The 10 players with the

most Saves

Name Tm Lg SV SOPP
STANHOUSE '79, D. BAL AL 45 88.2
FORSTER '78, T. LAD NL 35 81.4
GOSSAGE '78, G. NYY AL 34 94.4
SAMBITO '79, J. HOU NL 34 82.9
CASTRO '78, B. MIL AL 32 97.0
LOCKWOOD '76, S. NYM NL 28 84.8
SOSA '79, E. MON NL 28 80.0
LOPEZ '79, A. DET AL 28 73.7
LAVELLE '77, G. SFG NL 27 96.4
KERN '79, J. TEX AL 26 89.7

The 10 players with the

highest Save Opportunity Percentage

Name Tm Lg SOPP SOP
CASTRO '78, B. MIL AL 97.0 33
LAVELLE '77, G. SFG NL 96.4 28
GOSSAGE '78, G. NYY AL 94.4 36
GOSSAGE '75, G. CHW AL 90.5 21
KERN '79, J. TEX AL 89.7 29
MARSHALL '79, M. MIN AL 89.3 28
STANHOUSE '79, D. BAL AL 88.2 51
FINGERS '78, R. SDP NL 86.4 22
BAIR '78, D. CIN NL 85.0 20
LOCKWOOD '76, S. NYM NL 84.8 33

The 10 players with the

lowest Earned Run Average, Relieving

Name Tm Lg ERA-r IP-r
PALMER '79, D. MON NL 1.63 71.2
GOSSAGE '77, G. PIT NL 1.74 155.1
HRABOSKY '75, A. STL NL 2.27 79.1
HEAVERLO '77, D. SFG NL 2.27 75.1
APODACA '75, B. NYM NL 2.40 97.1
FINGERS '78, R. SDP NL 2.43 63.0
BLYLEVEN '77, B. TEX AL 2.51 68.0
MINTON '79, G. SFG NL 2.53 89.0
KERN '76, J. CLE AL 2.53 121.0
BILLINGHAM '79, J. DET AL 2.58 83.2

The 10 players with the

most Earned Runs Prevented, Relieving

Name Tm Lg ERPT-r IP-r
GOSSAGE '77, G. PIT NL 38.1 155.1
KERN '76, J. CLE AL 20.9 121.0
STANLEY '78, B. BOS AL 18.5 122.1
PALMER '79, D. MON NL 18.4 71.2
APODACA '75, B. NYM NL 16.7 97.1
LINDBLAD '75, P. OAK AL 14.9 107.2
HRABOSKY '75, A. STL NL 14.8 79.1
LITTELL '76, M. KCR AL 14.2 110.2
HEAVERLO '77, D. SFG NL 14.0 75.1
MINTON '79, G. SFG NL 14.0 89.0

The 10 players with the

most Innings Pitched, Relieving

Name Tm Lg IP-r GIR
BRETT '76, K. CHW AL 161.2 45
GOSSAGE '77, G. PIT NL 155.1 84
FULGHAM '79, J. STL NL 151.2 61
JENKINS '76, F. BOS AL 136.2 42
METZGER '76, B. SDP NL 136.2 70
PAXTON '78, M. CLE AL 130.1 44
TODD '75, J. OAK AL 130.0 73
FARMER '79, E. CHW AL 129.0 69
BURGMEIER '76, T. MIN AL 128.1 67
WILCOX '78, M. DET AL 126.1 37

The 10 players with the

most Relief Points

Name Tm Lg RPT GIR
STANHOUSE '79, D. BAL AL 119 56
GOSSAGE '78, G. NYY AL 96 41
CASTRO '78, B. MIL AL 96 48
SAMBITO '79, J. HOU NL 88 78
LAVELLE '77, G. SFG NL 79 42
FORSTER '78, T. LAD NL 79 50
LOCKWOOD '76, S. NYM NL 74 39
KERN '79, J. TEX AL 72 41
HRABOSKY '75, A. STL NL 71 52
GOSSAGE '77, G. PIT NL 70 84

The 10 players with the

most Games in Relief

Name Tm Lg GIR IP-r
GOSSAGE '77, G. PIT NL 84 155.1
DEVINE '77, A. TEX AL 78 112.0
SAMBITO '79, J. HOU NL 78 97.1
STANLEY '78, B. BOS AL 77 122.1
MONGE '79, S. CLE AL 76 115.0
JOHNSON '77, T. MIN AL 74 122.2
TODD '75, J. OAK AL 73 130.0
HERNANDEZ '77, W. CHC NL 73 113.2
KERN '76, J. CLE AL 72 121.0
D'ACQUISTO '78, J. SDP NL 72 104.2

The 10 players with the

most Games Finished

Name Tm Lg GF GIR
SAMBITO '79, J. HOU NL 77 78
CAMPBELL '77, D. ATL NL 64 65
HRABOSKY '75, A. STL NL 52 52
STANHOUSE '79, D. BAL AL 51 56
LOPEZ '79, A. DET AL 50 53
DEVINE '77, A. TEX AL 50 78
CASTRO '78, B. MIL AL 48 48
MONGE '79, S. CLE AL 48 76
FINGERS '78, R. SDP NL 47 48
FORSTER '78, T. LAD NL 46 50

