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Best
Relief Pitching
Years Ever
Baseball Evaluation (PEVA Player Rating)
1871-2009 (Regular Season) |
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| Relief Pitchers 1-20 Pitchers |
| Rank |
Name |
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Year |
Team |
Lg |
W |
L |
SV |
IP |
ERA |
Age |
PEVA-P |
| 1 |
Quisenberry |
Dan |
1983 |
KCA |
AL |
5 |
3 |
45 |
139.0 |
1.94 |
30 |
24.535 |
| 2 |
Gagne |
Eric |
2003 |
LAN |
NL |
2 |
3 |
55 |
82.3 |
1.20 |
27 |
23.161 |
| 3 |
McDaniel |
Lindy |
1960 |
SLN |
NL |
12 |
4 |
26 |
116.3 |
2.09 |
25 |
22.970 |
| 4 |
Moore |
Wilcy |
1927 |
NYA |
AL |
19 |
7 |
13 |
213.0 |
2.28 |
30 |
22.864 |
| 5 |
Hernandez |
Willie |
1984 |
DET |
AL |
9 |
3 |
32 |
140.3 |
1.92 |
30 |
21.765 |
| 6 |
Rivera |
Mariano |
2001 |
NYA |
AL |
4 |
6 |
50 |
80.7 |
2.34 |
32 |
21.526 |
| 7 |
Konstanty |
Jim |
1950 |
PHI |
NL |
16 |
7 |
22 |
152.0 |
2.66 |
33 |
20.439 |
| 8 |
Sutter |
Bruce |
1979 |
CHN |
NL |
6 |
6 |
37 |
101.3 |
2.22 |
26 |
20.400 |
| 9 |
Gagne |
Eric |
2002 |
LAN |
NL |
4 |
1 |
52 |
82.3 |
1.97 |
26 |
20.362 |
| 10 |
Fingers |
Rollie |
1981 |
ML4 |
AL |
6 |
3 |
28 |
78.0 |
1.04 |
35 |
20.222 |
| 11 |
Wetteland |
John |
1993 |
MON |
NL |
9 |
3 |
43 |
85.3 |
1.37 |
27 |
20.171 |
| 12 |
Rivera |
Mariano |
2005 |
NYA |
AL |
7 |
4 |
43 |
78.3 |
1.38 |
36 |
20.171 |
| 13 |
Sutter |
Bruce |
1977 |
CHN |
NL |
7 |
3 |
31 |
107.3 |
1.34 |
24 |
19.860 |
| 14 |
Jones |
Doug |
1992 |
HOU |
NL |
11 |
8 |
36 |
111.7 |
1.85 |
35 |
19.538 |
| 15 |
Putz |
J.J. |
2006 |
SEA |
AL |
4 |
1 |
36 |
78.3 |
2.30 |
29 |
19.452 |
| 16 |
Radatz |
Dick |
1962 |
BOS |
AL |
9 |
6 |
24 |
124.7 |
2.24 |
25 |
19.399 |
| 17 |
Eckersley |
Dennis |
1990 |
OAK |
AL |
4 |
2 |
48 |
73.3 |
0.61 |
36 |
18.752 |
| 18 |
Gagne |
Eric |
2004 |
LAN |
NL |
7 |
3 |
45 |
82.3 |
2.19 |
28 |
18.671 |
| 19 |
Gossage |
Rich |
1977 |
PIT |
NL |
11 |
9 |
26 |
133.0 |
1.62 |
26 |
18.589 |
| 20 |
Nathan |
Joe |
2006 |
MIN |
AL |
7 |
0 |
36 |
68.3 |
1.58 |
32 |
18.535 |
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Note:
Age = Player age at the End of the Calendar Year. Note: Relief
pitcher defined as pitcher with 3 times the amount of Games Played vs.
Games Started.
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Ruffing |
Pete Rose |
Leo
Durocher |
Lefty
Grove |
Ryan Howard |
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