Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Octavio Dotel fanned the most hitters by a relief pitcher, with 745 strikeouts.
| NAME | SO | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | 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 |  | O. Dotel | 745 | 523 | 36 | 29 | .554 | 0 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 573.0 | 423 | 196 | 217 | 65 | 242 | 25 | 217 | 24 | 2,384 | 28 | 11.70 | 3.80 | 3.08 | 1.02 | 31.3 | 10.2 | 1.16 | .274 | 3.41 | 6.64 |
| 2 | | B. Lidge | 710 | 516 | 25 | 28 | .472 | 0 | 3.58 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 526.0 | 430 | 209 | 228 | 51 | 237 | 31 | 322 | 29 | 2,246 | 41 | 12.15 | 4.06 | 3.00 | 0.87 | 31.6 | 10.6 | 1.27 | .311 | 3.90 | 7.36 |
| 3 | | B. Wagner | 698 | 558 | 23 | 24 | .489 | 0 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 580.2 | 405 | 155 | 176 | 55 | 170 | 23 | 465 | 18 | 2,309 | 33 | 10.82 | 2.63 | 4.11 | 0.85 | 30.2 | 7.4 | 0.99 | .257 | 2.73 | 6.28 |
| 4 | | K. Farnsworth | 687 | 621 | 25 | 41 | .379 | 0 | 4.19 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 615.0 | 571 | 286 | 317 | 81 | 274 | 14 | 185 | 30 | 2,658 | 28 | 10.05 | 4.01 | 2.51 | 1.19 | 25.8 | 10.3 | 1.37 | .306 | 4.64 | 8.36 |
| 5 |  | M. Rivera | 669 | 651 | 45 | 39 | .536 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 713.1 | 548 | 165 | 182 | 38 | 137 | 30 | 590 | 18 | 2,811 | 7 | 8.44 | 1.73 | 4.88 | 0.48 | 23.8 | 4.9 | 0.96 | .263 | 2.30 | 6.91 |
| 6 | | F. Rodriguez | 660 | 478 | 26 | 23 | .531 | 0 | 2.53 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 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 | 6.17 |
| 7 | | F. Cordero | 645 | 590 | 31 | 35 | .470 | 0 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 624.0 | 554 | 220 | 248 | 42 | 281 | 20 | 426 | 23 | 2,678 | 25 | 9.30 | 4.05 | 2.30 | 0.61 | 24.1 | 10.5 | 1.34 | .303 | 3.58 | 7.99 |
| 8 | | J. Nathan | 613 | 499 | 34 | 16 | .680 | 0 | 2.12 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 513.2 | 336 | 121 | 126 | 36 | 161 | 11 | 373 | 18 | 2,020 | 24 | 10.74 | 2.82 | 3.81 | 0.63 | 30.3 | 8.0 | 0.97 | .250 | 2.21 | 5.89 |
| 9 | | B.J. Ryan | 596 | 546 | 20 | 28 | .417 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 516.1 | 411 | 194 | 209 | 42 | 251 | 17 | 246 | 26 | 2,191 | 20 | 10.39 | 4.38 | 2.37 | 0.73 | 27.2 | 11.5 | 1.28 | .287 | 3.64 | 7.16 |
| 10 | | J. Speier | 549 | 575 | 35 | 30 | .538 | 0 | 3.88 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 625.2 | 557 | 270 | 286 | 93 | 205 | 45 | 172 | 35 | 2,657 | 35 | 7.90 | 2.95 | 2.68 | 1.34 | 20.7 | 7.7 | 1.22 | .263 | 4.11 | 8.01 |
| 11 | | D. Weathers | 549 | 711 | 41 | 52 | .441 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 761.0 | 701 | 286 | 314 | 75 | 321 | 33 | 261 | 51 | 3,258 | 11 | 6.49 | 3.80 | 1.71 | 0.89 | 16.9 | 9.9 | 1.34 | .275 | 3.71 | 8.29 |
| 12 | | S. Shields | 535 | 434 | 42 | 35 | .545 | 0 | 2.89 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 569.1 | 458 | 183 | 212 | 41 | 229 | 15 | 97 | 19 | 2,355 | 37 | 8.46 | 3.62 | 2.34 | 0.65 | 22.7 | 9.7 | 1.21 | .272 | 3.35 | 7.24 |
