List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders

Mariano Rivera, the all-time leader in games finished

In baseball statistics, a relief pitcher is credited with a game finished (denoted by GF) if he is the last pitcher to pitch for his team in a game. A starting pitcher is not credited with a GF for pitching a complete game.

Mariano Rivera[1][2][3] is the all-time leader in games finished with 952. Rivera is the only pitcher in MLB history to finish more than 900 career games. Trevor Hoffman[4] and Lee Smith[5] are the only other pitchers to finish more than 800 games in their careers.

Key

Rank Rank amongst leaders in career games finished. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player Name of the player
GF Total career games finished
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame
Bold Denotes an active player[note 1]

List

Kenley Jansen, the active leader in games finished and 11th all-time.
  • Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
Rank Player GF
1 Mariano Rivera* 952
2 Trevor Hoffman* 856
3 Lee Smith* 802
4 John Franco 774
5 Rollie Fingers* 709
6 Billy Wagner 703
7 Jeff Reardon 695
8 Goose Gossage* 681
9 Francisco Rodríguez 677
10 Roberto Hernández 667
11 Kenley Jansen (0) 653
12 Craig Kimbrel (0) 651
Hoyt Wilhelm* 651
14 Doug Jones 640
15 Kent Tekulve 638
16 Sparky Lyle 634
17 José Mesa 633
18 Todd Jones 619
19 Gene Garber 609
20 Fernando Rodney 590
21 Joe Nathan 587
22 Jonathan Papelbon 585
23 Dennis Eckersley* 577
Lindy McDaniel 577
25 Francisco Cordero 575
26 Roy Face 574
27 Rick Aguilera 557
28 Dan Quisenberry 553
29 Mike Marshall 549
Jeff Montgomery 549
Robb Nen 549
32 Tom Henke 548
Randy Myers 548
34 Troy Percival 546
35 Tug McGraw 541
36 Armando Benítez 527
37 Huston Street 525
38 John Wetteland 523
39 José Valverde 520
40 Rod Beck 519
41 Aroldis Chapman (0) 517
42 Bruce Sutter* 512
43 Bob Wickman 511
44 Don McMahon 505
45 Jesse Orosco 501
46 Jason Isringhausen 499
47 Dave Righetti 474
48 Mike Timlin 467
49 Ron Perranoski 458
50 Todd Worrell 456
Rank Player GF
51 Bill Campbell 455
52 Mark Melancon 454
53 Gregg Olson 447
54 Steve Bedrosian 439
55 Mike Henneman 432
Dave Smith 432
57 Roger McDowell 430
58 Joakim Soria 427
59 Mike Jackson 422
Dan Plesac 422
61 Willie Hernández 419
Mitch Williams 419
63 Darold Knowles 417
64 Ted Abernathy 416
65 Greg Minton 415
66 Ugueth Urbina 408
67 Keith Foulke 406
Stu Miller 406
69 Raisel Iglesias (0) 402
70 Eddie Guardado 401
71 Gary Lavelle 399
72 Jeff Shaw 384
73 Kevin Gregg 382
74 Brian Fuentes 381
Dave LaRoche 381
76 Dave Giusti 380
77 Jeff Brantley 379
78 Bob Stanley 377
79 Clay Carroll 373
LaTroy Hawkins 373
81 Tom Burgmeier 370
82 Brad Lidge 368
83 John Hiller 363
Mike Stanton 363
85 Danny Graves 360
Jay Howell 360
87 J. J. Putz 357
88 Bobby Thigpen 356
89 Greg Holland 355
90 David Robertson (0) 353
91 Jim Brewer 351
92 Tom Gordon 347
93 Edwin Díaz (0) 346
94 Eddie Fisher 344
95 Rafael Soriano 343
96 Frank Linzy 342
97 Ron Davis 340
Jeff Russell 340
99 Ron Kline 338
100 Mark Clear 337

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.

References

  1. ^ "Mariano Rivera Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Cohen, Alan. "Mariano Rivera Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Trevor Hoffman Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Lee Smith Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.