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						Pct. of			Closer Game Statistics									Closer Inning Statistics										Win Shares
Year	Rank	WSQ Leader	Tm	Age	WSQ	Total			RA	GF	W	L	Svs	B Svs	Sv%			Innings	Hits	HR	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/WH	ERA		WS	WS/G
1901						0.0%
1902						0.0%
1903	1	Cy Young	BOS	36	2.88	24.7%			50.0	50.0	20.0	10.0	20.0					75.0	63.8	-	26.3	18.8	7.5	37.5	.526	2.25		10.5	.560
1904						0.0%
1905	2	Clark Griffith	NY	35	4.86	42.5%			50.0	47.2	16.7	8.3	8.3					75.0	59.9	1.5	21.9	14.6	11.7	33.6	.469	1.75		7.6	.289
1906						0.0%
1907						0.0%
1908						0.0%
1909						0.0%
1910						0.0%
1911	4	Eddie Plank	PHI	35	3.92	13.8%			50.0	40.0	15.0	5.0	20.0					75.0	68.1	-	23.7	17.8	23.7	44.4	.484	2.13		10.7	.360
1912						0.0%
1913	7	Eddie Plank	PHI	37	3.43	14.0%			50.0	40.4	7.7	1.9	13.5					75.0	66.5	-	32.0	24.3	23.0	37.1	.414	2.91		7.2	.215
1914	10	Eddie Plank	PHI	38	3.94	4.6%			50.0	40.9	18.2	4.5	13.6					75.0	71.5	-	26.5	23.8	15.9	45.0	.515	2.86		9.0	.309
1915						0.0%
1916	9	Eddie Plank	STL	40	3.49	4.6%			50.0	36.4	13.6	13.6	13.6					75.0	66.0	-	24.0	18.0	21.0	27.0	.310	2.16		9.6	.291
1917						0.0%
1918						0.0%
1919						0.0%
1920	4	Jack Quinn	NY	36	2.58	7.6%			50.0	50.0	5.6	-	16.7					75.0	101.3	-	33.8	22.5	16.9	45.0	.381	2.70		14.6	.289
1921						0.0%
1922						0.0%
1923	3	Jack Quinn	BOS	39	9.11	7.3%			50.0	43.2	6.8	9.1	25.0					75.0	79.1	3.5	33.4	26.4	28.1	29.9	.279	3.16		16.0	.414
1924	8	Jack Quinn	BOS	40	5.39	5.5%			50.0	31.6	7.9	-	18.4					75.0	82.4	1.7	29.2	27.5	17.2	10.3	.103	3.30		8.8	.268
1925						0.0%
1926	4	Hooks Dauss	DET	36	10.51	19.5%			50.0	37.8	15.3	6.1	13.3					75.0	72.8	3.2	29.1	28.1	28.6	26.4	.261	3.37		8.1	.308
1927	8	Bob Shawkey	NY	36	3.36	15.9%			50.0	30.6	2.0	5.1	10.2					75.0	82.1	3.3	38.6	31.2	27.9	27.9	.254	3.74		4.7	.116
1928						0.0%
1929						0.0%
1930	2	Jack Quinn	PHI	46	9.28	15.4%			50.0	29.3	13.8	3.4	10.3					75.0	79.0	2.4	28.0	24.3	17.0	28.0	.291	2.92		9.5	.269
1931						0.0%
1932	7	Wilcy Moore	BOS/NY	35	5.11	27.1%			50.0	34.6	4.3	8.6	8.0					75.0	78.4	1.3	38.5	27.7	31.0	21.4	.195	3.32		4.7	.140
1933	4	Red Faber	CHI	44	6.30	36.9%			50.0	34.5	6.5	6.5	9.0					75.0	92.6	3.5	45.8	39.1	27.9	22.2	.184	4.69		3.9	.112
