what pitcher had the most saves in the mlb in the 80s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Jeff Reardon had the most saves, with 264 saves.

Interpreted as:
What pitcher had the most regular-season saves in the MLB in the 80s?
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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Jeff Reardon
J. Reardon
264
629
56
60
.483
0
3.06
712
0
0
871.2
745
296
314
80
292
18
507
54
3,621
16
7.35
3.01
2.44
0.83
19.7
8.1
1.19
.264
3.24
81
3.36
90
7.69
35.3
2 Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
239
637
53
43
.552
0
2.67
364
0
0
996.2
1,009
296
328
53
152
7
530
63
4,047
3
3.29
1.37
2.39
0.48
9.0
3.8
1.16
.275
2.96
67
3.17
81
9.11
83.5
3 Lee Smith
L. Smith
234
586
50
57
.467
6
2.96
836
0
0
835.2
716
275
304
51
334
7
449
73
3,481
37
9.00
3.60
2.50
0.55
24.0
9.6
1.26
.295
3.27
75
2.75
72
7.71
100.2
4 Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
206
494
58
39
.598
0
2.64
646
0
0
725.2
592
213
239
41
241
11
396
34
2,947
20
8.01
2.99
2.68
0.51
21.9
8.2
1.15
.274
2.96
71
2.73
72
7.34
87.7
5 Bruce Sutter
B. Sutter
195
421
41
49
.456
0
3.14
443
0
0
651.1
598
227
249
55
194
11
333
56
2,691
11
6.12
2.68
2.28
0.76
16.5
7.2
1.22
.273
3.44
85
3.40
94
8.26
15
6 Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
188
466
73
59
.553
73
3.08
884
13
2
1066.1
941
365
417
55
437
14
332
35
4,509
31
7.46
3.69
2.02
0.46
19.6
9.7
1.29
.284
3.52
78
3.01
76
7.94
114.9
7 Dave Smith
D. Smith
176
514
47
41
.534
1
2.54
479
0
0
701.2
601
198
236
24
240
12
358
53
2,906
22
6.14
3.08
2.00
0.31
16.5
8.3
1.20
.268
3.03
74
2.89
84
7.71
43.3
8 Steve Bedrosian
S. Bedrosian
161
484
56
61
.479
46
3.23
736
0
0
910.2
769
327
362
83
395
17
336
51
3,840
22
7.27
3.90
1.86
0.82
19.2
10.3
1.28
.263
3.58
86
3.66
97
7.60
12.1
9 John Franco
J. Franco
148
393
42
30
.583
0
2.49
367
0
0
528.0
460
146
174
27
210
5
286
41
2,196
15
6.26
3.58
1.75
0.46
16.7
9.6
1.27
.273
2.97
66
3.26
86
7.84
31.7
10 Greg Minton
G. Minton
146
626
52
55
.486
1
3.00
418
0
0
963.1
925
321
369
38
414
10
386
118
4,106
41
3.91
3.87
1.01
0.36
10.2
10.1
1.39
.275
3.45
83
3.70
101
8.64
-1.2
11 Willie Hernandez
W. Hernandez
140
572
50
50
.500
8
3.23
619
0
0
796.0
716
286
313
72
247
19
356
51
3,306
23
7.00
2.79
2.51
0.81
18.7
7.5
1.21
.274
3.54
83
3.37
85
8.10
53.3
12 Todd Worrell
T. Worrell
126
281
28
30
.483
0
2.64
301
0
0
361.2
300
106
118
30
142
2
218
56
1,498
13
7.49
3.53
2.12
0.75
20.1
9.5
1.22
.264
2.94
72
3.39
93
7.47
10.8
13 Tom Henke
T. Henke
122
320
27
22
.551
0
2.81
521
0
0
442.1
346
138
150
32
146
7
259
20
1,800
12
10.60
2.97
3.57
0.65
28.9
8.1
1.11
.287
3.05
68
2.39
59
7.04
82.5
14 Ron Davis
R. Davis
121
433
33
51
.393
0
4.18
554
0
0
659.0
648
306
328
77
269
21
317
47
2,848
38
7.57
3.67
2.06
1.05
19.5
9.4
1.39
.296
4.48
102
3.88
97
8.85
8.3
15 Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
120
243
24
26
.480
0
2.61
265
0
0
362.0
316
105
113
25
97
2
199
30
1,477
13
6.59
2.41
2.73
0.62
17.9
6.6
1.14
.267
2.81
70
2.95
78
7.86
32.6
16 Jesse Orosco
J. Orosco
119
478
52
51
.505
2
2.55
606
0
0
691.2
542
196
225
47
274
14
290
43
2,852
14
7.89
3.57
2.21
0.61
21.2
9.6
1.18
.259
2.93
71
3.13
87
7.05
38.3
17 Bob Stanley
B. Stanley
118
504
76
76
.500
39
3.65
555
9
2
1197.2
1,290
486
563
84
350
33
322
73
5,095
20
4.17
2.63
1.59
0.63
10.9
6.9
1.37
.296
4.23
86
3.69
91
9.69
46
18 Jay Howell
J. Howell
117
344
39
36
.520
21
3.57
472
2
0
579.2
551
230
245
34
210
10
225
21
2,466
22
7.33
3.26
2.25
0.53
19.1
8.5
1.31
.297
3.80
93
3.01
78
8.55
55
19 Gene Garber
G. Garber
108
485
43
57
.430
0
3.28
446
0
0
718.2
722
262
310
50
210
13
328
73
3,051
14
5.59
2.63
2.12
0.63
14.6
6.9
1.30
.288
3.88
84
3.33
86
9.04
41
20 Bill Caudill
B. Caudill
106
416
34
45
.430
12
3.51
516
0
0
577.0
498
225
240
65
247
10
287
35
2,445
12
8.05
3.85
2.09
1.01
21.1
10.1
1.29
.269
3.74
88
3.73
94
7.77
15.5
21 Roger McDowell
R. McDowell
103
324
36
32
.529
2
2.91
260
0
0
525.0
469
170
199
24
176
12
230
32
2,189
21
4.46
3.02
1.48
0.41
11.9
8.0
1.23
.259
3.41
82
3.43
94
8.04
11.3
22 Kent Tekulve
K. Tekulve
101
687
59
68
.465
0
2.97
466
0
0
896.1
846
296
339
42
301
10
424
120
3,771
9
4.68
3.02
1.55
0.42
12.4
8.0
1.28
.272
3.40
80
3.35
91
8.49
34.2
23 Dan Plesac
D. Plesac
100
210
19
19
.500
0
2.63
268
0
0
284.0
237
83
94
21
81
3
179
5
1,155
14
8.49
2.57
3.31
0.67
23.2
7.0
1.12
.276
2.98
63
2.75
68
7.51
42.2
24 Tom Niedenfuer
T. Niedenfuer
95
432
36
40
.474
0
3.28
442
0
0
588.0
535
214
225
57
201
13
264
60
2,461
11
6.77
3.08
2.20
0.87
18.0
8.2
1.25
.273
3.44
88
3.59
96
8.19
7.9
25 Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
94
370
88
88
.500
206
3.89
1,010
40
7
1593.2
1,576
688
741
170
303
29
132
37
6,583
8
5.70
1.71
3.33
0.96
15.3
4.6
1.18
.277
4.18
95
3.48
88
8.90
86.3

