best closer season by era- minumum 20 saves

Mariano Rivera has the most career saves with an ERA- of 20 or worse, with 652 saves.

Interpreted as:
best closer season by era- minumum 20 or higher regular-season saves by a player
NAME SV ERA- 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 FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
652
45
1,096
77
57
.575
0
2.03
1,122
0
0
1216.2
927
274
297
60
256
44
950
41
4,802
13
8.30
1.89
4.38
0.44
23.4
5.3
0.97
.261
2.20
2.63
59
6.86
250.6
2 Trevor Hoffman
T. Hoffman
601
71
1,026
61
75
.449
0
2.87
1,122
0
0
1080.1
839
345
376
99
304
9
849
58
4,352
49
9.35
2.53
3.69
0.82
25.8
7.0
1.06
.263
3.13
3.07
73
6.99
142
3 Lee Smith
L. Smith
478
76
1,004
69
92
.429
6
3.03
1,234
0
0
1267.2
1,112
427
466
89
472
10
796
95
5,291
47
8.76
3.35
2.61
0.63
23.3
8.9
1.25
.293
3.31
2.92
74
7.89
140.5
4 Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
469
65
921
53
38
.582
0
2.58
1,266
0
0
914.1
606
262
281
87
276
31
689
20
3,631
21
12.46
2.72
4.59
0.86
34.9
7.6
0.96
.263
2.77
2.60
64
5.97
146.7
5 Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
440
63
837
56
47
.544
0
2.59
1,265
0
0
809.2
482
233
259
73
339
40
651
11
3,257
70
14.06
3.77
3.73
0.81
38.8
10.4
1.01
.266
2.88
2.58
63
5.36
131.9
6 Francisco Rodriguez
F. Rodriguez
437
69
943
52
53
.495
0
2.88
1,129
0
0
970.1
735
310
336
98
387
16
673
41
3,990
68
10.47
3.59
2.92
0.91
28.3
9.7
1.16
.270
3.12
3.32
80
6.82
94.2
7 John Franco
J. Franco
424
70
1,036
88
79
.527
0
2.74
923
0
0
1184.2
1,097
361
425
75
462
20
754
74
5,028
52
7.01
3.51
2.00
0.57
18.4
9.2
1.32
.288
3.23
3.39
85
8.33
76.3
8 Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
422
55
835
46
39
.541
0
2.32
1,170
0
0
887.0
593
229
257
81
292
32
701
26
3,536
42
11.87
2.96
4.01
0.82
33.1
8.3
1.00
.261
2.61
2.73
63
6.02
155.4
9 Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
390
76
765
72
62
.537
56
2.99
1,126
15
5
1175.2
977
390
424
108
282
31
577
36
4,751
14
8.62
2.16
3.99
0.83
23.7
5.9
1.07
.271
3.25
2.89
72
7.48
146.6
10 Joe Nathan
J. Nathan
377
61
675
45
28
.616
14
2.60
821
0
0
741.0
544
214
228
65
244
16
574
24
2,989
37
9.97
2.96
3.36
0.79
27.5
8.2
1.06
.260
2.77
3.07
72
6.61
98
11 Jonathan Papelbon
J. Papelbon
368
58
672
38
35
.521
0
2.43
774
0
0
691.2
539
187
215
53
168
31
581
16
2,790
13
10.07
2.19
4.61
0.69
27.7
6.0
1.02
.276
2.80
2.73
67
7.01
105.5
12 Jeff Reardon
J. Reardon
367
82
880
73
77
.487
0
3.16
877
0
0
1132.1
1,000
397
426
109
358
27
695
65
4,720
20
6.97
2.85
2.45
0.87
18.6
7.6
1.20
.266
3.39
3.49
92
7.95
38.7
13 Troy Percival
T. Percival
358
71
669
32
43
.427
0
3.26
745
0
0
668.2
455
242
263
82
296
27
537
25
2,765
30
10.03
3.98
2.52
1.10
26.9
10.7
1.12
.231
3.54
3.90
85
6.12
51.3
14 Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
357
62
833
57
44
.564
0
2.55
1,293
0
0
793.2
459
225
249
54
401
33
547
7
3,237
82
14.66
4.55
3.22
0.61
39.9
12.4
1.08
.278
2.82
2.40
58
5.20
152.6
15 Randy Myers
R. Myers
347
81
717
44
63
.411
12
3.19
869
1
0
872.0
747
309
333
68
386
11
542
42
3,684
32
8.97
3.98
2.25
0.70
23.6
10.5
1.30
.289
3.44
3.31
82
7.71
69.4
16 Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
341
83
943
114
118
.491
37
2.89
1,299
4
2
1700.0
1,470
545
611
122
491
38
709
109
6,933
39
6.88
2.60
2.65
0.65
18.7
7.1
1.15
.271
3.23
2.94
81
7.78
127.5
17 John Wetteland
J. Wetteland
330
68
590
45
41
.523
12
2.85
759
0
0
713.0
567
226
257
67
232
11
513
27
2,919
31
9.58
2.93
3.27
0.85
26.0
7.9
1.12
.270
3.24
3.13
73
7.16
92.1
18 Francisco Cordero
F. Cordero
329
72
721
44
48
.478
0
3.17
727
0
0
726.0
642
256
283
51
307
23
556
24
3,083
28
9.01
3.81
2.37
0.63
23.6
10.0
1.31
.299
3.51
3.35
77
7.96
83.4
19 Fernando Rodney
F. Rodney
327
90
931
47
68
.409
0
3.76
933
0
0
915.0
792
382
418
71
454
52
580
36
3,975
65
9.18
4.47
2.06
0.70
23.5
11.4
1.36
.292
4.11
3.74
89
7.79
45.1
20 Roberto Hernandez
R. Hernandez
326
68
822
55
60
.478
0
3.08
819
0
0
893.1
798
306
348
71
358
28
623
40
3,800
39
8.25
3.61
2.29
0.72
21.6
9.4
1.29
.288
3.51
3.56
79
8.04
93.4
21 Huston Street
H. Street
324
71
664
42
34
.553
0
2.97
662
0
0
676.0
540
223
237
70
182
8
523
37
2,703
20
8.81
2.42
3.64
0.93
24.5
6.7
1.07
.264
3.16
3.33
81
7.19
60.8
22 Jose Mesa
J. Mesa
321
88
924
53
69
.434
0
3.97
753
0
0
977.2
1,002
431
474
96
415
40
632
50
4,296
57
6.93
3.82
1.81
0.88
17.5
9.7
1.45
.303
4.36
4.23
94
9.22
30.8
23 Todd Jones
T. Jones
319
85
923
55
58
.487
0
3.76
809
0
0
1003.1
979
419
460
83
412
37
605
60
4,324
43
7.26
3.70
1.96
0.74
18.7
9.5
1.39
.300
4.13
3.89
89
8.78
55.5
24 Rick Aguilera
R. Aguilera
318
73
635
47
54
.465
11
3.19
676
3
0
776.1
693
275
307
81
208
20
552
34
3,190
27
7.84
2.41
3.25
0.94
21.2
6.5
1.16
.278
3.56
3.45
81
8.03
68.1
25 Robb Nen
R. Nen
314
64
619
43
41
.512
0
2.66
754
0
0
659.0
544
195
221
45
214
7
544
41
2,711
30
10.30
2.92
3.52
0.61
27.8
7.9
1.15
.295
3.02
2.70
63
7.43
116.3

