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Active Leaders & Records for Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
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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) | 348.718 | R |
| 2. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 342.622 | R |
| 3. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 302.307 | L |
| 4. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 284.145 | R |
| 5. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 274.779 | L |
| 6. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 255.914 | L |
| 7. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 198.668 | L |
| 8. | Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 198.418 | R |
| 9. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 184.246 | R |
| 10. | Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 179.173 | R |
| 11. | Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 167.627 | R |
| 12. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 165.105 | R |
| 13. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 164.176 | R |
| 14. | Joe Nathan (13, 38) | 158.716 | R |
| 15. | Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 152.277 | L |
| 16. | Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 152.160 | L |
| 17. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 147.714 | R |
| 18. | Cole Hamels (8, 29) | 143.731 | L |
| 19. | Adam Wainwright (8, 31) | 137.192 | R |
| 20. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 130.933 | R |
| 21. | Francisco Rodriguez (12, 31) | 130.607 | R |
| 22. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 129.957 | R |
| 23. | Barry Zito (14, 35) | 128.276 | L |
| 24. | Jonathan Papelbon (9, 32) | 123.268 | R |
| 25. | Jon Lester (8, 29) | 110.274 | L |
| 26. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 108.552 | R |
| 27. | Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 107.853 | R |
| 28. | Rafael Soriano (12, 33) | 107.288 | R |
| 29. | Josh Johnson (9, 29) | 106.494 | R |
| 30. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 104.342 | R |
| 31. | Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 101.325 | R |
| 32. | Rafael Betancourt (11, 38) | 96.327 | R |
| 33. | Jose Valverde (11, 35) | 91.148 | R |
| 34. | James Shields (8, 31) | 83.182 | R |
| 35. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 80.754 | R |
| 36. | J.J. Putz (11, 36) | 79.430 | R |
| 37. | Joakim Soria (5, 29) | 75.081 | R |
| 38. | David Price (6, 27) | 73.209 | L |
| 39. | Octavio Dotel (15, 39) | 71.019 | R |
| 40. | Chris Sale (4, 24) | 70.492 | L |
| 41. | Carlos Marmol (8, 30) | 68.388 | R |
| 42. | Huston Street (9, 29) | 67.761 | R |
| 43. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 67.629 | R |
| 44. | Brad Ziegler (6, 33) | 67.420 | R |
| 45. | Ismael Valdez (12, 39) | 66.626 | R |
| 46. | Hiroki Kuroda (6, 38) | 66.373 | R |
| 47. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 65.327 | L |
| 48. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 65.032 | R |
| 49. | Grant Balfour (10, 35) | 63.767 | R |
| 50. | Mike Adams (9, 34) | 62.190 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) | Throws |
| 51. | Heath Bell (10, 35) | 61.983 | R |
| 52. | Mark Prior (5, 32) | 61.535 | R |
| 53. | Ryan Madson (9, 32) | 58.956 | R |
| 54. | Sergio Romo (6, 30) | 58.641 | R |
| 55. | Joaquin Benoit (12, 35) | 58.496 | R |
| 56. | Johnny Cueto (6, 27) | 55.501 | R |
| 57. | Matt Guerrier (10, 34) | 54.538 | R |
| 58. | Craig Breslow (8, 32) | 53.541 | L |
| 59. | Darren O'Day (6, 30) | 53.528 | R |
| 60. | Mike Gonzalez (11, 35) | 53.487 | L |
| 61. | Jason Frasor (10, 35) | 53.347 | R |
| 62. | Clay Buchholz (7, 28) | 52.458 | R |
| 63. | Matt Thornton (10, 36) | 51.661 | L |
| 64. | Eric O'Flaherty (8, 28) | 51.559 | L |
| 65. | Ramon Ramirez (7, 31) | 51.451 | R |
| 66. | Chad Cordero (7, 31) | 50.871 | R |
| 67. | Chris Young (9, 34) | 49.959 | R |
| 68. | Craig Kimbrel (4, 25) | 49.861 | R |
| 69. | Yovani Gallardo (7, 27) | 49.588 | R |
| 70. | Mat Latos (5, 25) | 49.326 | R |
| 71. | Shaun Marcum (8, 31) | 49.080 | R |
| 72. | Jesse Crain (10, 31) | 48.863 | R |
| 73. | David Robertson (6, 28) | 47.761 | R |
| 74. | Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 47.699 | R |
| 75. | Koji Uehara (5, 38) | 47.500 | R |
| 76. | Jim Johnson (8, 30) | 47.089 | R |
| 77. | Jonathan Broxton (9, 29) | 47.033 | R |
| 78. | Tyler Clippard (7, 28) | 46.893 | R |
| 79. | Scott Baker (7, 31) | 46.743 | R |
| 80. | Kris Medlen (5, 27) | 46.348 | R |
| 81. | Jordan Zimmermann (5, 27) | 45.683 | R |
| 82. | Jason Motte (5, 31) | 45.513 | R |
| 83. | Andrew Bailey (5, 29) | 43.804 | R |
| 84. | Frank Francisco (8, 33) | 43.384 | R |
| 85. | Neftali Feliz (4, 25) | 43.298 | R |
| 86. | C.J. Wilson (9, 32) | 43.065 | L |
| 87. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 42.160 | L |
| 88. | John Danks (6, 28) | 41.728 | L |
| 89. | Luke Gregerson (5, 29) | 41.446 | R |
| 90. | Scott Downs (12, 37) | 40.698 | L |
| 91. | Joel Peralta (9, 37) | 39.525 | R |
| 92. | Trevor Cahill (5, 25) | 38.629 | R |
| 93. | Pedro Feliciano (8, 36) | 38.506 | L |
| 94. | Alexi Ogando (4, 29) | 38.017 | R |
| 95. | Gio Gonzalez (6, 27) | 37.977 | L |
| 96. | Jair Jurrjens (7, 27) | 37.068 | R |
| 97. | Matt Garza (7, 29) | 36.668 | R |
| 98. | Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 36.450 | R |
| 99. | Javier Lopez (11, 35) | 35.746 | L |
| 100. | Jeremy Hellickson (4, 26) | 35.678 | R |
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