most saves for an mlb pitcher in their first 8 seasons

Craig Kimbrel had the most saves by a pitcher in his first 8 seasons, with 291 saves.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season saves for an MLB pitcher in their first 8 seasons
NAMESVGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
291
479
26
18
.591
0
1.80
772
0
0
470.1
254
94
103
28
174
17
392
5
1,840
37
14.77
3.33
4.44
0.54
42.0
9.5
0.91
.266
1.97
46
1.80
47
4.86
110.1
2Trevor Hoffman
T. Hoffman
271
509
40
35
.533
0
2.72
665
0
0
581.1
426
176
196
53
175
4
413
39
2,332
34
10.30
2.71
3.80
0.82
28.5
7.5
1.03
.260
3.03
67
2.92
69
6.60
88.1
3Jonathan Papelbon
J. Papelbon
257
466
28
25
.528
3
2.34
601
0
0
499.1
378
130
148
39
133
21
398
11
2,013
10
10.83
2.40
4.52
0.70
29.9
6.6
1.02
.278
2.67
54
2.63
63
6.81
87.6
4Troy Percival
T. Percival
250
475
27
30
.474
0
2.95
599
0
0
487.2
317
160
172
49
211
17
369
18
1,995
23
11.05
3.89
2.84
0.90
30.0
10.6
1.08
.239
3.17
63
3.35
71
5.85
72.1
5Rod Beck
R. Beck
250
497
24
32
.429
0
2.98
474
0
0
543.1
490
180
197
63
113
13
416
21
2,215
15
7.85
1.87
4.19
1.04
21.4
5.1
1.11
.275
3.26
76
3.48
85
8.12
34.3
6Francisco Rodriguez
F. Rodriguez
243
478
26
23
.531
0
2.53
660
0
0
519.2
356
146
164
41
236
9
363
25
2,133
44
11.43
4.09
2.80
0.71
30.9
11.1
1.14
.265
2.84
58
2.99
69
6.17
79.1
7Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
243
448
38
27
.585
10
2.60
519
0
0
579.0
454
167
179
34
167
11
348
20
2,349
9
8.07
2.60
3.11
0.53
22.1
7.1
1.07
.260
2.78
56
2.99
65
7.06
105.8
8Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
230
475
24
13
.649
0
2.08
741
0
0
477.0
290
110
112
35
126
15
333
7
1,848
11
13.98
2.38
5.88
0.66
40.1
6.8
0.87
.274
2.11
56
1.83
48
5.47
110
9Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
229
506
47
42
.528
0
2.51
295
0
0
846.0
829
236
267
49
124
6
451
53
3,400
3
3.14
1.32
2.38
0.52
8.7
3.6
1.13
.267
2.84
62
3.24
82
8.82
68.7
10Robb Nen
R. Nen
226
496
35
35
.500
4
3.08
619
0
0
563.2
485
193
219
43
218
5
412
27
2,370
33
9.88
3.48
2.84
0.69
26.1
9.2
1.25
.298
3.50
74
3.09
72
7.74
76.2
11Edwin Díaz
E. Díaz
225
458
22
33
.400
0
3.00
741
0
0
453.0
319
151
162
50
161
32
347
9
1,847
26
14.72
3.20
4.60
0.99
40.1
8.7
1.06
.312
3.22
74
2.60
62
6.34
79.9
12Bruce Sutter
B. Sutter
215
478
53
53
.500
0
2.70
676
0
0
767.0
613
230
263
48
237
8
362
70
3,119
35
7.93
2.78
2.85
0.56
21.7
7.6
1.11
.263
3.09
71
2.69
73
7.19
86.1
13John Franco
J. Franco
211
500
52
42
.553
0
2.53
468
0
0
651.0
587
183
223
33
249
6
382
47
2,730
28
6.47
3.44
1.88
0.46
17.1
9.1
1.28
.281
3.08
67
3.17
84
8.12
44.4
14Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
204
435
27
24
.529
0
2.21
705
0
0
427.1
238
105
113
22
193
19
315
3
1,704
40
14.85
4.06
3.65
0.46
41.4
11.3
1.01
.282
2.38
56
1.96
48
5.01
97.1
15Joakim Soria
J. Soria
202
444
19
20
.487
0
2.57
481
0
0
451.0
353
129
138
36
126
18
325
11
1,833
18
9.60
2.51
3.82
0.72
26.2
6.9
1.06
.270
2.75
61
2.97
72
7.04
59.3
16Huston Street
H. Street
201
457
32
22
.593
0
3.01
488
0
0
475.1
371
159
173
42
122
8
348
26
1,892
10
9.24
2.31
4.00
0.80
25.8
6.4
1.04
.267
3.28
69
3.01
70
7.02
67
17Bobby Thigpen
B. Thigpen
201
441
31
34
.477
0
3.35
372
0
0
561.0
525
209
228
53
233
23
353
28
2,408
12
5.97
3.74
1.60
0.85
15.4
9.7
1.35
.273
3.66
83
4.09
103
8.42
-6.8
18Josh Hader
J. Hader
198
420
28
29
.491
0
2.70
753
0
0
459.2
253
138
148
57
182
22
280
5
1,813
17
14.74
3.56
4.14
1.12
41.5
10.0
0.95
.245
2.90
66
2.84
67
4.95
70.4
19Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
195
517
25
28
.472
1
3.56
714
0
0
529.0
432
209
228
51
239
32
322
29
2,259
41
12.15
4.07
2.99
0.87
31.6
10.6
1.27
.312
3.88
82
3.18
72
7.35
71.8
20Jose Valverde
J. Valverde
193
439
21
23
.477
0
3.15
533
0
0
449.0
337
157
172
49
187
17
352
19
1,872
19
10.68
3.75
2.85
0.98
28.5
10.0
1.17
.265
3.45
71
3.50
79
6.76
45.2
21Roberto Hernandez
R. Hernandez
191
440
36
32
.529
3
3.01
501
0
0
508.2
423
170
188
39
211
14
364
21
2,143
17
8.86
3.73
2.37
0.69
23.4
9.8
1.25
.279
3.33
68
3.40
77
7.48
58.7
22Greg Holland
G. Holland
189
426
23
20
.535
0
2.83
547
0
0
423.1
317
133
148
25
183
3
293
15
1,744
37
11.63
3.89
2.99
0.53
31.4
10.5
1.18
.296
3.15
68
2.60
64
6.74
68.5
23Jeff Montgomery
J. Montgomery
187
438
36
30
.545
1
2.64
510
0
0
573.0
483
168
190
36
191
17
335
23
2,372
26
8.01
3.00
2.67
0.57
21.5
8.1
1.18
.276
2.98
64
2.97
76
7.59
62.2
24Mitch Williams
M. Williams
186
567
43
51
.457
3
3.40
620
0
0
654.0
492
247
282
42
492
49
394
36
2,910
39
8.53
6.77
1.26
0.58
21.3
16.9
1.50
.264
3.88
86
4.24
108
6.77
-20.3
25Emmanuel Clase
E. Clase
182
366
21
25
.457
1
1.88
349
0
0
360.0
267
75
111
15
70
9
297
10
1,417
19
8.73
1.75
4.99
0.38
24.6
4.9
0.94
.259
2.78
45
2.43
58
6.68
68.8

