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List of Major League Baseball career saves leaders

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List of Major League Baseball career saves leaders

In baseball statistics, a relief pitcher is credited with a save (denoted by SV) who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. Most commonly a pitcher earns a save by entering in the ninth inning of a game in which his team is winning by three or fewer runs and finishing the game by pitching one inning without losing the lead. Mariano Rivera is the all-time leader in saves with 652. Rivera and Trevor Hoffman are the only pitchers in MLB history to save more than 600 career games. Lee Smith, Kenley Jansen, Craig Kimbrel, Francisco Rodríguez, John Franco, and Billy Wagner are the only other pitchers to save more than 400 games in their careers.

Tables

· Key
Player (2025 SV)
Player (2025 SV)
Rank
Player (2025 SV)
Rank amongst leaders in career saves. A blank field indicates a tie.
Number of saves during the 2025 Major League Baseball season
SV
SV
Rank
SV
Rank amongst leaders in career saves. A blank field indicates a tie.
Total career saves
Bold
Bold
Rank
Bold
Rank amongst leaders in career saves. A blank field indicates a tie.
Denotes active player.
Rank
Rank amongst leaders in career saves. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2025 SV)
Number of saves during the 2025 Major League Baseball season
SV
Total career saves
Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold
Denotes active player.
· List
1
1
Rank
1
Player (2025 SV)
Mariano Rivera*
SV
652
2
2
Rank
2
Player (2025 SV)
Trevor Hoffman*
SV
601
3
3
Rank
3
Player (2025 SV)
Lee Smith*
SV
478
4
4
Rank
4
Player (2025 SV)
Kenley Jansen (0)
SV
476
5
5
Rank
5
Player (2025 SV)
Craig Kimbrel (0)
SV
440
6
6
Rank
6
Player (2025 SV)
Francisco Rodríguez
SV
437
7
7
Rank
7
Player (2025 SV)
John Franco
SV
424
8
8
Rank
8
Player (2025 SV)
Billy Wagner*
SV
422
9
9
Rank
9
Player (2025 SV)
Dennis Eckersley*
SV
390
10
10
Rank
10
Player (2025 SV)
Joe Nathan
SV
377
11
11
Rank
11
Player (2025 SV)
Jonathan Papelbon
SV
368
12
12
Rank
12
Player (2025 SV)
Aroldis Chapman (0)
SV
367
14
14
Rank
14
Player (2025 SV)
Troy Percival
SV
358
15
15
Rank
15
Player (2025 SV)
Randy Myers
SV
347
16
16
Rank
16
Player (2025 SV)
Rollie Fingers*
SV
341
17
17
Rank
17
Player (2025 SV)
John Wetteland
SV
330
18
18
Rank
18
Player (2025 SV)
Francisco Cordero
SV
329
19
19
Rank
19
Player (2025 SV)
Fernando Rodney
SV
327
20
20
Rank
20
Player (2025 SV)
Roberto Hernández
SV
326
21
21
Rank
21
Player (2025 SV)
Huston Street
SV
324
22
22
Rank
22
Player (2025 SV)
José Mesa
SV
321
23
23
Rank
23
Player (2025 SV)
Todd Jones
SV
319
24
24
Rank
24
Player (2025 SV)
Rick Aguilera
SV
318
25
25
Rank
25
Player (2025 SV)
Robb Nen
SV
314
26
26
Rank
26
Player (2025 SV)
Tom Henke
SV
311
27
27
Rank
27
Player (2025 SV)
Goose Gossage*
SV
310
28
28
Rank
28
Player (2025 SV)
Jeff Montgomery
SV
304
29
29
Rank
29
Player (2025 SV)
Doug Jones
SV
303
30
30
Rank
30
Player (2025 SV)
