most relief innings pitched in a season by reliever since 1980

Since 1980, Bob Stanley has pitched the most innings by a relief pitcher in a season, with 168.1 innings in 1982.

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NAMEIPSEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Bob Stanley
B. Stanley
168.1
1982
48
12
7
.632
0
3.10
83
0
0
14
161
58
60
11
50
4
33
6
694
2
4.44
2.67
1.66
0.59
12.0
7.2
1.25
.275
3.21
8.61
2Mark Eichhorn
M. Eichhorn
157.0
1986
69
14
6
.700
0
1.72
166
0
0
10
105
30
32
8
45
7
38
14
612
2
9.52
2.58
3.69
0.46
27.1
7.4
0.96
.251
1.83
6.02
3Bob Stanley
B. Stanley
145.1
1983
64
8
10
.444
0
2.85
65
0
0
33
145
46
56
7
38
3
53
12
602
4
4.03
2.35
1.71
0.43
10.8
6.3
1.26
.282
3.47
8.98
4Willie Hernandez
W. Hernandez
140.1
1984
80
9
3
.750
0
1.92
112
0
0
32
96
30
30
6
36
4
68
8
548
2
7.18
2.31
3.11
0.38
20.4
6.6
0.94
.231
1.92
6.16
5Sammy Stewart
S. Stewart
140.1
1983
57
9
3
.750
0
3.46
91
0
0
7
130
54
56
7
64
1
21
4
600
8
5.84
4.10
1.42
0.45
15.2
10.7
1.38
.281
3.59
8.34
6Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
139.0
1983
69
5
3
.625
0
1.94
48
0
0
45
118
30
35
6
11
0
62
2
536
0
3.11
0.71
4.36
0.39
9.0
2.1
0.93
.238
2.27
7.64
7Aurelio Lopez
A. Lopez
137.2
1984
71
10
1
.909
0
2.94
94
0
0
14
109
45
51
16
52
2
41
6
559
3
6.15
3.40
1.81
1.05
16.8
9.3
1.17
.235
3.33
7.13
8Tom Hume
T. Hume
137.0
1980
78
9
10
.474
0
2.56
68
0
0
25
121
39
44
6
38
3
62
14
554
2
4.47
2.50
1.79
0.39
12.3
6.9
1.16
.262
2.89
7.95
9Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
136.2
1982
72
9
7
.563
0
2.57
46
0
0
35
126
39
43
12
12
0
68
2
529
1
3.03
0.79
3.83
0.79
8.7
2.3
1.01
.248
2.83
8.30
10Doug Corbett
D. Corbett
136.1
1980
73
8
6
.571
0
1.98
89
0
0
23
102
30
31
7
42
1
63
8
531
3
5.88
2.77
2.12
0.46
16.8
7.9
1.06
.242
2.05
6.73
11Dan Spillner
D. Spillner
133.2
1982
65
12
10
.545
0
2.49
90
0
0
21
117
37
44
9
45
0
54
7
557
5
6.06
3.03
2.00
0.61
16.2
8.1
1.21
.262
2.96
7.88
12Ron Davis
R. Davis
131.0
1980
53
9
3
.750
0
2.95
65
0
0
7
121
43
50
9
32
5
29
3
544
5
4.47
2.20
2.03
0.62
11.9
5.9
1.17
.259
3.44
8.31
13Mike Proly
M. Proly
130.2
1980
59
4
8
.333
0
2.55
49
0
0
8
110
37
52
5
55
3
31
9
544
1
3.38
3.79
0.89
0.34
9.0
10.1
1.26
.243
3.58
7.58
14Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
129.1
1984
72
6
3
.667
0
2.64
41
0
0
44
121
38
39
10
12
0
67
4
506
0
2.85
0.84
3.42
0.70
8.1
2.4
1.03
.251
2.71
8.42
15Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
129.0
1985
84
8
9
.471
0
2.37
54
0
0
37
142
34
41
8
16
1
76
5
532
0
3.77
1.12
3.38
0.56
10.2
3.0
1.22
.296
2.86
9.91
16Kent Tekulve
K. Tekulve
128.2
1982
85
12
8
.600
0
2.87
66
0
0
20
113
41
47
7
46
3
64
23
541
1
4.62
3.22
1.43
0.49
12.2
8.5
1.24
.253
3.29
7.90
17Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
128.1
1980
75
12
7
.632
0
3.09
37
0
0
33
129
44
47
5
27
1
68
15
528
1
2.59
1.89
1.37
0.35
7.0
5.1
1.22
.271
3.30
9.05
18Roger McDowell
R. McDowell
128.0
1986
75
14
9
.609
0
3.02
65
0
0
22
107
43
48
4
42
3
52
5
524
3
4.57
2.95
1.55
0.28
12.4
8.0
1.16
.251
3.38
7.52
19Duane Ward
D. Ward
127.2
1990
73
2
8
.200
0
3.45
112
0
0
11
101
49
51
9
42
1
39
10
508
5
7.90
2.96
2.67
0.63
22.0
8.3
1.12
.267
3.60
7.12
20Mark Eichhorn
M. Eichhorn
127.2
1987
89
10
6
.625
0
3.17
96
0
0
4
110
45
47
14
52
6
27
13
540
3
6.77
3.67
1.85
0.99
17.8
9.6
1.27
.258
3.31
7.75
21Sammy Stewart
S. Stewart
127.1
1985
55
5
6
.455
0
3.32
76
0
0
9
110
47
55
14
65
1
36
10
542
5
5.37
4.59
1.17
0.99
14.0
12.0
1.37
.249
3.89
7.77
22Jim Acker
J. Acker
126.0
1989
TOT
73
2
7
.222
0
2.43
92
0
0
2
108
34
36
6
32
2
26
11
499
3
6.57
2.29
2.88
0.43
18.4
6.4
1.11
.278
2.57
7.71
23Jeff Robinson
J. Robinson
124.2
1988
75
11
5
.688
0
3.03
87
0
0
9
113
42
44
6
39
3
35
5
513
11
6.28
2.82
2.23
0.43
17.0
7.6
1.22
.283
3.18
8.16
24Enrique Romo
E. Romo
123.2
1980
74
5
5
.500
0
3.27
82
0
0
11
117
45
53
10
28
1
38
4
507
0
5.97
2.04
2.93
0.73
16.2
5.5
1.17
.277
3.86
8.51
25Lance McCullers
L. McCullers
123.1
1987
78
8
10
.444
0
3.72
126
0
0
16
115
51
60
11
59
2
41
11
540
5
9.19
4.31
2.14
0.80
23.3
10.9
1.41
.304
4.38
8.39
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