54. | Tom Wilhelmsen (3, 29) | 39 | R |
| 55. | Jeremy Accardo (8, 31) | 38 | R |
| Santiago Casilla (10, 32) | 38 | R | |
| 57. | Jason Frasor (10, 35) | 36 | R |
| Kenley Jansen (4, 25) | 36 | R | |
| 59. | Manny Corpas (6, 30) | 34 | R |
| Jordan Walden (4, 25) | 34 | R | |
| 61. | Tyler Clippard (7, 28) | 33 | R |
| Sergio Santos (4, 29) | 33 | R | |
| 63. | Ernesto Frieri (5, 27) | 30 | R |
| 64. | Alfredo Aceves (6, 30) | 29 | R |
| Javy Guerra (3, 27) | 29 | R | |
| Sergio Romo (6, 30) | 29 | R | |
| 67. | Jeremy Affeldt (12, 34) | 28 | L |
| 68. | Greg Holland (4, 27) | 27 | R |
| 69. | Scott Downs (12, 37) | 26 | L |
| Glen Perkins (8, 30) | 26 | L | |
| 71. | J.C. Gutierrez (5, 29) | 24 | R |
| Fernando Salas (4, 28) | 24 | R | |
| 73. | Steve Cishek (4, 27) | 23 | R |
| Matt Thornton (10, 36) | 23 | L | |
| 75. | J.P. Howell (8, 30) | 21 | L |
| Mark Melancon (5, 28) | 21 | R | |
| 77. | Ambiorix Burgos (3, 29) | 20 | R |
| Jason Grilli (11, 36) | 20 | R | |
| 79. | Luis Ayala (9, 35) | 19 | R |
| Brad Ziegler (6, 33) | 19 | R | |
| 81. | David Hernandez (5, 28) | 18 | R |
| Alfredo Simon (6, 32) | 18 | R | |
| 83. | Bobby Parnell (6, 28) | 17 | R |
| 84. | Sean Marshall (8, 30) | 16 | L |
| Brandon Morrow (7, 28) | 16 | R | |
| 86. | Joaquin Benoit (12, 35) | 15 | R |
| 87. | Ryan Cook (3, 26) | 14 | R |
| Jensen Lewis (4, 29) | 14 | R | |
| Edward Mujica (8, 29) | 14 | R | |
| Koji Uehara (5, 38) | 14 | R | |
| 91. | Shawn Camp (10, 37) | 12 | R |
| Luke Gregerson (5, 29) | 12 | R | |
| Javier Lopez (11, 35) | 12 | L | |
| Chris Sale (4, 24) | 12 | L | |
| 95. | Wilton Lopez (5, 29) | 11 | R |
| Franklin Morales (6, 27) | 11 | L | |
| Henry Rodriguez (5, 26) | 11 | R | |
| 98. | Sean Burnett (7, 30) | 10 | L |
| Jim Henderson (2, 30) | 10 | R | |
| Clay Hensley (7, 33) | 10 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Saves | Throws |
| Joel Peralta (9, 37) | 10 | R | |
| Hisanori Takahashi (4, 38) | 10 | L |
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