mlb most career relief innings pitched since 2003

Since 2003, Justin Verlander has pitched the most innings, with 3571.1 innings.

Interpreted as:
MLB most career relief innings pitched by a player since 2003
NAMEIPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3571.1
556
266
159
.626
556
3.33
3,554
26
9
0
3,052
1,322
1,433
372
1,006
121
0
28
14,626
100
8.96
2.54
3.53
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.61
79
3.44
82
7.69
309.9
2Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
3389.1
586
225
156
.591
541
3.49
2,979
17
5
1
3,207
1,315
1,410
367
762
79
8
25
13,877
101
7.91
2.02
3.91
0.97
21.5
5.5
1.17
.293
3.74
83
3.51
85
8.52
235
3CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
3187.0
495
221
145
.604
494
3.66
2,773
36
12
0
3,057
1,295
1,421
346
916
115
0
41
13,335
61
7.83
2.59
3.03
0.98
20.8
6.9
1.25
.295
4.01
85
3.74
86
8.63
207.8
4Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2981.2
488
221
120
.648
479
3.26
3,499
12
5
0
2,455
1,079
1,152
361
787
115
2
20
12,071
80
10.56
2.38
4.45
1.09
29.0
6.5
1.09
.286
3.48
78
3.26
78
7.41
294.2
5Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2855.1
455
223
96
.699
451
2.53
3,052
25
15
0
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
9.62
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.7
6Mark Buehrle
M. Buehrle
2771.2
424
175
139
.557
424
3.87
1,573
24
6
0
2,993
1,191
1,324
307
606
65
0
39
11,611
20
5.11
1.97
2.60
1.00
13.5
5.2
1.30
.296
4.30
89
4.12
94
9.72
80.7
7Jon Lester
J. Lester
2740.0
452
200
117
.631
451
3.66
2,488
15
4
0
2,610
1,114
1,215
294
892
90
0
13
11,487
63
8.17
2.93
2.79
0.97
21.7
7.8
1.28
.300
3.99
86
3.77
92
8.57
101.7
8John Lackey
J. Lackey
2732.0
430
179
143
.556
428
3.93
2,225
17
8
0
2,749
1,193
1,295
309
782
129
0
32
11,565
118
7.33
2.58
2.85
1.02
19.2
6.8
1.29
.300
4.27
92
3.94
94
9.06
74.1
9Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2729.2
419
169
136
.554
418
3.42
2,524
25
11
0
2,487
1,037
1,157
264
805
105
0
16
11,284
156
8.32
2.65
3.14
0.87
22.4
7.1
1.21
.293
3.81
84
3.52
85
8.20
181.5
10Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2698.0
423
163
122
.572
422
3.43
2,560
17
7
0
2,424
1,027
1,103
310
767
100
0
43
11,115
57
8.54
2.56
3.34
1.03
23.0
6.9
1.18
.287
3.68
82
3.68
88
8.09
151.3
11Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
2668.1
478
200
128
.610
411
3.53
2,202
28
11
3
2,577
1,047
1,117
233
736
81
13
40
11,116
51
7.43
2.48
2.99
0.79
19.8
6.6
1.24
.298
3.77
88
3.53
87
8.69
152.8
12James Shields
J. Shields
2616.0
407
145
139
.511
405
4.01
2,234
23
9
0
2,581
1,167
1,267
361
746
97
1
22
10,993
107
7.69
2.57
2.99
1.24
20.3
6.8
1.27
.294
4.36
98
4.16
101
8.88
-13.5
13Ervin Santana
E. Santana
2486.2
425
151
129
.539
386
4.11
1,978
21
11
0
2,391
1,135
1,221
331
776
104
20
35
10,482
104
7.16
2.81
2.55
1.20
18.9
7.4
1.27
.282
4.42
99
4.31
104
8.65
-44.1
14Dan Haren
D. Haren
2419.2
391
153
131
.539
380
3.75
2,013
16
6
1
2,357
1,009
1,105
305
500
67
4
39
10,022
98
7.49
1.86
4.03
1.13
20.1
5.0
1.18
.288
4.11
92
3.77
92
8.77
92.8
15Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2315.0
386
162
139
.538
375
4.25
1,588
19
6
0
2,494
1,093
1,188
321
490
43
2
25
9,767
20
6.17
1.90
3.24
1.25
16.3
5.0
1.29
.297
4.62
101
4.21
100
9.70
-1.9
16Tim Hudson
T. Hudson
2314.2
360
158
107
.596
357
3.51
1,446
16
9
0
2,214
904
976
177
640
99
0
63
9,615
55
5.62
2.49
2.26
0.69
15.0
6.7
1.23
.281
3.79
86
3.79
93
8.61
78.9
17Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
2279.1
371
146
119
.551
360
3.60
2,117
15
6
0
2,028
911
957
248
675
75
3
38
9,408
42
8.36
2.67
3.14
0.98
22.5
7.2
1.19
.283
3.78
89
3.64
89
8.01
123.9
18Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2267.2
416
147
134
.523
409
4.13
2,196
3
2
0
2,143
1,040
1,139
226
859
200
1
27
9,755
72
8.72
3.41
2.56
0.90
22.5
8.8
1.32
.306
4.52
103
3.89
97
8.51
37.5
19Kyle Lohse
K. Lohse
2260.2
406
130
128
.504
371
4.37
1,427
11
8
2
2,428
1,097
1,175
274
595
70
13
32
9,654
44
5.68
2.37
2.40
1.09
14.8
6.2
1.34
.296
4.68
105
4.28
104
9.67
-39.6
20Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
2256.1
370
144
113
.560
365
3.52
1,857
18
8
0
2,094
883
955
253
637
120
1
22
9,373
36
7.41
2.54
2.92
1.01
19.8
6.8
1.21
.283
3.81
86
3.93
96
8.35
31.6
21Bronson Arroyo
B. Arroyo
2248.2
366
139
123
.531
354
4.18
1,460
15
6
1
2,290
1,045
1,131
324
576
97
3
45
9,487
35
5.84
2.31
2.53
1.30
15.4
6.1
1.27
.280
4.53
98
4.56
108
9.17
-71
22Aaron Harang
A. Harang
2243.2
371
123
139
.469
366
4.24
1,778
15
8
0
2,367
1,057
1,133
291
667
60
2
52
9,621
75
7.13
2.68
2.67
1.17
18.5
6.9
1.35
.304
4.54
103
4.17
100
9.49
12
23A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
2229.2
357
134
127
.513
354
4.02
2,092
15
4
0
2,104
997
1,093
220
858
125
1
22
9,542
138
8.44
3.46
2.44
0.89
21.9
9.0
1.33
.302
4.41
98
3.82
92
8.49
84.3
24Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
2209.1
358
134
124
.519
355
3.47
2,070
16
7
0
2,007
853
933
258
544
89
1
38
9,098
29
8.43
2.22
3.81
1.05
22.8
6.0
1.15
.285
3.80
90
3.62
94
8.18
50.1
25Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
2173.2
308
166
81
.672
307
3.19
1,714
62
17
0
2,054
771
834
188
382
67
0
21
8,792
36
7.10
1.58
4.49
0.78
19.5
4.3
1.12
.290
3.45
74
3.25
76
8.50
253.1

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.509
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.623
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.596
1.5
28
24
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4.5
22
31
.415
11.0
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34
.370
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.667
32
22
.593
3.5
25
28
.472
10.0
24
30
.444
11.5
22
30
.423
12.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
32
23
.582
27
26
.509
4.0
26
28
.481
5.5
22
32
.407
9.5
21
33
.389
10.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
27
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.509
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.463
2.5
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.462
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.426
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