what mlb player had the most saves as a rookie

Craig Kimbrel has the most saves by a rookie, with 46 saves in 2011.

Interpreted as:
What MLB player had the most regular-season saves as a rookie?
NAME SV SEASON TM 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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
46
2011
ATL ATL
79
4
3
.571
0
2.10
127
0
0
77.0
48
18
19
3
32
1
64
1
306
4
14.84
3.74
3.97
0.35
41.5
10.5
1.04
.315
2.22
56
1.51
40
5.61
19.6
2 Bobby Jenks
B. Jenks
41
2006
CWS CWS
67
3
4
.429
0
4.00
80
0
0
69.2
66
31
32
5
31
2
58
10
300
3
10.33
4.00
2.58
0.65
26.7
10.3
1.39
.335
4.13
85
3.20
67
8.53
11.5
3 Neftali Feliz
N. Feliz
40
2010
TEX TEX
70
4
3
.571
0
2.73
71
0
0
69.1
43
21
21
5
18
5
59
1
269
5
9.22
2.34
3.94
0.65
26.4
6.7
0.88
.224
2.73
62
2.96
68
5.58
10.3
4 Kazuhiro Sasaki
K. Sasaki
37
2000
SEA SEA
63
2
5
.286
0
3.16
78
0
0
62.2
42
22
25
10
31
2
58
5
265
1
11.20
4.45
2.52
1.44
29.4
11.7
1.16
.222
3.59
67
4.29
91
6.03
3
5 Todd Worrell
T. Worrell
36
1986
STL STL
74
9
10
.474
0
2.08
73
0
0
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
57
3.70
102
7.47
-1
6 Jonathan Papelbon
J. Papelbon
35
2006
BOS BOS
59
4
2
.667
0
0.92
75
0
0
68.1
40
7
8
3
13
1
49
2
257
2
9.88
1.71
5.77
0.40
29.2
5.1
0.78
.224
1.05
20
2.13
48
5.27
17.7
7 Jordan Walden
J. Walden
32
2011
LAA LAA
62
5
5
.500
0
2.98
67
0
0
60.1
49
20
22
3
26
1
42
3
253
6
9.99
3.88
2.58
0.45
26.5
10.3
1.24
.295
3.28
76
2.79
70
7.31
8
8 Billy Koch
B. Koch
31
1999
TOR TOR
56
0
5
.000
0
3.39
57
0
0
63.2
55
24
26
5
30
3
48
5
272
0
8.06
4.24
1.90
0.71
21.0
11.0
1.34
.282
3.68
69
3.91
82
7.77
5.9
9 Kerry Ligtenberg
K. Ligtenberg
30
1998
ATL ATL
75
3
2
.600
0
2.71
79
0
0
73.0
51
22
24
6
24
0
56
1
290
3
9.74
2.96
3.29
0.74
27.2
8.3
1.03
.249
2.96
65
3.02
71
6.29
10.1
10 Addison Reed
A. Reed
29
2012
CWS CWS
62
3
2
.600
0
4.75
54
0
0
55.0
57
29
30
6
18
2
44
3
238
0
8.84
2.95
3.00
0.98
22.7
7.6
1.36
.323
4.91
112
3.63
85
9.33
4
11 Tom Wilhelmsen
T. Wilhelmsen
29
2012
SEA SEA
73
4
3
.571
0
2.50
87
0
0
79.1
59
22
24
5
29
2
48
3
326
3
9.87
3.29
3.00
0.57
26.7
8.9
1.11
.266
2.72
65
2.88
72
6.69
10.1
12 Rich Loiselle
R. Loiselle
29
1997
PIT PIT
72
1
5
.167
0
3.10
66
0
0
72.2
76
25
29
7
24
1
58
3
312
4
8.17
2.97
2.75
0.87
21.2
7.7
1.38
.322
3.59
72
3.57
84
9.41
5.4
13 Doug Henry
D. Henry
29
1992
MIL MIL
68
1
4
.200
0
4.02
52
0
0
65.0
64
29
34
6
24
0
56
4
277
4
7.20
3.32
2.17
0.83
18.8
8.7
1.35
.297
4.71
103
3.48
89
8.86
3
14 Mason Miller
M. Miller
28
2024
OAK OAK
55
2
2
.500
0
2.49
104
0
0
65.0
36
18
23
6
21
1
44
3
249
2
14.40
2.91
4.95
0.83
41.8
8.4
0.88
.256
3.18
65
2.17
55
4.98
13.2
15 Jim Henderson
J. Henderson
28
2013
MIL MIL
61
5
5
.500
0
2.70
75
0
0
60.0
44
18
18
8
24
2
45
2
247
0
11.25
3.60
3.13
1.20
30.4
9.7
1.13
.261
2.70
70
3.58
91
6.60
2.2
16 Camilo Doval
C. Doval
27
2022
SFG SFG
68
6
6
.500
0
2.53
80
0
0
67.2
54
19
27
4
30
3
51
2
286
4
10.64
3.99
2.67
0.53
28.0
10.5
1.24
.296
3.59
65
2.97
78
7.18
6.6
17 Mike MacDougal
M. MacDougal
27
2003
KCR KCR
68
3
5
.375
0
4.08
57
0
0
64.0
64
29
36
4
32
8
61
0
285
6
8.02
4.50
1.78
0.56
20.0
11.2
1.50
.326
5.06
86
3.93
86
9.00
4.4
18 Gregg Olson
G. Olson
27
1989
BAL BAL
64
5
2
.714
0
1.69
90
0
0
85.0
57
16
17
1
46
1
52
10
356
9
9.53
4.87
1.96
0.11
25.3
12.9
1.21
.257
1.80
45
2.45
65
6.04
12.7
19 Andrew Bailey
A. Bailey
26
2009
OAK OAK
68
6
3
.667
0
1.84
91
0
0
83.1
49
17
17
5
24
0
54
3
323
6
9.83
2.59
3.79
0.54
28.2
7.4
0.88
.217
1.84
43
2.55
59
5.29
16.7
20 Lance Carter
L. Carter
26
2003
TBD TBD
62
7
5
.583
0
4.33
47
0
0
79.0
72
38
39
12
19
4
55
6
328
0
5.35
2.16
2.47
1.37
14.3
5.8
1.15
.244
4.44
97
4.68
106
8.20
-2.4
21 Jorge Julio
J. Julio
25
2002
BAL BAL
67
5
6
.455
0
1.99
55
0
0
68.0
55
15
22
5
27
2
61
3
289
8
7.28
3.57
2.04
0.66
19.0
9.3
1.21
.250
2.91
46
3.57
81
7.28
6.3
22 Pete Ladd
P. Ladd
25
1983
MIL MIL
44
3
4
.429
0
2.55
41
0
0
49.1
30
14
17
3
16
1
40
2
194
3
7.48
2.92
2.56
0.55
21.1
8.2
0.93
.203
3.10
66
2.90
76
5.47
5.2
23 Emmanuel Clase
E. Clase
24
2021
CLE CLE
71
4
5
.444
0
1.29
74
0
0
69.2
51
10
18
2
16
0
51
3
279
3
9.56
2.07
4.63
0.26
26.5
5.7
0.96
.262
2.33
31
2.10
50
6.59
16.5
24 Fernando Salas
F. Salas
24
2011
STL STL
68
5
6
.455
0
2.28
75
0
0
75.0
50
19
20
7
21
2
46
3
295
2
9.00
2.52
3.57
0.84
25.4
7.1
0.95
.226
2.40
62
3.15
85
6.00
4.9
25 John Axford
J. Axford
24
2010
MIL MIL
50
8
2
.800
0
2.48
76
0
0
58.0
42
16
17
1
27
1
43
3
238
4
11.79
4.19
2.81
0.16
31.9
11.3
1.19
.308
2.64
62
2.12
52
6.52
12.3