1934						0.0%
1935						0.0%
1936						0.0%
1937	5	Joe Heving	CLE	36	3.51	15.5%			50.0	25.0	10.0	5.0	6.3					75.0	94.9	6.2	54.7	40.3	31.0	36.1	.287	4.83		4.7	.115
1938						0.0%
1939	1	Clint Brown	CHI	35	18.07	40.7%			50.0	39.5	9.1	6.9	12.0					75.0	78.5	5.1	39.5	30.6	24.6	29.8	.289	3.67		8.5	.227
1940	3	Clint Brown	CHI	36	7.03	22.7%			50.0	41.9	6.5	4.8	12.1					75.0	78.2	7.9	41.8	38.2	26.7	26.7	.254	4.58		6.1	.161
1941	4	Joe Heving	CLE	40	6.35	49.7%			50.0	32.4	5.9	3.4	7.8					75.0	79.3	4.3	34.5	28.6	28.9	27.3	.252	3.43		6.6	.198
1942						0.0%
1943	5	George Caster	STL	35	7.79	21.9%			50.0	39.1	5.5	7.0	13.3					75.0	63.2	2.6	22.4	19.8	36.0	40.2	.405	2.38		6.9	.208
1944	1	Joe Berry	PHI	39	20.92	58.0%			50.0	38.3	7.3	5.2	10.7					75.0	67.3	3.0	28.0	18.1	24.8	31.3	.340	2.17		9.0	.218
1945	1	Joe Berry	PHI	40	15.79	56.0%			50.0	41.3	6.1	7.1	9.7					75.0	65.6	3.6	27.5	23.6	27.9	29.7	.318	2.83		7.6	.213
1946	1	Earl Caldwell	CHI	41	17.41	73.5%			50.0	42.0	9.2	3.8	12.2					75.0	60.2	2.6	29.6	25.3	31.3	30.9	.338	3.04		8.4	.215
						Pct. of			Closer Game Statistics									Closer Inning Statistics										Win Shares
Year	Rank	WSQ Leader	Tm	Age	WSQ	Total			RA	GF	W	L	Svs	B Svs	Sv%			Innings	Hits	HR	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/WH	ERA		WS	WS/G
1947	7	Al Benton	DET	36	4.69	20.7%			50.0	32.8	1.7	2.8	11.1					75.0	79.0	5.4	36.0	32.1	41.9	23.4	.194	3.86		6.0	.122
1948						0.0%
1949	2	Al Benton	CLE	38	15.40	32.1%			50.0	33.6	6.4	2.7	13.6					75.0	50.4	1.4	11.7	10.4	24.2	20.7	.278	1.24		13.7	.360
1950	1	Ellis Kinder	BOS	35	13.36	31.6%			50.0	33.1	8.5	7.0	14.1					75.0	65.1	5.2	32.6	27.3	27.3	26.7	.289	3.28		11.1	.269
1951	1	Ellis Kinder	BOS	36	19.98	41.2%			50.0	37.0	7.4	2.6	13.5					75.0	62.5	4.3	28.6	24.3	31.3	47.7	.509	2.92		10.6	.280
1952	2	Satchel Paige	STL	45	12.94	20.9%			50.0	41.4	8.6	7.9	15.7					75.0	64.3	2.6	24.5	22.4	29.6	46.4	.495	2.69		10.1	.281
1953	1	Ellis Kinder	BOS	38	28.62	37.0%			50.0	37.6	6.8	4.7	17.8					75.0	65.7	4.0	22.8	20.3	27.5	32.5	.348	2.44		12.1	.288
1954	2	Johnny Sain	NY	36	10.76	40.2%			50.0	38.7	6.9	6.2	17.9					75.0	65.8	6.4	29.4	27.1	23.6	39.0	.436	3.25		8.8	.220
1955	1	Ellis Kinder	BOS	40	14.79	21.6%			50.0	37.8	8.1	4.1	15.4					75.0	68.3	3.9	27.0	22.4	22.4	26.3	.290	2.69		10.8	.250
1956						0.0%
1957	5	Dixie Howell	CHI	37	7.76	23.7%			50.0	26.9	9.0	5.1	8.3	5.1	.619			75.0	71.0	7.0	27.1	26.6	35.8	39.6	.371	3.19		7.4	.176
1958	7	Gerry Staley	CHI	37	5.38	14.4%			50.0	28.0	4.0	5.0	8.0	3.0	.727			75.0	71.2	8.8	31.6	26.4	21.1	23.7	.257	3.16		6.1	.138
1959	1	Gerry Staley	CHI	38	17.55	33.6%			50.0	29.1	6.7	2.8	11.4	2.8	.806			75.0	65.8	6.1	25.4	21.1	24.0	41.9	.466	2.53		10.2	.224
1960	2	Gerry Staley	CHI	39	15.23	24.9%			50.0	36.7	11.2	6.4	9.0	9.0	.500			75.0	56.3	5.1	27.1	20.5	19.3	42.1	.557	2.45		9.1	.247
1961	2	Hoyt Wilhelm	BAL	37	22.81	38.5%			50.0	35.4	5.7	5.1	12.6	3.4	.785			75.0	64.0	8.4	28.0	24.6	26.9	55.1	.606	2.95		9.6	.205
1962	2	Hoyt Wilhelm	BAL	38	15.46	25.0%			50.0	37.1	6.3	6.3	12.1	5.1	.705			75.0	59.6	7.1	32.5	28.2	31.7	66.2	.725	3.39		8.0	.159
1963	3	Stu Miller	BAL	35	15.06	25.4%			50.0	35.8	4.2	5.0	16.1	3.6	.817			75.0	60.5	4.3	24.5	21.0	23.6	62.6	.745	2.51		9.1	.213
1964	2	Hoyt Wilhelm	CHI	40	24.65	28.9%			50.0	33.8	6.1	5.3	15.4	3.2	.827			75.0	56.3	5.4	23.0	19.0	21.3	64.0	.825	2.28		10.7	.234
1965	1	Stu Miller	BAL	37	27.88	39.1%			50.0	29.3	6.6	4.2	12.0	3.1	.795			75.0	58.3	6.6	24.9	21.0	26.4	56.1	.663	2.52		9.0	.198
1966	2	Stu Miller	BAL	38	16.97	28.2%			50.0	31.4	6.9	3.7	11.2	4.7	.704			75.0	55.8	5.9	23.9	21.2	21.0	58.3	.759	2.54		9.5	.209
1967	3	Hoyt Wilhelm	CHI	43	16.03	19.2%			50.0	35.0	6.3	7.3	12.0	5.0	.706			75.0	56.6	3.7	24.3	18.6	30.9	61.8	.706	2.23		8.5	.199
1968	4	Hoyt Wilhelm	CHI	44	12.02	15.2%			50.0	29.0	3.2	3.6	11.9	2.8	.811			75.0	60.0	2.2	20.3	18.1	24.7	56.9	.672	2.17		9.5	.171
1969	9	Hoyt Wilhelm	CAL	45	10.06	6.7%			50.0	35.9	5.1	7.7	13.5	3.2	.808			75.0	51.1	4.4	27.8	24.8	26.3	66.5	.858	2.98		11.1	.195
1970	12	Ted Abernathy	KC	37	9.01	3.1%			50.0	43.1	12.5	4.2	16.7	4.2	.800			75.0	55.2	4.0	31.0	21.6	51.2	66.0	.620	2.59		10.9	.225
1971	8	Ted Abernathy	KC	38	10.79	14.0%			50.0	33.4	3.2	6.8	11.0	5.8	.654			75.0	77.4	6.7	41.5	35.1	37.3	43.7	.381	4.22		4.4	.081
1972	9	Ted Abernathy	KC	39	6.79	4.5%			50.0	27.8	3.3	4.4	5.6	5.6	.500			75.0	56.6	2.6	19.3	14.1	24.4	36.0	.444	1.70		8.6	.149
1973	2	Lindy McDaniel	NY	37	18.30	9.3%			50.0	36.8	9.2	4.6	13.8	5.3	.724			75.0	69.1	4.7	24.9	23.2	23.6	43.4	.468	2.78		8.4	.258
1974	12	Diego Segui	BOS	36	5.94	7.6%			50.0	39.7	5.2	6.9	8.6	5.2	.625			75.0	73.6	6.3	37.5	33.3	34.0	52.8	.490	4.00		5.2	.129
1975						0.0%
1976	8	Clay Carroll	CHI	35	9.93	6.2%			50.0	27.9	2.9	5.7	10.0	5.0	.667			75.0	72.1	2.7	32.0	28.0	28.7	35.4	.351	3.37		5.5	.117
1977						0.0%
1978	2	John Hiller	DET	35	18.14	8.9%			50.0	46.2	9.0	7.6	17.1	6.2	.735			75.0	56.4	3.5	22.7	20.0	28.2	51.0	.602	2.40		11.4	.278
1979	2	Mike Marshall	MIN	36	29.15	10.5%			50.0	43.2	5.3	8.0	15.5	6.4	.707			75.0	73.0	7.2	31.7	29.7	34.8	42.6	.396	3.56		9.4	.210
1980	4	Tom Burgmeier	BOS	36	19.86	9.1%			50.0	32.0	3.6	2.7	14.4	2.7	.842			75.0	76.8	5.0	32.1	26.7	20.0	40.5	.418	3.21		8.6	.186
1981						0.0%
1982	7	Rollie Fingers	MIL	35	13.17	4.3%			50.0	45.0	5.0	6.0	29.0	6.0	.829			75.0	59.3	4.7	21.7	21.7	18.8	66.8	.855	2.60		11.7	.248
1983						0.0%
1984	7	Aurelio Lopez	DET	35	13.68	12.3%			50.0	35.2	3.5	2.9	15.8	3.2	.831			75.0	62.5	8.2	27.2	23.4	23.1	55.8	.652	2.81		8.8	.194
1985	18	Gary Lavelle	TOR	36	5.95	10.6%			50.0	23.0	2.7	4.8	8.8	7.3	.547			75.0	69.3	8.3	42.0	37.1	34.8	45.8	.440	4.45		5.2	.082
1986						0.0%
1987	12	Greg Minton	CAL	35	9.52	3.4%			50.0	32.9	6.1	4.9	12.2	2.4	.833			75.0	70.1	3.9	27.6	25.7	28.6	34.5	.350	3.08		8.5	.210
1988	18	Greg Minton	CAL	36	6.58	3.9%			50.0	29.5	4.5	5.7	8.0	11.4	.412			75.0	63.6	0.9	35.1	23.7	32.3	43.7	.455	2.85		6.6	.159
1989	10	Greg Minton	CAL	37	12.39	7.9%			50.0	19.0	2.4	2.0	7.9	2.8	.741			75.0	59.4	4.0	21.6	18.9	28.3	42.3	.482	2.27		9.9	.175
1990	1	Dennis Eckersley	OAK	35	26.71	8.2%			50.0	29.4	2.4	1.6	21.8	2.0	.917			75.0	47.7	2.2	17.6	13.2	14.3	60.9	.982	1.58		14.8	.213
1991	7	Dennis Eckersley	OAK	36	14.24	9.7%			50.0	44.4	2.4	3.2	33.5	6.9	.830			75.0	63.2	11.1	26.0	24.9	13.9	72.6	.942	2.99		13.1	.191
1992	1	Dennis Eckersley	OAK	37	22.48	20.7%			50.0	31.0	3.0	2.7	19.9	4.7	.808			75.0	63.3	5.1	23.6	20.8	25.5	57.0	.642	2.49		11.2	.185
						Pct. of			Closer Game Statistics									Closer Inning Statistics										Win Shares
Year	Rank	WSQ Leader	Tm	Age	WSQ	Total			RA	GF	W	L	Svs	B Svs	Sv%			Innings	Hits	HR	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/WH	ERA		WS	WS/G
1993	5	Tom Henke	TEX	35	15.51	28.0%			50.0	31.0	2.8	3.7	18.0	5.7	.760			75.0	68.0	6.3	34.8	31.9	30.2	73.6	.750	3.82		9.1	.135
1994	2	Steve Howe	NY	36	12.22	23.5%			50.0	41.1	3.7	4.3	25.2	6.7	.788			75.0	67.2	8.9	30.8	27.5	20.1	68.2	.781	3.31		13.1	.172
1995	9	Lee Smith	CAL	37	8.21	16.2%			50.0	46.8	1.3	4.8	28.2	5.1	.846			75.0	76.9	7.2	40.0	36.9	26.7	64.1	.619	4.43		9.2	.115
1996						0.0%
1997	1	Doug Jones	MIL	40	24.25	18.2%			50.0	40.3	2.9	3.4	18.8	3.6	.839			75.0	66.7	6.7	28.0	27.0	22.7	70.5	.788	3.23		12.5	.178
1998	5	Randy Myers	TOR	35	15.58	19.7%			50.0	45.3	2.8	5.7	28.7	5.3	.844			75.0	75.7	8.2	39.1	35.4	23.8	61.4	.617	4.25		12.5	.174
1999	4	Billy Taylor	OAK	37	16.60	13.0%			50.0	33.6	2.2	4.3	14.8	6.2	.706			75.0	85.5	7.6	40.1	37.4	22.3	48.4	.449	4.49		9.1	.149
2000	7	Roberto Hernandez	TB	35	12.06	4.7%			50.0	42.6	2.9	5.1	23.5	5.9	.800			75.0	77.7	9.2	33.8	26.6	23.5	62.4	.616	3.19		12.0	.172
2001	9	Roberto Hernandez	KC	36	9.02	10.3%			50.0	33.8	2.3	3.8	14.7	3.0	.830			75.0	74.6	6.2	34.8	32.0	19.6	56.1	.595	3.84		9.5	.127
2002	17	Roberto Hernandez	KC	37	6.19	4.3%			50.0	39.6	0.9	2.8	24.5	6.6	.788			75.0	89.4	8.7	41.8	36.1	17.3	56.3	.527	4.33		10.0	.130
2003	7	Tom Gordon	CHI	35	11.18	12.8%			50.0	25.7	3.5	2.9	8.8	4.4	.667			75.0	64.1	4.6	32.7	29.5	32.3	86.7	.900	3.54		9.5	.120
2004	6	Shingo Takatsu	CHI	35	18.72	11.8%			50.0	24.0	4.4	3.0	10.7	2.4	.818			75.0	53.3	6.2	22.3	21.5	22.3	71.0	.940	2.58		13.9	.199
2005	1	Mariano Rivera	NY	35	23.48	23.2%			50.0	36.7	3.6	3.2	22.4	4.0	.849			75.0	65.8	6.9	24.4	21.9	21.1	63.1	.725	2.63		13.2	.181
2006	6	Mariano Rivera	NY	36	19.36	17.9%			50.0	37.4	3.2	4.7	21.4	4.5	.826			75.0	77.3	4.9	30.8	28.2	15.9	42.2	.453	3.39		11.3	.156
2007	8	Mariano Rivera	NY	37	11.51	32.3%			50.0	33.9	1.7	2.6	19.9	3.9	.836			75.0	73.8	7.7	35.3	34.0	21.1	63.2	.666	4.08		9.9	.125
2008	1	Mariano Rivera	NY	38	27.08	14.7%			50.0	42.5	3.8	2.2	26.7	2.5	.914			75.0	57.0	8.5	31.8	27.1	24.2	61.2	.754	3.25		13.8	.183
2009	3	Mariano Rivera	NY	39	18.44	5.5%			50.0	41.7	2.3	2.3	33.3	1.5	.957			75.0	54.3	7.9	15.8	14.7	13.6	81.4	1.200	1.76		17.5	.235
2010	2	Mariano Rivera	NY	40	17.81	8.6%			50.0	37.0	1.9	2.4	22.1	3.4	.868			75.0	54.8	5.0	20.9	18.8	11.5	72.1	1.087	2.25		18.3	.244
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		Sources:
		All-Time Major League Handbook
		Win Shares Digital Update
		baseball-reference.com
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