MLB Single Season Saves Leaders

Rank	Player	Saves
1	Bobby Thigpen	57
2	Eric Gagne	55
3	John Smoltz	55
4	Mariano Rivera	53
5	Randy Myers	53
6	Trevor Hoffman	53
7	Eric Gagne	52
8	Rod Beck	51
9	Dennis Eckersley	51
10	Mariano Rivera	50
11	Francisco Cordero	49
12	Rod Beck	48
13	Dennis Eckersley	48
14	Jeff Shaw	48
15	Armando Benitez	47
16	Jason Isringhausen	47
17	Lee Smith	47
18	Chad Cordero	47
19	Dave Righetti	46
20	Tom Gordon	46
21	Bryan Harvey	46
22	Lee Smith	46
23	Jose Mesa	46
24	Mike Williams	46
25	Eric Gagne	45
26	Dennis Eckersley	45
27	Randy Myers	45
28	Bruce Sutter	45
29	Duane Ward	45
30	Mariano Rivera	45
31	Jeff Montgomery	45
32	Antonio Alfonseca	45
33	Eddie Guardado	45
34	Dan Quisenberry	45
35	Bryan Harvey	45
36	Bob Wickman	45
37	Francisco Rodriguez	45
38	John Smoltz	45
39	Kazuhiro Sasaki	45
40	Jose Mesa	45
41	Robb Nen	45
42	Joe Nathan	44
43	John Smoltz	44
44	Dan Quisenberry	44
45	Todd Worrell	44
46	Billy Koch	44
47	Jeff Brantley	44
48	Mark Davis	44
49	Billy Wagner	44
50	John Wetteland	43