most saves reliever decade 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Jeff Reardon had the most saves by a relief pitcher in a decade, with 264 saves in the 1980s.

NAMESVDECADEGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Jeff Reardon
J. Reardon
264
1980s
629
56
60
.483
0
3.06
712
0
0
871.2
745
296
314
80
292
18
507
54
3,621
16
7.35
3.01
2.44
0.83
19.7
8.1
1.19
.264
3.24
7.69
2Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
239
1980s
637
53
43
.552
0
2.67
364
0
0
996.2
1,009
296
328
53
152
7
530
63
4,047
3
3.29
1.37
2.39
0.48
9.0
3.8
1.16
.275
2.96
9.11
3Lee Smith
L. Smith
234
1980s
580
50
52
.490
0
2.88
810
0
0
798.2
678
256
285
49
322
6
449
73
3,323
36
9.13
3.63
2.52
0.55
24.4
9.7
1.25
.294
3.21
7.64
4Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
206
1980s
494
58
39
.598
0
2.64
646
0
0
725.2
592
213
239
41
241
11
396
34
2,947
20
8.01
2.99
2.68
0.51
21.9
8.2
1.15
.274
2.96
7.34
5Bruce Sutter
B. Sutter
195
1980s
421
41
49
.456
0
3.14
443
0
0
651.1
598
227
249
55
194
11
333
56
2,691
11
6.12
2.68
2.28
0.76
16.5
7.2
1.22
.273
3.44
8.26
6Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
188
1980s
393
40
37
.519
0
2.88
476
0
0
574.1
527
184
211
32
233
6
332
30
2,440
12
7.46
3.65
2.04
0.50
19.5
9.5
1.32
.292
3.31
8.26
7Dave Smith
D. Smith
176
1980s
513
47
41
.534
0
2.51
479
0
0
699.2
597
195
233
24
238
12
358
53
2,894
22
6.16
3.06
2.01
0.31
16.6
8.2
1.19
.268
3.00
7.68
8Steve Bedrosian
S. Bedrosian
161
1980s
438
45
43
.511
0
3.02
567
0
0
650.2
522
218
238
59
260
11
336
42
2,702
15
7.84
3.60
2.18
0.82
21.0
9.6
1.20
.257
3.29
7.22
9John Franco
J. Franco
148
1980s
393
42
30
.583
0
2.49
367
0
0
528.0
460
146
174
27
210
5
286
41
2,196
15
6.26
3.58
1.75
0.46
16.7
9.6
1.27
.273
2.97
7.84
10Greg Minton
G. Minton
146
1980s
625
52
55
.486
0
2.99
416
0
0
959.1
919
319
367
38
413
10
386
118
4,087
41
3.90
3.87
1.01
0.36
10.2
10.1
1.39
.274
3.44
8.62
11Willie Hernandez
W. Hernandez
140
1980s
564
50
44
.532
0
3.02
594
0
0
761.0
668
255
279
67
226
18
356
50
3,132
21
7.02
2.67
2.63
0.79
19.0
7.2
1.17
.270
3.30
7.90
12Todd Worrell
T. Worrell
126
1980s
281
28
30
.483
0
2.64
301
0
0
361.2
300
106
118
30
142
2
218
56
1,498
13
7.49
3.53
2.12
0.75
20.1
9.5
1.22
.264
2.94
7.47
13Tom Henke
T. Henke
122
1980s
320
27
22
.551
0
2.81
521
0
0
442.1
346
138
150
32
146
7
259
20
1,800
12
10.60
2.97
3.57
0.65
28.9
8.1
1.11
.287
3.05
7.04
14Ron Davis
R. Davis
121
1980s
433
33
51
.393
0
4.18
554
0
0
659.0
648
306
328
77
269
21
317
47
2,848
38
7.57
3.67
2.06
1.05
19.5
9.4
1.39
.296
4.48
8.85
15Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
120
1980s
243
24
26
.480
0
2.61
265
0
0
362.0
316
105
113
25
97
2
199
30
1,477
13
6.59
2.41
2.73
0.62
17.9
6.6
1.14
.267
2.81
7.86
16Jesse Orosco
J. Orosco
119
1980s
476
52
49
.515
0
2.47
601
0
0
682.0
530
187
216
46
269
14
290
42
2,806
14
7.93
3.55
2.23
0.61
21.4
9.6
1.17
.258
2.85
6.99
17Bob Stanley
B. Stanley
118
1980s
465
66
56
.541
0
3.34
451
0
0
949.0
983
352
418
58
280
27
322
67
4,008
15
4.28
2.66
1.61
0.55
11.3
7.0
1.33
.290
3.96
9.32
18Jay Howell
J. Howell
117
1980s
323
33
28
.541
0
3.11
392
0
0
466.1
425
161
170
25
161
6
225
21
1,953
19
7.57
3.11
2.43
0.48
20.1
8.2
1.26
.292
3.28
8.20
19Gene Garber
G. Garber
108
1980s
485
43
57
.430
0
3.28
446
0
0
718.2
722
262
310
50
210
13
328
73
3,051
14
5.59
2.63
2.12
0.63
14.6
6.9
1.30
.288
3.88
9.04
20Bill Caudill
B. Caudill
106
1980s
404
33
40
.452
0
3.29
479
0
0
520.1
430
190
202
59
221
8
287
33
2,179
10
8.29
3.82
2.17
1.02
22.0
10.1
1.25
.263
3.49
7.44
21Roger McDowell
R. McDowell
103
1980s
322
36
31
.537
0
2.82
255
0
0
514.2
457
161
190
23
172
11
230
31
2,145
21
4.46
3.01
1.48
0.40
11.9
8.0
1.22
.258
3.32
7.99
22Kent Tekulve
K. Tekulve
101
1980s
687
59
68
.465
0
2.97
466
0
0
896.1
846
296
339
42
301
10
424
120
3,771
9
4.68
3.02
1.55
0.42
12.4
8.0
1.28
.272
3.40
8.49
23Dan Plesac
D. Plesac
100
1980s
210
19
19
.500
0
2.63
268
0
0
284.0
237
83
94
21
81
3
179
5
1,155
14
8.49
2.57
3.31
0.67
23.2
7.0
1.12
.276
2.98
7.51
24Tom Niedenfuer
T. Niedenfuer
95
1980s
432
36
40
.474
0
3.28
442
0
0
588.0
535
214
225
57
201
13
264
60
2,461
11
6.77
3.08
2.20
0.87
18.0
8.2
1.25
.273
3.44
8.19
25Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
94
1980s
164
14
8
.636
0
2.26
231
0
0
235.1
168
59
62
19
30
3
132
4
895
1
8.83
1.15
7.70
0.73
25.8
3.4
0.84
.243
2.37
6.42
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