More Braves Stats

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HR

76

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R

289

21st

SO

622

7th

ERA

3.68

11th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
45
26
.634
Phillies Phillies
41
29
.586
3.5
Braves Braves
31
38
.449
13.0
Nationals Nationals
30
40
.429
14.5
Marlins Marlins
27
41
.397
16.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
6/17
NYM NYM
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Wed
6/18
NYM NYM
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Thu
6/19
NYM NYM
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Fri
6/20
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
7:10 PM
Sat
6/21
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
4:10 PM
Last Game
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31 - 38

4

Final

1

COL Rockies

13 - 57

Sat 14 Jun 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
42
27
.609
Rays Rays
38
32
.543
4.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
46
26
.639
Twins Twins
36
34
.514
9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
40
30
.571
Mariners Mariners
35
34
.507
4.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
45
26
.634
Phillies Phillies
41
29
.586
3.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
43
28
.606
Brewers Brewers
38
34
.528
5.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
42
29
.592
Giants Giants
41
30
.577
1.0

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
5/30
CIN CIN
@
CHC CHC
0-2
Fri
5/30
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
7-8
Fri
5/30
CWS CWS
@
BAL BAL
2-4
Fri
5/30
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
17-7
Fri
5/30
STL STL
@
TEX TEX
2-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/15
CWS CWS
@
TEX TEX
2:35 PM
Sun
6/15
CLE CLE
@
SEA SEA
4:10 PM
Sun
6/15
SDP SDP
@
AZ AZ
4:10 PM
Sun
6/15
SFG SFG
@
LAD LAD
7:10 PM
Mon
6/16
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM