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						Pct. of			Middle Reliever Game Statistics									Middle Reliever 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
1913						0.0%
1914	2	Harry Harper	WAS	19	1.66	40.1%			20	11	1	0	2					41.67	33	1	21	16	26	37	.627	3.46		1.6	.080
1915	1	Bernie Boland	DET	23	7.90	100.0%			73	40	7	3	3					158.34	146	4	77	59	59	61	.298	3.35		8.9	.122
1916	3	George Cunningham	DET	21	3.39	34.5%			62	40	3	4	3					133.34	124	1	53	39	54	52	.292	2.63		7.9	.127
1917						0.0%
1918						0.0%
1919	1	Dickie Kerr	CHI	25	5.75	49.4%			44	41	10	3	2					108.33	106	3	48	39	40	45	.308	3.24		6.9	.157
1920	1	Roy Wilkinson	CHI	26	10.44	70.8%			88	68	12	9	4					253.00	252	5	122	102	67	61	.191	3.63		15.6	.177
1921	5	Shovel Hodge	CHI	27	0.71	19.8%			26	18	4	1	2					86.67	95	3	54	51	33	17	.133	5.30		1.1	.042
1922	T2	Syl Johnson	DET	21	5.44	58.5%			135	82	10	9	3					316.33	323	19	161	142	132	106	.233	4.04		15.8	.117
1923	6	Charlie Root	STL	24	0.02	29.2%			68	43	4	3	1					153.32	200	5	130	99	68	41	.153	5.81		0.1	.001
1924	1	Denny Burns	PHI	26	6.66	60.3%			136	78	13	5	3					343.33	390	10	186	160	148	88	.164	4.19		19.8	.146
1925	1	Lefty Grove	PHI	25	9.75	29.6%			81	51	4	7	1					179.67	208	11	130	113	106	88	.280	5.66		6.0	.074
1926	1	Jack Russell	BOS	20	9.41	51.9%			182	106	14	12	4					421.00	460	24	229	199	168	121	.193	4.25		24.8	.136
1927	2	Bobby Burke	WAS	20	6.24	30.1%			59	31	5	1	0					135.00	111	7	63	52	70	47	.260	3.47		10.1	.171
1928	4	Pat Simmons	BOS	19	4.06	42.0%			137	77	2	4	4					282.33	337	17	195	166	138	63	.133	5.29		4.7	.034
1929	1	Hal McKain	CHI	22	10.47	45.0%			95	54	4	12	4					236.67	276	20	173	142	104	52	.137	5.40		4.8	.051
1930	5	Belve Bean	CLE	25	3.86	28.0%			92	60	5	9	7					215.33	272	19	177	146	100	75	.202	6.10		5.9	.064
1931	1	Carl Fischer	WAS	25	11.92	8.4%			23	13	3	1	3					54.00	46	2	17	17	19	34	.523	2.83		6.7	.291
1932	4	John Michaels	BOS	24	1.82	36.6%			64	36	2	0	1					148.33	171	10	113	91	73	33	.135	5.52		3.3	.052
1933	8	Jim Peterson	PHI	24	1.72	14.4%			48	23	2	4	2					100.00	128	10	77	63	45	19	.110	5.67		1.9	.040
1934	5	Alex McColl	WAS	40	4.94	25.5%			88	59	13	9	4					215.67	262	18	137	117	110	75	.202	4.88		8.9	.101
1935	6	Leon Pettit	WAS	33	4.71	23.8%			93	49	8	5	4					197.67	232	18	139	116	111	69	.201	5.28		6.8	.073
1936	1	Denny Galehouse	CLE	24	15.77	13.8%			45	23	2	1	1					119.00	149	6	81	75	49	56	.283	5.67		9.3	.207
1937	1	Slick Coffman	DET	26	11.05	30.7%			91	62	17	7	5					238.33	268	15	139	109	94	78	.215	4.12		19.2	.211
1938	3	Ed Cole	STL	29	3.81	32.4%			93	56	4	4	3					180.67	202	8	116	95	100	58	.192	4.73		7.5	.081
1939	3	Alex Carrasquel	WAS	26	6.41	29.6%			79	42	6	2	3					185.33	203	9	105	94	71	49	.179	4.56		7.0	.089
