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Mariano Rivera has the most career saves in baseball history.
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 300 save club is a term applied to 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") 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.[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 227 total career saves.[8]
Mariano Rivera holds the MLB save record with 603. Only Rivera and Trevor Hoffman have exceeded 500 or 600 saves, and Hoffman is first to achieve either. Rivera, Hoffman, Lee Smith, John Franco, and Billy Wagner are the only pitchers to have recorded more than 400 saves. Rollie Fingers was the first player to record 300 saves, reaching the mark on April 21, 1982. Jason Isringhausen is the most recent, achieving his 300th on August 15, 2011. In total, 23 players have recorded 300 or more saves in their career. Only five relievers – Dennis Eckersley, Fingers, Goose Gossage, Bruce Sutter, and Wilhelm – have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.[9] All but Wilhelm are also members of the 300 saves club. Eligibility for the Hall of Fame requires that a player has been retired five seasons or deceased for at least six months.[10]
Contents
Key
Player Name of the player SV (SV in 2011) Total career saves (number of saves they have earned during the 2011 season) Date Date of the pitcher's 300th save Team The pitcher's team for his 300th save 
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum • Player is active List
Trevor Hoffman was the first player to reach the 500 and 600 save milestones.- Statistics are up to date through the 2011 season.
Player SV
(SV in 2011)Date Team Years active Ref(s) Mariano Rivera • 603 (44) May 28, 2004 New York Yankees 1995– [11][12] Trevor Hoffman 601 August 15, 2001 San Diego Padres 1993–2010 [13] Lee Smith 478 August 25, 1991 St. Louis Cardinals 1980–1997 [14] John Franco 424 April 29, 1996 New York Mets 1984–2005 [15] Billy Wagner 422 July 3, 2006 New York Mets 1995–2010 [16] Dennis Eckersley 390 May 24, 1995 Oakland Athletics 1975–1998 [17] Jeff Reardon 367 May 20, 1991 Boston Red Sox 1979–1994 [18][19] Troy Percival 358 July 29, 2004 Anaheim Angels 1995–2009 [20][21] Randy Myers 347 July 1, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 1985–1998 [22][23] Rollie Fingers 341 April 21, 1982 Milwaukee Brewers 1968–1985 [24] John Wetteland 330 May 12, 2000 Texas Rangers 1989–2000 [25] Francisco Cordero • 327 (37) June 1, 2011 Cincinnati Reds 1999– [2][26] Roberto Hernández 326 May 22, 2004 Kansas City Royals 1991–2007 [27][28] José Mesa 321 April 26, 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 1987
1990–2007[29][30] Todd Jones 319 September 16, 2007 Detroit Tigers 1993–2008 [31][32] Rick Aguilera 318 June 2, 2000 Chicago Cubs 1985–2000 [33][34] Robb Nen 314 October 10, 2002 San Francisco Giants 1993–2002 [3][35] Tom Henke 311 August 18, 1995 St. Louis Cardinals 1982–1995 [36] Goose Gossage 310 August 6, 1988 Chicago Cubs 1972–1989
1991–1994[37] Jeff Montgomery 304 August 25, 1999 Kansas City Royals 1987–1999 [38] Doug Jones 303 September 11, 1999 Oakland Athletics 1982–2000 [39] Jason Isringhausen • 300 (7) August 15, 2011 New York Mets 1995– [40] Bruce Sutter 300 September 9, 1988 Atlanta Braves 1976–1986
1988[41] See also
- List of Major League Baseball saves champions
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in games finished
References
- General
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300 save club Mariano Rivera • Trevor Hoffman • Lee Smith • John Franco • Billy Wagner • Dennis Eckersley • Jeff Reardon • Troy Percival • Randy Myers • Rollie Fingers • John Wetteland • Francisco Cordero • Roberto Hernández • José Mesa • Todd Jones • Rick Aguilera • Robb Nen • Tom Henke • Goose Gossage • Jeff Montgomery • Doug Jones • Jason Isringhausen • Bruce Sutter
Italics denotes active playerMajor League Baseball records Baseball statistics (types of records)General Record holders • Single-game records • Single-season records • Career records • Record breakers by season • Records considered unbreakable
Batting leaders CareerBatting average (.330+) • On-base% (.400+) • Slugging% (.500+) • On-base plus slugging (.900+) • OPS/OPS+ • 3,000 hit club • Hits (2,000+) • Doubles (400+) • Triples (100+) • Home runs (career) • Home runs (top 300) • 500 home run club • RBIs (1,000+) • Total bases (4,000+) • Walks drawn (top 100) • Strikeouts (Top 16 / 1,400+) • Hit records • Home run records • Doubles records • Triples records • RBI records • Consecutive games played • 2,500 games played • 10,000 at-bats
Single seasonTriples (20+) • Home runs (by year) • 50 home run club • RBI (by year) • Batting average (by year) • Single-season home run record
Baserunning leaders CareerRuns (1,000+) • Stolen bases • Stolen base records • Runs records
Single seasonPitching leaders CareerWins • 300 win club • Games started • Games finished • Innings pitched • Strikeouts (top 100) • 3,000 strikeout club • 300 save club • Shutouts • ERA (top 200) • WHIP (top 100) • Walks allowed (top 100) • Hit batsmen (top 100) • Wins records
Single seasonWins (by year) • Saves (by year) • Shutouts (by year) • Strikeouts (by year) • Earned run average (by year)
Managing records Single-game records Four home runs • Hitting for the cycle • No-hitter • Perfect game • Strikeouts • Unassisted triple play • Three strikeouts on nine pitches
Multiple stat clubs Triple Crown • 20–20–20 club • 30–30 club • 40–40 club
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