Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera career Saves

Mariano Rivera, considered by many to be the best closer ever, set the MLB record for career saves. Use this database to explore how he did it and watch as he adds to the record.

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Top innings pitched

1.0 471
1.1 71
1.2 34
0.1 25
0.2 15

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Top batters faced

3 256
4 174
5 100
6 36
1 22

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Save	day of week	Month	Date	Year	opposing team	Length of save	H	R	ER	BB	K	IR	IRS	Final out	Note	Stadium	Total pitches	Batters faced
560	Thursday	March	31	2011	Detroit Tigers	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Alex Avila	-	Yankee Stadium (new)	12	3
134	Friday	April	14	2000	Kansas City Royals	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	Mike Sweeney	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	26	5
445	Thursday	April	3	2008	Toronto Blue Jays	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Aaron Hill	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	13	4
446	Sunday	April	6	2008	Tampa Bay Rays	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Cliff Floyd	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	12	3
447	Monday	April	14	2008	Tampa Bay Rays	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	B.J. Upton	-	Tropicana Field	14	4
448	Tuesday	April	15	2008	Tampa Bay Rays	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Carlos Pena	-	Tropicana Field	13	4
449	Wednesday	April	23	2008	Chicago White Sox	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	Joe Crede	-	U.S. Cellular Field	17	5
450	Sunday	April	27	2008	Cleveland Indians	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Jhonny Peralta	-	Progressive Field	11	3
451	Monday	April	28	2008	Cleveland Indians	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	David Dellucci	-	Progressive Field	15	3
133	Wednesday	April	12	2000	Texas Rangers	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	Ruben Mateo	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	15	4
132	Saturday	April	8	2000	Seattle Mariners	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Jay Buhner	-	Safeco Field	11	3
131	Tuesday	April	4	2000	Los Angeles Angels	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Tim Glaus	-	Edison Field	7	3
130	Monday	April	3	2000	Los Angeles Angels	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	Tim Salmon	-	Edison Field	19	6
444	Tuesday	April	1	2008	Toronto Blue Jays	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Marco Scutaro	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	12	3
284	Wednesday	April	7	2004	Tampa Bay Rays	1.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	Brook Fordyce	-	Tropicana Field	19	6
136	Wednesday	April	26	2000	Minnesota Twins	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Butch Huskey	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	20	4
135	Sunday	April	23	2000	Toronto Blue Jays	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Raul Mondesi	-	SkyDome	9	3
291	Friday	April	30	2004	Kansas City Royals	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	Ken Harvey	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	20	5
290	Thursday	April	29	2004	Oakland A's	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	Mark Kotsay	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	14	4
289	Tuesday	April	27	2004	Oakland A's	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Frank Menechino	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	6	3
288	Wednesday	April	21	2004	Chicago White Sox	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	Aaron Rowand	-	U.S. Cellular Field	23	4
287	Tuesday	April	20	2004	Chicago White Sox	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Paul Konerko	-	U.S. Cellular Field	11	3
286	Sunday	April	11	2004	Chicago White Sox	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	Ross Gload	(Force out)	Yankee Stadium (old)	17	5
605	Wednesday	April	11	2012	Baltimore Orioles	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Wilson Betemit	-	Camden Yards	19	4
604	Tuesday	April	10	2012	Baltimore Orioles	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Nick Markakis	-	Camden Yards	18	3
285	Thursday	April	8	2004	Chicago White Sox	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Carlos Lee	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	10	4
85	Tuesday	April	6	1999	Oakland A's	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	3	3	Eric Chavez	-	Network Associates Coliseum	19	6
86	Wednesday	April	21	1999	Texas Rangers	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Tom Goodwin	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	6	3
87	Friday	April	23	1999	Toronto Blue Jays	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	Tony Fernandez	(Force out)	Yankee Stadium (old)	5	2
220	Sunday	April	14	2002	Boston Red Sox	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	Jason Varitek	-	Fenway Park	18	5
221	Tuesday	April	23	2002	Oakland A's	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	Greg Myers	-	Oakland Coliseum	26	5
561	Saturday	April	2	2011	Detroit Tigers	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	Miguel Cabrera	-	Yankee Stadium (new)	3	1
223	Sunday	April	28	2002	Seattle Mariners	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	Mark McLemore	-	Safeco Field	19	5
222	Wednesday	April	24	2002	Oakland A's	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Scott Hatteberg	-	Oakland Coliseum	15	3
568	Saturday	April	30	2011	Toronto Blue Jays	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Mike McCoy	-	Yankee Stadium (new)	18	4
567	Wednesday	April	27	2011	Chicago White Sox	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	A.J. Pierzynski	-	Yankee Stadium (new)	23	3
566	Sunday	April	17	2011	Texas Rangers	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Elvis Andrus	-	Yankee Stadium (new)	16	3
565	Saturday	April	16	2011	Texas Rangers	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Mitch Moreland	-	Yankee Stadium (new)	12	4
564	Wednesday	April	13	2011	Baltimore Orioles	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Brian Roberts	-	Yankee Stadium (new)	16	3
563	Thursday	April	7	2011	Minnesota Twins	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Delmon Young	-	Yankee Stadium (new)	7	3
219	Tuesday	April	9	2002	Toronto Blue Jays	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Carlos Delgado	-	SkyDome	10	3
218	Saturday	April	6	2002	Tampa Bay Rays	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	Toby Hall	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	18	5
88	Saturday	April	24	1999	Toronto Blue Jays	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	Carlos Delgado	-	Yankee Stadium (old)	13	4
89	Tuesday	April	27	1999	Texas Rangers	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Mark McLemore	-	The Ballpark at Arlington	12	3
90	Thursday	April	29	1999	Texas Rangers	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	Tom Goodwin	-	The Ballpark at Arlington	14	4
487	Thursday	April	30	2009	Los Angeles Angels	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	Howie Kendrick	-	Yankee Stadium (new)	14	4
486	Tuesday	April	21	2009	Oakland A's	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Orlando Cabrera	-	Yankee Stadium (new)	12	4
485	Friday	April	17	2009	Cleveland Indians	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	Mark DeRosa	-	Yankee Stadium (new)	19	5
484	Wednesday	April	15	2009	Tampa Bay Rays	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Willy Aybar	-	Tropicana Field	8	3
483	Friday	April	10	2009	Kansas City Royals	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	Alex Gordon	-	Kauffman Stadium	18	4