relievers with the most saves in the 1990s

Between the 1990 and 1999 seasons, John Wetteland had the most saves by a relief pitcher, with 295 saves.

Interpreted as:
relievers with the most regular-season saves in the 1990s
NAME SV G W L W% GS ERA SO 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 John Wetteland
J. Wetteland
295
520
37
29
.561
0
2.51
637
0
0
583.2
445
163
187
52
186
10
459
24
2,376
20
9.82
2.87
3.42
0.80
26.8
7.8
1.08
.264
2.88
6.86
2 Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
293
530
32
33
.492
0
3.18
536
0
0
543.2
492
192
210
58
83
14
437
21
2,191
3
8.87
1.37
6.46
0.96
24.5
3.8
1.06
.289
3.48
8.14
3 Randy Myers
R. Myers
291
531
25
44
.362
0
3.35
565
0
0
574.1
517
214
224
48
256
8
433
31
2,449
23
8.85
4.01
2.21
0.75
23.1
10.5
1.35
.298
3.51
8.10
4 Jeff Montgomery
J. Montgomery
285
578
30
45
.400
0
3.42
579
0
0
694.2
640
264
291
70
232
22
491
34
2,914
23
7.50
3.01
2.50
0.91
19.9
8.0
1.26
.283
3.77
8.29
5 Rick Aguilera
R. Aguilera
282
534
37
41
.474
0
3.15
501
0
0
583.2
516
204
228
62
152
13
489
28
2,386
22
7.73
2.34
3.30
0.96
21.0
6.4
1.14
.274
3.52
7.96
6 John Franco
J. Franco
268
485
35
40
.467
0
2.81
434
0
0
513.1
501
160
191
29
194
10
425
23
2,213
29
7.61
3.40
2.24
0.51
19.6
8.8
1.35
.305
3.35
8.78
7 Rod Beck
R. Beck
260
540
26
37
.413
0
3.20
499
0
0
587.1
540
209
226
68
131
14
443
24
2,411
16
7.65
2.01
3.81
1.04
20.7
5.4
1.14
.278
3.46
8.27
8 Lee Smith
L. Smith
244
436
21
35
.375
0
3.15
415
0
0
453.2
417
159
171
38
152
3
353
27
1,907
10
8.23
3.02
2.73
0.75
21.8
8.0
1.25
.292
3.39
8.27
9 Roberto Hernandez
R. Hernandez
234
509
37
35
.514
0
2.95
565
0
0
570.2
481
187
205
39
239
18
430
22
2,415
19
8.91
3.77
2.36
0.62
23.4
9.9
1.26
.284
3.23
7.59
10 Trevor Hoffman
T. Hoffman
228
439
36
28
.563
0
2.69
580
0
0
509.0
365
152
167
46
164
4
354
35
2,041
30
10.26
2.90
3.54
0.81
28.4
8.0
1.04
.256
2.95
6.45
11 Doug Jones
D. Jones
223
614
45
57
.441
0
3.45
594
0
0
748.0
760
287
312
70
163
27
483
36
3,136
14
7.15
1.96
3.64
0.84
18.9
5.2
1.23
.302
3.75
9.14
12 Gregg Olson
G. Olson
190
507
34
34
.500
0
3.47
450
0
0
533.2
484
206
219
36
247
10
372
29
2,281
33
7.59
4.17
1.82
0.61
19.7
10.8
1.37
.291
3.69
8.16
13 Tom Henke
T. Henke
189
322
14
20
.412
0
2.49
340
0
0
347.1
261
96
102
32
109
2
289
9
1,394
18
8.81
2.82
3.12
0.83
24.4
7.8
1.07
.251
2.64
6.76
14 Robb Nen
R. Nen
185
424
29
31
.483
0
3.25
513
0
0
479.2
434
173
193
38
183
3
349
26
2,034
28
9.63
3.43
2.80
0.71
25.2
9.0
1.29
.305
3.62
8.14
15 Mike Henneman
M. Henneman
156
381
26
29
.473
0
3.42
331
0
0
454.2
444
173
196
28
166
9
318
52
1,948
33
6.55
3.29
1.99
0.55
17.0
8.5
1.34
.294
3.88
8.79
16 Jeff Brantley
J. Brantley
148
458
28
31
.475
0
2.85
523
0
0
581.1
454
184
197
63
254
18
308
39
2,416
16
8.10
3.93
2.06
0.98
21.6
10.5
1.22
.251
3.05
7.03
17 Jeff Russell
J. Russell
143
339
17
25
.405
0
3.16
233
0
0
347.0
325
122
140
29
128
9
251
16
1,479
18
6.04
3.32
1.82
0.75
15.8
8.7
1.31
.274
3.63
8.43
18 Troy Percival
T. Percival
139
306
14
22
.389
0
2.95
411
0
0
323.2
198
106
114
34
138
13
224
12
1,316
15
11.43
3.84
2.98
0.95
