Aroldis Chapman and Hoyt Wilhelm are tied for fanning the most career batters by a relief pitcher, with 1,363 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 | 1,363 | 889 | 60 | 50 | .545 | 0 | 2.51 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 846.0 | 494 | 236 | 262 | 54 | 420 | 34 | 584 | 7 | 3,447 | 88 | 14.50 | 4.47 | 3.25 | 0.57 | 39.5 | 12.2 | 1.08 | .279 | 2.79 | 5.26 |
| 2 |  | H. Wilhelm | 1,363 | 1,018 | 124 | 103 | .546 | 0 | 2.49 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 1872.1 | 1,436 | 518 | 636 | 125 | 661 | 51 | 651 | 58 | 7,619 | 83 | 6.55 | 3.18 | 2.06 | 0.60 | 17.9 | 8.7 | 1.12 | .242 | 3.06 | 6.90 |
| 3 | | R. Gossage | 1,340 | 965 | 115 | 85 | .575 | 0 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 1556.2 | 1,235 | 479 | 537 | 98 | 628 | 38 | 681 | 87 | 6,408 | 56 | 7.75 | 3.63 | 2.13 | 0.57 | 20.9 | 9.8 | 1.20 | .264 | 3.10 | 7.14 |
| 4 |  | C. Kimbrel | 1,304 | 874 | 56 | 50 | .528 | 0 | 2.65 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 844.2 | 512 | 249 | 278 | 79 | 356 | 41 | 670 | 12 | 3,403 | 73 | 13.89 | 3.79 | 3.66 | 0.84 | 38.3 | 10.5 | 1.03 | .267 | 2.96 | 5.46 |
| 5 |  | K. Jansen | 1,301 | 957 | 55 | 44 | .556 | 0 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 | 484 | 947.2 | 624 | 277 | 297 | 93 | 293 | 32 | 718 | 20 | 3,765 | 21 | 12.36 | 2.78 | 4.44 | 0.88 | 34.6 | 7.8 | 0.97 | .260 | 2.82 | 5.93 |
| 6 | | L. Smith | 1,225 | 1,016 | 71 | 87 | .449 | 0 | 2.98 | 0 | 0 | 478 | 1252.1 | 1,095 | 415 | 456 | 87 | 474 | 9 | 802 | 100 | 5,230 | 46 | 8.80 | 3.41 | 2.58 | 0.63 | 23.4 | 9.1 | 1.25 | .293 | 3.28 | 7.87 |
| 7 | | B. Wagner | 1,196 | 853 | 47 | 40 | .540 | 0 | 2.31 | 0 | 0 | 422 | 903.0 | 601 | 232 | 262 | 82 | 300 | 33 | 703 | 26 | 3,600 | 43 | 11.92 | 2.99 | 3.99 | 0.82 | 33.2 | 8.3 | 1.00 | .261 | 2.61 | 5.99 |
| 8 | | R. Fingers | 1,183 | 907 | 107 | 101 | .514 | 0 | 2.73 | 0 | 0 | 341 | 1505.2 | 1,276 | 456 | 502 | 97 | 429 | 29 | 709 | 105 | 6,104 | 37 | 7.07 | 2.56 | 2.76 | 0.58 | 19.4 | 7.0 | 1.13 | .270 | 3.00 | 7.63 |
| 9 | | D. Robertson | 1,175 | 880 | 68 | 46 | .596 | 0 | 2.93 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 893.1 | 674 | 291 | 315 | 81 | 364 | 25 | 358 | 38 | 3,687 | 57 | 11.84 | 3.67 | 3.23 | 0.82 | 31.9 | 9.9 | 1.16 | .290 | 3.17 | 6.79 |
| 10 | | J. Orosco | 1,169 | 1,248 | 87 | 78 | .527 | 0 | 3.12 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 1277.0 | 1,035 | 442 | 499 | 112 | 568 | 34 | 501 | 85 | 5,374 | 40 | 8.24 | 4.00 | 2.06 | 0.79 | 21.8 | 10.6 | 1.26 | .264 | 3.52 | 7.29 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 | | F. Rodriguez | 1,142 | 948 | 52 | 53 | .495 | 0 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 | 437 | 976.0 | 738 | 310 | 336 | 98 | 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 |