The 12 players with the

most Blown Saves

Name Tm Lg BS GIR
MONGE '79, S. CLE AL 16 76
CAMPBELL '77, D. ATL NL 13 65
TIDROW '79, D. CHC NL 12 67
GARBER '76, G. PHI NL 11 67
LOPEZ '79, A. DET AL 10 53
LITTELL '76, M. KCR AL 10 65
FINGERS '76, R. OAK AL 9 43
LINDBLAD '75, P. OAK AL 9 62
STANLEY '78, B. BOS AL 9 77

3 players tied at 8

The 10 players with the

most Holds

Name Tm Lg HLD GIR
HARTZELL '76, P. CAL AL 20 71
PALMER '79, D. MON NL 18 56
WELCH '78, B. LAD NL 16 60
GOSSAGE '77, G. PIT NL 15 84
BILLINGHAM '79, J. DET AL 13 60
MORET '75, R. BOS AL 12 54
WILLIAMS '79, R. HOU NL 12 66
EASTWICK '76, R. CIN NL 11 71
BURGMEIER '76, T. MIN AL 10 67
STANLEY '78, B. BOS AL 10 77

The 10 players with the

most Inherited Runners

Name Tm Lg IR GIR
KERN '76, J. CLE AL 93 72
FARMER '79, E. CHW AL 90 69
JOHNSON '77, T. MIN AL 89 74
BURGMEIER '76, T. MIN AL 88 67
MONGE '79, S. CLE AL 86 76
TIDROW '79, D. CHC NL 85 67
METZGER '76, B. SDP NL 85 70
DEVINE '77, A. TEX AL 82 78
HERNANDEZ '77, W. CHC NL 81 73
HARTZELL '76, P. CAL AL 80 71

The 10 players with the

lowest Inherited Runners Scored Percentage

Name Tm Lg IRSP IR
CASTRO '78, B. MIL AL 16.0 25
MCENANEY '75, W. CIN NL 19.1 47
ROMO '79, E. PIT NL 19.2 26
HUME '79, T. CIN NL 20.0 25
VUCKOVICH '78, P. STL NL 20.8 53
LITTELL '79, M. STL NL 22.2 63
GOSSAGE '77, G. PIT NL 22.5 71
WELCH '78, B. LAD NL 22.7 66
JENKINS '76, F. BOS AL 23.8 42
FARMER '79, E. CHW AL 24.4 90

The 10 players with the

most Strikeouts, Relieving

Name Tm Lg SO-r IP-r
GOSSAGE '77, G. PIT NL 126 155.1
KERN '76, J. CLE AL 106 121.0
JENKINS '76, F. BOS AL 101 136.2
FARMER '79, E. CHW AL 93 129.0
MONGE '79, S. CLE AL 90 115.0
CLEAR '79, M. CAL AL 88 104.1
HILLER '76, J. DET AL 86 110.0
LITTELL '76, M. KCR AL 84 110.2
D'ACQUISTO '78, J. SDP NL 81 104.2
METZGER '76, B. SDP NL 79 136.2

The 10 players with the

highest Strikeouts Per 9 Innings, Relieving

Name Tm Lg SO/9-r IP-r
KERN '76, J. CLE AL 7.9 121.0
CLEAR '79, M. CAL AL 7.6 104.1
GOSSAGE '77, G. PIT NL 7.3 155.1
MONGE '79, S. CLE AL 7.0 115.0
HILLER '76, J. DET AL 7.0 110.0
D'ACQUISTO '78, J. SDP NL 7.0 104.2
LITTELL '76, M. KCR AL 6.8 110.2
RODRIGUEZ '77, E. MIL AL 6.8 96.2
GARBER '76, G. PHI NL 6.8 102.0
SAMBITO '79, J. HOU NL 6.8 97.1

The 10 players with the

lowest Baserunners Per 9 Innings, Relieving

Name Tm Lg BR/9-r IP-r
GOSSAGE '77, G. PIT NL 7.9 155.1
HRABOSKY '75, A. STL NL 7.9 79.1
APODACA '75, B. NYM NL 9.0 97.1
SAMBITO '79, J. HOU NL 9.2 97.1
HEAVERLO '77, D. SFG NL 9.3 75.1
ROMO '79, E. PIT NL 9.3 88.2
FINGERS '78, R. SDP NL 9.4 63.0
WELCH '78, B. LAD NL 9.5 76.2
FORSTER '78, T. LAD NL 9.5 63.1
PALMER '79, D. MON NL 9.7 71.2