| 13 | | A. Benitez | 535 | 478 | 25 | 28 | .472 | 0 | 3.12 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 487.1 | 356 | 169 | 188 | 64 | 233 | 5 | 378 | 19 | 2,026 | 11 | 9.88 | 4.30 | 2.30 | 1.18 | 26.4 | 11.5 | 1.21 | .246 | 3.47 | 6.57 |
| 14 | | G. Mota | 530 | 558 | 34 | 35 | .493 | 0 | 3.97 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 646.1 | 564 | 285 | 296 | 68 | 246 | 18 | 162 | 38 | 2,709 | 25 | 7.38 | 3.43 | 2.15 | 0.95 | 19.6 | 9.1 | 1.25 | .269 | 4.12 | 7.85 |
| 15 | | B. Fuentes | 526 | 503 | 18 | 32 | .360 | 0 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 477.0 | 396 | 184 | 196 | 47 | 203 | 45 | 303 | 19 | 2,034 | 25 | 9.92 | 3.83 | 2.59 | 0.89 | 25.9 | 10.0 | 1.26 | .288 | 3.70 | 7.47 |
| 16 |  | T. Hoffman | 523 | 546 | 23 | 40 | .365 | 0 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 533.0 | 432 | 164 | 180 | 46 | 124 | 5 | 466 | 20 | 2,142 | 17 | 8.83 | 2.09 | 4.22 | 0.78 | 24.4 | 5.8 | 1.04 | .267 | 3.04 | 7.29 |
| 17 | | D. Marte | 518 | 535 | 23 | 26 | .469 | 0 | 3.36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 477.1 | 379 | 178 | 192 | 43 | 212 | 25 | 132 | 29 | 1,995 | 13 | 9.77 | 4.00 | 2.44 | 0.81 | 26.0 | 10.6 | 1.24 | .281 | 3.62 | 7.15 |
| 18 | | J. Isringhausen | 510 | 541 | 27 | 28 | .491 | 0 | 3.03 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 556.1 | 439 | 187 | 211 | 41 | 234 | 19 | 447 | 27 | 2,342 | 24 | 8.25 | 3.79 | 2.18 | 0.66 | 21.8 | 10.0 | 1.21 | .259 | 3.41 | 7.10 |
| 19 | | B. Howry | 508 | 618 | 39 | 43 | .476 | 0 | 3.71 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 630.2 | 589 | 260 | 276 | 70 | 183 | 24 | 216 | 35 | 2,638 | 16 | 7.25 | 2.61 | 2.78 | 1.00 | 19.3 | 6.9 | 1.22 | .280 | 3.94 | 8.41 |
| 20 | | A. Rhodes | 502 | 542 | 37 | 26 | .587 | 0 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 477.1 | 386 | 171 | 179 | 35 | 171 | 6 | 107 | 26 | 1,956 | 22 | 9.47 | 3.22 | 2.94 | 0.66 | 25.7 | 8.7 | 1.17 | .283 | 3.38 | 7.28 |
| 21 | | T. Gordon | 497 | 446 | 34 | 30 | .531 | 0 | 3.27 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 463.0 | 373 | 168 | 181 | 43 | 170 | 10 | 189 | 21 | 1,916 | 21 | 9.66 | 3.30 | 2.92 | 0.84 | 25.9 | 8.9 | 1.17 | .276 | 3.52 | 7.25 |
| 22 | | L. Hawkins | 494 | 654 | 34 | 37 | .479 | 0 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 676.0 | 644 | 243 | 261 | 56 | 208 | 7 | 258 | 24 | 2,815 | 35 | 6.58 | 2.77 | 2.38 | 0.75 | 17.5 | 7.4 | 1.26 | .287 | 3.47 | 8.57 |
| 23 | | E. Gagne | 492 | 354 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 0 | 2.62 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 378.1 | 264 | 110 | 115 | 33 | 113 | 15 | 269 | 12 | 1,505 | 10 | 11.70 | 2.69 | 4.35 | 0.79 | 32.7 | 7.5 | 1.00 | .271 | 2.74 | 6.28 |
| 24 | | L. Vizcaino | 490 | 542 | 35 | 30 | .538 | 0 | 4.32 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 543.1 | 492 | 261 | 271 | 78 | 234 | 16 | 155 | 37 | 2,331 | 25 | 8.12 | 3.88 | 2.09 | 1.29 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 1.34 | .274 | 4.49 | 8.15 |
| 25 | | K. Foulke | 484 | 471 | 31 | 27 | .534 | 0 | 3.04 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 542.2 | 441 | 183 | 189 | 61 | 130 | 33 | 352 | 15 | 2,197 | 9 | 8.03 | 2.16 | 3.72 | 1.01 | 22.0 | 5.9 | 1.05 | .255 | 3.13 | 7.31 |
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