Mariano Rivera, the all-time leader in saves. Inbaseball statistics , arelief pitcher is credited with asave (denoted bySV ) whofinishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. Most commonly a pitcher earns a save by entering in the ninthinning 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.[ 1]
Mariano Rivera [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Trevor Hoffman [ 5] MLB history to save more than 600 career games.Lee Smith ,[ 6] Kenley Jansen ,[ 7] Craig Kimbrel ,[ 8] Francisco Rodríguez ,[ 9] John Franco ,[ 10] Billy Wagner [ 11]
Kenley Jansen is the active leader in career saves and 4th all-time. He is also 1 of 2 active players with 400 or more saves. Stats updated as through the end of the 2025 season.
^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season. ^ Horneman, Tim (March 23, 2010)."Baseball Save Rules" .livestrong.com . RetrievedJune 3, 2021 . ^ "Mariano Rivera Career Stats" .Baseball Reference . RetrievedJuly 28, 2021 .^ Cohen, Alan."Mariano Rivera Bio" .Society For American Baseball Research . RetrievedJuly 28, 2021 . ^ "Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame Profile" . National Baseball Hall of Fame. RetrievedAugust 1, 2021 .^ "Trevor Hoffman Career Stats" .Baseball Reference . RetrievedJuly 28, 2021 .^ "Lee Smith Career Stats" .Baseball Reference . RetrievedJuly 28, 2021 .^ "Kenley Jansen Career Stats" .Baseball Reference . RetrievedMay 10, 2023 .^ "Craig Kimbrel Career Stats" .Baseball Reference . RetrievedMay 31, 2024 .^ "Francisco Rodríguez Career Stats" .Baseball Reference . RetrievedJuly 28, 2021 .^ "John Franco Career Stats" .Baseball Reference . RetrievedJuly 28, 2021 .^ "Billy Wagner Career Stats" .Baseball Reference . RetrievedJuly 28, 2021 .
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