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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	1	Sea Lion Hall	BOS	27	2.76	100.0%			53	33	13	2	2					125.00	111	2	73	52	67	55	.309	3.74		4.4	.083
1914	1	Hugh Bedient	BOS	24	1.74	59.9%			26	21	3	5	2					68.00	71	2	37	27	17	27	.307	3.57		1.8	.069
1915	1	Bernie Boland	DET	23	7.90	100.0%			73	40	7	3	3					158.33	146	4	77	59	59	61	.298	3.35		8.9	.122
1916	1	Dave Davenport	STL	26	4.34	88.7%			157	103	11	13	7					345.33	328	4	155	116	142	128	.272	3.02		17.1	.109
1917	1	Doc Ayers	WAS	27	6.29	51.4%			45	33	7	5	1					117.33	113	2	45	36	46	38	.239	2.76		7.4	.164
1918	1	Byron Houck	STL	26	5.05	50.4%			25	22	1	3	2					60.33	49	0	20	16	24	24	.329	2.39		4.2	.168
1919	2	Doc Ayers	WAS/DET	29	2.89	28.9%			25	14	3	4	0					64.33	64	1	28	21	21	21	.247	2.94		2.9	.116
1920	1	Roy Wilkinson	CHI	26	10.44	88.5%			112	81	14	11	6					313.00	338	6	160	135	86	91	.215	3.88		18.6	.166
1921	1	Guy Morton	CLE	28	8.64	100.0%			155	95	18	13	8					402.33	466	16	259	205	143	125	.205	4.59		15.8	.102
1922	1	Shovel Hodge	CHI	28	9.11	89.9%			192	123	19	17	5					510.00	551	23	290	246	201	137	.182	4.34		22.9	.119
1923	1	George Murray	BOS	24	10.94	57.3%			133	72	12	11	3					302.00	369	11	216	179	136	80	.158	5.33		11.2	.084
1924	1	Denny Burns	PHI	26	6.66	74.8%			177	90	16	11	5					413.33	468	16	257	216	185	121	.185	4.70		20.5	.116
1925	4	Ken Holloway	DET	27	4.23	35.2%			99	54	8	6	5					209.00	249	9	159	135	118	64	.174	5.81		6.6	.067
1926	1	Jack Russell	BOS	20	9.41	72.6%			242	136	18	24	5					607.00	672	35	362	306	249	180	.195	4.54		22.9	.095
1927	1	Sam Gray	PHI	29	10.51	63.0%			118	67	14	13	7					290.00	297	17	169	131	142	117	.267	4.07		19.0	.161
1928	1	Firpo Marberry	WAS	29	8.01	76.5%			246	145	13	16	14					519.67	571	25	314	272	239	189	.233	4.71		18.6	.076
1929	1	Hal McKain	CHI	22	10.47	61.4%			139	80	4	15	5					309.00	370	22	235	198	132	71	.141	5.77		4.8	.035
1930	1	Eddie Rommell	PHI	32	9.12	93.9%			301	199	31	28	17					733.67	888	60	521	448	313	273	.227	5.50		28.8	.095
1931	2	Red Faber	CHI	42	7.82	83.4%			230	121	17	13	6					535.67	620	35	349	301	245	150	.173	5.06		18.7	.081
1932	1	Bob Kline	BOS	22	8.87	68.9%			121	72	14	8	7					278.33	293	17	190	161	132	82	.193	5.21		15.0	.124
1933	1	Whit Wyatt	DET/CHI	25	7.34	93.5%			293	164	21	24	11					679.67	796	53	452	384	301	241	.220	5.08		23.4	.080
1934	1	Ivy Andrews	STL	27	11.56	68.9%			240	149	36	19	11					578.33	669	36	354	286	242	203	.223	4.45		33.8	.141
1935	1	Fay Thomas	STL	30	11.93	72.9%			280	161	26	26	17					614.00	698	47	402	338	299	216	.217	4.95		28.4	.101
1936	1	Denny Galehouse	CLE	24	15.77	66.8%			234	128	23	20	17					553.67	650	25	370	313	271	205	.223	5.09		38.3	.163
1937	1	Slick Coffman	DET	26	11.05	78.9%			242	158	30	21	12					601.67	687	45	356	310	258	233	.247	4.64		34.2	.141
1938	1	Johnny Rigney	CHI	23	11.60	82.2%			223	130	16	14	10					479.33	548	36	302	262	237	187	.238	4.92		21.3	.095
1939	2	Roxie Lawson	DET/STL	33	9.52	84.4%			228	118	26	7	5					525.67	584	48	317	262	216	145	.181	4.49		25.4	.111
1940	1	Joe Heving	BOS	39	14.32	74.4%			271	140	39	22	20					585.00	643	44	348	308	278	264	.287	4.74		32.5	.120
1941	1	Lum Harris	PHI	26	8.67	87.1%			286	172	31	15	18					604.33	630	43	354	288	307	242	.258	4.29		35.0	.122
1942	1	Tom Ferrick	CLE	27	11.94	73.2%			125	76	19	10	8					268.33	250	14	130	113	130	120	.316	3.79		15.4	.123
1943	1	Mike Ryba	BOS	40	9.35	86.4%			156	92	18	8	12					374.67	320	15	150	129	168	159	.326	3.10		22.7	.146
1944	1	Mike Ryba	BOS	41	10.63	85.8%			199	112	21	17	10					472.33	445	19	204	182	185	162	.257	3.47		25.2	.127
1945	1	Frank Barrett	BOS	31	9.04	88.3%			209	125	27	16	11					449.33	402	13	173	144	182	184	.315	2.88		31.3	.150
1946	1	Randy Gumpert	NY	28	11.85	71.3%			252	139	16	19	10					514.00	498	32	253	212	280	235	.302	3.71		27.6	.110
1947	1	Bob Savage	PHI	25	9.86	90.8%			339	189	34	28	25					745.00	662	38	327	290	349	292	.289	3.50		43.6	.129
1948	3	Boo Ferriss	BOS	26	9.02	77.0%			476	224	36	32	32					896.33	916	58	519	468	520	287	.200	4.70		40.2	.084
1949	3	Mike Garcia	CLE	25	7.83	69.2%			388	204	26	31	30					765.67	836	63	492	433	429	248	.196	5.09		23.6	.061
1950	1	Luis Aloma	CHI	26	10.22	88.2%			387	193	32	25	25					709.67	759	59	446	394	422	280	.237	5.00		35.8	.092
1951	1	Luis Aloma	CHI	27	11.68	74.0%			351	195	31	26	20					745.00	731	53	361	312	336	276	.259	3.77		48.9	.139
1952	2	Tom Ferrick	WAS	37	6.97	66.4%			287	150	18	20	20					556.00	566	43	299	254	273	215	.256	4.11		16.6	.058
1953	1	Sandy Consuegra	WAS/CHI	32	11.17	71.6%			295	130	21	19	21					594.33	668	57	351	309	263	247	.265	4.68		29.6	.101
1954	1	Bob Chakales	CLE/BAL	26	9.36	84.3%			434	249	41	36	28					890.00	884	47	435	379	405	424	.329	3.83		47.9	.110
1955	1	George Zuverink	DET/BAL	30	11.13	67.1%			339	170	25	26	19					657.67	648	63	355	313	320	309	.319	4.28		32.5	.095
1956	2	Ray Narleski	CLE	27	12.82	89.6%			528	269	44	45	43					964.00	1002	87	535	468	428	436	.305	4.37		61.3	.116
1957	1	Gerry Staley	CHI	36	15.54	68.0%			364	193	44	32	39	14	.736			753.67	696	56	293	253	283	346	.353	3.02		67.3	.185
1958	1	Hoyt Wilhelm	CLE/BAL	34	11.98	74.9%			445	210	36	40	37	18	.673			816.00	809	76	399	340	302	407	.366	3.75		50.0	.113
						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	71.5%			391	202	33	40	40	19	.678			689.33	686	80	395	343	326	413	.408	4.48		25.9	.067
1960	1	Dave Sisler	DET	28	14.14	81.1%			444	198	48	31	34	19	.642			810.00	783	81	403	357	348	436	.385	3.97		52.6	.118
1961	1	Barry Latman	CLE	25	13.03	87.1%			744	346	64	46	54	28	.659			1,370.00	1298	159	682	608	593	816	.432	3.99		90.3	.121
1962	1	Dick Hall	BAL	31	15.74	65.9%			634	283	56	46	62	31	.667			1,071.33	972	110	477	412	430	610	.435	3.46		84.8	.134
1963	1	Gary Bell	CLE	26	14.14	53.7%			344	146	43	21	20	14	.588			664.67	573	68	299	259	257	416	.501	3.51		42.9	.125
1964	1	Dick Hall	BAL	33	19.34	89.1%			610	260	70	37	61	21	.744			1,097.67	960	110	407	365	395	860	.635	2.99		94.3	.155
