Year | Player | Team(s) | Saves |
1876 | Jack Manning | Boston Red Caps | 5 |
1877 | Cal McVey | Chicago White Stockings | 2 |
1878 | Tom Healey | Providence Grays Indianapolis Blues | 1 |
1879 | Bobby Mathews John Montgomery Ward | Providence Grays | 1 |
1880 | Lee Richmond | Worcester Ruby Legs | 3 |
1881 | Bobby Mathews | Providence Grays Boston Red Caps | 2 |
1882 | John Montgomery Ward | Providence Grays | 1 |
1883 | Jim Whitney Stump Weidman | Boston Beaneaters Detroit Wolverines | 2 |
1884 | John Morrill | Boston Beaneaters | 2 |
1885 | Fred Pfeffer Ned Williamson | Chicago White Stockings | 2 |
1886 | Charlie Ferguson | Philadelphia Quakers | 2 |
1887 | Mark Baldwin Frederick Fass Charlie Ferguson Bob Pettit Bill Stemmyer Mike Tiernan Larry Twitchell George Van Haltren | Chicago White Stockings Indianapolis Hoosiers Philadelphia Quakers Chicago White Stockings Boston Beaneaters New York Giants Detroit Wolverines Chicago White Stockings | 1 |
1888 | George Wood | Philadelphia Quakers | 2 |
1889 | Bill Bishop Bill Sowders Mickey Welch | Chicago White Stockings Boston/Pittsburgh New York Giants | 2 |
1890 | Dave Foutz Kid Gleason Bill Hutchison | Brooklyn Bridegrooms Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Colts | 2 |
1891 | John Clarkson Kid Nichols | Boston Beaneaters | 3 |
1892 | Gus Weyhing | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 |
1893 | Mark Baldwin Tom Colcolough Frank Donnelly Frank Dwyer Tony Mullane | Pittsburgh/New York Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Colts Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati/Baltimore | 2 |
1894 | Tony Mullane | Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Spiders | 4 |
1895 | Ernie Beam Kid Nichols Tom Parrott | Philadelphia Phillies Boston Beaneaters Cincinnati Reds | 3 |
1896 | Cy Young | Cleveland Spiders | 3 |
1897 | Win Mercer Kid Nichols | Washington Senators Boston Beaneaters | 3 |
1898 | Kid Nichols | Boston Beaneaters | 4 |
1899 | Sam Leever | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 |
1900 | Frank Kitson | Brooklyn Superbas | 4 |
1901 | Wild Bill Donovan Jack Powell | Brooklyn Superbas St. Louis Cardinals | 3 |
1902 | Vic Willis | Boston Beaneaters | 3 |
1903 | Carl Lundgren Roscoe Miller | Chicago Cubs New York Giants | 3 |
1904 | Joe McGinnity | New York Giants | 5 |
1905 | Claude Elliott | New York Giants | 6 |
1906 | George Ferguson | New York Giants | 7 |
1907 | Joe McGinnity | New York Giants | 4 |
1908 | Mordecai Brown Christy Mathewson Joe McGinnity | Chicago Cubs New York Giants New York Giants | 5 |
1909 | Mordecai Brown | Chicago Cubs | 7 |
1910 | Mordecai Brown Harry Gaspar | Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds | 7 |
1911 | Mordecai Brown | Chicago Cubs | 13 |
1912 | Slim Sallee | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 |
1913 | Larry Cheney | Chicago Cubs | 11 |
1914 | Red Ames Slim Sallee | Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals | 6 |
1915 | Tom Hughes | Boston Braves | 9 |
1916 | Red Ames | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 |
1917 | Slim Sallee | New York Giants | 4 |
1918 | Fred Anderson Wilbur Cooper Joe Oeschger Fred Toney | New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati/New York | 3 |
1919 | Oscar Tuero | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 |
1920 | Bill Sherdel | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 |
1921 | Lou North | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 |
1922 | Claude Jonnard | New York Giants | 5 |
1923 | Claude Jonnard | New York Giants | 5 |
1924 | Jakie May | Cincinnati Reds | 6 |
1925 | Guy Bush Johnny Morrison | Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 |
1926 | Chick Davies | New York Giants | 6 |
1927 | Bill Sherdel | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 |
1928 | Hal Haid Bill Sherdel | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 |
1929 | Guy Bush Johnny Morrison | Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Robins | 8 |
1930 | Hi Bell | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 |
1931 | Jack Quinn | Brooklyn Robins | 15 |
1932 | Jack Quinn | Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 |
1933 | Phil Collins | Philadelphia Phillies | 6 |
1934 | Carl Hubbell | New York Giants | 8 |
1935 | Dutch Leonard | Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 |
1936 | Dizzy Dean | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 |
1937 | Mace Brown Cliff Melton | Pittsburgh Pirates New York Giants | 7 |
1938 | Dick Coffman | New York Giants | 12 |
1939 | Bob Bowman Clyde Shoun | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 |
1940 | Joe Beggs Jumbo Brown Mace Brown | Cincinnati Reds New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 |
1941 | Jumbo Brown | New York Giants | 8 |
1942 | Hugh Casey | Brooklyn Dodgers | 13 |
1943 | Les Webber | Brooklyn Dodgers | 10 |
1944 | Ace Adams | New York Giants | 13 |
1945 | Ace Adams Andy Karl | New York Giants Philadelphia Phillies | 15 |
1946 | Ken Raffensberger | Philadelphia Phillies | 6 |
1947 | Hugh Casey | Brooklyn Dodgers | 18 |
1948 | Harry Gumbert | Cincinnati Reds | 17 |
1949 | Ted Wilks | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 |
1950 | Jim Konstanty | Philadelphia Phillies | 22 |
1951 | Ted Wilks | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 |
1952 | Al Brazle | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 |
1953 | Al Brazle | St. Louis Cardinals | 18 |
1954 | Jim Hughes | Brooklyn Dodgers | 24 |
1955 | Jack Meyer | Philadelphia Phillies | 16 |
1956 | Clem Labine | Brooklyn Dodgers | 19 |
1957 | Clem Labine | Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 |
1958 | Roy Face | Pittsburgh Pirates | 20 |
1959 | Lindy McDaniel Don McMahon | St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Braves | 15 |
1960 | Lindy McDaniel | St. Louis Cardinals | 26 |
1961 | Roy Face Stu Miller | Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants | 17 |
1962 | Roy Face | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 |
1963 | Lindy McDaniel | Chicago Cubs | 22 |
1964 | Hal Woodeshick | Houston Colt .45's | 23 |
1965 | Ted Abernathy | Chicago Cubs | 31 |
1966 | Phil Regan | Los Angeles Dodgers | 21 |
1967 | Ted Abernathy | Cincinnati Reds | 28 |
1968 | Phil Regan | Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs | 25 |
1969 | Fred Gladding | Houston Astros | 29 |
1970 | Wayne Granger | Cincinnati Reds | 35 |
1971 | Dave Giusti | Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 |
1972 | Clay Carroll | Cincinnati Reds | 37 |
1973 | Mike Marshall | Montreal Expos | 31 |
1974 | Mike Marshall | Los Angeles Dodgers | 21 |
1975 | Rawly Eastwick Al Hrabosky | Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals | 22 |
1976 | Rawly Eastwick | Cincinnati Reds | 26 |
1977 | Rollie Fingers | San Diego Padres | 35 |
1978 | Rollie Fingers | San Diego Padres | 37 |
1979 | Bruce Sutter | Chicago Cubs | 37 |
1980 | Bruce Sutter | Chicago Cubs | 28 |
1981 | Bruce Sutter | St. Louis Cardinals | 25 |
1982 | Bruce Sutter | St. Louis Cardinals | 36 |
1983 | Lee Smith | Chicago Cubs | 29 |
1984 | Bruce Sutter | St. Louis Cardinals | 45 |
1985 | Jeff Reardon | Montreal Expos | 41 |
1986 | Todd Worrell | St. Louis Cardinals | 36 |
1987 | Steve Bedrosian | Philadelphia Phillies | 40 |
1988 | John Franco | Cincinnati Reds | 39 |
1989 | Mark Davis | San Diego Padres | 44 |
1990 | John Franco | New York Mets | 33 |
1991 | Lee Smith | St. Louis Cardinals | 47 |
1992 | Lee Smith | St. Louis Cardinals | 43 |
1993 | Randy Myers | Chicago Cubs | 53 |
1994 | John Franco | New York Mets | 30 |
1995 | Randy Myers | Chicago Cubs | 38 |
1996 | Jeff Brantley Todd Worrell | Cincinnati Reds Los Angeles Dodgers | 44 |
1997 | Jeff Shaw | Cincinnati Reds | 42 |
1998 | Trevor Hoffman | San Diego Padres | 53 |
1999 | Ugueth Urbina | Montreal Expos | 41 |
2000 | Antonio Alfonseca | Florida Marlins | 45 |
2001 | Robb Nen | San Francisco Giants | 45 |
2002 | John Smoltz | Atlanta Braves | 55 |
2003 | Éric Gagné | Los Angeles Dodgers | 55 |
2004 | Armando Benítez Jason Isringhausen | Florida Marlins St. Louis Cardinals | 47 |
2005 | Chad Cordero | Washington Nationals | 47 |
2006 | Trevor Hoffman | San Diego Padres | 46 |
2007 | José Valverde | Arizona Diamondbacks | 47 |
2008 | José Valverde | Houston Astros | 44 |
2009 | Heath Bell | San Diego Padres | 42 |
2010 | Brian Wilson | San Francisco Giants | 48 |
2011 | John Axford Craig Kimbrel | Milwaukee Brewers Atlanta Braves | 46 |
2012 | Craig Kimbrel Jason Motte | Atlanta Braves St. Louis Cardinals | 42 |
2013 | Craig Kimbrel | Atlanta Braves | 50 |
2014 | Craig Kimbrel | Atlanta Braves | 47 |
2015 | Mark Melancon | Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 |
2016 | Jeurys Familia | New York Mets | 51 |
2017 | Greg Holland Kenley Jansen | Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers | 41 |
2018 | Wade Davis | Colorado Rockies | 43 |
2019 | Kirby Yates | San Diego Padres | 41 |
2020 | Josh Hader | Milwaukee Brewers | 13 |
2021 | Mark Melancon | San Diego Padres | 39 |
2022 | Kenley Jansen | Atlanta Braves | 41 |
2023 | David Bednar Camilo Doval | Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants | 39 |