List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders
Appearance
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In baseball statistics, a relief pitcher is credited with a game finished (denoted by GF) if he is the last pitcher to pitch for his team in a game. A starting pitcher is not credited with a GF for pitching a complete game.
Mariano Rivera[1][2][3] is the all-time leader in games finished with 952. Rivera is the only pitcher in MLB history to finish more than 900 career games. Trevor Hoffman[4] and Lee Smith[5] are the only other pitchers to finish more than 800 games in their careers.
Key
[edit]Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career games finished. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player | Name of the player |
GF | Total career games finished |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame |
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Bold | Denotes an active player[note 1] |
List
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- Stats updated as of August 17, 2024.
Rank | Player | GF |
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51 | Bill Campbell | 455 |
52 | Mark Melancon (0) | 454 |
53 | Gregg Olson | 447 |
54 | Steve Bedrosian | 439 |
55 | Mike Henneman | 432 |
Dave Smith | 432 | |
57 | Roger McDowell | 430 |
58 | Joakim Soria | 427 |
59 | Mike Jackson | 422 |
Dan Plesac | 422 | |
61 | Willie Hernández | 419 |
Mitch Williams | 419 | |
63 | Darold Knowles | 417 |
64 | Ted Abernathy | 416 |
65 | Greg Minton | 415 |
66 | Ugueth Urbina | 408 |
67 | Keith Foulke | 406 |
Stu Miller | 406 | |
69 | Eddie Guardado | 401 |
70 | Gary Lavelle | 399 |
71 | Raisel Iglesias (37) | 387 |
72 | Jeff Shaw | 384 |
73 | Kevin Gregg | 382 |
74 | Brian Fuentes | 381 |
Dave LaRoche | 381 | |
76 | Dave Giusti | 380 |
77 | Jeff Brantley | 379 |
78 | Bob Stanley | 377 |
79 | Clay Carroll | 373 |
LaTroy Hawkins | 373 | |
81 | Tom Burgmeier | 370 |
82 | Brad Lidge | 368 |
83 | John Hiller | 363 |
Mike Stanton | 363 | |
85 | Danny Graves | 360 |
Jay Howell | 360 | |
87 | J. J. Putz | 357 |
88 | Bobby Thigpen | 356 |
89 | Greg Holland | 355 |
90 | Jim Brewer | 351 |
91 | David Robertson (4) | 350 |
92 | Tom Gordon | 347 |
93 | Eddie Fisher | 344 |
94 | Rafael Soriano | 343 |
95 | Frank Linzy | 342 |
96 | Ron Davis | 340 |
Jeff Russell | 340 | |
98 | Ron Kline | 338 |
99 | Mark Clear | 337 |
100 | Elías Sosa | 330 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mariano Rivera Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Cohen, Alan. "Mariano Rivera Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Trevor Hoffman Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Lee Smith Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Career Leaders & Records for Games Finished". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Major League Baseball