1965	2	Fred Gladding	DET	29	10.18	74.3%			581	240	43	44	31	20	.608			955.33	876	80	430	380	408	622	.484	3.58		53.2	.092
1966	1	Moe Drabowsky	BAL	30	11.15	84.8%			683	283	73	43	63	24	.724			1,222.33	1015	97	482	424	426	872	.605	3.12		92.1	.135
1967	1	Jose Santiago	BOS	26	16.20	72.7%			703	298	63	43	56	26	.683			1,244.00	1052	100	495	433	430	832	.561	3.13		81.7	.116
1968	1	Pat Dobson	DET	26	13.14	78.1%			681	305	48	59	59	27	.686			1,073.67	869	89	385	348	394	690	.546	2.92		72.4	.106
1969	1	Dick Hall	BAL	38	14.00	67.1%			658	243	54	45	40	21	.656			1,057.00	966	76	439	378	413	618	.448	3.22		75.3	.114
1970	2	Vicente Romo	BOS	27	9.13	56.6%			539	212	59	32	43	23	.652			855.00	803	86	411	365	348	500	.434	3.84		54.6	.101
1971	2	Eddie Fisher	CAL	34	13.20	64.2%			581	246	46	41	44	20	.688			905.00	758	76	393	346	433	634	.532	3.44		56.2	.097
1972	1	Roric Harrison	BAL	25	11.53	77.2%			467	230	42	31	42	16	.724			800.33	683	54	315	278	324	472	.469	3.13		45.2	.097
1973	2	Eddie Watt	BAL	32	7.33	51.0%			179	85	14	15	19	7	.731			500.00	415	38	195	184	166	240	.413	4.20		19.9	.111
1974	2	Ed Rodriguez	MIL	22	10.26	47.2%			218	130	17	17	14	15	.483			456.33	430	35	216	188	175	246	.407	3.71		23.5	.108
1975	3	Ed Rodriguez	MIL	23	9.51	49.0%			261	150	27	22	28	12	.700			504.67	485	44	247	218	231	299	.418	3.89		31.6	.121
1976	2	Stan Thomas	CLE	26	12.50	52.9%			229	131	26	26	20	12	.625			415.00	409	32	203	174	183	181	.306	3.77		26.3	.115
1977	1	John Montague	SEA	29	14.79	52.1%			421	245	39	37	40	17	.702			959.33	930	110	459	424	376	568	.435	3.98		62.9	.150
1978	1	Dyar Miller	CAL	32	9.95	57.5%			271	143	26	15	15	12	.556			540.67	544	28	253	226	234	253	.325	3.76		32.2	.105
1979	4	Pete Redfern	MIN	24	11.36	54.7%			335	150	25	24	17	18	.486			670.00	710	55	374	338	296	338	.336	4.54		35.6	.106
1980	1	Ron Davis	NY	24	17.04	75.3%			610	298	59	53	51	36	.586			1,192.00	1227	109	616	547	485	626	.366	4.13		67.9	.111
1981	1	Steve Comer	TEX	27	10.43	62.1%			329	173	37	29	40	16	.714			594.00	557	40	262	229	236	323	.407	3.47		42.5	.129
1982	2	Jim Slaton	MIL	32	15.70	51.9%			500	260	34	38	44	20	.688			974.33	937	84	460	416	375	541	.412	3.84		61.4	.123
1983	1	Sammy Stewart	BAL	28	14.97	56.6%			532	249	49	48	44	30	.595			1,047.00	1050	75	515	450	418	634	.432	3.87		68.8	.129
1984	1	Doug Corbett	CAL	31	13.37	66.9%			563	283	60	35	47	32	.595			1,002.33	967	97	424	387	358	630	.475	3.47		77.0	.137
1985	1	Stewart Cliburn	CAL	28	20.77	64.4%			767	343	62	61	53	29	.646			1,333.00	1243	115	622	557	522	829	.470	3.76		91.8	.120
1986	1	Steve Farr	KC	29	19.46	70.1%			680	324	55	57	44	35	.557			1,113.67	1095	123	564	513	463	739	.474	4.15		70.8	.104
1987	2	Mark Eichhorn	TOR	26	13.97	60.4%			660	255	60	38	42	32	.568			1,032.67	1020	114	507	465	432	769	.530	4.05		79.0	.120
1988	2	Gene Nelson	OAK	27	12.12	62.3%			752	294	76	56	26	44	.371			1,356.00	1311	115	635	579	569	824	.438	3.84		85.2	.113
1989	1	Dennis Lamp	BOS	36	14.71	55.7%			713	265	70	55	30	32	.484			1,261.67	1188	109	567	496	509	828	.488	3.54		84.2	.118
