Can you name the pitchers with the most saves in a single season?

Javascript is not currently enabled on your browser.
If you do have Javascript enabled:
This site uses javascript to make the magic happen.
Please turn on javascript and reload this page, or use a more current browser (like Firefox)

Most Saves in a Season Quiz

Rating:	Report a mistake
Created by: Ben -
Published: April 18th, 2009
Category: Sports
Plays: 56,697

Tags: pitcher, single, save, season

Loading friend results....

	jbach:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 18:20 GMT	7 points
	these guys are often taken for granted. the pressure they are put under is unbelievable yet we kill them after they blow a save. 62 saves is remarkable.

	DaRiPPER:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 18:32 GMT	5 points
	62 saves is very good but K-Rod only got that number because of his team. They had to be ahead enough times late in the game for him to get a chance. That means that a closer who posts high save numbers usually comes from a good team.

	DerKomissar:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 19:11 GMT	11 points
	Rod Beck was a great player. May he rest in peace.

Comment below threshold: show it

	JohnJF:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 19:41 GMT	1 point
	@Art Vandaley: Possibly, but this isn't a "Coach K" situation where the abbreviation is to spell an impossibly difficult name. Rodriguez (especially for a baseball fan) seems pretty reasonable.

	[Deleted]:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 19:43 GMT	2 points
	Yeah, a lot of closers would have had 62 saves in the same situation as Rodriguez.

Comment below threshold: show it

	checkmike:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 19:51 GMT	2 points
	I was just watching the Brewers-Mets game where K-Rod got the save and they showed like half of this list on TV

	Freddie:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 20:27 GMT	-1 points
	I think you should put MLB in title of game. 'Most Saves in a Season' is extremely ambiguous as far as titles go, it could be applicable to dozens of other sports.

	Skydog:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 20:28 GMT	-2 points
	Good Quiz! Got 14... How did I miss Eric Gagne? lol

	Bretzky:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 20:37 GMT	5 points
	The save is the most worthless stat in all of sports. If these guys are so good, they should be coming in the game with no outs and runners on in a tie game in the 7th inning, instead of when you are already leading in the ninth.

	kobe:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 20:47 GMT	-1 points
	@MovieDynamic: Thats a pretty racist thing to say. If I were black I would find that really offensive.

	Frowney:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 21:12 GMT	-2 points
	The asterisks are for what? It's not steroids (or is it?) so I'm clueless.

	ted:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 21:38 GMT	3 points
	@Frowney: I think the stars mean the player is still active.

	Hungover:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 22:07 GMT	0 points
	krod gets the save in a 1-0 game today, and tomorrow he'll get the save in a 10-9 win since suppan is pitching

	mutang:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 23:01 GMT	-1 points
	I can't believe I forgot Hoffman!

	ku_sucks:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 23:56 GMT	3 points
	interesting that a guy like john franco (who is, i think, third in all time saves) never had this many in a season. not that i'm knocking franco; its more of a reflection on his remarkable consistency than anything.

	elgato10x:	Apr 19th, 2009 at 06:11 GMT	-1 points
	@Bretzkey, my thoughts exactly.

Comment below threshold: show it

	bradwell:	Apr 19th, 2009 at 20:27 GMT	0 points
	I would like to reinforce that Phillies fans understand baseball, and the save is indeed a silly metric

	America:	Apr 20th, 2009 at 02:59 GMT	0 points
	I'm a little surprised that Thigpen was guessed so low since his name was mentioned an awful lot last season during K Rod's quest for the record.

	let_it_go:	Apr 21st, 2009 at 06:56 GMT	1 point
	19/21. on 3.6%: with what team did he rack up 48? he wasn't even on my radar. @Mattitude... he played for ARZ in 2007 and was Lights Out!

	Chumley:	Apr 24th, 2009 at 05:52 GMT	1 point
	@let.it.go That was the year he pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers. (Stupid Jim Bowden traded the Reds' only rep to the All Star game days before the game took place and weeks after conning Shaw into signing a contact extension)

	Nitram_Odarp:	May 26th, 2009 at 19:11 GMT	1 point
	Can't believe I missed Eckersley. facepalm

	danimalcracker:	Jun 19th, 2009 at 20:09 GMT	1 point
	surprised that troy percival isn't on this list

	rgc19:	Jul 7th, 2009 at 20:40 GMT	2 points
	Yay for Chief! Can't believe I missed Hoffman. Closers are overrated though. Any GM with a lick of sense would take a quality starter over a flashy closer (K-Rod) any day.

	Skills:	Jul 9th, 2009 at 14:09 GMT	0 points
	perfect 21.... let.it.go: it was with 2 teams reds/dodgers

	Venom1989:	Nov 10th, 2009 at 18:41 GMT	1 point
	It is amazing how long these guys can keep it going year after year!

	drhaase:	Nov 24th, 2009 at 13:32 GMT	1 point
	k-rod shouldn't count. he actually can't stand that nick name. Rod Beck was awesome too.

	omnipotent1:	Dec 4th, 2009 at 22:13 GMT	1 point
	It's funny that these guys command big bucks when I bet a strong bullpen overall, where you have a 'closer by committee' would probably suffice just as well. The only difference is, a few million bucks and lack of a identified 'Closer'.

	blowfishandfunk:	Mar 4th, 2010 at 02:21 GMT	1 point
	brian fuentes had 48 saves last year

	DickHerman:	Jul 4th, 2010 at 23:00 GMT	0 points
	@ArtVandelay I Love You

	Kornykornman4444:	Sep 6th, 2011 at 15:17 GMT	1 point
	I HATE ERIC GAGNE

	Tony_A:	Oct 17th, 2011 at 17:25 GMT	1 point
	Still hard to believe that Armando Benitez is on the list. I still cringe when I think of the home run he served to Marquis Grissom in game 2 of the 1997 ALCS.