Aroldis Chapman has struck out the most career hitters by a relief pitcher in the regular-season and playoffs, with 1,454 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 |  | A. Chapman | 1,454 | 948 | 65 | 54 | .546 | 0 | 2.47 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 910.2 | 542 | 250 | 279 | 59 | 446 | 37 | 624 | 8 | 3,712 | 91 | 14.37 | 4.41 | 3.26 | 0.58 | 39.2 | 12.0 | 1.08 | .281 | 2.76 | 5.36 |
| 2 |  | K. Jansen | 1,406 | 1,026 | 59 | 46 | .562 | 0 | 2.59 | 0 | 0 | 508 | 1022.1 | 663 | 294 | 316 | 100 | 318 | 35 | 772 | 24 | 4,055 | 22 | 12.38 | 2.80 | 4.42 | 0.88 | 34.7 | 7.8 | 0.96 | .256 | 2.78 | 5.84 |
| 3 |  | R. Gossage | 1,369 | 984 | 117 | 86 | .576 | 0 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 1588.0 | 1,256 | 489 | 547 | 101 | 635 | 40 | 698 | 88 | 6,532 | 56 | 7.76 | 3.60 | 2.16 | 0.57 | 21.0 | 9.7 | 1.19 | .263 | 3.10 | 7.12 |
| 4 | | H. Wilhelm | 1,366 | 1,020 | 124 | 103 | .546 | 0 | 2.49 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 1874.2 | 1,437 | 518 | 636 | 125 | 661 | 51 | 652 | 58 | 7,628 | 83 | 6.56 | 3.17 | 2.07 | 0.60 | 17.9 | 8.7 | 1.12 | .242 | 3.05 | 6.90 |
| 5 |  | C. Kimbrel | 1,346 | 914 | 56 | 53 | .514 | 0 | 2.73 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 885.1 | 544 | 269 | 300 | 83 | 382 | 46 | 690 | 12 | 3,582 | 77 | 13.68 | 3.88 | 3.52 | 0.84 | 37.6 | 10.7 | 1.05 | .267 | 3.05 | 5.53 |
| 6 |  | M. Rivera | 1,245 | 1,201 | 87 | 58 | .600 | 0 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | 694 | 1374.2 | 1,020 | 293 | 318 | 65 | 287 | 47 | 1,030 | 45 | 5,397 | 16 | 8.15 | 1.88 | 4.34 | 0.43 | 23.1 | 5.3 | 0.95 | .254 | 2.08 | 6.68 |
| 7 | | D. Robertson | 1,232 | 923 | 74 | 47 | .612 | 0 | 2.96 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 941.0 | 712 | 309 | 333 | 87 | 380 | 27 | 369 | 41 | 3,883 | 60 | 11.78 | 3.63 | 3.24 | 0.83 | 31.7 | 9.8 | 1.16 | .290 | 3.18 | 6.81 |
| 8 | | L. Smith | 1,232 | 1,020 | 71 | 89 | .444 | 0 | 3.01 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 1257.2 | 1,104 | 420 | 461 | 88 | 475 | 9 | 806 | 100 | 5,257 | 46 | 8.82 | 3.40 | 2.59 | 0.63 | 23.4 | 9.0 | 1.26 | .294 | 3.30 | 7.90 |
| 9 | | R. Fingers | 1,228 | 937 | 111 | 105 | .514 | 0 | 2.71 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 1563.0 | 1,326 | 471 | 522 | 102 | 446 | 32 | 730 | 109 | 6,336 | 38 | 7.07 | 2.57 | 2.75 | 0.59 | 19.4 | 7.0 | 1.13 | .270 | 3.01 | 7.64 |
| 10 | | B. Wagner | 1,209 | 867 | 48 | 41 | .539 | 0 | 2.41 | 0 | 0 | 425 | 914.2 | 622 | 245 | 275 | 85 | 302 | 34 | 712 | 26 | 3,659 | 44 | 11.90 | 2.97 | 4.00 | 0.84 | 33.0 | 8.3 | 1.01 | .265 | 2.71 | 6.12 |
| 11 | | F. Rodriguez | 1,191 | 974 | 57 | 57 | .500 | 0 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 1012.2 | 770 | 322 | 351 | 103 | 407 | 18 | 685 | 44 | 4,169 | 73 | 10.58 | 3.62 | 2.93 | 0.92 | 28.6 | 9.8 | 1.16 | .272 | 3.12 | 6.84 |
| 12 | | J. Orosco | 1,191 | 1,272 | 90 | 79 | .533 | 0 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1298.2 | 1,051 | 452 | 509 | 113 | 578 | 36 | 508 | 87 | 5,463 | 40 | 8.25 | 4.01 | 2.06 | 0.78 | 21.8 | 10.6 | 1.25 | .265 | 3.53 | 7.28 |
| 13 | | L. McDaniel | 1,165 | 913 | 119 | 88 | .575 | 0 | 3.14 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 1694.2 | 1,590 | 591 | 682 | 122 | 486 | 11 | 577 | 120 | 7,019 | 92 | 6.19 | 2.58 | 2.40 | 0.65 | 16.6 | 6.9 | 1.23 | .280 | 3.62 | 8.44 |
| 14 |  | T. Hoffman | 1,147 | 1,047 | 62 | 77 | .446 | 0 | 2.87 | 0 | 0 | 605 | 1102.1 | 857 | 352 | 384 | 102 | 312 | 9 | 867 | 59 | 4,443 | 49 | 9.36 | 2.55 | 3.68 | 0.83 | 25.8 | 7.0 | 1.06 | .263 | 3.14 | 7.00 |
| 15 | | T. McGraw | 1,022 | 811 | 92 | 72 | .561 | 0 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 1353.2 | 1,142 | 427 | 482 | 75 | 527 | 21 | 560 | 132 | 5,614 | 54 | 6.79 | 3.50 | 1.94 | 0.50 | 18.2 | 9.4 | 1.23 | .269 | 3.20 | 7.59 |
| 16 | | M. Jackson | 1,008 | 1,029 | 62 | 65 | .488 | 0 | 3.36 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1183.1 | 980 | 442 | 483 | 121 | 453 | 56 | 433 | 85 | 4,939 | 34 | 7.67 | 3.45 | 2.23 | 0.92 | 20.4 | 9.2 | 1.21 | .260 | 3.67 | 7.45 |
| 17 | | D. McMahon | 1,006 | 882 | 90 | 66 | .577 | 0 | 2.95 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 1310.1 | 1,050 | 429 | 479 | 104 | 582 | 34 | 513 | 82 | 5,499 | 74 | 6.91 | 4.00 | 1.73 | 0.71 | 18.3 | 10.6 | 1.25 | .251 | 3.29 | 7.21 |
| 18 | | D. Plesac | 990 | 1,051 | 62 | 67 | .481 | 0 | 3.57 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 1003.1 | 910 | 398 | 441 | 98 | 370 | 14 | 422 | 52 | 4,233 | 41 | 8.88 | 3.32 | 2.68 | 0.88 | 23.4 | 8.7 | 1.28 | .294 | 3.96 | 8.16 |
| 19 | | O. Dotel | 988 | 750 | 53 | 42 | .558 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 783.1 | 593 | 290 | 317 | 86 | 324 | 33 | 307 | 38 | 3,271 | 42 | 11.35 | 3.72 | 3.05 | 0.99 | 30.2 | 9.9 | 1.17 | .276 | 3.64 | 6.81 |
| 20 | | J. Franco | 985 | 1,134 | 92 | 87 | .514 | 0 | 2.88 | 0 | 0 | 425 | 1260.0 | 1,177 | 403 | 469 | 81 | 498 | 22 | 778 | 78 | 5,366 | 55 | 7.04 | 3.56 | 1.98 | 0.58 | 18.4 | 9.3 | 1.33 | .290 | 3.35 | 8.41 |
| 21 | | A. Benitez | 982 | 790 | 43 | 49 | .467 | 0 | 3.15 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 809.1 | 570 | 283 | 310 | 102 | 422 | 16 | 540 | 35 | 3,388 | 18 | 10.92 | 4.69 | 2.33 | 1.13 | 29.0 | 12.5 | 1.23 | .251 | 3.45 | 6.34 |
| 22 | | F. Rodney | 966 | 971 | 49 | 71 | .408 | 0 | 3.84 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 950.1 | 833 | 405 | 446 | 75 | 483 | 53 | 593 | 40 | 4,151 | 68 | 9.15 | 4.57 | 2.00 | 0.71 | 23.3 | 11.6 | 1.38 | .294 | 4.22 | 7.89 |
| 23 | | R. Hernandez | 942 | 1,018 | 66 | 72 | .478 | 0 | 3.42 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 1068.2 | 1,002 | 406 | 468 | 95 | 462 | 35 | 676 | 55 | 4,622 | 50 | 7.93 | 3.89 | 2.04 | 0.80 | 20.4 | 10.0 | 1.37 | .294 | 3.94 | 8.44 |
| 24 | | M. Stanton | 939 | 1,230 | 73 | 65 | .529 | 0 | 3.85 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 1165.2 | 1,127 | 498 | 538 | 94 | 440 | 33 | 378 | 85 | 4,970 | 37 | 7.25 | 3.40 | 2.13 | 0.73 | 18.9 | 8.9 | 1.34 | .298 | 4.15 | 8.70 |
| 25 | | T. Gordon | 934 | 708 | 65 | 54 | .546 | 0 | 3.39 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 869.0 | 676 | 327 | 347 | 71 | 367 | 18 | 353 | 40 | 3,615 | 57 | 9.67 | 3.80 | 2.54 | 0.74 | 25.8 | 10.2 | 1.20 | .272 | 3.59 | 7.00 |
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