1940	3	Herb Hash	BOS	29	8.33	13.0%			46	25	6	4	4					103.67	101	8	60	50	59	42	.263	4.34		7.6	.165
1941	1	Lum Harris	PHI	26	8.67	23.8%			69	39	6	5	2					179.33	182	17	106	83	97	66	.237	4.17		10.5	.152
1942	4	Johnny Lindell	NY	25	2.30	12.1%			21	15	2	0	1					44.00	38	2	17	16	18	27	.482	3.27		2.4	.114
1943	4	Mike Naymick	CLE	25	2.12	34.3%			71	36	7	4	6					135.33	97	7	55	46	77	65	.374	3.06		6.1	.086
1944	2	Clem Hausmann	BOS	24	7.06	27.7%			72	32	1	5	4					140.67	145	6	63	59	77	60	.270	3.77		5.9	.082
1945	3	Ken Holcombe	NY	26	5.84	47.4%			112	67	12	6	2					241.33	218	8	95	77	96	90	.287	2.87		12.6	.113
1946	2	Bob Savage	PHI	24	10.29	32.6%			114	63	3	4	6					236.33	202	7	98	80	138	116	.341	3.05		18.3	.161
1947	3	Glen Moulder	STL	29	5.81	39.3%			148	83	16	11	8					320.00	314	20	157	135	164	123	.257	3.80		12.5	.084
1948	1	Dave Thompson	WAS	30	13.01	30.2%			182	92	16	18	11					358.00	355	16	197	167	212	153	.270	4.20		21.7	.119
1949	2	Bobby Shantz	PHI	23	18.46	34.7%			190	89	15	17	10					390.67	389	24	210	176	228	145	.235	4.05		23.5	.124
1950	1	Luis Aloma	CHI	26	10.22	19.9%			84	42	10	4	7					165.00	165	12	99	86	111	81	.293	4.69		11.5	.137
1951	4	Morrie Martin	PHI	28	6.08	28.6%			127	73	14	7	6					300.33	289	27	137	119	124	120	.291	3.57		18.4	.145
1952	3	Dick Littlefield	DET/STL	26	4.48	20.9%			89	45	4	7	5					176.67	165	15	95	83	102	115	.431	4.23		7.6	.086
1953	2	Mike Fornieles	CHI	21	8.19	40.0%			164	66	9	9	9					333.67	362	28	189	172	139	149	.297	4.64		14.9	.091
1954	2	Moe Burtschy	PHI	32	8.00	30.7%			148	87	10	10	9					307.67	286	15	155	131	148	155	.357	3.83		16.7	.113
1955	4	Babe Birrer	DET	26	5.50	30.9%			145	64	8	6	5					291.66	252	25	148	133	165	167	.400	4.10		12.7	.088
1956	T5	Dave Sisler	BOS	24	8.03	28.8%			108	46	10	11	7					210.33	253	27	160	140	93	102	.295	5.99		9.6	.089
1957	11	Dick Hyde	WAS	28	3.46	14.8%			82	39	6	4	1	3	.250			160.00	149	12	89	80	79	84	.368	4.50		4.5	.055
1958	T14	Bob Shaw	DET/CHI	25	2.22	11.9%			61	20	5	1	1	1	.500			116.33	117	7	53	50	54	41	.240	3.87		4.1	.067
						Pct. of			Middle Reliever Game Statistics									Middle Reliever 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
1959	3	Jim Perry	CLE	23	7.06	19.9%			98	48	11	5	9	5	.643			164.34	151	19	72	60	67	114	.523	3.29		12.4	.127
1960	6	Ken Johnson	KC	27	4.25	19.8%			115	59	11	9	9	7	.563			188.00	180	17	100	86	93	95	.348	4.12		10.6	.092
1961	2	Jim Donohue	DET/LA	22	10.27	40.7%			342	145	23	15	23	11	.676			591.32	566	58	299	269	305	382	.439	4.09		38.8	.114
1962	6	Jim Hannan	WAS	22	8.06	35.1%			327	124	27	24	30	20	.600			494.00	460	45	221	188	217	314	.464	3.43		40.9	.125
1963	5	Garry Roggenburk	MIN	23	8.32	8.6%			67	19	4	2	5	3	.625			82.00	72	4	37	26	47	52	.437	2.85		6.5	.097