More Nationals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

60

18th

R

268

12th

SO

477

19th

ERA

5.07

26th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
38
23
.623
Phillies Phillies
37
23
.617
0.5
Nationals Nationals
28
32
.467
9.5
Braves Braves
27
32
.458
10.0
Marlins Marlins
23
36
.390
14.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/4
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Thu
6/5
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
6/6
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Sat
6/7
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
4:05 PM
Sun
6/8
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
1:35 PM
Last Game
WSH Nationals

28 - 32

3

Final

8

CHC Cubs

38 - 22

Tue 3 Jun 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
37
22
.627
Rays Rays
31
29
.517
6.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
40
22
.645
Twins Twins
33
27
.550
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
33
27
.550
Mariners Mariners
32
27
.542
0.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
38
23
.623
Phillies Phillies
37
23
.617
0.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
38
22
.633
Cardinals Cardinals
33
27
.550
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
37
24
.607
Padres Padres
35
24
.593
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
5/18
CHC CHC
@
MIA MIA
7-8
Sun
5/18
NYM NYM
@
BOS BOS
1-3
Sun
5/18
HOU HOU
@
TBR TBR
4-3
Sun
5/18
DET DET
@
STL STL
4-11
Sun
5/18
LAA LAA
@
ATH ATH
4-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/4
COL COL
@
MIA MIA
12:10 PM
Wed
6/4
MIL MIL
@
CIN CIN
12:40 PM
Wed
6/4
LAA LAA
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Wed
6/4
HOU HOU
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Wed
6/4
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM