300 save club

In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 300 save club is the group of pitchers who have recorded 300 or more regular-season saves in their careers. Most commonly a relief pitcher ("reliever" or "closer") earns a save by being the final pitcher of a game in which his team is winning by three or fewer runs and pitching at least one inning without losing the lead. The final pitcher of a game can earn a save by getting at least one batter out to end the game with the tying run on base, at bat, or on deck, or by pitching the last three innings without relinquishing the lead, regardless of score. The statistic was created by Jerome Holtzman in 1959 to "measure the effectiveness of relief pitchers" and was adopted as an official statistic by MLB in 1969. The save has been retroactively measured for past pitchers where applicable. Hoyt Wilhelm retired in 1972 and recorded just 31 saves from 1969 onwards, for example, but holds 228 total career saves.

Mariano Rivera holds the MLB save record with 652. Only Rivera and Trevor Hoffman have exceeded 500 or 600 saves, and Hoffman was the first to achieve either. Only nine pitchers have recorded 400 or more saves: Rivera, Hoffman, Kenley Jansen, Lee Smith, Craig Kimbrel, Francisco Rodríguez, John Franco, Billy Wagner, and most recently Aroldis Chapman.

Rollie Fingers was the first player to record 300 saves, reaching the mark on August 21, 1982. Aroldis Chapman is the most recent, achieving his 300th on August 26, 2021. The New York Mets are the only franchise to see three players reach the milestone while on their roster—John Franco, Billy Wagner, and Jason Isringhausen. In total, 31 players have recorded 300 or more saves in their career. Only nine relievers – Dennis Eckersley, Fingers, Goose Gossage, Hoffman, Rivera, Smith, Bruce Sutter, Wagner, and Wilhelm – have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame; all but Wilhelm also have at least 300 saves. Jansen, Kimbrel, and Chapman are the only active players with more than 300 saves.

Key Player Name of the playerSV Total career savesDateDate of the pitcher's 300th saveTeamThe pitcher's team for his 300th saveElected to the Baseball Hall of FamePlayer is activeA player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.

List

Stats updated as of September 25, 2026. PlayerSV300th saveYears activeRef(s) Date Team652New York Yankees1995–2013601San Diego Padres1993–2010498Los Angeles Dodgers2010–present478St. Louis Cardinals1980–1997441Boston Red Sox2010–present437Milwaukee Brewers2002–2017424New York Mets1984–2005422New York Mets1995–2010402New York Yankees2010–present390Oakland Athletics1975–1998377Texas Rangers1999–2000, 2002–2009, 2011–2016368Philadelphia Phillies2005–2016367Boston Red Sox1979–1994358Anaheim Angels1995–2005, 2007–2009347Baltimore Orioles1985–1998341Milwaukee Brewers1968–1985330Texas Rangers1989–2000329Cincinnati Reds1999–2012327Arizona Diamondbacks2002–2003, 2005–2019326Kansas City Royals1991–2007324Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim2005–2017321Pittsburgh Pirates1987, 1990–2007319Detroit Tigers1993–2008318Chicago Cubs1985–2000314San Francisco Giants1993–2002311St. Louis Cardinals1982–1995310Chicago Cubs1972–1989, 1991–1994304Kansas City Royals1987–1999303Oakland Athletics1982–2000300New York Mets1995–2012300Atlanta Braves1976–1986, 1988

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