mariano rivera has the most saves in a season in mlb history.
mariano rivera has the most saves in a season in mlb history.
who has the most saves in a season in mlb history?
mariano rivera
during the offseason, the blue jays acquired reliever drew storen, who had been the washington nationals' closer for part of the 2015 season. after a competition between osuna and storen for the closer's role in spring training, manager john gibbons announced on march 30 that osuna would begin the season as the blue jays closer. he earned his first save of the season on april 3 (opening day), sealing a 5–3 win for marcus stroman. at the age of , he became the youngest pitcher in mlb history to record an opening day save. on august 13, osuna closed out a 4–2 win over the houston astros to earn the 46th save of his career, which tied the mark set by terry forster for saves recorded before the age of 22. he would break the tie with forster on august 17, saving a 7–4 win over the new york yankees. osuna earned his 30th save of the 2016 season on september 4, becoming the 11th pitcher in franchise history to record 30 saves in a season. the save was also the 50th of his career, making him the youngest pitcher in mlb history to reach 50 saves. osuna finished the 2016 regular season with a 4–3 record, 2.68 era, 82 strikeouts, and 36 saves in 74 innings pitched. in the postseason, he added nine innings and did not allow a run. he also earned his first career postseason win, pitching two perfect innings in the blue jays' decisive game 3 victory of the alds
roberto osuna
rivera was a dominant reliever throughout his career, pitching with a consistency and longevity uncharacteristic of a role commonly marked by volatility and high turnover. in his 17-year tenure as the yankees' closer, rivera compiled considerable career numbers. a 13-time all-star, he is the major leagues' all-time regular season leader in saves (652) and games finished (952). he pitched in 1,115 regular season games, which is fourth-most in mlb history, the most in al history, and the most by a right-handed pitcher. rivera holds or shares several records for the most seasons of reaching various save milestones, including seasons with at least: 20 saves (sixteen); 25 saves (fifteen consecutive, sixteen non-consecutive); 30 saves (nine consecutive, fifteen non-consecutive); 35 saves (twelve); 40 saves (nine); and 50 saves (two). rivera's career era (2.21) and whip (1.00) are the lowest of any mlb pitcher in the live-ball era (minimum 1,000 innings pitched), making him one of the top pitchers since 1920 at preventing hitters from reaching base and scoring. he recorded an era under 2.00 in 11 seasons, tying him with walter johnson for the most such seasons (minimum 60 innings pitched each). rivera also ranks first in career adjusted era+ (205), a statistic that adjusts era for league and ballpark to allow comparisons of pitchers on the same baseline.
mariano rivera