More Braves Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

13

Olson

Matt Olson

RBI

33

Olson

Matt Olson

AVG

.324

Smith

Dominic Smith
Team Pitching Leaders

W

6

Sale

Chris Sale

K

56

Sale

Chris Sale

ERA

2.02

Elder

Bryce Elder
Team Rankings

HR

55

2nd

R

214

2nd

SO

340

9th

ERA

3.20

3rd

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
26
13
.667
19
20
.487
7.0
17
22
.436
9.0
17
22
.436
9.0
15
23
.395
10.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/9
@
9:10 PM
Sun
5/10
@
4:10 PM
Tue
5/12
@
7:15 PM
Wed
5/13
@
7:15 PM
Thu
5/14
@
7:15 PM
Last Game
ATL Braves

26 - 13

1

Final

3

LAD Dodgers

24 - 14

Fri 8 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
26
13
.667
19
20
.487
7.0
17
22
.436
9.0
17
22
.436
9.0
15
23
.395
10.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
27
12
.692
23
15
.605
3.5
20
16
.556
5.5
21
18
.538
6.0
20
19
.513
7.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
24
14
.632
22
16
.579
2.0
17
20
.459
6.5
16
23
.410
8.5
15
23
.395
9.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
26
13
.667
25
13
.658
0.5
17
21
.447
8.5
17
22
.436
9.0
17
22
.436
9.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
21
19
.525
18
21
.462
2.5
18
21
.462
2.5
17
21
.447
3.0
16
23
.410
4.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
20
18
.526
19
20
.487
1.5
17
21
.447
3.0
16
23
.410
4.5
15
24
.385
5.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
4/24
@
8-9
Fri
4/24
@
3-10
Fri
4/24
@
8-6
Fri
4/24
@
2-6
Fri
4/24
@
4-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/9
@
3:07 PM
Sat
5/9
@
4:05 PM
Sat
5/9
@
4:10 PM
Sat
5/9
@
4:10 PM
Sat
5/9
@
4:10 PM