Year |
Player |
Team(s) |
Saves |
1876 |
Jack Manning |
Boston Red Caps |
5 |
1877 |
Cal McVey |
Chicago White Stockings |
2 |
1878 |
Tom Healey |
Providence Grays Indianapolis Blues |
1 |
1879 |
Bobby Mathews John Montgomery Ward |
Providence Grays |
1 |
1880 |
Lee Richmond |
Worcester Ruby Legs |
3 |
1881 |
Bobby Mathews |
Providence Grays Boston Red Caps |
2 |
1882 |
John Montgomery Ward |
Providence Grays |
1 |
1883 |
Jim Whitney Stump Weidman |
Boston Beaneaters Detroit Wolverines |
2 |
1884 |
John Morrill |
Boston Beaneaters |
2 |
1885 |
Fred Pfeffer Ned Williamson |
Chicago White Stockings |
2 |
1886 |
Charlie Ferguson |
Philadelphia Quakers |
2 |
1887 |
Mark Baldwin Frederick Fass Charlie Ferguson Bob Pettit Bill Stemmyer Mike Tiernan Larry Twitchell George Van Haltren |
Chicago White Stockings Indianapolis Hoosiers Philadelphia Quakers Chicago White Stockings Boston Beaneaters New York Giants Detroit Wolverines Chicago White Stockings |
1 |
1888 |
George Wood |
Philadelphia Quakers |
2 |
1889 |
Bill Bishop Bill Sowders Mickey Welch |
Chicago White Stockings Boston/Pittsburgh New York Giants |
2 |
1890 |
Dave Foutz Kid Gleason Bill Hutchison |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Colts |
2 |
1891 |
John Clarkson Kid Nichols |
Boston Beaneaters |
3 |
1892 |
Gus Weyhing |
Philadelphia Phillies |
3 |
1893 |
Mark Baldwin Tom Colcolough Frank Donnelly Frank Dwyer Tony Mullane |
Pittsburgh/New York Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Colts Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati/Baltimore |
2 |
1894 |
Tony Mullane |
Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Spiders |
4 |
1895 |
Ernie Beam Kid Nichols Tom Parrott |
Philadelphia Phillies Boston Beaneaters Cincinnati Reds |
3 |
1896 |
Cy Young |
Cleveland Spiders |
3 |
1897 |
Win Mercer Kid Nichols |
Washington Senators Boston Beaneaters |
3 |
1898 |
Kid Nichols |
Boston Beaneaters |
4 |
1899 |
Sam Leever |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
3 |
1900 |
Frank Kitson |
Brooklyn Superbas |
4 |
1901 |
Wild Bill Donovan Jack Powell |
Brooklyn Superbas St. Louis Cardinals |
3 |
1902 |
Vic Willis |
Boston Beaneaters |
3 |
1903 |
Carl Lundgren Roscoe Miller |
Chicago Cubs New York Giants |
3 |
1904 |
Joe McGinnity |
New York Giants |
5 |
1905 |
Claude Elliott |
New York Giants |
6 |
1906 |
George Ferguson |
New York Giants |
7 |
1907 |
Joe McGinnity |
New York Giants |
4 |
1908 |
Mordecai Brown Christy Mathewson Joe McGinnity |
Chicago Cubs New York Giants New York Giants |
5 |
1909 |
Mordecai Brown |
Chicago Cubs |
7 |
1910 |
Mordecai Brown Harry Gaspar |
Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds |
7 |
1911 |
Mordecai Brown |
Chicago Cubs |
13 |
1912 |
Slim Sallee |
St. Louis Cardinals |
6 |
1913 |
Larry Cheney |
Chicago Cubs |
11 |
1914 |
Red Ames Slim Sallee |
Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals |
6 |
1915 |
Tom Hughes |
Boston Braves |
9 |
1916 |
Red Ames |
St. Louis Cardinals |
8 |
1917 |
Slim Sallee |
New York Giants |
4 |
1918 |
Fred Anderson Wilbur Cooper Joe Oeschger Fred Toney |
New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati/New York |
3 |
1919 |
Oscar Tuero |
St. Louis Cardinals |
4 |
1920 |
Bill Sherdel |
St. Louis Cardinals |
6 |
1921 |
Lou North |
St. Louis Cardinals |
7 |
1922 |
Claude Jonnard |
New York Giants |
5 |
1923 |
Claude Jonnard |
New York Giants |
5 |
1924 |
Jakie May |
Cincinnati Reds |
6 |
1925 |
Guy Bush Johnny Morrison |
Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates |
4 |
1926 |
Chick Davies |
New York Giants |
6 |
1927 |
Bill Sherdel |
St. Louis Cardinals |
6 |
1928 |
Hal Haid Bill Sherdel |
St. Louis Cardinals |
5 |
1929 |
Guy Bush Johnny Morrison |
Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Robins |
8 |
1930 |
Hi Bell |
St. Louis Cardinals |
8 |
1931 |
Jack Quinn |
Brooklyn Robins |
15 |
1932 |
Jack Quinn |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
8 |
1933 |
Phil Collins |
Philadelphia Phillies |
6 |
1934 |
Carl Hubbell |
New York Giants |
8 |
1935 |
Dutch Leonard |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
8 |
1936 |
Dizzy Dean |
St. Louis Cardinals |
11 |
1937 |
Mace Brown Cliff Melton |
Pittsburgh Pirates New York Giants |
7 |
1938 |
Dick Coffman |
New York Giants |
12 |
1939 |
Bob Bowman Clyde Shoun |
St. Louis Cardinals |
9 |
1940 |
Joe Beggs Jumbo Brown Mace Brown |
Cincinnati Reds New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates |
7 |
1941 |
Jumbo Brown |
New York Giants |
8 |
1942 |
Hugh Casey |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
13 |
1943 |
