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Group of pitchers with 300 or more regular-season saves in their careers
Mariano Rivera has the most career saves in
Major League Baseball history with 652.
In
Major League Baseball (MLB), the 300 save club is the group of
pitchers who have recorded 300 or more regular-season
saves in their careers.
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4] Most commonly a
relief pitcher ("reliever" or "
closer ") earns a save by being the final pitcher of a game in which his team is winning by three or fewer runs and pitching at least one inning without losing the lead. The final pitcher of a game can earn a save by getting at least one batter out to end the game with the winning run
on base ,
at bat , or
on deck , or by pitching the last three innings without relinquishing the lead, regardless of score.
[5]
The statistic was created by
Jerome Holtzman in 1959 to "measure the effectiveness of relief pitchers" and was adopted as an official statistic by MLB in 1969.
[6]
[7] The save has been retroactively measured for past pitchers where applicable.
Hoyt Wilhelm retired in 1972 and recorded just 31 saves from 1969 onwards, for example, but holds 228 total career saves.
[8]
Mariano Rivera holds the MLB save record with 652. Only Rivera and
Trevor Hoffman have exceeded 500 or 600 saves, and Hoffman was the first to achieve either. Only eight pitchers have recorded 400 or more saves: Rivera, Hoffman,
Lee Smith ,
Francisco Rodríguez ,
John Franco ,
Kenley Jansen ,
Billy Wagner , and
Craig Kimbrel .
[9]
Rollie Fingers was the first player to record 300 saves, reaching the mark on August 21, 1982.
Aroldis Chapman is the most recent, achieving his 300th on August 26, 2021. The
New York Mets are the only franchise to see three players reach the milestone while on their roster—
John Franco ,
Billy Wagner , and
Jason Isringhausen . In total, 31 players have recorded 300 or more saves in their career. Only eight relievers –
Dennis Eckersley , Fingers,
Goose Gossage , Hoffman, Rivera, Smith,
Bruce Sutter , and Wilhelm – have been inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame ;
[10] all but Wilhelm also have at least 300 saves.
[11] Kimbrel, Jansen, and Chapman are the only active players with more than 300 saves.
[12]
Key
Player
Name of the player
SV
Total career saves
Date
Date of the pitcher's 300th save
Team
The pitcher's team for his 300th save
†
Elected to the
Baseball Hall of Fame
‡
Player is active
[note 1]
List
Trevor Hoffman was the first player to reach the 500 and 600 save milestones.
Stats updated as of April 15, 2024.
A ticket from the game where
Goose Gossage became the second player in MLB history to earn 300 career saves on August 6, 1988.
See also
Notes
^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References
General
Specific
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^
a
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^
a
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^ Holtzman, Jerome (December 15, 1991).
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^
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^
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^ Inabinett, Mark (May 26, 2023).
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^ Lacques, Gabe (April 9, 2013).
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
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^
"John Wetteland Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved June 18, 2011 .
^
"Francisco Cordero Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved June 19, 2011 .
^
"Fernando Rodney Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 23, 2017 .
^
"Roberto Hernandez Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved June 18, 2011 .
^
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^
"Huston Street Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 22, 2015 .
^
"Aroldis Chapman Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 26, 2021 .
^
"José Mesa Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com .
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^
"Todd Jones Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Archived from
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^
"AL Notes: Tigers' Jones notches 300th save | Baseball | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle" . Chron.com. September 18, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2011 .
^
"Rick Aguilera Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved June 18, 2011 .
^
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^
"Robb Nen Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com .
Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2011 .
^
"Tom Henke Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved June 18, 2011 .
^
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^
"Jeff Montgomery Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved June 18, 2011 .
^
"Doug Jones Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved June 18, 2011 .
^
"Jason Isringhausen Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2011 .
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"Bruce Sutter Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved June 18, 2011 .
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