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“Halls of Relief”— 2006, Pt II: Stuck in the Middle with Mo
2006-06-13 09:12
by Mike Carminati

Previous entries:

The 1870s, '80s, and '90s

The 1900s and '10s

The 1920s, '30s, and '40s

The 1950s

The 1960s

The 1970s

The 1980s

The 1990s and 2000s

20003 Notes: Part I & II

Final Analysis: I, II, III, and IV.

Base Relief I, II, and III

2006 Edition: Part I

As promised, here are the updated middle relief leaders for Relief Wins based on the updated runs saved-to-relief wins matrix. First, here are the all-time best:

NameYr PR Sv IP RA Relief Wins
Mariano Rivera1996 35.07 5 107.7 61 5.07
Chris Hammond2002 26.67 0 76.0 63 3.85
Paul Quantrill1997 25.87 5 88.0 77 3.74
Gabe White2000 25.70 5 84.0 68 3.71
Guillermo Mota2003 25.45 1 105.0 76 3.68
Octavio Dotel2002 25.17 6 97.3 83 3.64
Jeff Zimmerman1999 24.99 3 87.7 65 3.61
Rheal Cormier2003 23.58 1 84.7 65 3.41
Tom Gordon2004 23.45 4 89.7 80 3.39
B.J. Ryan2004 23.40 3 87.0 76 3.38
Steve Reed1995 23.39 3 84.0 71 3.38
Brendan Donnelly2003 23.37 3 74.0 63 3.38
Todd Frohwirth1991 23.21 3 96.3 51 3.35
LaTroy Hawkins2003 23.19 2 77.3 74 3.35
J.C. Romero2002 22.95 1 81.0 81 3.32
Troy Percival1995 22.75 3 74.0 62 3.29
Jeff Nelson1995 22.74 2 78.7 62 3.29
Felix Rodriguez2001 22.58 0 80.3 80 3.26
Frank Williams1987 21.93 2 105.7 85 3.24
Tom Burgmeier1982 21.79 2 102.3 40 3.21
Eric Plunk1996 21.72 2 77.7 56 3.14
Dennis Lamp1989 21.12 2 112.3 42 3.11
Mark Eichhorn1994 21.50 1 71.0 43 3.11
Doug Brocail1999 21.49 2 82.0 70 3.11
Julian Tavarez1995 21.04 0 85.0 57 3.04
Justin Duchscherer2005 21.02 5 85.7 65 3.04
Akinori Otsuka2004 20.85 2 77.3 73 3.01
Paul Quantrill2003 20.80 1 77.3 89 3.01
Jeff Tam2000 20.72 3 85.7 72 2.99
LaTroy Hawkins2002 20.60 0 80.3 65 2.98

Now here are the worst all time:

NameYrPRSv IP RARelief Wins
Ron Davis1986-27.272 58.7 53-4.02
Lee Guetterman1992-25.742 66.0 58-3.72
Jim Todd1979-23.522 81.0 51-3.47
Dave Hamilton1980-22.850 25.0 20-3.37
Jaret Wright2003-23.112 56.3 50-3.34
Jeff Kaiser1985-21.350 16.7 15-3.15
Mel Rojas1999-20.610 14.0 13-2.98
Les Lancaster1992-20.240 76.1 40-2.92
Travis Harper2005-20.110 73.3 52-2.91
Byron McLaughlin1980-19.432 65.2 41-2.87
Mark Clear1983-19.314 96.0 48-2.85
Rich Thompson1985-19.135 80.0 57-2.82
Leo Nunez2005-19.510 53.7 41-2.82
Bryan Hickerson1995-19.481 48.3 56-2.82
Gabe White2004-19.341 59.7 64-2.79
Alan Embree2001-19.040 54.0 61-2.75
Mark Petkovsek2001-18.890 76.7 55-2.73
George Frazier1985-18.342 76.0 51-2.70
Vic Darensbourg1999-18.600 34.7 56-2.69
Darren Holmes2000-18.391 19.3 18-2.66
Omar Daal1997-18.341 37.4 39-2.65
Alan Embree2005-18.311 52.0 67-2.65
Lee Guetterman1986-17.510 52.1 37-2.58
Randy Moffitt1979-17.412 35.0 28-2.57
Jesus Colome2002-17.520 41.3 32-2.53
Kyle Farnsworth2002-17.491 46.7 45-2.53
Jay Powell2003-17.290 58.7 51-2.50
Brian Edmondson1999-17.241 94.0 68-2.49
Gene Nelson1991-17.220 48.7 44-2.49
Albie Lopez2003-17.180 22.7 15-2.48

Next, I will meld the middle relief data in with the rest of the relief pitcher classifications and will present the all-time best for a single season as well as per career.

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