Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Lee Smith had the most saves when striking out >0 batters, with 193 saves.

Interpreted as:

most regular-season saves strikeouts pitcher 1980s

	NAME	SV	SO	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	IP	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
1	Lee Smith L. Smith	193	836	449	39	44	.470	6	2.68	0	0	707.1	571	211	222	42	261	7	360	58	2,899	32	10.64	3.32	3.20	0.53	28.8	9.0	1.18	.302	2.82	7.27
2	Jeff Reardon J. Reardon	180	712	426	42	37	.532	0	2.53	0	0	674.2	529	190	201	49	202	9	347	34	2,741	12	9.50	2.69	3.52	0.65	26.0	7.4	1.08	.271	2.68	7.06
3	Rich Gossage R. Gossage	162	646	350	39	28	.582	0	2.20	0	0	580.1	422	142	163	28	187	7	287	25	2,317	14	10.02	2.90	3.45	0.43	27.9	8.1	1.05	.272	2.53	6.54
4	Dave Righetti D. Righetti	134	884	346	65	46	.586	73	2.98	13	2	944.0	798	313	355	46	383	13	231	30	3,965	31	8.43	3.65	2.31	0.44	22.3	9.7	1.25	.285	3.38	7.61
5	Bruce Sutter B. Sutter	131	443	267	23	29	.442	0	2.60	0	0	463.0	395	134	148	34	127	6	205	34	1,870	6	8.61	2.47	3.49	0.66	23.7	6.8	1.13	.287	2.88	7.68
6	Steve Bedrosian S. Bedrosian	113	736	337	48	40	.545	43	2.78	0	0	758.2	602	234	260	65	316	15	233	34	3,154	17	8.73	3.75	2.33	0.77	23.3	10.0	1.21	.266	3.08	7.14
7	Dan Quisenberry D. Quisenberry	110	364	275	26	17	.605	0	2.18	0	0	529.1	469	128	140	26	69	5	228	33	2,093	3	6.19	1.17	5.28	0.44	17.4	3.3	1.02	.272	2.38	7.97
8	Dave Smith D. Smith	107	479	290	29	19	.604	0	1.81	0	0	463.2	350	93	117	11	139	5	204	32	1,875	13	9.30	2.70	3.45	0.21	25.5	7.4	1.05	.273	2.27	6.79
9	Tom Henke T. Henke	102	521	248	25	19	.568	0	2.38	0	0	382.1	259	101	107	26	111	6	208	16	1,503	7	12.26	2.61	4.69	0.61	34.7	7.4	0.97	.278	2.52	6.10
10	Willie Hernandez W. Hernandez	96	619	349	37	25	.597	8	2.65	0	0	607.0	475	179	190	51	175	16	227	30	2,451	17	9.18	2.59	3.54	0.76	25.3	7.1	1.07	.267	2.82	7.04
11	Ron Davis R. Davis	92	554	306	27	38	.415	0	3.75	0	0	510.2	457	213	230	62	187	15	233	30	2,156	31	9.76	3.30	2.96	1.09	25.7	8.7	1.26	.295	4.05	8.05
12	Jesse Orosco J. Orosco	86	606	328	42	36	.538	1	2.16	0	0	551.0	401	132	149	35	203	11	210	32	2,232	12	9.90	3.32	2.99	0.57	27.2	9.1	1.10	.266	2.43	6.55
13	Jay Howell J. Howell	86	472	239	32	23	.582	20	3.03	2	0	476.0	405	160	169	24	154	8	159	12	1,969	17	8.92	2.91	3.06	0.45	24.0	7.8	1.17	.291	3.20	7.66
14	John Franco J. Franco	84	367	243	28	20	.583	0	2.59	0	0	368.1	327	106	131	18	153	4	171	27	1,556	15	8.97	3.74	2.40	0.44	23.6	9.8	1.30	.305	3.20	7.99
15	Todd Worrell T. Worrell	78	301	176	24	16	.600	0	2.10	0	0	262.0	198	61	66	15	91	1	139	33	1,057	7	10.34	3.13	3.31	0.52	28.5	8.6	1.10	.282	2.27	6.80
16	Bill Caudill B. Caudill	78	516	277	30	27	.526	9	2.72	0	0	460.0	349	139	148	44	178	7	205	23	1,884	6	10.10	3.48	2.90	0.86	27.4	9.4	1.15	.268	2.90	6.83
17	Rollie Fingers R. Fingers	77	265	148	17	8	.680	0	1.53	0	0	271.1	197	46	52	11	57	2	122	17	1,057	11	8.79	1.89	4.65	0.36	25.1	5.4	0.94	.258	1.72	6.53
18	Greg Minton G. Minton	72	418	299	32	27	.542	1	2.49	0	0	560.0	498	155	179	21	215	5	194	69	2,332	21	6.72	3.46	1.94	0.34	17.9	9.2	1.27	.285	2.88	8.00
19	Dan Plesac D. Plesac	71	268	150	19	12	.613	0	2.08	0	0	234.0	184	54	64	17	57	3	129	3	938	11	10.31	2.19	4.70	0.65	28.6	6.1	1.03	.282	2.46	7.08
20	Mark Davis M. Davis	69	754	321	36	52	.409	68	3.60	4	2	771.0	659	308	333	77	277	16	151	35	3,195	44	8.80	3.23	2.72	0.90	23.6	8.7	1.21	.281	3.89	7.69
21	Bob Stanley B. Stanley	69	555	291	56	46	.549	36	3.42	9	2	881.1	892	335	382	63	238	17	179	38	3,669	16	5.67	2.43	2.33	0.64	15.1	6.5	1.28	.296	3.90	9.11
22	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	69	1,010	317	88	82	.518	194	3.79	40	7	1512.0	1,469	636	684	159	283	28	98	36	6,221	7	6.01	1.68	3.57	0.95	16.2	4.5	1.16	.276	4.07	8.74
23	Tom Niedenfuer T. Niedenfuer	66	442	265	29	23	.558	0	2.76	0	0	411.0	337	126	133	34	136	8	166	38	1,679	6	9.68	2.98	3.25	0.74	26.3	8.1	1.15	.286	2.91	7.38
24	Bobby Thigpen B. Thigpen	62	181	114	6	6	.500	0	1.78	0	0	197.0	145	39	41	12	58	6	93	5	792	5	8.27	2.65	3.12	0.55	22.9	7.3	1.03	.249	1.87	6.62
25	Gene Garber G. Garber	61	446	287	30	30	.500	0	2.74	0	0	499.2	464	152	177	33	125	7	196	41	2,071	12	8.03	2.25	3.57	0.59	21.5	6.0	1.18	.295	3.19	8.36