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Team Rankings

HR

195

1st

R

628

3rd

SO

1,098

4th

ERA

4.04

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
73
51
.589
Red Sox Red Sox
68
56
.548
5.0
Yankees Yankees
66
57
.537
6.5
Rays Rays
61
63
.492
12.0
Orioles Orioles
56
67
.455
16.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
8/17
NYY NYY
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Tue
8/19
NYY NYY
@
TBR TBR
7:35 PM
Wed
8/20
NYY NYY
@
TBR TBR
7:35 PM
Thu
8/21
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
7:15 PM
Fri
8/22
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Last Game
STL Cardinals

61 - 63

8

Final

12

NYY Yankees

66 - 57

Sat 16 Aug 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
70
53
.569
Mets Mets
65
58
.528
5.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
78
44
.639
Cubs Cubs
69
53
.566
9.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
70
53
.569
Padres Padres
69
54
.561
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
73
51
.589
Red Sox Red Sox
68
56
.548
5.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
73
52
.584
Guardians Guardians
63
59
.516
8.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
69
54
.561
Mariners Mariners
68
56
.548
1.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
8/1
LAD LAD
@
TBR TBR
0-4
Fri
8/1
BAL BAL
@
CHC CHC
4-3
Fri
8/1
KCR KCR
@
TOR TOR
2-4
Fri
8/1
PIT PIT
@
COL COL
5-8
Fri
8/1
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
7-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
8/17
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
11:35 AM
Sun
8/17
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Sun
8/17
TEX TEX
@
TOR TOR
1:37 PM
Sun
8/17
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
1:40 PM
Sun
8/17
MIL MIL
@
CIN CIN
1:40 PM