1990	1	Barry Jones	CHI	27	13.70	63.1%			1144	369	98	87	43	50	.462			1,828.00	1749	133	749	664	694	1116	.457	3.27		137.5	.120
1991	1	Todd Frohwirth	BAL	28	16.70	56.2%			1095	357	89	71	47	52	.475			1,594.00	1483	142	700	642	565	1101	.538	3.62		118.7	.108
1992	1	Todd Frohwirth	BAL	29	14.69	65.3%			944	320	98	60	37	43	.463			1,369.67	1242	88	560	515	527	836	.473	3.38		109.7	.116
1993	1	Alan Mills	BAL	26	14.32	58.9%			955	328	75	59	30	45	.400			1,382.67	1375	106	650	577	574	947	.486	3.76		104.4	.109
1994	1	Mark Eichhorn	BAL	33	14.88	52.5%			532	207	50	36	26	35	.426			738.67	737	67	376	329	294	548	.532	4.01		59.8	.112
1995	1	Troy Percival	CAL	25	16.55	63.3%			893	312	87	62	35	50	.412			1,231.33	1187	130	633	575	515	962	.565	4.20		98.8	.111
1996	1	Mariano Rivera	NY	26	29.21	63.9%			1331	441	102	73	60	78	.435			1,731.67	1633	174	815	763	782	1415	.586	3.97		159.8	.120
1997	3	Bob Wickman	MIL	28	14.59	51.1%			1082	356	81	71	23	61	.274			1,390.67	1394	148	701	629	592	1091	.549	4.07		104.6	.097
1998	1	Shigetoshi Hasegawa	ANA	29	15.73	62.9%			1587	471	120	94	42	71	.372			1,908.33	1761	203	912	832	842	1517	.583	3.92		157.8	.099
1999	1	Jeff Zimmerman	TEX	26	22.82	59.2%			1388	418	120	67	26	61	.299			1,814.33	1792	188	898	805	676	1242	.503	3.99		155.2	.112
2000	1	Alan Levine	ANA	32	14.91	68.1%			1624	482	103	88	34	77	.306			1,959.00	1996	208	1023	943	826	1448	.513	4.33		149.4	.092
2001	2	Ramiro Mendoza	NY	29	14.98	65.8%			1526	412	112	94	45	68	.398			1,850.67	1670	175	858	781	746	1427	.591	3.80		158.0	.104
2002	3	LaTroy Hawkins	MIN	29	14.17	63.5%			1297	372	86	69	23	58	.284			1,544.67	1512	160	751	686	614	1144	.538	4.00		114.2	.088
2003	1	LaTroy Hawkins	MIN	30	19.10	65.1%			1429	406	89	91	33	66	.333			1,766.34	1708	179	845	778	677	1333	.559	3.96		131.5	.092
2004	1	Scot Shields	ANA	28	16.47	64.4%			1757	479	124	108	34	70	.327			2,045.67	2064	226	1031	951	750	1568	.557	4.18		151.3	.086
						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	1	Cliff Politte	CHI	31	18.96	65.6%			1937	535	134	109	32	80	.286			2,195.33	2005	231	969	889	758	1617	.585	3.64		181.7	.094
2006	1	Joel Zumaya	DET	21	19.27	66.9%			1860	494	108	86	28	81	.257			2,135.00	2089	223	1000	928	776	1667	.582	3.91		167.0	.090
2007	1	Rafael Betancourt	CLE	32	30.59	66.2%			1857	464	90	104	27	75	.265			1,952.00	1875	195	969	909	845	1583	.582	4.19		136.9	.074
2008	1	Jose Arredondo	LA	24	17.03	67.4%			2080	544	140	117	41	87	.320			2,334.67	2241	235	1143	1036	1005	1913	.589	3.99		166.7	.080
2009	2	Phil Hughes	NY	23	15.32	73.4%			2394	636	165	138	42	96	.304			2,680.33	2526	289	1295	1182	1119	2275	.624	3.97		203.5	.085
2010	1	J.J. Putz	CHI	33	12.81	68.9%			2088	538	105	114	33	78	.297			2,191.33	2055	220	1003	922	867	1772	.606	3.79		158.1	.076
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		Sources:
		All-Time Major League Handbook
		Win Shares Digital Update
		baseball-reference.com
		ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia