For single seasons, From 1876 to 2011, (requiring G≥50, earned_run_avg_plus≥300 and SOp9≥9), sorted by greatest WAR for Pitchers: Results
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Rk | Player | WAR | G | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | PO | BK | WP | Pit | Str | |||||||||
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1 | Bruce Sutter | 6.3 | 62 | 328 | 10.82 | 1977 | 24 | CHC | NL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 31 | 107.1 | 69 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 129 | 1.34 | 5 | 411 | 377 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .183 | .231 | .271 | .502 | 31 | ||
2 | Jonathan Papelbon | 4.8 | 59 | 517 | 9.88 | 2006 | 25 | BOS | AL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 35 | 68.1 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 75 | 0.92 | 3 | 257 | 240 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .211 | .254 | .465 | 18 | 1023 | 709 |
3 | John Wetteland | 4.6 | 70 | 308 | 11.92 | 1993 | 26 | MON | NL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 43 | 85.1 | 58 | 17 | 13 | 28 | 113 | 1.37 | 3 | 344 | 308 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .188 | .260 | .276 | .536 | 44 | ||
4 | Eric Gagne | 4.3 | 77 | 337 | 14.98 | 2003 | 27 | LAD | NL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 55 | 82.1 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 137 | 1.20 | 2 | 306 | 279 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .133 | .199 | .176 | .374 | 4 | 1187 | 824 |
5 | Rafael Betancourt | 4.2 | 68 | 307 | 9.08 | 2007 | 32 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 3 | 79.1 | 51 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 80 | 1.47 | 4 | 289 | 278 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .183 | .208 | .277 | .485 | 26 | 1161 | 848 |
6 | Mariano Rivera | 4.1 | 64 | 319 | 9.81 | 2008 | 38 | NYY | AL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 39 | 70.2 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 77 | 1.40 | 4 | 259 | 249 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .165 | .190 | .233 | .423 | 10 | 979 | 676 |
7 | B.J. Ryan | 4.0 | 65 | 335 | 10.70 | 2006 | 30 | TOR | AL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 38 | 72.1 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 86 | 1.37 | 3 | 270 | 248 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .169 | .230 | .214 | .444 | 17 | 1098 | 736 |
8 | David Robertson | 3.9 | 70 | 410 | 13.50 | 2011 | 26 | NYY | AL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 66.2 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 100 | 1.08 | 1 | 272 | 235 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .170 | .280 | .226 | .506 | 36 | 1213 | 768 |
9 | J.J. Putz | 3.9 | 68 | 319 | 10.30 | 2007 | 30 | SEA | AL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 40 | 71.2 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 82 | 1.38 | 6 | 260 | 242 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .153 | .202 | .252 | .454 | 21 | 1033 | 674 |
10 | Mariano Rivera | 3.8 | 71 | 308 | 9.19 | 2005 | 35 | NYY | AL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 43 | 78.1 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 1.38 | 2 | 306 | 283 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .177 | .235 | .230 | .465 | 26 | 1185 | 776 |
11 | Takashi Saito | 3.7 | 63 | 319 | 10.91 | 2007 | 37 | LAD | NL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 39 | 64.1 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 78 | 1.40 | 5 | 234 | 218 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .151 | .209 | .239 | .448 | 19 | 944 | 624 |
12 | Joe Nathan | 3.6 | 68 | 316 | 9.84 | 2008 | 33 | MIN | AL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 39 | 67.2 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 1.33 | 5 | 261 | 240 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .179 | .242 | .279 | .521 | 41 | 1061 | 684 |
13 | Ugueth Urbina | 3.3 | 64 | 325 | 12.20 | 1998 | 24 | MON | NL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 34 | 69.1 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 94 | 1.30 | 2 | 272 | 236 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .157 | .259 | .229 | .488 | 35 | ||
14 | John Smoltz | 3.2 | 62 | 385 | 10.21 | 2003 | 36 | ATL | NL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 45 | 64.1 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 1.12 | 2 | 244 | 235 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .204 | .230 | .281 | .510 | 36 | 893 | 648 |
15 | Hong-Chih Kuo | 2.9 | 56 | 324 | 10.95 | 2010 | 28 | LAD | NL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 12 | 60.0 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 73 | 1.20 | 1 | 229 | 208 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .139 | .211 | .192 | .403 | 15 | 941 | 626 |
16 | Carlos Marmol | 2.8 | 59 | 325 | 12.46 | 2007 | 24 | CHC | NL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 69.1 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 96 | 1.43 | 3 | 285 | 243 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .169 | .282 | .226 | .508 | 35 | 1158 | 712 |
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