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300 Save Club

A right-handed Hispanic baseball pitcher, wearing a grey uniform with the lettering
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 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 652. Only Rivera and Trevor Hoffman have exceeded 500 or 600 saves, and Hoffman was the 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. Huston Street is the most recent, achieving his 300th on July 22, 2015. In total, 27 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.[10] Street, Francisco Rodríguez, Joe Nathan and Jonathan Papelbon are the only members of the 300 save club who are still active players. Of them, Rodríguez is the active leader in saves with 386.[11]

Contents

  • Key 1
  • List 2
  • See also 3
  • References 4

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
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
 • Player is active
A man in a white baseball uniform and navy blue cap stands on a dirt mound throwing a pitch with his right hand. He is wearing a black belt, black shoes, and a black baseball glove, and his uniform reads
Trevor Hoffman was the first player to reach the 500 and 600 save milestones.

List

  • Statistics are up to date through 2015 Major League Baseball season
Player SV Date Team Years active Ref(s)
Rivera, MarianoMariano Rivera 652 May 28, 2004 New York Yankees 1995–2013 [12][13]
Hoffman, TrevorTrevor Hoffman 601 August 15, 2001 San Diego Padres 1993–2010 [14]
Smith, LeeLee Smith 478 August 25, 1991 St. Louis Cardinals 1980–1997 [15]
Franco, JohnJohn Franco 424 April 29, 1996 New York Mets 1984–2005 [16]
Wagner, BillyBilly Wagner 422 July 4, 2006 New York Mets 1995–2010 [17]
Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley 390 May 24, 1995 Oakland Athletics 1975–1998 [18]
Rodríguez, FranciscoFrancisco Rodríguez • 386 June 22, 2013 Milwaukee Brewers 2002–present [19][20]
Nathan, JoeJoe Nathan • 377 April 8, 2013 Texas Rangers 1999–present [21][22]
Reardon, JeffJeff Reardon 367 May 20, 1991 Boston Red Sox 1979–1994 [23][24]
Percival, TroyTroy Percival 358 July 28, 2004 Anaheim Angels 1995–2005, 2007–2009 [25][26]
Papelbon, JonathanJonathan Papelbon • 349 June 10, 2014 Philadelphia Phillies 2005–present [27]
Myers, RandyRandy Myers 347 July 1, 1997 Baltimore Orioles 1985–1998 [28][29]
Fingers, RollieRollie Fingers 341 August 21, 1982 Milwaukee Brewers 1968–1985 [30]
Wetteland, JohnJohn Wetteland 330 May 12, 2000 Texas Rangers 1989–2000 [31]
Cordero, FranciscoFrancisco Cordero 329 June 1, 2011 Cincinnati Reds 1999–2012 [2][32]
Hernández, RobertoRoberto Hernández 326 May 25, 2002 Kansas City Royals 1991–2007 [33][34]
Mesa, JoséJosé Mesa 321 April 27, 2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 1987, 1990–2007 [35][36]
Jones, ToddTodd Jones 319 September 16, 2007 Detroit Tigers 1993–2008 [37][38]
Aguilera, RickRick Aguilera 318 June 2, 2000 Chicago Cubs 1985–2000 [39][40]
Street, HustonHuston Street • 315 July 22, 2015 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2005–present [41]
Nen, RobbRobb Nen 314 August 6, 2002 San Francisco Giants 1993–2002 [3][42]
Henke, TomTom Henke 311 August 18, 1995 St. Louis Cardinals 1982–1995 [43]
Gossage, GooseGoose Gossage 310 August 6, 1988 Chicago Cubs 1972–1989, 1991–1994 [44]
Montgomery, JeffJeff Montgomery 304 August 25, 1999 Kansas City Royals 1987–1999 [45]
Jones, DougDoug Jones 303 September 11, 1999 Oakland Athletics 1982–2000 [46]
Isringhausen, JasonJason Isringhausen 300 August 15, 2011 New York Mets 1995–2012 [47]
Sutter, BruceBruce Sutter 300 September 9, 1988 Atlanta Braves 1976–1986, 1988 [48]
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

