Armando Benitez had the lowest ERA by a relief pitcher with 50.0+ innings pitched in 2004, with an ERA of 1.29.
Interpreted as:
best 2004 reliever era 50 or more innings pitched| NAME | ERA | IP | SEASON | TM | G | W | L | W% | GS | SO | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
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| 1 |  | A. Benitez | 1.29 | 69.2 | 2004 | 64 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 59 | 4 | 262 | 0 | 8.01 | 2.71 | 2.95 | 0.78 | 23.7 | 8.0 | 0.82 | .173 | 1.42 | 4.65 | |
| 2 | | J. Nathan | 1.62 | 72.1 | 2004 | 73 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 48 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 284 | 5 | 11.07 | 2.86 | 3.87 | 0.37 | 31.3 | 8.1 | 0.98 | .269 | 1.74 | 5.97 | |
| 3 | | R. Madson | 1.65 | 76.1 | 2004 | 51 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 303 | 7 | 6.48 | 2.12 | 3.06 | 0.35 | 18.2 | 5.9 | 1.05 | .266 | 2.00 | 7.31 | |
| 4 | | A. Otsuka | 1.75 | 77.1 | 2004 | 73 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 312 | 0 | 10.13 | 3.03 | 3.35 | 0.70 | 27.9 | 8.3 | 1.06 | .259 | 1.86 | 6.52 | |
| 5 | | S. Kline | 1.79 | 50.1 | 2004 | 67 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 202 | 1 | 6.26 | 3.04 | 2.06 | 0.54 | 17.3 | 8.4 | 1.07 | .238 | 2.15 | 6.62 | |
| 6 | | F. Rodriguez | 1.82 | 84.0 | 2004 | 69 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 335 | 5 | 13.18 | 3.54 | 3.73 | 0.21 | 36.7 | 9.9 | 1.00 | .278 | 2.25 | 5.46 | |
| 7 | | B. Lidge | 1.90 | 94.2 | 2004 | 80 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 57 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 44 | 5 | 369 | 3 | 14.93 | 2.85 | 5.23 | 0.76 | 42.5 | 8.1 | 0.92 | .292 | 2.00 | 5.42 | |
| 8 |  | M. Rivera | 1.94 | 78.2 | 2004 | 74 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 65 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 69 | 3 | 316 | 0 | 7.55 | 2.29 | 3.30 | 0.34 | 20.9 | 6.3 | 1.08 | .279 | 1.94 | 7.44 | |
| 9 | | F. Cordero | 2.13 | 71.2 | 2004 | 67 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 60 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 304 | 3 | 9.92 | 4.02 | 2.47 | 0.13 | 26.0 | 10.5 | 1.28 | .309 | 2.39 | 7.53 | |
| 10 | | S. Linebrink | 2.14 | 84.0 | 2004 | 73 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 326 | 3 | 8.89 | 2.79 | 3.19 | 0.86 | 25.5 | 8.0 | 1.04 | .257 | 2.36 | 6.54 | |
| 11 | | K. Foulke | 2.17 | 83.0 | 2004 | 72 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 63 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 61 | 5 | 333 | 3 | 8.57 | 1.63 | 5.27 | 0.87 | 23.7 | 4.5 | 0.94 | .244 | 2.39 | 6.83 | |
| 12 | | G. Carrara | 2.18 | 53.2 | 2004 | 42 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 227 | 1 | 8.05 | 3.35 | 2.40 | 0.17 | 21.1 | 8.8 | 1.23 | .287 | 2.52 | 7.71 | |
| 13 | | E. Gagne | 2.19 | 82.1 | 2004 | 70 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 53 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 59 | 3 | 326 | 2 | 12.46 | 2.40 | 5.18 | 0.55 | 35.0 | 6.7 | 0.91 | .267 | 2.62 | 5.79 | |
| 14 | | T. Gordon | 2.21 | 89.2 | 2004 | 80 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 342 | 3 | 9.64 | 2.31 | 4.17 | 0.50 | 28.1 | 6.7 | 0.88 | .235 | 2.31 | 5.62 | |
| 15 | | E. Dessens | 2.25 | 60.0 | 2004 | TOT | 40 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 247 | 1 | 6.60 | 1.95 | 3.38 | 1.20 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 1.12 | .254 | 2.85 | 8.10 |
| 16 | | B.J. Ryan | 2.28 | 87.0 | 2004 | 76 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 361 | 0 | 12.62 | 3.62 | 3.49 | 0.41 | 33.8 | 9.7 | 1.14 | .302 | 2.48 | 6.62 | |
| 17 |  | T. Hoffman | 2.30 | 54.2 | 2004 | 55 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 209 | 2 | 8.73 | 1.32 | 6.63 | 0.82 | 25.4 | 3.8 | 0.91 | .259 | 2.30 | 6.91 | |
| 18 | | S. Takatsu | 2.31 | 62.1 | 2004 | 59 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 245 | 1 | 7.22 | 3.03 | 2.38 | 0.87 | 20.4 | 8.6 | 0.98 | .205 | 2.45 | 5.78 | |
| 19 | | J. Tavarez | 2.38 | 64.1 | 2004 | 77 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 268 | 2 | 6.72 | 2.66 | 2.53 | 0.14 | 17.9 | 7.1 | 1.18 | .289 | 2.94 | 7.97 | |
| 20 | | K. Mercker | 2.55 | 53.0 | 2004 | 71 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 223 | 4 | 8.66 | 4.58 | 1.89 | 0.68 | 22.9 | 12.1 | 1.25 | .254 | 2.55 | 6.62 | |
| 21 | | R. Mahay | 2.55 | 67.0 | 2004 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 290 | 2 | 7.25 | 3.90 | 1.86 | 0.67 | 18.6 | 10.0 | 1.33 | .275 | 3.09 | 8.06 | |
| 22 | | A. Alfonseca | 2.57 | 73.2 | 2004 | 79 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 313 | 5 | 5.50 | 3.42 | 1.61 | 0.61 | 14.4 | 8.9 | 1.34 | .281 | 2.93 | 8.67 | |
| 23 | | R. King | 2.61 | 62.0 | 2004 | 86 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 248 | 2 | 5.81 | 3.48 | 1.67 | 0.15 | 16.1 | 9.7 | 1.08 | .233 | 2.76 | 6.24 | |
| 24 | | L. Hawkins | 2.63 | 82.0 | 2004 | 77 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 72 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 333 | 2 | 7.57 | 1.54 | 4.93 | 1.10 | 20.7 | 4.2 | 1.05 | .261 | 2.96 | 7.90 | |
| 25 | | J. Rincon | 2.63 | 82.0 | 2004 | 77 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 327 | 2 | 11.63 | 3.51 | 3.31 | 0.55 | 32.4 | 9.8 | 1.02 | .258 | 2.96 | 5.71 | |
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