League Leaders Who Led?

Most MLB Saves Titles

Every player who has led his league in saves, ranked by how many times. Seasons 1871–2025.

Titles in any category →

Dan Quisenberry has led MLB in saves 5 times, more than anyone else. His titles run from 1980 to 1985.

ERAWSOSVWHIPIPK/9BB/9K/BBSHOCGGSGLBBW-L%
# Player Titles Span Best
1 Dan Quisenberry Dan Quisenberry 5 1980–1985 45
2 Bruce Sutter Bruce Sutter 5 1979–1984 45
3 Firpo Marberry Firpo Marberry 5 1924–1932 22
4 Ed Walsh Ed Walsh 5 1907–1912 10
5 Tony Mullane Tony Mullane 5 1883–1894 5
6 Craig Kimbrel Craig Kimbrel 4 2011–2014 50
7 Lee Smith Lee Smith 4 1983–1994 47
8 Hilton Smith 4 1939–1946 4
9 Johnny Murphy Johnny Murphy 4 1938–1942 19
10 Ray Brown 4 1932–1941 4
11 Andy Cooper 4 1923–1930 6
12 Mordecai Brown Mordecai Brown 4 1908–1911 13
13 Harry Wright Harry Wright 4 1871–1874 4
14 Emmanuel Clase Emmanuel Clase 3 2022–2024 47
15 Jose Valverde Jose Valverde 3 2007–2011 49
16 Francisco Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez 3 2005–2008 62
17 Mariano Rivera Mariano Rivera 3 1999–2004 53
18 Randy Myers Randy Myers 3 1993–1997 53
19 John Franco John Franco 3 1988–1994 39
20 Rollie Fingers Rollie Fingers 3 1977–1981 37
21 Rich Gossage Rich Gossage 3 1975–1980 33
22 Mike Marshall Mike Marshall 3 1973–1979 32
23 Lindy McDaniel Lindy McDaniel 3 1959–1963 26
24 Roy Face Roy Face 3 1958–1962 28
25 Connie Johnson Connie Johnson 3 1942–1948 2
26 Spoon Carter 3 1940–1946 3
27 Booker McDaniel 3 1942–1945 6
28 Joe Strong 3 1925–1933 4
29 Bill Sherdel 3 1920–1928 6
30 Slim Sallee Slim Sallee 3 1912–1917 6
31 Joe McGinnity Joe McGinnity 3 1904–1908 5
32 Cy Young Cy Young 3 1893–1903 3
33 Jack Powell Jack Powell 3 1901–1903 3
34 Kid Nichols Kid Nichols 3 1891–1898 4
35 Kenley Jansen Kenley Jansen 2 2017–2022 41
36 Mark Melancon Mark Melancon 2 2015–2021 51
37 Jim Johnson Jim Johnson 2 2012–2013 51
38 Trevor Hoffman Trevor Hoffman 2 1998–2006 53
39 Todd Worrell Todd Worrell 2 1986–1996 44
40 Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley 2 1988–1992 51
41 Rawly Eastwick Rawly Eastwick 2 1975–1976 26
42 Sparky Lyle Sparky Lyle 2 1972–1976 35
43 Ron Perranoski Ron Perranoski 2 1969–1970 34
44 Phil Regan Phil Regan 2 1966–1968 25
45 Ted Abernathy Ted Abernathy 2 1965–1967 31
46 Dick Radatz Dick Radatz 2 1962–1964 29
47 Stu Miller Stu Miller 2 1961–1963 27
48 Clem Labine Clem Labine 2 1956–1957 19
49 Al Brazle Al Brazle 2 1952–1953 18
50 Ellis Kinder Ellis Kinder 2 1951–1953 27
51 Ted Wilks Ted Wilks 2 1949–1951 13
52 Joe Page Joe Page 2 1947–1949 27
53 Hugh Casey Hugh Casey 2 1942–1947 18
54 Ted Radcliffe 2 1930–1946 5
55 Ace Adams 2 1944–1945 15
56 Bill Byrd 2 1933–1945 1
57 Edsall Walker 2 1943–1945 2
58 Luis Tiant 2 1935–1945 2
59 Gordon Maltzberger Gordon Maltzberger 2 1943–1944 14
60 Jumbo Brown Jumbo Brown 2 1940–1941 8
61 Mace Brown 2 1937–1940 7
62 Bill Holland 2 1920–1939 3
63 Bert Hunter 2 1932–1935 2
64 Elbert Williams 2 1932–1935 3
65 Ted Trent 2 1931–1935 2
66 Jack Russell Jack Russell 2 1933–1934 13
67 Satchel Paige Satchel Paige 2 1928–1933 4
68 Willie Foster 2 1930–1933 2
69 Jack Quinn Jack Quinn 2 1931–1932 15
70 Wilcy Moore Wilcy Moore 2 1927–1931 13
71 Guy Bush Guy Bush 2 1925–1929 8
72 Johnny Morrison Johnny Morrison 2 1925–1929 8
73 Ping Gardner 2 1926–1928 3
74 Bullet Rogan 2 1922–1927 4
75 George Harney 2 1926–1927 4
76 Nip Winters 2 1923–1924 3
77 Tom Williams 2 1920–1924 6
78 Allen Russell Allen Russell 2 1919–1923 9
79 Claude Jonnard Claude Jonnard 2 1922–1923 5
80 Jim Jeffries 2 1921–1922 3
81 Carl Mays Carl Mays 2 1915–1921 7
82 Bob Shawkey Bob Shawkey 2 1916–1919 8
83 Jim Shaw Jim Shaw 2 1914–1919 5
84 Red Ames Red Ames 2 1914–1916 8
85 Charles Bender Charles Bender 2 1906–1913 13
86 Bill Dinneen Bill Dinneen 2 1903–1907 4
87 Mark Baldwin Mark Baldwin 2 1887–1893 2
88 Dave Foutz Dave Foutz 2 1886–1890 2
89 Hank O'Day Hank O'Day 2 1884–1890 3
90 Charlie Ferguson Charlie Ferguson 2 1886–1887 2
91 Thomas Burns Thomas Burns 2 1884–1885 3
92 John Ward John Ward 2 1879–1882 1
93 Bobby Mathews Bobby Mathews 2 1879–1881 2
94 Carlos Estevez Carlos Estevez 1 2025–2025 42
95 Robert Suarez Robert Suarez 1 2025–2025 40
96 Ryan Helsley 1 2024–2024 49
97 Camilo Doval Camilo Doval 1 2023–2023 39
98 David Bednar 1 2023–2023 39
99 Liam Hendriks Liam Hendriks 1 2021–2021 38
100 Brad Hand Brad Hand 1 2020–2020 16