who leads the mlb in relief pitcher wins as a rookie since 2010

Since 2010, Ryan Yarbrough has won the most games by a rookie relief pitcher, with 14 wins in 2018.

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	NAME	W	SEASON	TM	L	W%	G	GS	ERA	SO	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	Ryan Yarbrough R. Yarbrough	14	2018	TBR	4	.778	32	0	3.72	106	0	0	0	118.2	110	49	52	15	42	6	3	5	505	0	8.04	3.19	2.52	1.14	21.0	8.3	1.28	.283	3.94	8.34
2	Mike Baumann M. Baumann	10	2023	BAL	1	.909	60	0	3.76	61	0	0	0	64.2	52	27	29	7	33	2	15	2	273	7	8.49	4.59	1.85	0.97	22.3	12.1	1.31	.265	4.04	7.24
3	Ryan Rolison R. Rolison	9	2026	CHC	1	.900	52	0	3.09	48	0	0	2	55.1	45	19	21	5	25	0	14	0	223	4	7.81	4.07	1.92	0.81	21.5	11.2	1.27	.276	3.42	7.32
4	Jared Koenig J. Koenig	9	2024	MIL	4	.692	49	0	2.73	55	0	0	1	56.0	50	17	22	4	22	4	5	4	242	0	8.84	3.54	2.50	0.64	22.7	9.1	1.29	.293	3.54	8.04
5	Marcus Walden M. Walden	9	2019	BOS	2	.818	70	0	3.81	76	0	0	2	78.0	61	33	38	6	32	5	8	1	327	6	8.77	3.69	2.38	0.69	23.2	9.8	1.19	.264	4.38	7.04
6	Lake Bachar L. Bachar	8	2025	MIA	1	.889	52	0	3.78	73	0	0	3	69.0	53	29	32	10	30	3	12	3	288	5	9.52	3.91	2.43	1.30	25.3	10.4	1.20	.250	4.17	6.91
7	Garrett Whitlock G. Whitlock	8	2021	BOS	4	.667	46	0	1.96	81	0	0	2	73.1	64	16	22	6	17	3	11	2	298	3	9.94	2.09	4.76	0.74	27.2	5.7	1.10	.304	2.70	7.85
8	Lou Trivino III L. Trivino III	8	2018	OAK	3	.727	68	0	2.96	82	0	0	4	73.0	53	24	24	8	31	2	10	4	296	4	10.11	3.82	2.65	0.99	27.7	10.5	1.15	.260	2.96	6.53
9	Michael Feliz M. Feliz	8	2016	HOU	1	.889	47	0	4.43	95	0	0	0	65.0	55	32	33	10	22	0	17	0	270	6	13.15	3.05	4.32	1.38	35.2	8.1	1.18	.315	4.57	7.62
10	Mychal Givens M. Givens	8	2016	BAL	2	.800	66	0	3.13	96	0	0	0	74.2	59	26	28	6	36	6	8	2	313	3	11.57	4.34	2.67	0.72	30.7	11.5	1.27	.314	3.38	7.11
11	Dominic Leone D. Leone	8	2014	SEA	2	.800	57	0	2.17	70	0	0	0	66.1	52	16	18	4	25	3	3	3	272	4	9.50	3.39	2.80	0.54	25.7	9.2	1.16	.282	2.44	7.06
12	Nate Jones N. Jones	8	2012	CWS	0	1.000	65	0	2.39	65	0	0	0	71.2	67	19	19	4	32	1	11	3	301	5	8.16	4.02	2.03	0.50	21.6	10.6	1.38	.317	2.39	8.41
13	Mark Melancon M. Melancon	8	2011	HOU	4	.667	71	0	2.78	66	0	0	20	74.1	65	23	28	5	26	2	47	6	309	1	7.99	3.15	2.54	0.61	21.4	8.4	1.22	.286	3.39	7.87
14	John Axford J. Axford	8	2010	MIL	2	.800	50	0	2.48	76	0	0	24	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	6.52
15	Didier Fuentes D. Fuentes	7	2026	ATL	2	.778	57	0	2.05	85	0	0	3	70.1	53	16	17	5	20	2	12	2	279	0	10.88	2.56	4.25	0.64	30.5	7.2	1.04	.287	2.18	6.78
16	Braydon Fisher B. Fisher	7	2025	TOR	0	1.000	51	0	1.85	61	0	0	0	48.2	28	10	10	2	18	3	12	1	193	0	11.28	3.33	3.39	0.37	31.6	9.3	0.95	.239	1.85	5.18
17	Ben Casparius B. Casparius	7	2025	LAD	4	.636	43	0	4.37	62	0	0	2	68.0	65	33	34	5	19	3	6	0	290	1	8.21	2.51	3.26	0.66	21.4	6.6	1.24	.299	4.50	8.60
18	Shintaro Fujinami S. Fujinami	7	2023	TOT	2	.778	57	0	5.14	69	0	0	2	61.1	47	35	37	5	33	4	19	1	263	6	10.13	4.84	2.09	0.73	26.2	12.5	1.30	.276	5.43	6.90
19	Brock Burke B. Burke	7	2022	TEX	5	.583	52	0	1.97	90	0	0	0	82.1	63	18	25	9	24	2	5	1	328	2	9.84	2.62	3.75	0.98	27.4	7.3	1.06	.266	2.73	6.89
20	Alexis Díaz A. Díaz	7	2022	CIN	3	.700	59	0	1.84	83	0	0	10	63.2	28	13	18	5	33	5	20	3	255	7	11.73	4.66	2.52	0.71	32.5	12.9	0.96	.178	2.54	3.96
21	Kyle Funkhouser K. Funkhouser	7	2021	DET	4	.636	55	0	3.69	60	0	0	1	63.1	55	26	32	6	36	2	7	0	277	9	8.53	5.12	1.67	0.85	21.7	13.0	1.44	.283	4.55	7.82
22	John King J. King	7	2021	TEX	5	.583	27	0	3.52	40	0	0	0	46.0	41	18	24	3	12	4	6	1	193	2	7.83	2.35	3.33	0.59	20.7	6.2	1.15	.284	4.70	8.02
23	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	7	2018	MIL	0	1.000	30	0	2.61	35	0	0	1	38.0	27	11	11	4	11	3	6	2	152	2	8.29	2.61	3.18	0.95	23.0	7.2	1.00	.232	2.61	6.39
24	Caleb Ferguson C. Ferguson	7	2018	LAD	1	.875	26	0	2.35	47	0	0	2	38.1	34	10	11	6	6	1	7	1	154	1	11.03	1.41	7.83	1.41	30.5	3.9	1.04	.298	2.58	7.98
25	Noe Ramirez N. Ramirez	7	2018	LAA	4	.636	68	0	4.37	93	0	0	1	82.1	73	40	41	14	30	6	12	3	348	4	10.17	3.28	3.10	1.53	26.7	8.6	1.25	.288	4.48	7.98

