Mark Eichhorn fanned the most hitters by a relief pitcher in 1986, with 166 strikeouts in his rookie season.
| NAME | SO | SEASON | TM | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Eichhorn | 166 | 1986 | 69 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 0 | 1.72 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 157.0 | 105 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 45 | 7 | 38 | 14 | 612 | 2 | 9.52 | 2.58 | 3.69 | 0.46 | 27.1 | 7.4 | 0.96 | .251 | 1.83 | 6.02 | |
| 2 | | T. Henke | 118 | 1986 | 63 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 3.35 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 91.1 | 63 | 34 | 39 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 370 | 3 | 11.63 | 3.15 | 3.69 | 0.59 | 31.9 | 8.6 | 1.04 | .268 | 3.84 | 6.21 | |
| 3 | | R. Robinson | 117 | 1986 | 70 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 116.2 | 110 | 42 | 44 | 10 | 43 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 487 | 3 | 9.03 | 3.32 | 2.72 | 0.77 | 24.0 | 8.8 | 1.31 | .317 | 3.39 | 8.49 | |
| 4 | | K. Howell | 104 | 1986 | 62 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 3.87 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 97.2 | 86 | 42 | 48 | 7 | 63 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 437 | 4 | 9.58 | 5.81 | 1.65 | 0.65 | 23.8 | 14.4 | 1.53 | .304 | 4.42 | 7.92 | |
| 5 | | G. Harris | 95 | 1986 | 73 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 111.1 | 103 | 35 | 40 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 462 | 2 | 7.68 | 3.40 | 2.26 | 0.97 | 20.6 | 9.1 | 1.30 | .292 | 3.23 | 8.33 | |
| 6 | | L. Smith | 93 | 1986 | 66 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 3.09 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 90.1 | 69 | 31 | 32 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 59 | 11 | 372 | 2 | 9.27 | 4.18 | 2.21 | 0.70 | 25.0 | 11.3 | 1.23 | .270 | 3.19 | 6.87 | |
| 7 | | M. Williams | 90 | 1986 | 80 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 3.58 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 98.0 | 69 | 39 | 39 | 8 | 79 | 11 | 38 | 8 | 435 | 5 | 8.27 | 7.26 | 1.14 | 0.73 | 20.7 | 18.2 | 1.51 | .247 | 3.58 | 6.34 | |
| 8 | | J. Robinson | 89 | 1986 | 63 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100.1 | 86 | 34 | 41 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 413 | 11 | 7.98 | 2.87 | 2.78 | 0.63 | 21.5 | 7.7 | 1.18 | .278 | 3.68 | 7.71 | |
| 9 | | M. Davis | 86 | 1986 | 65 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 3.09 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75.2 | 55 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 306 | 3 | 10.23 | 3.45 | 2.97 | 0.59 | 28.1 | 9.5 | 1.11 | .270 | 3.57 | 6.54 | |
| 10 | | M. Clear | 85 | 1986 | 59 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 73.2 | 53 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 306 | 8 | 10.38 | 4.40 | 2.36 | 0.49 | 27.8 | 11.8 | 1.21 | .272 | 2.81 | 6.48 | |
| 11 | | G. Walter | 84 | 1986 | 57 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 98.0 | 89 | 42 | 47 | 7 | 49 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 422 | 6 | 7.71 | 4.50 | 1.71 | 0.64 | 19.9 | 11.6 | 1.41 | .295 | 4.32 | 8.17 | |
| 12 | | J. Franco | 84 | 1986 | 74 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 101.0 | 90 | 33 | 40 | 7 | 44 | 2 | 52 | 12 | 429 | 4 | 7.49 | 3.92 | 1.91 | 0.62 | 19.6 | 10.3 | 1.33 | .284 | 3.56 | 8.02 | |
| 13 | | S. Farr | 83 | 1986 | 56 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 109.1 | 90 | 38 | 39 | 10 | 39 | 4 | 33 | 8 | 443 | 4 | 6.83 | 3.21 | 2.13 | 0.82 | 18.7 | 8.8 | 1.18 | .261 | 3.21 | 7.41 | |
| 14 | | D. Righetti | 83 | 1986 | 74 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 106.2 | 88 | 29 | 31 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 68 | 7 | 435 | 1 | 7.00 | 2.95 | 2.37 | 0.34 | 19.1 | 8.0 | 1.15 | .270 | 2.62 | 7.43 | |
| 15 | | S. Bedrosian | 82 | 1986 | 68 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 3.39 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 90.1 | 79 | 34 | 39 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 56 | 10 | 381 | 5 | 8.17 | 3.39 | 2.41 | 1.20 | 21.5 | 8.9 | 1.25 | .265 | 3.89 | 7.87 | |
| 16 | | T. Stoddard | 81 | 1986 | TOT | 54 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.2 | 74 | 40 | 43 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 411 | 5 | 7.70 | 5.42 | 1.42 | 1.14 | 19.7 | 13.9 | 1.38 | .238 | 4.09 | 7.04 |
| 17 | | R. Bordi | 79 | 1986 | 51 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 4.41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 102.0 | 100 | 50 | 53 | 12 | 41 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 443 | 1 | 6.97 | 3.62 | 1.93 | 1.06 | 17.8 | 9.3 | 1.38 | .286 | 4.68 | 8.82 | |
| 18 | | C. Kerfeld | 77 | 1986 | 61 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 0 | 2.59 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 93.2 | 71 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 390 | 7 | 7.40 | 4.04 | 1.83 | 0.48 | 19.7 | 10.8 | 1.21 | .250 | 3.07 | 6.82 | |
| 19 | | W. Hernandez | 77 | 1986 | 64 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 3.55 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 88.2 | 87 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 376 | 2 | 7.82 | 2.13 | 3.67 | 1.32 | 20.5 | 5.6 | 1.22 | .285 | 3.55 | 8.83 | |
| 20 | | D. Plesac | 75 | 1986 | 51 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 0 | 2.97 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 91.0 | 81 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 377 | 4 | 7.42 | 2.87 | 2.59 | 0.49 | 19.9 | 7.7 | 1.21 | .284 | 3.36 | 8.01 | |
| 21 | | T. Worrell | 73 | 1986 | 74 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 103.2 | 86 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 60 | 16 | 430 | 1 | 6.34 | 3.56 | 1.78 | 0.78 | 17.0 | 9.5 | 1.23 | .252 | 2.52 | 7.47 | |
| 22 | | M. Young | 72 | 1986 | 60 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 3.23 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 83.2 | 81 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 33 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 359 | 6 | 7.75 | 3.55 | 2.18 | 0.54 | 20.1 | 9.2 | 1.36 | .314 | 3.33 | 8.71 | |
| 23 | | C. Lefferts | 72 | 1986 | 83 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 3.09 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 107.2 | 98 | 37 | 41 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 446 | 1 | 6.02 | 3.68 | 1.64 | 0.59 | 16.1 | 9.9 | 1.32 | .283 | 3.43 | 8.19 | |
| 24 | | T. Burke | 71 | 1986 | 66 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 3.21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 89.2 | 91 | 32 | 36 | 7 | 45 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 405 | 4 | 7.13 | 4.52 | 1.58 | 0.70 | 17.5 | 11.1 | 1.52 | .302 | 3.61 | 9.13 | |
| 25 | | M. Huismann | 70 | 1986 | TOT | 45 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 3.43 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 94.1 | 91 | 36 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 392 | 5 | 6.68 | 2.39 | 2.80 | 1.53 | 17.9 | 6.4 | 1.23 | .268 | 3.91 | 8.68 |
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