Between 1980 and 2020, Eddie Guardado and Michael Jackson were tied for giving up the most home runs by a relief pitcher, with 119 HR.
| NAME | HR | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | SO | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Guardado | 119 | 883 | 43 | 46 | .483 | 0 | 3.90 | 738 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 819.0 | 725 | 355 | 377 | 298 | 15 | 401 | 37 | 3,433 | 25 | 8.11 | 3.27 | 2.48 | 1.31 | 21.5 | 8.7 | 1.25 | .268 | 4.14 | 7.97 |
| 2 | | M. Jackson | 119 | 998 | 61 | 63 | .492 | 0 | 3.33 | 983 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 1154.2 | 948 | 427 | 467 | 440 | 56 | 422 | 80 | 4,810 | 34 | 7.66 | 3.43 | 2.23 | 0.93 | 20.4 | 9.1 | 1.20 | .258 | 3.64 | 7.39 |
| 3 | | M. Timlin | 118 | 1,054 | 74 | 71 | .510 | 0 | 3.64 | 859 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 1185.1 | 1,148 | 479 | 526 | 369 | 47 | 467 | 72 | 4,999 | 31 | 6.52 | 2.80 | 2.33 | 0.90 | 17.2 | 7.4 | 1.28 | .286 | 3.99 | 8.72 |
| 4 | | J. Speier | 108 | 613 | 35 | 33 | .515 | 0 | 4.11 | 588 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 675.0 | 612 | 308 | 324 | 231 | 45 | 190 | 37 | 2,883 | 38 | 7.84 | 3.08 | 2.55 | 1.44 | 20.4 | 8.0 | 1.25 | .264 | 4.32 | 8.16 |
| 5 | | J. Orosco | 108 | 1,232 | 86 | 76 | .531 | 0 | 3.07 | 1,152 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 1250.2 | 1,010 | 427 | 483 | 554 | 32 | 495 | 85 | 5,260 | 40 | 8.29 | 3.99 | 2.08 | 0.78 | 21.9 | 10.5 | 1.25 | .264 | 3.48 | 7.27 |
| 6 | | S. Reed | 107 | 833 | 49 | 44 | .527 | 0 | 3.63 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 870.2 | 811 | 351 | 384 | 285 | 61 | 196 | 46 | 3,662 | 11 | 6.51 | 2.95 | 2.21 | 1.11 | 17.2 | 7.8 | 1.26 | .273 | 3.97 | 8.38 |
| 7 | | J. Reardon | 107 | 862 | 72 | 75 | .490 | 0 | 3.18 | 867 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 1111.2 | 988 | 393 | 419 | 349 | 27 | 685 | 62 | 4,639 | 18 | 7.02 | 2.83 | 2.48 | 0.87 | 18.7 | 7.5 | 1.20 | .268 | 3.39 | 8.00 |
| 8 | | D. Weathers | 102 | 895 | 55 | 61 | .474 | 0 | 3.80 | 758 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 1018.0 | 986 | 430 | 468 | 445 | 44 | 304 | 65 | 4,427 | 23 | 6.70 | 3.93 | 1.70 | 0.90 | 17.1 | 10.1 | 1.41 | .287 | 4.14 | 8.72 |
| 9 | | K. Farnsworth | 100 | 867 | 37 | 55 | .402 | 0 | 4.00 | 877 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 844.2 | 781 | 375 | 409 | 348 | 23 | 293 | 36 | 3,622 | 38 | 9.34 | 3.71 | 2.52 | 1.07 | 24.2 | 9.6 | 1.34 | .299 | 4.36 | 8.32 |
| 10 |  | T. Hoffman | 100 | 1,035 | 61 | 75 | .449 | 0 | 2.87 | 1,133 | 0 | 0 | 601 | 1089.1 | 846 | 347 | 378 | 307 | 9 | 856 | 58 | 4,388 | 49 | 9.36 | 2.54 | 3.69 | 0.83 | 25.8 | 7.0 | 1.06 | .263 | 3.12 | 6.99 |
| 11 | | F. Rodriguez | 98 | 948 | 52 | 53 | .495 | 0 | 2.86 | 1,142 | 0 | 0 | 437 | 976.0 | 738 | 310 | 336 | 389 | 17 | 677 | 42 | 4,011 | 68 | 10.53 | 3.59 | 2.94 | 0.90 | 28.5 | 9.7 | 1.15 | .271 | 3.10 | 6.81 |
| 12 | | D. Plesac | 98 | 1,050 | 62 | 67 | .481 | 0 | 3.55 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 1003.0 | 907 | 396 | 439 | 370 | 14 | 422 | 52 | 4,229 | 41 | 8.88 | 3.32 | 2.68 | 0.88 | 23.4 | 8.7 | 1.27 | .293 | 3.94 | 8.14 |