31.2
10.5
1.04
.228
3.17
5.51
19 Jose Mesa
J. Mesa
137
394
27
29
.482
0
3.47
359
0
0
448.1
449
173
195
38
181
17
274
26
1,946
30
7.21
3.63
1.98
0.76
18.4
9.3
1.41
.304
3.91
9.01
20 Bryan Harvey
B. Harvey
135
218
7
17
.292
0
2.44
300
0
0
251.0
177
68
79
20
81
1
196
12
1,012
13
10.76
2.90
3.70
0.72
29.6
8.0
1.03
.257
2.83
6.35
21 Jeff Shaw
J. Shaw
133
477
24
35
.407
0
3.15
410
0
0
631.1
589
221
247
61
163
18
267
33
2,609
14
5.84
2.32
2.52
0.87
15.7
6.2
1.19
.270
3.52
8.40
22 Todd Worrell
T. Worrell
130
336
22
22
.500
0
3.58
327
0
0
332.0
308
132
146
35
105
5
238
11
1,395
10
8.86
2.85
3.11
0.95
23.4
7.5
1.24
.296
3.96
8.35
23 Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
129
256
23
10
.697
0
2.07
299
0
0
326.2
236
75
78
14
99
6
184
13
1,308
5
8.24
2.73
3.02
0.39
22.9
7.6
1.03
.249
2.15
6.50
24 Todd Jones
T. Jones
128
392
28
24
.538
0
3.55
419
0
0
466.2
412
184
202
37
231
17
271
36
2,010
24
8.08
4.46
1.81
0.71
20.8
11.5
1.38
.287
3.90
7.95
25 Mel Rojas
M. Rojas
126
525
34
31
.523
0
3.82
562
0
0
667.0
591
283
305
65
254
37
282
31
2,830
30
7.58
3.43
2.21
0.88
19.9
9.0
1.27
.275
4.12
7.97
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
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Phillies Phillies
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Braves Braves
14
16
.467
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Nationals Nationals
14
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12
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/2
WSH WSH
@
CIN CIN
6:10 PM
Sat
5/3
WSH WSH
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Sun
5/4
WSH WSH
@
CIN CIN
4:10 PM
Mon
5/5
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Tue
5/6
CLE CLE
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WSH WSH
6:45 PM
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NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
21
11
.656
Phillies Phillies
17
14
.548
3.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
19
13
.594
Reds Reds
17
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NL West W L PCT GB
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Padres Padres
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AL East W L PCT GB
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Red Sox Red Sox
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Mariners Mariners
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MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
4/15
DET DET
@
MIL MIL
1-5
Tue
4/15
WSH WSH
@
PIT PIT
1-6
Tue
4/15
SEA SEA
@
CIN CIN
5-3
Tue
4/15
AZ AZ
@
MIA MIA
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Tue
4/15
BOS BOS
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TBR TBR
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/2
WSH WSH
@
CIN CIN
6:10 PM
Fri
5/2
SDP SDP
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
5/2
AZ AZ
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Fri
5/2
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Fri
5/2
KCR KCR
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM