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MLB Single-Season (Post-1900) Pitching Leaders

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MLB Single-Season (Post 1900) Pitching Leaders - Saves
	PLAYER	YR	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
1	Francisco Rodriguez	2008	76	0	0	0	68.1	54	17	34	77	2	3	62	2.24
2	Bobby Thigpen	1990	77	0	0	0	88.2	60	18	32	70	4	6	57	1.83
	Edwin Diaz	2018	73	0	0	0	73.1	41	16	17	124	0	4	57	1.96
4	John Smoltz	2002	75	0	0	0	80.1	59	29	24	85	3	2	55	3.25
	Eric Gagne	2003	77	0	0	0	82.1	37	11	20	137	2	3	55	1.20
6	Randy Myers	1993	73	0	0	0	75.1	65	26	26	86	2	4	53	3.11
	Trevor Hoffman	1998	66	0	0	0	73.0	41	12	21	86	4	2	53	1.48
	Mariano Rivera	2004	74	0	0	0	78.2	65	17	20	66	4	2	53	1.94
9	Eric Gagne	2002	77	0	0	0	82.1	55	18	16	114	4	1	52	1.97
10	Dennis Eckersley	1992	69	0	0	0	80.0	62	17	11	93	7	1	51	1.91
	PLAYER	YR	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
	Rod Beck	1998	81	0	0	0	80.1	86	27	20	81	3	4	51	3.02
	Jim Johnson	2012	71	0	0	0	68.2	55	19	15	41	2	1	51	2.49
	Mark Melancon	2015	78	0	0	0	76.2	57	19	14	62	3	2	51	2.23
	Jeurys Familia	2016	78	0	0	0	77.2	63	22	31	84	3	4	51	2.55
15	Mariano Rivera	2001	71	0	0	0	80.2	61	21	12	83	4	6	50	2.34
	Jim Johnson	2013	74	0	0	0	70.1	72	23	18	56	3	8	50	2.94
	Craig Kimbrel	2013	68	0	0	0	67.0	39	9	20	98	4	3	50	1.21
18	Francisco Cordero	2004	67	0	0	0	71.2	60	17	32	79	3	4	49	2.13
	Jose Valverde	2011	75	0	0	0	72.1	52	18	34	69	2	4	49	2.24
20	Dennis Eckersley	1990	63	0	0	0	73.1	41	5	4	73	4	2	48	0.61
	PLAYER	YR	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
	Jeff Shaw	1998	73	0	0	0	85.0	75	20	19	55	3	8	48	2.12
	Rod Beck	1993	76	0	0	0	79.1	57	19	13	86	3	1	48	2.16
	Brian Fuentes	2009	65	0	0	0	55.0	53	24	24	46	1	5	48	3.93
	Fernando Rodney	2014	69	0	0	0	66.1	61	21	28	76	1	6	48	2.85
	Fernando Rodney	2012	76	0	0	0	74.2	43	5	15	76	2	2	48	0.60
	Brian Wilson	2010	70	0	0	0	74.2	62	15	26	93	3	3	48	1.81
	Trevor Rosenthal	2015	68	0	0	0	68.2	62	16	25	83	2	4	48	2.10
28	Lee Smith	1991	67	0	0	0	73.0	70	19	13	67	6	3	47	2.34
	Armando Benitez	2004	64	0	0	0	69.2	36	10	21	62	2	2	47	1.29
	Jason Isringhausen	2004	74	0	0	0	75.1	55	24	23	71	4	2	47	2.87
	PLAYER	YR	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
	Joe Nathan	2009	70	0	0	0	68.2	42	16	22	89	2	2	47	2.10
	Francisco Rodriguez	2006	69	0	0	0	73.0	52	14	28	98	2	3	47	1.73
	Jose Valverde	2007	65	0	0	0	64.1	46	19	26	78	1	4	47	2.66
	Chad Cordero	2005	74	0	0	0	74.1	55	15	17	61	2	4	47	1.82
	Heath Bell	2010	67	0	0	0	70.0	56	15	28	86	6	1	47	1.93
	Mark Melancon	2016	75	0	0	0	71.1	52	13	12	65	2	2	47	1.64
	Kenley Jansen	2016	71	0	0	0	68.2	35	14	11	104	3	2	47	1.83
	Craig Kimbrel	2014	63	0	0	0	61.2	30	11	26	95	0	3	47	1.61
	Greg Holland	2013	68	0	0	0	67.0	40	9	18	103	2	1	47	1.21
	Zack Britton	2016	69	0	0	0	67.0	38	4	18	74	2	1	47	0.54
	PLAYER	YR	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
	Alex Colome	2017	65	0	0	0	66.2	57	24	23	58	2	3	47	3.24
42	Lee Smith	1993	63	0	0	0	58.0	53	25	14	60	2	4	46	3.88
	Dave Righetti	1986	74	0	0	0	106.2	88	29	35	83	8	8	46	2.45
	Bryan Harvey	1991	67	0	0	0	78.2	51	14	17	101	2	4	46	1.60
	Jose Mesa	1995	62	0	0	0	64.0	49	8	17	58	3	0	46	1.13
	Tom Gordon	1998	73	0	0	0	79.1	55	24	25	78	7	4	46	2.72
	Mike Williams	2002	59	0	0	0	61.1	54	20	21	43	2	6	46	2.93
	Trevor Hoffman	2006	65	0	0	0	63.0	48	15	13	50	0	2	46	2.14
	John Axford	2011	74	0	0	0	73.2	59	16	25	86	2	2	46	1.95
	Craig Kimbrel	2011	79	0	0	0	77.0	48	18	32	127	4	3	46	2.10

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