For single seasons, From 1871 to 2007, (requiring ERAp≥200 and IP≥50), sorted by greatest number of players matching criteria in a single season
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Raphy's Notes:
Year Number Players Matching ----+------+-----------------------------------------+---+--- 2007 15 Scott Downs / Heath Bell / Peter Moylan / Manuel Corpas / Russ Springer / J.J. Putz / Joe Nathan / Rafael Betancourt / Hideki Okajima / Jeremy Accardo / Takashi Saito / Lee Gardner / Jonathan Papelbon / Carlos Marmol / Rafael Perez 2003 15 Paul Quantrill / Billy Wagner / Eric Gagne / Guillermo Mota / LaTroy Hawkins / Keith Foulke / Damaso Marte / Rheal Cormier / Mariano Rivera / Shigetoshi Hasegawa / Brendan Donnelly / John Smoltz / Jose Valverde / Rafael Soriano / Pedro Martinez 2006 13 Takashi Saito / Francisco Rodriguez / Dennys Reyes / B.J. Ryan / Joe Nathan / Pedro Feliciano / Akinori Otsuka / Mariano Rivera / Joel Zumaya / Jonathan Papelbon / Mike Gonzalez / Cla Meredith / Francisco Liriano 2002 13 Octavio Dotel / J.C. Romero / Mike Remlinger / Byung-Hyun Kim / Buddy Groom / Jorge Julio / LaTroy Hawkins / Chris Hammond / Joey Eischen / Troy Percival / Darren Holmes / Mike Crudale / Pedro Martinez 2005 12 Mike Timlin / Billy Wagner / Chad Cordero / Scott Linebrink / Mariano Rivera / Derrick Turnbow / Neal Cotts / Cliff Politte / Huston Street / Dustin Hermanson / Roger Clemens / Zach Duke 2004 12 Brad Lidge / Tom Gordon / B.J. Ryan / Mariano Rivera / Joe Nathan / Akinori Otsuka / Keith Foulke / Francisco Rodriguez / Steve Kline / Francisco Cordero / Armando Benitez / Shingo Takatsu 1992 9 Duane Ward / Derek Lilliquist / Mel Rojas / Terry Leach / Steve Farr / Mike Fetters / Jim Austin / Roberto Hernandez / Cal Eldred 1989 9 Jeff Russell / Gregg Olson / Jeff Montgomery / Larry Andersen / Bill Landrum / Jay Howell / Dennis Eckersley / Bob McClure / Les Lancaster 1999 7 Armando Benitez / Keith Foulke / Billy Wagner / Mariano Rivera / Jeff Zimmerman / Scott Sauerbeck / Pedro Martinez 1998 7 Robb Nen / Mike Jackson / Trevor Hoffman / Ugueth Urbina / John Wetteland / Mariano Rivera / Mike Williams 1997 7 Paul Quantrill / Doug Jones / Mariano Rivera / Randy Myers / John Wetteland / Roger Clemens / Pedro Martinez 1996 7 Robb Nen / Roberto Hernandez / Troy Percival / Mariano Rivera / Eric Plunk / John Franco / Kevin Brown 1995 7 Steve Reed / Mark Wohlers / Troy Percival / Jose Mesa / Jeff Nelson / Tom Henke / Greg Maddux 1990 6 Bobby Thigpen / Rob Dibble / Dennis Eckersley / Jeff Brantley / Gene Nelson / Roger Clemens 2001 5 Steve Kline / Felix Rodriguez / Arthur Rhodes / Chad Fox / Joel Pineiro 1993 5 Duane Ward / John Wetteland / Jeff Montgomery / Bryan Harvey / Jim Poole 1986 5 Mark Eichhorn / Frank Williams / Rob Murphy / Mark Thurmond / Calvin Schiraldi 1983 5 Kent Tekulve / Dan Quisenberry / Lee Smith / Jesse Orosco / Steve Howe 1991 4 Bill Swift / Mark Eichhorn / Bryan Harvey / Todd Frohwirth 1980 4 Doug Corbett / Tom Burgmeier / Tug McGraw / Al Holland 2000 3 Robb Nen / Mike Fyhrie / Pedro Martinez 1988 3 John Franco / Mike Henneman / Paul Mirabella 1987 3 Tim Burke / Dave Smith / Doyle Alexander 1985 3 Bob James / Donnie Moore / Dwight Gooden 1981 3 Rick Camp / Rollie Fingers / Dan Quisenberry ----+------+-----------------------------------------+---+--- Year Number Players Matching ----+------+-----------------------------------------+---+--- 1975 3 Al Hrabosky / Rich Gossage / Bob Apodaca 1973 3 John Hiller / Fred Beene / Steve Rogers 1972 3 Darold Knowles / Ramon Hernandez / Jim Brewer 1967 3 Ted Abernathy / Frank Linzy / Hoyt Wilhelm 1964 3 Bob Lee / Al Worthington / Bill Henry 1962 3 Roy Face / Don McMahon / Terry Fox 1956 3 Marv Grissom / Ray Narleski / Don Gross 1918 3 Walter Johnson / Red Faber / Earl Hamilton 1913 3 Walter Johnson / Hooks Wiltse / Hippo Vaughn 1907 3 Jack Pfiester / Carl Lundgren / Nick Maddox 1994 2 Mark Eichhorn / Greg Maddux 1984 2 Willie Hernandez / Bruce Sutter 1979 2 Jim Kern / Tim Stoddard 1977 2 Rich Gossage / Bruce Sutter 1974 2 Sparky Lyle / Dale Murray 1971 2 Steve Mingori / Tug McGraw 1969 2 Eddie Watt / Ken Tatum 1966 2 Phil Regan / Joe Hoerner 1965 2 Frank Linzy / Steve Hamilton 1958 2 Dick Hyde / George Witt 1938 2 Jumbo Brown / Dizzy Dean 1909 2 Christy Mathewson / Babe Adams 1905 2 Christy Mathewson / Ed Reulbach 1982 1 Rod Scurry 1978 1 Ron Guidry ----+------+-----------------------------------------+---+--- Year Number Players Matching ----+------+-----------------------------------------+---+--- 1976 1 Wayne Twitchell 1970 1 Ken Sanders 1968 1 Bob Gibson 1963 1 Bob Veale 1961 1 Terry Fox 1959 1 Roger Craig 1955 1 Billy Pierce 1954 1 Gordon Jones 1953 1 Ellis Kinder 1951 1 Luis Aloma 1950 1 Jim Hearn 1946 1 Junior Thompson 1944 1 Red Munger 1943 1 Al Brazle 1941 1 Johnny Humphries 1940 1 Tiny Bonham 1931 1 Lefty Grove 1927 1 Johnny Miljus 1923 1 Dolf Luque 1920 1 Duster Mails 1919 1 Walter Johnson 1916 1 Ferdie Schupp 1915 1 Pete Alexander 1914 1 Dutch Leonard 1912 1 Walter Johnson ----+------+-----------------------------------------+---+--- Year Number Players Matching ----+------+-----------------------------------------+---+--- 1908 1 Addie Joss 1906 1 Mordecai Brown 1902 1 Jack Taylor 1901 1 Cy Young 1891 1 Frank Killen 1888 1 John Weyhing 1884 1 Charley Radbourn 1882 1 Denny Driscoll 1880 1 Tim Keefe Seasons/Careers found: 84.
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