References

General
  • "All-Time Total Pitching Statistics".  
  • "Career Leaders & Records for Saves". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2011. 
Specific
  1. ^ Waldstein, David (June 8, 2011). "For Mets, Collegiality Is Part of Closing".  
  2. ^ a b Torres, Adry (June 6, 2011). "Bartolo Colon Goes Old School, Carlos Zambrano Sounds Off, and Francisco Cordero Joins 300 Club – Fox News Latino". Latino.foxnews.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Harding, Thomas (October 11, 2002). "Giants lean on Nen to slam door | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011. 
  4. ^ Holtzman, Jerome (December 15, 1991). "It`s Historic: 300-save Club Gets Together".  
  5. ^ Horneman, Tim (March 23, 2010). "Baseball Save Rules". livestrong.com. Retrieved August 31, 2011. 
  6. ^ Weber, Bruce (July 22, 2008). "Jerome Holtzman, 82, 'Dean' of Sportswriters, Dies".  
  7. ^ Bloom, Barry (July 21, 2008). "Legendary historian Holtzman passes".  
  8. ^ "Hoyt Wilhelm Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Goose Gossage joins exclusive club of relievers in baseball's Hall of Fame".  
  10. ^ "Rules for Election". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Active Leaders & Records for Saves". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-10-29. 
  12. ^ Gagliano, Anthony (May 29, 2004). "Rivera earns 300th career save". MLB. Retrieved July 11, 2011. 
  13. ^ "Mariano Rivera Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  14. ^ "Trevor Hoffman Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  15. ^ "Lee Smith Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  16. ^ "John Franco Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  17. ^ "Billy Wagner Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  18. ^ "Dennis Eckersley Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Francisco Rodríguez Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2013. 
  20. ^ "Francisco Rodriguez closes out Brewers' win for 300th save". ESPN.com (ESPN Internet Ventures). Associated Press. 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-22. 
  21. ^ "Joe Nathan Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2013. 
  22. ^ Lacques, Gabe (April 9, 2013). "Ump's blown call enables Joe Nathan to notch 300th save". USA Today Sports. USA Today. Retrieved 9 April 2013. 
  23. ^ "Jeff Reardon Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  24. ^ Montella, Paul (May 19, 2011). "This Date in Baseball – MLB – ESPN". ESPN.com (ESPN Internet Ventures). Retrieved August 22, 2011. 
  25. ^ "Troy Percival Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  26. ^ The Associated Press (July 29, 2004). "Percival gets 300th save against Texas | Amarillo.com | Amarillo Globe-News". Amarillo.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011. 
  27. ^ "Jonathan Papelbon Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2014. 
  28. ^ "Randy Myers Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  29. ^ Schmuck, Peter (July 2, 1997). "Myers, O's hit mark, 4–1 Closer gets 300th save – Baltimore Sun". Articles.baltimoresun.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011. 
  30. ^ "Rollie Fingers Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  31. ^ "John Wetteland Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  32. ^ "Francisco Cordero Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2011. 
  33. ^ "Roberto Hernandez Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  34. ^ "Hernandez picks up 300th save in Royals' win". Highbeam Research. Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. May 25, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2011. 
  35. ^ "Jose Mesa Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  36. ^ "Jose Mesa named winner of the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Deliveryman of the Month Award" for April" (Press release).  
  37. ^ "Todd Jones Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  38. ^ "AL Notes: Tigers' Jones notches 300th save | Baseball | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. September 18, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2011. 
  39. ^ "Rick Aguilera Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  40. ^ "On This Date – Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. June 2, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2011. 
  41. ^ "Huston Street Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 22, 2015. 
  42. ^ "Robb Nen Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  43. ^ "Tom Henke Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  44. ^ "Goose Gossage Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  45. ^ "Jeff Montgomery Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  46. ^ "Doug Jones Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  47. ^ "Jason Isringhausen Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 16, 2011. 
  48. ^ "Bruce Sutter Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
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