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Statistic Description: Base-Out Runs Saved Given the bases occupied/out situation, how many runs did the pitcher save in the resulting play. Compared to average, so 0 is average, and above 0 is better than average
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
This statistic is computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these lists.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (19, 43) | 348.212 | R |
| 2. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 342.622 | R |
| 3. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 302.307 | L |
| 4. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 286.623 | R |
| 5. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 275.924 | L |
| 6. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 255.470 | L |
| 7. | Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 204.867 | R |
| 8. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 200.097 | L |
| 9. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 187.942 | R |
| 10. | Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 179.173 | R |
| 11. | Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 168.896 | R |
| 12. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 167.411 | R |
| 13. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 164.176 | R |
| 14. | Joe Nathan (13, 38) | 157.604 | R |
| 15. | Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 150.762 | L |
| 16. | Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 148.827 | L |
| 17. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 145.822 | R |
| 18. | Cole Hamels (8, 29) | 145.452 | L |
| 19. | Adam Wainwright (8, 31) | 138.400 | R |
| 20. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 134.770 | R |
| 21. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 131.317 | R |
| 22. | Francisco Rodriguez (11, 31) | 129.700 | R |
| 23. | Barry Zito (14, 35) | 128.322 | L |
| 24. | Jonathan Papelbon (9, 32) | 122.783 | R |
| 25. | Jon Lester (8, 29) | 111.862 | L |
| 26. | Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 110.996 | R |
| 27. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 108.552 | R |
| 28. | Rafael Soriano (12, 33) | 108.414 | R |
| 29. | Josh Johnson (9, 29) | 106.494 | R |
| 30. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 104.342 | R |
| 31. | Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 99.827 | R |
| 32. | Rafael Betancourt (11, 38) | 95.185 | R |
| 33. | Jose Valverde (11, 35) | 90.592 | R |
| 34. | James Shields (8, 31) | 81.334 | R |
| 35. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 80.700 | R |
| 36. | J.J. Putz (11, 36) | 79.430 | R |
| 37. | Joakim Soria (5, 29) | 75.081 | R |
| 38. | David Price (6, 27) | 74.686 | L |
| 39. | Octavio Dotel (15, 39) | 71.019 | R |
| 40. | Carlos Marmol (8, 30) | 67.923 | R |
| 41. | Chris Sale (4, 24) | 66.944 | L |
| 42. | Huston Street (9, 29) | 66.765 | R |
| 43. | Brad Ziegler (6, 33) | 66.441 | R |
| 44. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 65.536 | R |
| 45. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 65.327 | L |
| 46. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 63.146 | R |
| 47. | Grant Balfour (10, 35) | 62.805 | R |
| 48. | Hiroki Kuroda (6, 38) | 62.292 | R |
| 49. | Mike Adams (9, 34) | 62.190 | R |
| 50. | Mark Prior (5, 32) | 61.535 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) | Throws |
| 51. | Heath Bell (10, 35) | 61.479 | R |
| 52. | Ryan Madson (9, 32) | 58.956 | R |
| 53. | Sergio Romo (6, 30) | 58.335 | R |
| 54. | Joaquin Benoit (12, 35) | 57.940 | R |
| 55. | Johnny Cueto (6, 27) | 56.219 | R |
| 56. | Matt Guerrier (10, 34) | 54.736 | R |
| 57. | Darren O'Day (6, 30) | 54.611 | R |
| 58. | Mike Gonzalez (11, 35) | 54.471 | L |
| 59. | Jason Frasor (10, 35) | 53.206 | R |
| 60. | Matt Thornton (10, 36) | 52.340 | L |
| 61. | Eric O'Flaherty (8, 28) | 52.074 | L |
| 62. | Jim Johnson (8, 30) | 51.489 | R |
| 63. | Ramon Ramirez (7, 31) | 51.451 | R |
| 64. | Craig Breslow (8, 32) | 51.178 | L |
| 65. | Clay Buchholz (7, 28) | 51.091 | R |
| 66. | Chad Cordero (7, 31) | 50.871 | R |
| 67. | Chris Young (9, 34) | 49.959 | R |
| 68. | Shaun Marcum (8, 31) | 49.561 | R |
| 69. | Yovani Gallardo (7, 27) | 48.971 | R |
| 70. | Craig Kimbrel (4, 25) | 48.406 | R |
| 71. | Jesse Crain (10, 31) | 47.788 | R |
| 72. | David Robertson (6, 28) | 47.745 | R |
| 73. | Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 47.699 | R |
| 74. | Jonathan Broxton (9, 29) | 47.624 | R |
| 75. | Mat Latos (5, 25) | 46.970 | R |
| 76. | Scott Baker (7, 31) | 46.743 | R |
| 77. | Koji Uehara (5, 38) | 46.073 | R |
| 78. | Tyler Clippard (7, 28) | 45.598 | R |
| 79. | Jason Motte (5, 31) | 45.513 | R |
| 80. | Jordan Zimmermann (5, 27) | 44.184 | R |
| 81. | Kris Medlen (5, 27) | 43.950 | R |
| 82. | Andrew Bailey (5, 29) | 43.804 | R |
| 83. | Frank Francisco (8, 33) | 43.384 | R |
| 84. | Neftali Feliz (4, 25) | 43.298 | R |
| 85. | C.J. Wilson (9, 32) | 41.879 | L |
| 86. | John Danks (6, 28) | 41.728 | L |
| 87. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 41.509 | L |
| 88. | Luke Gregerson (5, 29) | 41.217 | R |
| 89. | Madison Bumgarner (5, 23) | 40.764 | L |
| 90. | Scott Downs (12, 37) | 40.017 | L |
| 91. | Jeremy Hellickson (4, 26) | 38.865 | R |
| 92. | Jair Jurrjens (6, 27) | 38.540 | R |
| 93. | Pedro Feliciano (8, 36) | 38.506 | L |
| 94. | Gio Gonzalez (6, 27) | 38.317 | L |
| 95. | Joel Peralta (9, 37) | 37.816 | R |
| 96. | Kenley Jansen (4, 25) | 37.620 | R |
| 97. | Doug Fister (5, 29) | 36.674 | R |
| 98. | Matt Garza (7, 29) | 36.668 | R |
| 99. | Alexi Ogando (4, 29) | 36.509 | R |
| 100. | Anibal Sanchez (8, 29) | 36.433 | R |