| MLB Career Pitching Leaders - Saves | |||||||||||||||
| PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
| 1 | Mariano Rivera | 17 | 1051 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1219.2 | 940 | 300 | 277 | 1119 | 76 | 58 | 608 | 2.21 |
| 2 | Trevor Hoffman | 18 | 1035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1089.1 | 846 | 347 | 307 | 1133 | 61 | 75 | 601 | 2.87 |
| 3 | Lee Smith | 18 | 1022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1290.0 | 1133 | 434 | 486 | 1251 | 71 | 92 | 478 | 3.03 |
| 4 | John Franco | 21 | 1119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1245.2 | 1166 | 400 | 495 | 975 | 90 | 87 | 424 | 2.89 |
| 5 | Billy Wagner | 16 | 853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 903.0 | 601 | 232 | 300 | 1196 | 47 | 40 | 422 | 2.31 |
| 6 | Dennis Eckersley | 24 | 1071 | 361 | 100 | 20 | 3285.2 | 3076 | 1278 | 738 | 2401 | 197 | 171 | 390 | 3.50 |
| 7 | Jeff Reardon | 16 | 880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1133.0 | 1000 | 397 | 358 | 877 | 73 | 77 | 367 | 3.15 |
| 8 | Troy Percival | 14 | 703 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 708.2 | 479 | 250 | 306 | 781 | 35 | 43 | 358 | 3.17 |
| 9 | Randy Myers | 14 | 728 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 884.2 | 758 | 314 | 396 | 884 | 44 | 63 | 347 | 3.19 |
| 10 | Rollie Fingers | 17 | 944 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1701.1 | 1474 | 549 | 492 | 1299 | 114 | 118 | 341 | 2.90 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
| 11 | John Wetteland | 12 | 618 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 765.0 | 616 | 249 | 252 | 804 | 48 | 45 | 330 | 2.93 |
| 12 | Francisco Cordero | 13 | 773 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 804.0 | 713 | 289 | 365 | 779 | 45 | 47 | 329 | 3.24 |
| 13 | Roberto Hernandez | 17 | 1010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1071.1 | 1002 | 411 | 462 | 945 | 67 | 71 | 326 | 3.45 |
| 14 | Jose Mesa | 19 | 1022 | 95 | 6 | 2 | 1548.2 | 1629 | 750 | 651 | 1038 | 80 | 109 | 321 | 4.36 |
| 15 | Todd Jones | 16 | 982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1072.0 | 1072 | 473 | 443 | 868 | 58 | 63 | 319 | 3.97 |
| 16 | Rick Aguilera | 16 | 732 | 89 | 10 | 0 | 1291.1 | 1233 | 512 | 351 | 1030 | 86 | 81 | 318 | 3.57 |
| 17 | Robb Nen | 10 | 643 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 715.0 | 607 | 237 | 260 | 793 | 45 | 42 | 314 | 2.98 |
| 18 | Tom Henke | 14 | 642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 789.2 | 607 | 234 | 255 | 861 | 41 | 42 | 311 | 2.67 |
| 19 | Goose Gossage | 22 | 1002 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 1809.1 | 1497 | 605 | 732 | 1502 | 124 | 107 | 310 | 3.01 |
| 20 | Jeff Montgomery | 13 | 700 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 868.2 | 785 | 316 | 296 | 733 | 46 | 52 | 304 | 3.27 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
| 21 | Doug Jones | 16 | 846 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1128.1 | 1155 | 414 | 247 | 909 | 69 | 79 | 303 | 3.30 |
| 22 | Bruce Sutter | 12 | 661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1042.1 | 879 | 328 | 309 | 861 | 68 | 71 | 300 | 2.83 |
| 23 | Jason Isringhausen | 15 | 691 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 978.2 | 870 | 391 | 428 | 811 | 49 | 53 | 300 | 3.60 |
| 24 | Francisco Rodriguez | 10 | 626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 668.2 | 488 | 191 | 294 | 824 | 36 | 30 | 292 | 2.57 |
| 25 | Armando Benitez | 15 | 762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 779.0 | 545 | 271 | 403 | 946 | 40 | 47 | 289 | 3.13 |