| 13 | | T. Clippard | 97 | 763 | 51 | 45 | .531 | 0 | 2.95 | 896 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 795.1 | 548 | 261 | 279 | 304 | 25 | 194 | 16 | 3,226 | 44 | 10.14 | 3.44 | 2.95 | 1.10 | 27.8 | 9.4 | 1.07 | .237 | 3.16 | 6.20 |
| 14 | | R. Beck | 97 | 704 | 38 | 45 | .458 | 0 | 3.30 | 644 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 768.0 | 703 | 282 | 308 | 191 | 20 | 519 | 33 | 3,170 | 23 | 7.55 | 2.24 | 3.37 | 1.14 | 20.3 | 6.0 | 1.16 | .273 | 3.61 | 8.24 |
| 15 | | R. Springer | 96 | 713 | 31 | 31 | .500 | 0 | 3.98 | 698 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 719.0 | 636 | 318 | 339 | 285 | 31 | 168 | 30 | 3,066 | 31 | 8.74 | 3.57 | 2.45 | 1.20 | 22.8 | 9.3 | 1.28 | .276 | 4.24 | 7.96 |
| 16 | | J. Mesa | 96 | 927 | 53 | 69 | .434 | 0 | 3.95 | 753 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 984.0 | 1,007 | 432 | 475 | 419 | 40 | 633 | 51 | 4,321 | 58 | 6.89 | 3.83 | 1.80 | 0.88 | 17.4 | 9.7 | 1.45 | .302 | 4.34 | 9.21 |
| 17 | | J. Peralta | 95 | 620 | 20 | 35 | .364 | 0 | 4.03 | 612 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 648.0 | 566 | 290 | 303 | 185 | 13 | 140 | 23 | 2,657 | 22 | 8.50 | 2.57 | 3.31 | 1.32 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 1.16 | .269 | 4.21 | 7.86 |
| 18 | | A. Benitez | 95 | 762 | 40 | 47 | .460 | 0 | 3.13 | 946 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 779.0 | 545 | 271 | 296 | 403 | 16 | 527 | 32 | 3,253 | 18 | 10.93 | 4.66 | 2.35 | 1.10 | 29.1 | 12.4 | 1.22 | .251 | 3.42 | 6.30 |
| 19 | | R. Hernandez | 95 | 1,007 | 66 | 71 | .482 | 0 | 3.42 | 940 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 1060.0 | 992 | 403 | 465 | 457 | 35 | 667 | 53 | 4,583 | 49 | 7.98 | 3.88 | 2.06 | 0.81 | 20.5 | 10.0 | 1.37 | .294 | 3.95 | 8.42 |
| 20 | | B. Howry | 93 | 769 | 45 | 52 | .464 | 0 | 3.84 | 653 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 787.2 | 731 | 336 | 366 | 253 | 29 | 295 | 42 | 3,321 | 24 | 7.46 | 2.89 | 2.58 | 1.06 | 19.7 | 7.6 | 1.25 | .278 | 4.18 | 8.35 |
| 21 | | T. Jones | 93 | 981 | 58 | 62 | .483 | 0 | 3.95 | 866 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 1067.2 | 1,063 | 468 | 513 | 443 | 38 | 619 | 62 | 4,629 | 43 | 7.30 | 3.73 | 1.95 | 0.78 | 18.7 | 9.6 | 1.41 | .304 | 4.32 | 8.96 |
| 22 | | M. Stanton | 93 | 1,177 | 68 | 63 | .519 | 0 | 3.93 | 892 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 1110.0 | 1,084 | 485 | 523 | 419 | 33 | 363 | 76 | 4,748 | 35 | 7.23 | 3.40 | 2.13 | 0.75 | 18.8 | 8.8 | 1.35 | .299 | 4.24 | 8.79 |
| 23 | | A. Embree | 92 | 878 | 39 | 43 | .476 | 0 | 4.54 | 679 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 756.0 | 725 | 381 | 415 | 285 | 19 | 217 | 35 | 3,237 | 23 | 8.08 | 3.39 | 2.38 | 1.10 | 21.0 | 8.8 | 1.34 | .293 | 4.94 | 8.63 |
| 24 | | J. Brantley | 91 | 597 | 37 | 39 | .487 | 0 | 3.29 | 665 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 766.1 | 656 | 280 | 299 | 329 | 22 | 379 | 48 | 3,232 | 22 | 7.81 | 3.86 | 2.02 | 1.07 | 20.6 | 10.2 | 1.29 | .266 | 3.51 | 7.70 |
| 25 | | E. Plunk | 91 | 673 | 63 | 42 | .600 | 0 | 3.52 | 893 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 920.0 | 801 | 360 | 398 | 482 | 28 | 234 | 42 | 3,989 | 60 | 8.74 | 4.72 | 1.85 | 0.89 | 22.4 | 12.1 | 1.39 | .285 | 3.89 | 7.84 |
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