+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
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. | Roy Halladay (15, 35) | 357.653 | R |
| 2. | Mariano Rivera (18, 42) | 342.776 | R |
| 3. | Johan Santana (12, 33) | 302.307 | L |
| 4. | Tim Hudson (14, 36) | 289.159 | R |
| 5. | CC Sabathia (12, 31) | 270.541 | L |
| 6. | Roy Oswalt (12, 34) | 270.508 | R |
| 7. | Andy Pettitte (17, 40) | 253.408 | L |
| 8. | Mark Buehrle (13, 33) | 208.571 | L |
| 9. | Justin Verlander (8, 29) | 192.513 | R |
| 10. | Jered Weaver (7, 29) | 178.736 | R |
| 11. | Matt Cain (8, 27) | 171.437 | R |
| 12. | Felix Hernandez (8, 26) | 170.911 | R |
| 13. | Chris Carpenter (15, 37) | 164.176 | R |
| 14. | Jake Peavy (11, 31) | 162.312 | R |
| 15. | Joe Nathan (12, 37) | 157.553 | R |
| 16. | Bartolo Colon (15, 39) | 146.920 | R |
| 17. | Cliff Lee (11, 33) | 143.904 | L |
| 18. | Cole Hamels (7, 28) | 142.923 | L |
| 19. | Dan Haren (10, 31) | 142.193 | R |
| 20. | Barry Zito (13, 34) | 131.968 | L |
| 21. | Clayton Kershaw (5, 24) | 131.865 | L |
| 22. | Freddy Garcia (14, 35) | 131.308 | R |
| 23. | Francisco Rodriguez (11, 30) | 129.700 | R |
| 24. | Adam Wainwright (7, 30) | 127.731 | R |
| 25. | Carlos Zambrano (12, 31) | 127.572 | R |
| 26. | Josh Beckett (12, 32) | 119.268 | R |
| 27. | Jonathan Papelbon (8, 31) | 116.974 | R |
| 28. | Tim Lincecum (6, 28) | 113.890 | R |
| 29. | Josh Johnson (8, 28) | 112.257 | R |
| 30. | Kerry Wood (14, 35) | 111.795 | R |
| 31. | Jamie Moyer (25, 49) | 107.405 | L |
| 32. | Rafael Soriano (11, 32) | 105.370 | R |
| 33. | Jon Lester (7, 28) | 102.339 | L |
| 34. | Zack Greinke (9, 28) | 96.299 | R |
| 35. | Rafael Betancourt (10, 37) | 91.758 | R |
| 36. | Jose Valverde (10, 34) | 87.066 | R |
| 37. | Derek Lowe (16, 39) | 87.049 | R |
| 38. | David Price (5, 26) | 82.374 | L |
| 39. | J.J. Putz (10, 35) | 80.122 | R |
| 40. | Octavio Dotel (14, 38) | 77.065 | R |
| 41. | Joakim Soria (5, 28) | 75.081 | R |
| 42. | Ben Sheets (10, 33) | 75.035 | R |
| 43. | Francisco Cordero (14, 37) | 73.018 | R |
| 44. | Ricardo Rincon (11, 42) | 70.689 | L |
| 45. | Carlos Marmol (7, 29) | 69.801 | R |
| 46. | James Shields (7, 30) | 69.131 | R |
| 47. | Huston Street (8, 28) | 68.724 | R |
| 48. | Takashi Saito (7, 42) | 68.190 | R |
| 49. | Kevin Millwood (16, 37) | 68.106 | R |
| 50. | Ted Lilly (14, 36) | 67.676 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) | Throws |
| 51. | John Lackey (10, 33) | 65.836 | R |
| 52. | Jason Isringhausen (16, 39) | 65.363 | R |
| 53. | Heath Bell (9, 34) | 62.539 | R |
| 54. | Mark Prior (5, 31) | 61.535 | R |
| 55. | Mike Adams (8, 33) | 61.382 | R |
| 56. | Brad Ziegler (5, 32) | 61.224 | R |
| 57. | Brian Fuentes (12, 36) | 59.548 | L |
| 58. | Ryan Madson (9, 31) | 58.956 | R |
| 59. | A.J. Burnett (14, 35) | 58.859 | R |
| 60. | Mike Gonzalez (10, 34) | 58.617 | L |
| 61. | Grant Balfour (9, 34) | 58.482 | R |
| 62. | Shaun Marcum (7, 30) | 57.064 | R |
| 63. | Sergio Romo (5, 29) | 56.921 | R |
| 64. | Chris Sale (3, 23) | 55.904 | L |
| 65. | Jason Frasor (9, 34) | 53.983 | R |
| 66. | Matt Guerrier (9, 33) | 52.919 | R |
| 67. | Craig Breslow (7, 31) | 52.843 | L |
| 68. | Johnny Cueto (5, 26) | 52.625 | R |
| 69. | Yovani Gallardo (6, 26) | 51.848 | R |
| 70. | Ramon Ramirez (7, 30) | 51.451 | R |
| 71. | Brad Lidge (11, 35) | 51.348 | R |
| 72. | Matt Thornton (9, 35) | 51.045 | L |
| 73. | Joaquin Benoit (11, 34) | 50.255 | R |
| 74. | Darren O'Day (5, 29) | 50.195 | R |
| 75. | Hiroki Kuroda (5, 37) | 50.167 | R |
| 76. | Chris Young (9, 33) | 49.959 | R |
| 77. | Erik Bedard (9, 33) | 47.803 | L |
| 78. | Jonathan Broxton (8, 28) | 47.771 | R |
| 79. | Eric O'Flaherty (7, 27) | 47.605 | L |
| 80. | Scott Baker (7, 30) | 46.743 | R |
| 81. | Craig Kimbrel (3, 24) | 46.720 | R |
| 82. | Chad Billingsley (7, 27) | 46.337 | R |
| 83. | Jim Johnson (7, 29) | 46.167 | R |
| 84. | Brian Wilson (7, 30) | 45.617 | R |
| 85. | Jason Motte (5, 30) | 45.513 | R |
| 86. | Jesse Crain (9, 30) | 45.432 | R |
| 87. | Tyler Clippard (6, 27) | 45.017 | R |
| 88. | David Robertson (5, 27) | 44.693 | R |
| 89. | Kris Medlen (4, 26) | 44.094 | R |
| 90. | Jeremy Hellickson (3, 25) | 43.919 | R |
| 91. | C.J. Wilson (8, 31) | 43.889 | L |
| 92. | Mat Latos (4, 24) | 43.625 | R |
| 93. | Frank Francisco (8, 32) | 43.384 | R |
| 94. | Neftali Feliz (4, 24) | 43.298 | R |
| 95. | Koji Uehara (4, 37) | 42.267 | R |
| 96. | John Danks (6, 27) | 41.728 | L |
| 97. | Scott Downs (11, 36) | 41.252 | L |
| 98. | Andrew Bailey (4, 28) | 39.196 | R |
| 99. | Ubaldo Jimenez (7, 28) | 38.785 | R |
| 100. | Jair Jurrjens (6, 26) | 38.540 | R |