The 10 players with the

highest Baserunners Per 9 Innings, Relieving

Name Tm Lg BR/9-r IP-r
SUTCLIFFE '79, R. LAD NL 18.6 65.1
HUGHES '75, J. MIN AL 18.3 82.1
MCGLOTHEN '79, L. CHC NL 18.0 58.0
ANDUJAR '79, J. HOU NL 18.0 61.2
ZACHRY '78, P. NYM NL 16.4 75.0
FALCONE '75, P. SFG NL 16.2 87.1
HOUSE '75, T. ATL NL 16.1 84.2
GALE '78, R. KCR AL 15.6 79.2
GRIMSLEY '77, R. BAL AL 15.3 92.1
WILCOX '78, M. DET AL 15.1 126.1

The 10 players with the

lowest Hits Per 9 Innings, Relieving

Name Tm Lg H/9-r IP-r
STANHOUSE '79, D. BAL AL 5.0 57.2
GOSSAGE '77, G. PIT NL 5.0 155.1
HOUGH '76, C. LAD NL 5.1 84.2
LITTELL '76, M. KCR AL 5.5 110.2
APODACA '75, B. NYM NL 5.8 97.1
PALMER '79, D. MON NL 6.0 71.2
FORSTER '78, T. LAD NL 6.1 63.1
HRABOSKY '75, A. STL NL 6.1 79.1
D'ACQUISTO '78, J. SDP NL 6.3 104.2
KERN '76, J. CLE AL 6.3 121.0

The 10 players with the

highest Hits Per 9 Innings, Relieving

Name Tm Lg H/9-r IP-r
MCGLOTHEN '79, L. CHC NL 14.7 58.0
ANDUJAR '79, J. HOU NL 12.8 61.2
SUTCLIFFE '79, R. LAD NL 12.1 65.1
ZACHRY '78, P. NYM NL 12.1 75.0
HUGHES '75, J. MIN AL 12.0 82.1
HOUSE '75, T. ATL NL 11.4 84.2
TROUT '79, S. CHW AL 11.3 62.2
GRIMSLEY '77, R. BAL AL 11.0 92.1
FORSCH '79, K. HOU NL 10.9 74.1
WILLIAMS '79, R. HOU NL 10.5 106.1

The 10 players with the

lowest Walks Per 9 Innings, Relieving

Name Tm Lg BB/9-r IP-r
HRABOSKY '75, A. STL NL 1.8 79.1
LANGFORD '79, R. OAK AL 1.8 74.1
FULGHAM '79, J. STL NL 2.0 151.2
RHODEN '76, R. LAD NL 2.1 80.2
HEAVERLO '77, D. SFG NL 2.2 75.1
BORBON '77, P. CIN NL 2.2 107.1
CHRISTENSON '78, L. PHI NL 2.2 56.1
MCGREGOR '78, S. BAL AL 2.4 115.2
JENKINS '76, F. BOS AL 2.4 136.2
DEVINE '77, A. TEX AL 2.5 112.0

The 10 players with the

highest Walks Per 9 Innings, Relieving

Name Tm Lg BB/9-r IP-r
HOUGH '76, C. LAD NL 6.3 84.2
SUTCLIFFE '79, R. LAD NL 6.2 65.1
HUGHES '75, J. MIN AL 6.1 82.1
GALE '78, R. KCR AL 6.0 79.2
LITTELL '76, M. KCR AL 5.7 110.2
FALCONE '75, P. SFG NL 5.7 87.1
LOPEZ '79, A. DET AL 5.5 74.0
D'ACQUISTO '78, J. SDP NL 5.4 104.2
MONGE '79, S. CLE AL 5.4 115.0
STANHOUSE '79, D. BAL AL 5.3 57.2

The 10 players with the

lowest Home Runs Per 9 Innings, Relieving

Name Tm Lg HR/9-r IP-r
LANGFORD '79, R. OAK AL .12 74.1
HOUGH '76, C. LAD NL .21 84.2
FINGERS '78, R. SDP NL .29 63.0
HRABOSKY '75, A. STL NL .34 79.1
D'ACQUISTO '78, J. SDP NL .34 104.2
PALMER '79, D. MON NL .38 71.2
BIBBY '79, J. PIT NL .39 68.2
LAGROW '77, L. CHW AL .40 112.2
ROMO '79, E. PIT NL .41 88.2
SAMBITO '79, J. HOU NL .46 97.1

The 10 players with the

highest Home Runs Per 9 Innings, Relieving

Name Tm Lg HR/9-r IP-r
MCGLOTHEN '79, L. CHC NL 2.33 58.0
TIDROW '77, D. NYY AL 1.67 81.0
SLATON '79, J. MIL AL 1.57 69.0
BARR '79, J. CAL AL 1.44 62.1
WILCOX '78, M. DET AL 1.42 126.1
BURGMEIER '76, T. MIN AL 1.33 128.1
JENKINS '76, F. BOS AL 1.32 136.2
MORET '75, R. BOS AL 1.32 68.1
MESSERSMITH '76, A. ATL NL 1.31 110.0
COLBORN '76, J. MIL AL 1.31 55.0