Jason Isringhausen
SV
300
32
32
Rank
32
Player (2025 SV)
Armando Benítez
SV
289
33
33
Rank
33
Player (2025 SV)
José Valverde
SV
288
34
34
Rank
34
Player (2025 SV)
Rod Beck
SV
286
35
35
Rank
35
Player (2025 SV)
Bob Wickman
SV
267
36
36
Rank
36
Player (2025 SV)
Mark Melancon
SV
262
37
37
Rank
37
Player (2025 SV)
Todd Worrell
SV
256
38
38
Rank
38
Player (2025 SV)
Edwin Díaz (0)
SV
253
40
40
Rank
40
Player (2025 SV)
Dave Righetti
SV
252
41
41
Rank
41
Player (2025 SV)
Dan Quisenberry
SV
244
42
42
Rank
42
Player (2025 SV)
Sparky Lyle
SV
238
43
43
Rank
43
Player (2025 SV)
Ugueth Urbina
SV
237
44
44
Rank
44
Player (2025 SV)
Joakim Soria
SV
229
45
45
Rank
45
Player (2025 SV)
Hoyt Wilhelm*
SV
228
46
46
Rank
46
Player (2025 SV)
Josh Hader (0)
SV
227
47
47
Rank
47
Player (2025 SV)
Brad Lidge
SV
225
48
48
Rank
48
Player (2025 SV)
Greg Holland
SV
220
49
49
Rank
49
Player (2025 SV)
Gene Garber
SV
218
50
50
Rank
50
Player (2025 SV)
Gregg Olson
SV
217
Rank
Player (2025 SV)
SV
1
Mariano Rivera*
652
2
Trevor Hoffman*
601
3
Lee Smith*
478
4
Kenley Jansen (0)
476
5
Craig Kimbrel (0)
440
6
Francisco Rodríguez
437
7
John Franco
424
8
Billy Wagner*
422
9
Dennis Eckersley*
390
10
Joe Nathan
377
11
Jonathan Papelbon
368
12
Aroldis Chapman (0)
367
Jeff Reardon
367
14
Troy Percival
358
15
Randy Myers
347
16
Rollie Fingers*
341
17
John Wetteland
330
18
Francisco Cordero
329
19
Fernando Rodney
327
20
Roberto Hernández
326
21
Huston Street
324
22
José Mesa
321
23
Todd Jones
319
24
Rick Aguilera
318
25
Robb Nen
314
26
Tom Henke
311
27
Goose Gossage*
310
28
Jeff Montgomery
304
29
Doug Jones
303
30
Jason Isringhausen
300
Bruce Sutter*
300
32
Armando Benítez
289
33
José Valverde
288
34
Rod Beck
286
35
Bob Wickman
267
36
Mark Melancon
262
37
Todd Worrell
256
38
Edwin Díaz (0)
253
Raisel Iglesias (0)
253
40
Dave Righetti
252
41
Dan Quisenberry
244
42
Sparky Lyle
238
43
Ugueth Urbina
237
44
Joakim Soria
229
45
Hoyt Wilhelm*
228
46
Josh Hader (0)
227
47
Brad Lidge
225
48
Greg Holland
220
49
Gene Garber
218
· List
51
51
Rank
51
Player (2025 SV)
Dave Smith
SV
216
52
52
Rank
52
Player (2025 SV)
Rafael Soriano
SV
207
53
53
Rank
53
Player (2025 SV)
Brian Fuentes
SV
204
54
54
Rank
54
Player (2025 SV)
Jeff Shaw
SV
203
55
55
Rank
55
Player (2025 SV)
Bobby Thigpen
SV
201
56
56
Rank
56
Player (2025 SV)
Mike Henneman
SV
193
57
57
Rank
57
Player (2025 SV)
Mitch Williams
SV
192
58
58
Rank
58
Player (2025 SV)
Roy Face
SV
191
60
60
Rank
60
Player (2025 SV)
J. J. Putz
SV
189
61
61
Rank
61
Player (2025 SV)
Mike Marshall
SV
188
62
62
Rank
62
Player (2025 SV)
Éric Gagné
SV
187
64
64
Rank
64
Player (2025 SV)
Jeff Russell
SV
186
65
65
Rank
65
Player (2025 SV)
Steve Bedrosian
SV
184
67
67
Rank
67
Player (2025 SV)
Emmanuel Clase (0)
SV
182
69
69
Rank
69
Player (2025 SV)
Tug McGraw
SV
180
70
70
Rank
70
Player (2025 SV)
David Robertson (0)
SV
179
71
71
Rank
71
Player (2025 SV)
Jim Johnson
SV
178
73
73
Rank
73
Player (2025 SV)
Kevin Gregg
SV
177
75
75
Rank
75
Player (2025 SV)
Lindy McDaniel
SV
174
76
76
Rank
76
Player (2025 SV)
Bobby Jenks
SV
