MLB Postseason Single-Season Saves Record Progression

Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.

The MLB Postseason single-season saves record is 7, set by John Wetteland in 1996. It has stood for 29 years. The mark has been raised 5 times since 1906.

ERA W SO SV WHIP IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB SHO CG GS G L BB W-L%

Record Holders

6 marks since 1906

Year	Player	SV	Stood for
1996	John Wetteland	7	still standing
1981	Rich Gossage	6	15 years
1980	Tug McGraw	4	1 year
1960	Roy Face	3	20 years
1924	Firpo Marberry	2	36 years
1906	Doc White	1	18 years

The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.

Every Season

132 seasons

Year	Leader	SV
2025	Roki Sasaki	3
2024	Luke Weaver	4
2023	Paul Sewald	6
2022	Ryan Pressly	6
2021	Will Smith	6
2020	Ryan Pressly	4
2019	Daniel Hudson	4
2018	Craig Kimbrel	6
2017	Kenley Jansen	5
2016	Cody Allen	6
2015	Jeurys Familia	5
2014	Greg Holland	7
2013	Koji Uehara	7
2012	Sergio Romo	4
2011	Neftali Feliz	6
2010	Brian Wilson	6
2009	Mariano Rivera	5
2008	Brad Lidge	7
2007	Manny Corpas	5
2006	Todd Jones	4
2006	Adam Wainwright	4
2005	Bobby Jenks	4
2004	Keith Foulke	3
2004	Jason Isringhausen	3
2004	Brad Lidge	3
2003	Mariano Rivera	5
2002	Troy Percival	7
2002	Robb Nen	7
2001	Mariano Rivera	5
2000	Mariano Rivera	6
1999	Mariano Rivera	6
1998	Mariano Rivera	6
1997	Robb Nen	4
1997	Jose Mesa	4
1996	John Wetteland	7	new record
1995	Mark Wohlers	4
1993	Duane Ward	4
1992	Tom Henke	5
1991	Rick Aguilera	5
1990	Randy Myers	4
1989	Dennis Eckersley	4
1988	Dennis Eckersley	4
1987	Todd Worrell	3
1987	Ken Dayley	3
1987	Jeff Reardon	3
1986	Jesse Orosco	2
1986	Calvin Schiraldi	2
1985	Ken Dayley	2
1984	Willie Hernandez	3
1983	Tippy Martinez	2
1983	Al Holland	2
1982	Bruce Sutter	3
1981	Rich Gossage	6	new record
1980	Tug McGraw	4	new record
1979	Kent Tekulve	3
1978	Rich Gossage	1
1978	Ken Clay	1
1978	Bob Welch	1
1977	Tug McGraw	1
1977	Mike Garman	1
1976	Will McEnaney	2
1975	Rawly Eastwick	2
1975	Dick Drago	2
1974	Rollie Fingers	3
1973	Rollie Fingers	3
1972	Vida Blue	2
1972	Rollie Fingers	2
1971	Dave Giusti	3
1970	Don Gullett	2
1969	Ron Taylor	2
1968	Joe Hoerner	1
1967	Gary Bell	1
1964	Steve Hamilton	1
1964	Ron Taylor	1
1964	Barney Schultz	1
1963	Ron Perranoski	1
1962	Billy O'Dell	1
1961	Jim Coates	1
1960	Roy Face	3	new record
1959	Larry Sherry	2
1958	Ryne Duren	1
1958	Bob Turley	1
1955	Clem Labine	1
1955	Bob Grim	1
1954	Johnny Antonelli	1
1954	Hoyt Wilhelm	1
1953	Clem Labine	1
1953	Allie Reynolds	1
1952	Bob Kuzava	1
1952	Allie Reynolds	1
1951	Sheldon Jones	1
1951	Bob Kuzava	1
1950	Allie Reynolds	1
1949	Joe Page	1
1949	Allie Reynolds	1
1948	R. T. Walker	1
1948	Gene Bearden	1
1948	Ford Smith	1
1947	Joe Page	1
1947	Hugh Casey	1
1944	Ted Wilks	1
1943	Johnny Murphy	1
1942	Spud Chandler	1
1942	Satchel Paige	1
1942	Jack Matchett	1
1939	Willie Hubert	1
1939	Hilton Smith	1
1938	Johnny Murphy	1
1937	Johnny Murphy	1
1936	Pat Malone	1
1936	Johnny Murphy	1
1935	Bill Lee	1
1932	Herb Pennock	2
1931	Bill Hallahan	1
1930	Albert Davis	1
1929	Lefty Grove	2
1927	Wilcy Moore	1
1927	Rube Curry	1
1926	Willie Foster	1
1926	Webster McDonald	1
1926	Pete Alexander	1
1925	William Bell	1
1925	Red Oldham	1
1925	Percy Miller	1
1925	Firpo Marberry	1
1924	Firpo Marberry	2	new record
1923	Sad Sam Jones	1
1923	Herb Pennock	1
1918	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1916	Jeff Pfeffer	1
1916	Carl Mays	1
1906	Doc White	1	new record