1964	6	Fred Gladding	DET	28	8.64	6.5%			42	23	7	4	7	2	.778			67.33	57	7	23	23	27	59	.702	3.07		7.6	.181
1965	5	Bob Locker	CHI	27	5.64	30.0%			228	82	15	11	8	2	.800			357.33	323	27	159	140	145	236	.504	3.53		17.2	.075
1966	2	Dennis Higgins	CHI	26	8.93	51.4%			357	161	34	29	31	6	.838			669.67	524	44	253	225	262	463	.589	3.02		49.5	.139
1967	11	Tony Pierce	KC	21	4.40	18.6%			164	80	12	13	14	7	.667			260.33	230	15	127	103	115	168	.487	3.56		11.8	.072
1968	1	Pat Dobson	DET	26	13.14	34.0%			293	122	20	17	34	8	.810			421.67	315	25	142	128	180	297	.600	2.73		34.2	.117
1969	4	Dick Woodson	MIN	24	7.21	11.3%			98	35	9	9	3	4	.429			152.33	149	6	66	55	79	97	.425	3.25		10.2	.104
1970	5	Phil Hennigan	CLE	24	7.30	40.2%			380	141	32	22	26	13	.667			566.33	510	53	262	239	263	358	.463	3.80		34.3	.090
1971	3	Steve Mingori	CLE	27	11.66	37.9%			357	144	28	19	19	9	.679			513.67	443	49	219	202	248	398	.576	3.54		31.9	.089
1972	1	Roric Harrison	BAL	25	11.53	25.7%			126	41	14	8	6	2	.750			242.33	197	10	96	81	110	151	.492	3.01		11.8	.094
1973						0.0%
1974						0.0%
1975	5	Stan Thomas	TEX	25	6.65	26.5%			139	51	11	7	6	1	.857			210.00	186	14	100	81	90	98	.355	3.47		13.1	.094
1976	3	Jeff Terpko	TEX	25	5.74	15.4%			68	47	6	4	3	4	.429			118.67	105	8	58	48	70	60	.343	3.64		6.9	.101
1977	4	Mike Willis	TOR	26	8.82	10.7%			108	59	4	6	11	5	.688			163.67	147	14	61	56	63	104	.495	3.08		15.4	.143
1978	7	Shane Rawley	SEA	22	5.97	16.4%			80	31	7	8	5	2	.714			170.33	178	12	94	83	86	101	.383	4.39		6.2	.078
1979	7	Randy Scarbery	CHI	27	5.56	19.2%			108	48	8	9	10	8	.556			197.67	202	22	101	92	79	114	.406	4.19		12.1	.112
1980	14	Jeff Jones	OAK	23	3.26	10.8%			86	40	2	6	10	4	.714			130.00	130	7	79	66	70	108	.540	4.57		5.2	.060
1981	3	Larry Andersen	SEA	28	7.64	22.6%			115	51	7	6	11	4	.733			173.00	146	14	76	61	76	100	.450	3.17		12.5	.109
1982	3	Ed Vande Berg	SEA	23	10.83	39.9%			387	175	30	29	29	15	.659			632.67	545	48	260	237	262	406	.503	3.37		51.4	.133
1983	2	Rick Lysander	MIN	30	11.55	24.2%			219	82	19	16	13	9	.591			349.00	335	24	167	141	135	167	.355	3.64		26.2	.120
1984	9	Steve Crawford	BOS	26	5.31	14.9%			135	54	12	5	5	9	.357			207.33	228	20	96	82	65	115	.392	3.56		14.2	.105
1985	1	Stewart Cliburn	CAL	28	20.77	21.9%			241	105	23	13	23	7	.767			448.33	384	33	168	148	149	221	.415	2.97		42.3	.176
1986	6	Bill Mooneyham	OAK	25	5.39	21.5%			206	65	16	12	6	14	.300			302.67	305	27	172	161	171	171	.359	4.79		14.4	.070
1987	7	Jeff Musselman	TOR	24	6.61	16.5%			175	46	19	13	4	10	.286			272.67	277	27	147	131	117	165	.419	4.32		17.8	.102
1988	8	Paul Gibson	DET	28	7.65	25.4%			321	112	25	21	12	13	.480			492.33	489	43	248	222	237	324	.446	4.06		28.1	.088
1989	4	Tom Gordon	KC	21	10.77	21.2%			289	101	24	13	5	13	.278			390.33	335	32	162	146	190	276	.526	3.37		29.2	.101
1990	16	Wayne Edwards	CHI	26	6.78	19.2%			323	119	20	19	13	12	.520			449.67	429	22	191	177	202	281	.445	3.54		30.2	.093
1991	9	Mike Timlin	TOR	25	10.18	14.8%			263	65	17	21	11	21	.344			351.67	352	35	166	150	158	248	.486	3.84		21.2	.081
1992	2	Rusty Meacham	KC	24	14.04	22.5%			325	80	22	11	11	11	.500			361.00	314	23	129	116	164	223	.467	2.89		32.7	.101
1993	8	Larry Casian	MIN	27	7.51	22.7%			384	103	24	16	4	16	.200			426.67	421	33	210	192	179	266	.443	4.05		29.7	.077
1994	4	Billy Brewer	KC	26	8.64	17.5%			175	50	10	6	8	9	.471			179.33	156	16	82	68	93	149	.598	3.41		17.8	.102
1995	1	Troy Percival	CAL	25	16.55	23.0%			293	84	22	16	6	17	.261			366.67	312	40	198	166	169	321	.667	4.07		28.2	.096
1996	4	Rafael Carmona	SEA	23	10.72	24.3%			500	157	36	29	22	35	.386			565.67	553	61	293	266	295	463	.546	4.23		46.1	.092
1997	4	Shigetoshi Hasegawa	ANA	28	14.27	20.7%			387	118	35	29	7	22	.241			491.00	501	49	234	211	200	349	.498	3.87		40.5	.105
1998	11	Esteban Yan	TB	23	8.07	8.1%			194	39	11	9	2	10	.167			183.00	163	21	80	74	100	160	.608	3.64		16.2	.084
1999	1	Jeff Zimmerman	TEX	26	22.82	16.6%			368	89	20	9	5	9	.357			460.67	447	49	238	217	199	328	.508	4.24		37.2	.101
2000	3	Jeff Tam	OAK	29	12.30	10.5%			253	57	12	11	4	13	.235			267.00	259	25	132	119	131	187	.479	4.01		22.2	.088
2001	10	Bob File	TOR	24	7.85	15.0%			297	75	24	15	5	9	.357			352.67	282	33	153	132	148	260	.605	3.37		33.0	.111
2002	4	Tony Fiore	MIN	30	13.36	22.0%			380	96	26	25	3	14	.176			474.00	451	57	220	207	232	341	.499	3.93		34.0	.089
2003	2	Brendan Donnelly	ANA	31	16.87	33.0%			577	170	35	29	18	19	.486			739.34	646	67	315	296	274	602	.654	3.60		62.9	.109
2004	4	Justin Duchscherer	OAK	26	13.87	25.5%			488	146	33	24	9	15	.375			614.67	586	77	313	285	246	515	.619	4.17		43.1	.088
						Pct. of			Middle Reliever Game Statistics									Middle Reliever 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
2005	4	Jesse Crain	MIN	23	13.12	21.7%			502	125	30	32	6	22	.214			571.33	558	63	280	257	266	447	.542	4.05		38.2	.076
2006	1	Joel Zumaya	DET	21	19.27	23.6%			584	146	24	26	5	22	.185			626.33	572	65	295	277	276	516	.608	3.98		46.8	.080
2007	2	Hideki Okajima	BOS	31	17.40	27.7%			735	182	45	29	8	23	.258			760.00	735	69	376	359	333	620	.581	4.25		57.3	.078
2008	1	Jose Arredondo	LA	24	17.03	27.4%			735	207	58	38	19	30	.388			877.67	782	65	375	339	395	689	.585	3.48		76.3	.104
2009	6	Darren O'Day	TEX	26	12.50	23.4%			653	161	44	22	10	23	.303			683.33	559	71	289	262	262	644	.784	3.45		65.2	.100
2010	8	Alexi Ogando	TEX	26	8.13	16.3%			492	123	20	20	3	12	.200			526.67	530	48	245	232	234	388	.508	3.96		31.7	.064
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