173
77
77
Rank
77
Player (2025 SV)
Jeff Brantley
SV
172
79
79
Rank
79
Player (2025 SV)
Heath Bell
SV
168
80
80
Rank
80
Player (2025 SV)
Billy Koch
SV
163
81
81
Rank
81
Player (2025 SV)
Alex Colomé
SV
159
83
83
Rank
83
Player (2025 SV)
Tom Gordon
SV
158
85
85
Rank
85
Player (2025 SV)
Jay Howell
SV
155
87
87
Rank
87
Player (2025 SV)
Zack Britton
SV
154
89
89
Rank
89
Player (2025 SV)
Cody Allen
SV
153
91
91
Rank
91
Player (2025 SV)
Don McMahon
SV
152
92
92
Rank
92
Player (2025 SV)
Greg Minton
SV
150
93
93
Rank
93
Player (2025 SV)
Ted Abernathy
SV
149
94
94
Rank
94
Player (2025 SV)
Willie Hernández
SV
147
95
95
Rank
95
Player (2025 SV)
Dave Giusti
SV
145
96
96
Rank
96
Player (2025 SV)
John Axford
SV
144
100
100
Rank
100
Player (2025 SV)
Clay Carroll
SV
143
Rank
Player (2025 SV)
SV
51
Dave Smith
216
52
Rafael Soriano
207
53
Brian Fuentes
204
54
Jeff Shaw
203
55
Bobby Thigpen
201
56
Mike Henneman
193
57
Mitch Williams
192
58
Roy Face
191
Keith Foulke
191
60
J. J. Putz
189
61
Mike Marshall
188
62
Éric Gagné
187
Eddie Guardado
187
64
Jeff Russell
186
65
Steve Bedrosian
184
Kent Tekulve
184
67
Emmanuel Clase (0)
182
Danny Graves
182
69
Tug McGraw
180
70
David Robertson (0)
179
71
Jim Johnson
178
Ron Perranoski
178
73
Kevin Gregg
177
Bryan Harvey
177
75
Lindy McDaniel
174
76
Bobby Jenks
173
77
Jeff Brantley
172
Brian Wilson
172
79
Heath Bell
168
80
Billy Koch
163
81
Alex Colomé
159
Roger McDowell
159
83
Tom Gordon
158
Dan Plesac
158
85
Jay Howell
155
Roberto Osuna
155
87
Zack Britton
154
John Smoltz*
154
89
Cody Allen
153
Stu Miller
153
91
Don McMahon
152
92
Greg Minton
150
93
Ted Abernathy
149
94
Willie Hernández
147
95
Dave Giusti
145
96
John Axford
144
Santiago Casilla
144
Jesse Orosco
144
Mike Williams
144

References

  1. A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
  2. livestrong.com
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/91288-baseball-save-rules/
  3. Baseball Reference
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/riverma01.shtml
  4. Society For American Baseball Research
    https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mariano-rivera
  5. "Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame Profile"
    https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/rivera-mariano
  6. Baseball Reference
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoffmtr01.shtml
  7. Baseball Reference
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithle02.shtml
  8. Baseball Reference
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/janseke01.shtml
  9. Baseball Reference
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kimbrcr01.shtml
  10. Baseball Reference
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodrifr03.shtml
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    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/francjo01.shtml
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    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wagnebi02.shtml
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