Who was the first pitcher with 500 career saves?

Trevor Hoffman becomes the first reliever in MLB history to save 500 games in his career.

Interpreted as:
Who was the first pitcher with 500 or more career saves?
NAME G SV W L W% GS CG GF SHO IP H TBF R ER HR BB IBB HBP SO WP ERA WHIP K/9 H/9 BB/9 K/BB ERA- FIP FIP- PRAA
1 Trevor Hoffman
Trevor Hoffman
1035
601
61
75
.449
0
0
856
0
1089.1
846
4,388
378
347
100
307
58
9
1,133
49
2.87
1.06
9.36
6.99
2.54
3.69
71
3.07
73
143.1
2 Mariano Rivera
Mariano Rivera
1115
652
82
60
.577
10
0
952
0
1283.2
998
5,103
340
315
71
286
41
46
1,173
13
2.21
1.00
8.22
7.00
2.01
4.10
49
2.76
61
246.7

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Blue Jays Blue Jays
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Yankees Yankees
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37
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Brewers Brewers
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39
.594
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43
.547
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