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AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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ERA

2.67

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Team Rankings

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22nd

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	98	63	.609
Yankees	93	68	.578	5.0
Red Sox	87	74	.540	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	19.0
Blue Jays	78	83	.484	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	TBR	@	PHI	2:30 PM

Last Game

Rays

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Final

Phillies

87 - 74

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HR Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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Schwarber

43

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RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

111

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Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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Moreno

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Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

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106

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OBP Leaders

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Alvarez

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Bauers

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Rumfield

SLG Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

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Simpson

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Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

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Gray

16

Rodriguez

Strikeout Leaders

248

Williams

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Misiorowski

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Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.86

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1.95

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Cease

12.11

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K/BB Leaders

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Walk Leaders

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,354.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,286.3

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2,083.3

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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Ohtani

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90-71

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	67	.584
Phillies	87	74	.540	7.0
Marlins	79	82	.491	15.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	18.0
Mets	74	87	.460	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	102	59	.634
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	14.0
Pirates	81	80	.503	21.0
Cardinals	77	84	.478	25.0
Reds	75	86	.466	27.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	99	62	.615
Padres - w	90	71	.559	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	75	.534	13.0
Giants	65	96	.404	34.0
Rockies	58	103	.360	41.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	63	.609
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	5.0
Red Sox - w	87	74	.540	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	19.0
Blue Jays	78	83	.484	20.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	76	.528
White Sox - w	83	78	.516	2.0
Twins	76	85	.472	9.0
Tigers	76	85	.472	9.0
Royals	68	93	.422	17.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	80	81	.497
Rangers	80	81	.497
Mariners	75	86	.466	5.0
Athletics	64	97	.398	16.0
Angels	62	99	.385	18.0

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Sat 9/12	BAL	@	TOR	3-7
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Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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Sun 9/27	BAL	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Sun 9/27	TBR	@	PHI	2:30 PM
Sun 9/27	LAD	@	SFG	3:05 PM
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