List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders

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Mariano Rivera, the all-time leader in games finished 0G1G4040 Mariano Rivera.jpg
Mariano Rivera, the all-time leader in games finished

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.

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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.

Mike Marshall set the single-season record for games finished with 84 in 1979, surpassing his previous record of 83 established in 1974.

Key

RankRank amongst leaders in career games finished. A blank field indicates a tie.
PlayerName of the player
GFTotal career games finished
*Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame
BoldDenotes an active player [note 1]

List

Kenley Jansen, the active leader in games finished and 7th all-time. Kenley Jansen 7 24 18.jpg
Kenley Jansen, the active leader in games finished and 7th all-time.
RankPlayerGF
1 Mariano Rivera*952
2 Trevor Hoffman*856
3 Lee Smith*802
4 John Franco 774
5 Rollie Fingers*709
6 Billy Wagner*703
7 Kenley Jansen (0)700
8 Jeff Reardon 695
9 Goose Gossage*681
10 Francisco Rodríguez 677
11 Roberto Hernández 667
12 Craig Kimbrel (0)656
13 Hoyt Wilhelm*651
14 Doug Jones 640
15 Kent Tekulve 638
16 Sparky Lyle 634
17 José Mesa 633
18 Todd Jones 619
19 Gene Garber 609
20 Fernando Rodney 590
21 Joe Nathan 587
22 Jonathan Papelbon 585
23 Dennis Eckersley*577
Lindy McDaniel 577
25 Francisco Cordero 575
26 Roy Face 574
27 Aroldis Chapman (0)563
28 Rick Aguilera 557
29 Dan Quisenberry 553
30 Mike Marshall 549
Jeff Montgomery 549
Robb Nen 549
33 Tom Henke 548
Randy Myers 548
35 Troy Percival 546
36 Tug McGraw 541
37 Armando Benítez 527
38 Huston Street 525
39 John Wetteland 523
40 José Valverde 520
41 Rod Beck 519
42 Bruce Sutter*512
43 Bob Wickman 511
44 Don McMahon 505
45 Jesse Orosco 501
46 Jason Isringhausen 499
47 Dave Righetti 474
48 Mike Timlin 467
49 Raisel Iglesias (0)459
50 Ron Perranoski 458
RankPlayerGF
51 Todd Worrell 456
52 Bill Campbell 455
53 Mark Melancon 454
54 Gregg Olson 447
55 Steve Bedrosian 439
56 Mike Henneman 432
Dave Smith 432
58 Roger McDowell 430
59 Joakim Soria 427
60 Mike Jackson 422
Dan Plesac 422
62 Willie Hernández 419
Mitch Williams 419
64 Darold Knowles 417
65 Ted Abernathy 416
66 Greg Minton 415
67 Ugueth Urbina 408
68 Keith Foulke 406
Stu Miller 406
70 Eddie Guardado 401
71 Gary Lavelle 399
72 Edwin Díaz (0)395
73 Jeff Shaw 384
74 Kevin Gregg 382
75 Brian Fuentes 381
Dave LaRoche 381
77 Dave Giusti 380
78 Jeff Brantley 379
79 Bob Stanley 377
80 Clay Carroll 373
LaTroy Hawkins 373
82 Tom Burgmeier 370
83 Brad Lidge 368
84 John Hiller 363
Mike Stanton 363
86 Danny Graves 360
Jay Howell 360
88 David Robertson (0)358
89 J. J. Putz 357
90 Bobby Thigpen 356
91 Greg Holland 355
92 Jim Brewer 351
93 Tom Gordon 347
94 Eddie Fisher 344
95 Rafael Soriano 343
96 Frank Linzy 342
97 Ron Davis 340
Jeff Russell 340
99 Ron Kline 338
100 Mark Clear 337

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.

References

  1. ↑ "Mariano Rivera Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ Cohen, Alan. "Mariano Rivera Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Trevor Hoffman Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Lee Smith Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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