| 13 |  | M. Rivera | 1,135 | 1,105 | 79 | 57 | .581 | 0 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 | 652 | 1233.2 | 934 | 282 | 305 | 63 | 266 | 44 | 952 | 41 | 4,870 | 13 | 8.28 | 1.94 | 4.27 | 0.46 | 23.3 | 5.5 | 0.97 | .259 | 2.23 | 6.81 |
| 14 |  | T. Hoffman | 1,133 | 1,035 | 61 | 75 | .449 | 0 | 2.87 | 0 | 0 | 601 | 1089.1 | 846 | 347 | 378 | 100 | 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 |
| 15 | | D. McMahon | 992 | 872 | 90 | 66 | .577 | 0 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 1297.0 | 1,040 | 424 | 474 | 102 | 576 | 34 | 505 | 82 | 5,446 | 74 | 6.88 | 4.00 | 1.72 | 0.71 | 18.2 | 10.6 | 1.25 | .251 | 3.29 | 7.22 |
| 16 | | D. Plesac | 990 | 1,050 | 62 | 67 | .481 | 0 | 3.55 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 1003.0 | 907 | 396 | 439 | 98 | 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 |
| 17 | | M. Jackson | 983 | 998 | 61 | 63 | .492 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 1154.2 | 948 | 427 | 467 | 119 | 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 |
| 18 | | J. Franco | 975 | 1,119 | 90 | 87 | .508 | 0 | 2.89 | 0 | 0 | 424 | 1245.2 | 1,166 | 400 | 466 | 81 | 495 | 22 | 774 | 78 | 5,312 | 54 | 7.04 | 3.58 | 1.97 | 0.59 | 18.4 | 9.3 | 1.33 | .290 | 3.37 | 8.42 |
| 19 | | T. McGraw | 974 | 785 | 89 | 69 | .563 | 0 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 1301.1 | 1,104 | 414 | 467 | 74 | 494 | 20 | 541 | 123 | 5,391 | 51 | 6.74 | 3.42 | 1.97 | 0.51 | 18.1 | 9.2 | 1.23 | .269 | 3.23 | 7.64 |
| 20 | | O. Dotel | 955 | 724 | 50 | 41 | .549 | 0 | 3.32 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 760.0 | 576 | 280 | 306 | 84 | 313 | 31 | 305 | 36 | 3,172 | 40 | 11.31 | 3.71 | 3.05 | 0.99 | 30.1 | 9.9 | 1.17 | .275 | 3.62 | 6.82 |
| 21 | | A. Benitez | 946 | 762 | 40 | 47 | .460 | 0 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 779.0 | 545 | 271 | 296 | 95 | 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 |
| 22 | | F. Rodney | 943 | 951 | 48 | 71 | .403 | 0 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 933.0 | 817 | 394 | 433 | 73 | 464 | 52 | 590 | 38 | 4,064 | 65 | 9.10 | 4.48 | 2.03 | 0.70 | 23.2 | 11.4 | 1.37 | .294 | 4.18 | 7.88 |
| 23 | | R. Hernandez | 940 | 1,007 | 66 | 71 | .482 | 0 | 3.42 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 1060.0 | 992 | 403 | 465 | 95 | 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 |
| 24 | | T. Clippard | 921 | 793 | 52 | 46 | .531 | 0 | 2.99 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 825.2 | 576 | 274 | 295 | 101 | 319 | 31 | 212 | 17 | 3,365 | 45 | 10.04 | 3.48 | 2.89 | 1.10 | 27.4 | 9.5 | 1.08 | .238 | 3.22 | 6.28 |
| 25 | | T. Gordon | 915 | 687 | 65 | 53 | .551 | 0 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 847.1 | 652 | 310 | 329 | 65 | 358 | 16 | 347 | 39 | 3,515 | 54 | 9.72 | 3.80 | 2.56 | 0.69 | 26.0 | 10.2 | 1.19 | .272 | 3.49 | 6.93 |
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