Pitchers with 40+ Saves in a Season

Pitchers with 40+ Save Seasons By Team (Immaculate Grid)

Part of today’s Immaculate Grid challenge is to come up with pitchers with 40+ save seasons for specific teams.

Since there is a good chance we’ll see this category in the future on the grid, I went ahead and put together a table of 40+ save seasons by team. My goal is to have at least 3 different players for each team so you always have options to play around with on the grid.

You can use this as a ‘study sheet’ if you’re a purist or you can use it to help you if you get completely stuck on a box (some might call that cheating but we won’t tell).

NOTE: This list is a work in progress. I’ve currently gone through each season back to 2007 (plus a few guys that date back earlier) to pull all the 40+ save seasons.

Players With 200+ Hit Seasons

NameTeams
AngelsBrian Fuentes, Francisco Rodriguez
AstrosJose Valverde
AthleticsDennis Eckersley
Blue Jays
BravesKenley Jansen, Craig Kimbrel
BrewersFrancisco Rodriguez, John Axford, Francisco Cordero
CardinalsTrevor Rosenthal, Jason Motte
Cubs
DiamondbacksJJ Putz, Jose Valverde
DodgersKenley Jansen, Huston Street
GiantsBrian Wilson
GuardiansEmmanuel Clase, Joe Borowski
MarinersEdwin Diaz, Fernando Rodney, JJ Putz
MarlinsAJ Ramos
MetsJeurys Familia
NationalsRafael Soriano, Drew Storen
OriolesZack Britton, Jim Johnson
PadresKirby Yates, Heath Bell, Trevor Hoffman
PiratesMark Melancon, Joel Hanrahan
PhilliesBrad Lidge
RangersJoe Nathan, Neftali Feliz
RaysAlex Colome, Brad Boxberger, Fernando Rodney, Rafael Soriano
RedsFrancisco Cordero
Red SoxCraig Kimbrel, Jonathan Papelbon*
RockiesWade Davis, Greg Holland
RoyalsGreg Holland, Joakim Soria
TigersFrancisco Rodriguez, Jose Valverde
TwinsJoe Nathan*
White SoxAddison Reed, Bobby Jenks
YankeesMariano Rivera

*These players have previously been the most popular answer for this team in this category.

Don’t Forget!

To use a player in a square, they must have 40 or more saves in that particular team’s uniform.

You cannot just use any player that has 40 saves in a season with one team and then pick a different team they played for.

Mike has loved sports since before he could walk. The majority of his childhood and all through high school was spent on either a field or a court. After receiving his degree, Mike has spent all of his professional career within the sports industry, working closely with multiple college athletics programs. He took over as Content Director for Denver Sports Radio in 2022 and is now obsessed with sharing his love of sports with the world.