| 26 | Rod Beck | 13 | 704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 768.0 | 703 | 282 | 191 | 644 | 38 | 45 | 286 | 3.30 |
| 27 | Joe Nathan | 11 | 601 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 749.1 | 550 | 238 | 278 | 785 | 48 | 25 | 271 | 2.86 |
| 28 | Bob Wickman | 15 | 835 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1059.0 | 1051 | 420 | 432 | 785 | 63 | 61 | 267 | 3.57 |
| 29 | Todd Worrell | 12 | 617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 693.2 | 608 | 238 | 247 | 628 | 50 | 52 | 256 | 3.09 |
| 30 | Dave Righetti | 16 | 718 | 89 | 13 | 2 | 1403.0 | 1287 | 540 | 591 | 1112 | 82 | 79 | 252 | 3.46 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
| 31 | Jose Valverde | 9 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 539.2 | 407 | 185 | 233 | 619 | 25 | 28 | 250 | 3.09 |
| 32 | Dan Quisenberry | 12 | 674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1043.1 | 1064 | 320 | 162 | 379 | 56 | 46 | 244 | 2.76 |
| 33 | Sparky Lyle | 16 | 899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1390.1 | 1292 | 445 | 481 | 873 | 99 | 76 | 238 | 2.88 |
| 34 | Ugueth Urbina | 11 | 583 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 697.1 | 539 | 267 | 307 | 814 | 44 | 49 | 237 | 3.45 |
| 35 | Jonathan Papelbon | 7 | 416 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 448.2 | 336 | 116 | 119 | 532 | 23 | 20 | 233 | 2.33 |
| 36 | Hoyt Wilhelm | 21 | 1070 | 52 | 20 | 5 | 2254.1 | 1757 | 632 | 778 | 1610 | 143 | 122 | 227 | 2.52 |
| 37 | Brad Lidge | 10 | 599 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 601.0 | 487 | 231 | 283 | 796 | 26 | 31 | 225 | 3.46 |
| 38 | Gene Garber | 19 | 931 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1510.0 | 1464 | 560 | 445 | 940 | 96 | 113 | 218 | 3.34 |
| 39 | Gregg Olson | 14 | 622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 672.0 | 598 | 258 | 330 | 588 | 40 | 39 | 217 | 3.46 |
| 40 | Dave Smith | 13 | 609 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 809.1 | 700 | 240 | 283 | 548 | 53 | 53 | 216 | 2.67 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | GS | CG | SH | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | |
| 41 | Jeff Shaw | 12 | 633 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 848.0 | 821 | 334 | 234 | 545 | 34 | 54 | 203 | 3.54 |
| 42 | Brian Fuentes | 11 | 636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 601.1 | 495 | 229 | 246 | 629 | 26 | 41 | 203 | 3.43 |
| 43 | Bobby Thigpen | 9 | 448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 568.2 | 537 | 217 | 238 | 376 | 31 | 36 | 201 | 3.43 |
| 44 | Mike Henneman | 10 | 561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 732.2 | 686 | 261 | 271 | 533 | 57 | 42 | 193 | 3.21 |
| 45 | Roy Face | 16 | 848 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1375.0 | 1347 | 531 | 362 | 877 | 104 | 95 | 193 | 3.48 |
| 46 | Mitch Williams | 11 | 619 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 691.1 | 537 | 279 | 544 | 660 | 45 | 58 | 192 | 3.63 |
| 47 | Keith Foulke | 11 | 619 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 786.2 | 652 | 291 | 194 | 718 | 41 | 37 | 191 | 3.33 |
| 48 | Mike Marshall | 14 | 723 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1386.2 | 1281 | 484 | 514 | 880 | 97 | 112 | 188 | 3.14 |
| 49 | Eddie Guardado | 17 | 908 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 944.2 | 894 | 452 | 348 | 798 | 46 | 61 | 187 | 4.31 |
| 50 | Eric Gagne | 10 | 402 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 643.2 | 518 | 248 | 226 | 718 | 33 | 26 | 187 | 3.47 |