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Active Leaders & Records for Saves
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Statistic Description: Saves
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Saves | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Francisco Rodriguez (15, 34) | 430 | R |
| 2. | Joe Nathan (16, 41) | 377 | R |
| 3. | Jonathan Papelbon (12, 35) | 368 | R |
| 4. | Huston Street (12, 32) | 324 | R |
| 5. | Fernando Rodney (14, 39) | 261 | R |
| 6. | Craig Kimbrel (7, 28) | 256 | R |
| 7. | Joakim Soria (9, 32) | 203 | R |
| 8. | Kenley Jansen (7, 28) | 189 | R |
| 9. | Aroldis Chapman (7, 28) | 182 | L |
| 10. | Mark Melancon (8, 31) | 168 | R |
| 11. | Jim Johnson (11, 33) | 154 | R |
| 12. | John Axford (8, 33) | 144 | R |
| 13. | Matt Capps (8, 32) | 138 | R |
| 14. | Santiago Casilla (13, 35) | 127 | R |
| 15. | Zach Britton (6, 28) | 120 | L |
| Steve Cishek (7, 30) | 120 | R | |
| Glen Perkins (11, 33) | 120 | L | |
| 18. | Jonathan Broxton (12, 32) | 118 | R |
| David Robertson (9, 31) | 118 | R | |
| 20. | Trevor Rosenthal (5, 26) | 110 | R |
| 21. | Addison Reed (6, 27) | 106 | R |
| 22. | Jeurys Familia (5, 26) | 100 | R |
| 23. | Neftali Feliz (8, 28) | 99 | R |
| 24. | Drew Storen (7, 28) | 98 | R |
| 25. | Andrew Bailey (7, 32) | 95 | R |
| 26. | Koji Uehara (8, 41) | 93 | R |
| 27. | Cody Allen (5, 27) | 92 | R |
| 28. | Casey Janssen (9, 34) | 90 | R |
| 29. | Ryan Madson (11, 35) | 85 | R |
| Brad Ziegler (9, 36) | 85 | R | |
| 31. | Sergio Romo (9, 33) | 84 | R |
| 32. | Jason Grilli (14, 39) | 78 | R |
| 33. | Hector Rondon (4, 28) | 77 | R |
| 34. | Chad Qualls (13, 37) | 74 | R |
| 35. | A.J. Ramos (5, 29) | 72 | R |
| 36. | David Aardsma (9, 34) | 69 | R |
| 37. | Tom Wilhelmsen (6, 32) | 68 | R |
| 38. | Luke Gregerson (8, 32) | 65 | R |
| 39. | Jason Motte (8, 34) | 60 | R |
| 40. | Kyle Farnsworth (16, 40) | 57 | R |
| 41. | Tyler Clippard (10, 31) | 56 | R |
| Mike Gonzalez (11, 38) | 56 | L | |
| Roberto Osuna (2, 21) | 56 | R | |
| 44. | C.J. Wilson (11, 35) | 52 | L |
| 45. | Joaquin Benoit (15, 38) | 51 | R |
| 46. | Edward Mujica (10, 32) | 50 | R |
| 47. | Andrew Miller (11, 31) | 49 | L |
| 48. | Wade Davis (8, 30) | 47 | R |
| 49. | Shawn Tolleson (5, 28) | 46 | R |
| 50. | Brad Boxberger (5, 28) | 44 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Saves | Throws |
| 51. | Jake McGee (7, 29) | 41 | L |
| 52. | Sam Dyson (5, 28) | 40 | R |
| 53. | Jordan Walden (6, 28) | 39 | R |
| 54. | Jeanmar Gomez (7, 28) | 38 | R |
| 55. | Alex Colome (4, 27) | 37 | R |
| Bobby Parnell (9, 31) | 37 | R | |
| 57. | Sean Doolittle (5, 29) | 33 | L |
| 58. | Ken Giles (3, 25) | 31 | R |
| Jim Henderson (4, 33) | 31 | R | |
| 60. | Javy Guerra (6, 30) | 30 | R |
| Fernando Salas (7, 31) | 30 | R | |
| 62. | Alfredo Aceves (7, 33) | 29 | R |
| Joe Smith (10, 32) | 29 | R | |
| 64. | Jeremy Jeffress (7, 28) | 28 | R |
| 65. | Kevin Jepsen (9, 31) | 27 | R |
| 66. | J.C. Gutierrez (6, 32) | 24 | R |
| 67. | Dellin Betances (5, 28) | 22 | R |
| J.P. Howell (11, 33) | 22 | L | |
| 69. | David Hernandez (7, 31) | 20 | R |
| Tony Watson (6, 31) | 20 | L | |
| 71. | Luis Ayala (9, 38) | 19 | R |
| Seung-hwan Oh (1, 33) | 19 | R | |
| Alfredo Simon (9, 35) | 19 | R | |
| Arodys Vizcaino (4, 25) | 19 | R | |
| 75. | Edwin Diaz (1, 22) | 18 | R |
| Danny Farquhar (5, 29) | 18 | R | |
| 77. | Tony Cingrani (5, 26) | 17 | L |
| Ryan Cook (5, 29) | 17 | R | |
| Kelvin Herrera (6, 26) | 17 | R | |
| Brandon Kintzler (7, 31) | 17 | R | |
| Darren O'Day (9, 33) | 17 | R | |
| 82. | Tommy Hunter (9, 29) | 16 | R |
| Brandon Morrow (10, 31) | 16 | R | |
| Jake Petricka (4, 28) | 16 | R | |
| 85. | Will Harris (5, 31) | 14 | R |
| Javier Lopez (14, 38) | 14 | L | |
| 87. | Brandon Maurer (4, 25) | 13 | R |
| Carson Smith (3, 26) | 13 | R | |
| Tyler Thornburg (5, 27) | 13 | R | |
| 90. | Antonio Bastardo (8, 30) | 12 | L |
| Chris Sale (7, 27) | 12 | L | |
| 92. | Brett Cecil (8, 29) | 11 | L |
| Carlos Estevez (1, 23) | 11 | R | |
| Shawn Kelley (8, 32) | 11 | R | |
| Franklin Morales (10, 30) | 11 | L | |
| Adam Ottavino (6, 30) | 11 | R | |
| Vinnie Pestano (6, 31) | 11 | R | |
| Carlos Villanueva (11, 32) | 11 | R | |
| 99. | Sean Burnett (9, 33) | 10 | L |
| 100. | Manny Acosta (6, 35) | 9 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Saves | Throws |
| Jose Contreras (11, 44) | 9 | R | |
| Josh Fields (4, 30) | 9 | R | |
| Daniel Hudson (7, 29) | 9 | R | |
| Ramon Ramirez (9, 34) | 9 | R | |
| Kevin Siegrist (4, 26) | 9 | L | |
| Pedro Strop (8, 31) | 9 | R | |
| Dale Thayer (7, 35) | 9 | R |
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