Les Webber |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
10 |
1944 |
Ace Adams |
New York Giants |
13 |
1945 |
Ace Adams Andy Karl |
New York Giants Philadelphia Phillies |
15 |
1946 |
Ken Raffensberger |
Philadelphia Phillies |
6 |
1947 |
Hugh Casey |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
18 |
1948 |
Harry Gumbert |
Cincinnati Reds |
17 |
1949 |
Ted Wilks |
St. Louis Cardinals |
9 |
1950 |
Jim Konstanty |
Philadelphia Phillies |
22 |
1951 |
Ted Wilks |
St. Louis Cardinals |
13 |
1952 |
Al Brazle |
St. Louis Cardinals |
16 |
1953 |
Al Brazle |
St. Louis Cardinals |
18 |
1954 |
Jim Hughes |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
24 |
1955 |
Jack Meyer |
Philadelphia Phillies |
16 |
1956 |
Clem Labine |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
19 |
1957 |
Clem Labine |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
17 |
1958 |
Roy Face |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
20 |
1959 |
Lindy McDaniel Don McMahon |
St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Braves |
15 |
1960 |
Lindy McDaniel |
St. Louis Cardinals |
26 |
1961 |
Roy Face Stu Miller |
Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants |
17 |
1962 |
Roy Face |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
28 |
1963 |
Lindy McDaniel |
Chicago Cubs |
22 |
1964 |
Hal Woodeshick |
Houston Colt .45's |
23 |
1965 |
Ted Abernathy |
Chicago Cubs |
31 |
1966 |
Phil Regan |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
21 |
1967 |
Ted Abernathy |
Cincinnati Reds |
28 |
1968 |
Phil Regan |
Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs |
25 |
1969 |
Fred Gladding |
Houston Astros |
29 |
1970 |
Wayne Granger |
Cincinnati Reds |
35 |
1971 |
Dave Giusti |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
30 |
1972 |
Clay Carroll |
Cincinnati Reds |
37 |
1973 |
Mike Marshall |
Montreal Expos |
31 |
1974 |
Mike Marshall |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
21 |
1975 |
Rawly Eastwick Al Hrabosky |
Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals |
22 |
1976 |
Rawly Eastwick |
Cincinnati Reds |
26 |
1977 |
Rollie Fingers |
San Diego Padres |
35 |
1978 |
Rollie Fingers |
San Diego Padres |
37 |
1979 |
Bruce Sutter |
Chicago Cubs |
37 |
1980 |
Bruce Sutter |
Chicago Cubs |
28 |
1981 |
Bruce Sutter |
St. Louis Cardinals |
25 |
1982 |
Bruce Sutter |
St. Louis Cardinals |
36 |
1983 |
Lee Smith |
Chicago Cubs |
29 |
1984 |
Bruce Sutter |
St. Louis Cardinals |
45 |
1985 |
Jeff Reardon |
Montreal Expos |
41 |
1986 |
Todd Worrell |
St. Louis Cardinals |
36 |
1987 |
Steve Bedrosian |
Philadelphia Phillies |
40 |
1988 |
John Franco |
Cincinnati Reds |
39 |
1989 |
Mark Davis |
San Diego Padres |
44 |
1990 |
John Franco |
New York Mets |
33 |
1991 |
Lee Smith |
St. Louis Cardinals |
47 |
1992 |
Lee Smith |
St. Louis Cardinals |
43 |
1993 |
Randy Myers |
Chicago Cubs |
53 |
1994 |
John Franco |
New York Mets |
30 |
1995 |
Randy Myers |
Chicago Cubs |
38 |
1996 |
Jeff Brantley Todd Worrell |
Cincinnati Reds Los Angeles Dodgers |
44 |
1997 |
Jeff Shaw |
Cincinnati Reds |
42 |
1998 |
Trevor Hoffman |
San Diego Padres |
53 |
1999 |
Ugueth Urbina |
Montreal Expos |
41 |
2000 |
Antonio Alfonseca |
Florida Marlins |
45 |
2001 |
Robb Nen |
San Francisco Giants |
45 |
2002 |
John Smoltz |
Atlanta Braves |
55 |
2003 |
Éric Gagné |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
55 |
2004 |
Armando Benítez Jason Isringhausen |
Florida Marlins St. Louis Cardinals |
47 |
2005 |
Chad Cordero |
Washington Nationals |
47 |
2006 |
Trevor Hoffman |
San Diego Padres |
46 |
2007 |
José Valverde |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
47 |
2008 |
José Valverde |
Houston Astros |
44 |
2009 |
Heath Bell |
San Diego Padres |
42 |
2010 |
Brian Wilson |
San Francisco Giants |
48 |
2011 |
John Axford Craig Kimbrel |
Milwaukee Brewers Atlanta Braves |
46 |
2012 |
Craig Kimbrel Jason Motte |
Atlanta Braves St. Louis Cardinals |
42 |
2013 |
Craig Kimbrel |
Atlanta Braves |
50 |
2014 |
Craig Kimbrel |
Atlanta Braves |
47 |
2015 |
Mark Melancon |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
51 |
2016 |
Jeurys Familia |
New York Mets |
51 |
2017 |
Greg Holland Kenley Jansen |
Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers |
41 |
2018 |
Wade Davis |
Colorado Rockies |
43 |
2019 |
Kirby Yates |
San Diego Padres |
41 |
2020 |
Josh Hader |
Milwaukee Brewers |
13 |
2021 |
Mark Melancon |
San Diego Padres |
39 |
2022 |
Kenley Jansen |
Atlanta Braves |
41 |
2023 |
David Bednar Camilo Doval |
Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants |
39 |