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has game-level data for saves and strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.

Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More MLB News

Justin Verlander plans to retire after this season, capping a career with 3 Cy Young Awards

Jul 8, 2026

Royals slugger Jac Caglianone latest to commit to participating in the Home Run Derby

Jul 8, 2026

This Date in Baseball - Derek Jeter homers for his 3,000th hit, 1st Yankees player to reach feat

Jul 8, 2026

Phillies' Wheeler sharply critical of MLB decision to exclude him from All-Star game

Jul 8, 2026

Rockies rally past the Dodgers 4-3 after 2 errors in the eighth

Jul 8, 2026

Cronenworth's 3-run homer carries Padres to 4-1 win over Gallen, Diamondbacks

Jul 8, 2026

More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

19

Crow-Armstrong

RBI

58

Swanson

AVG

.293

Crow-Armstrong

Team Pitching Leaders

6

Assad

100

Imanaga

ERA

1.85

Brown

Team Rankings

112

11th

460

5th

717

25th

ERA

4.33

19th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	58	33	.637
Cubs	51	40	.560	7.0
Cardinals	47	43	.522	10.5
Pirates	47	45	.511	11.5
Reds	41	49	.456	16.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 7/8	CHC	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Thu 7/9	CHC	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Fri 7/10	CHC	@	CIN	7:10 PM
Sat 7/11	CHC	@	CIN	7:10 PM
Sun 7/12	CHC	@	CIN	1:40 PM

Last Game

Cubs

51 - 40

Final

Orioles

42 - 50

Tue 7 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

31

Schwarber

29

Alvarez

27

Goodman

RBI Leaders

69

Walker

67

Alvarez

66

Kurtz

Batting Average Leaders

.343

Lopez

.327

Arraez

.319

Díaz

Hit Leaders

124

Lopez

112

Arraez

105

Alvarez

Run Leaders

83

Wood

64

Reynolds

63

Turang

OBP Leaders

.420

Alvarez

.410

Kurtz

.410

Soto

SLG Leaders

.621

Alvarez

.577

Rice

.575

Buxton

SB Leaders

33

Nuñez

30

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

10

Misiorowski

10

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

167

Misiorowski

137

Sánchez

137

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.62

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.25

Rodriguez

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.90

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.54

Misiorowski

10.91

deGrom

10.89

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

6.24

Schlittler

6.19

Misiorowski

5.71

Sánchez

Walk Leaders

17

Rasmussen

18

Martinez

20

Woo

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,731.4

Ohtani

1,382.1

Wood

1,254.9

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,186.6

Ohtani

1,026

Wood

941

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

56-37

53-37

52-37

52-38

51-41

50-41

Worst Record ATS

35-57

37-55

38-53

39-53

41-51

41-50

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	52	38	.578
Phillies	51	41	.554	2.0
Marlins	50	42	.543	3.0
Nationals	47	46	.505	6.5
Mets	38	54	.413	15.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	58	33	.637
Cubs	51	40	.560	7.0
Cardinals	47	43	.522	10.5
Pirates	47	45	.511	11.5
Reds	41	49	.456	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	60	33	.645
Diamondbacks	45	46	.495	14.0
Padres	45	46	.495	14.0
Giants	38	53	.418	21.0
Rockies	38	55	.409	22.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	53	36	.596
Yankees	50	41	.549	4.0
Blue Jays	43	49	.467	11.5
Red Sox	41	48	.461	12.0
Orioles	42	50	.457	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	47	43	.522
Guardians	47	45	.511	1.0
Twins	45	47	.489	3.0
Tigers	41	50	.451	6.5
Royals	38	54	.413	10.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	47	45	.511
Rangers	46	45	.505	0.5
Astros	46	48	.489	2.0
Athletics	41	50	.451	5.5
Angels	36	56	.391	11.0