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											National League
						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
1889	2	Bill Sowders	BOS/PIT	24	0.72	68.7%			7	7	2	0	4					12.00	18	0	21	12	11	4	.138	9.00		0.8	.114
1890	2	Kid Gleason	PHI	23	2.32	39.5%			5	5	1	0	2					17.00	16	0	8	5	6	7	.318	2.65		2.4	.480
1891	1	John Thornton	PHI	22	3.98	81.7%			18	17	1	4	7					54.67	55	0	31	18	19	19	.257	2.96		8.9	.494
1892						0.0%
1893	4	Frank Donnelly	CHI	23	1.19	8.4%			2	2	0	0	2					6.33	8	0	6	4	3	1	.091	5.69		1.0	.500
1894	3	Bill Hawke	BAL	24	2.98	41.7%			25	21	5	1	8					79.33	116	4	81	52	33	20	.134	5.90		4.9	.196
1895	5	Brownie Foreman	PIT	19	1.75	40.2%			29	26	0	2	10					79.67	101	2	82	50	45	30	.205	5.65		4.3	.148
1896	2	Chauncey Fisher	CIN	24	2.51	77.2%			16	14	2	3	4					41.33	50	2	29	21	12	8	.129	4.57		3.8	.238
1897	4	Win Mercer	WAS	23	1.77	25.2%			11	11	2	3	6					36.00	42	0	23	15	12	14	.259	3.75		4.2	.382
1898	4	Jesse Tannehill	PIT	23	3.03	18.8%			8	7	1	0	4					28.67	26	0	10	8	8	8	.235	2.51		4.9	.613
1899	3	Vic Willis	BOS	23	2.94	6.3%			3	3	0	0	2					9.00	7	0	3	2	3	3	.300	2.00		2.2	.733
1900						0.0%
1901						0.0%
1902						0.0%
1903	T3	Christy Mathewson	NY	24	2.51	35.6%			19	17	4	1	7					71.67	72	1	40	26	23	28	.295	3.26		6.2	.326
1904	2	Hooks Wiltse	NY	23	4.38	31.7%			11	11	0	0	6					40.67	36	1	16	12	15	28	.549	2.66		6.0	.545
1905	1	Hooks Wiltse	NY	24	4.78	21.7%			13	12	2	0	4					36.67	29	1	13	10	11	22	.550	2.45		4.5	.346
1906	2	Ed Reulbach	CHI	23	5.30	35.2%			30	27	3	0	10					71.67	56	1	29	20	34	38	.422	2.51		7.6	.253
1907						0.0%
1908						0.0%
1909	5	Doc Crandall	NY	21	4.45	39.7%			45	38	5	2	9					127.00	137	4	77	45	36	53	.306	3.19		5.5	.122
1910	3	Doc Crandall	NY	22	5.73	19.2%			24	21	7	1	5					62.33	58	3	26	18	13	22	.310	2.60		6.0	.250
1911	2	Doc Crandall	NY	23	8.27	49.6%			93	77	20	9	22					248.67	228	8	105	78	89	129	.407	2.82		29.5	.317
1912						0.0%
1913	7	Claude Hendrix	PIT	24	3.43	9.6%			17	15	4	2	3					39.00	35	0	15	12	14	22	.449	2.77		3.6	.212
1914						0.0%
1915	7	Erv Kantlehner	PIT	22	3.02	19.0%			30	24	2	3	7					78.67	73	1	35	25	25	31	.316	2.86		5.3	.177
1916						0.0%
1917						0.0%
1918						0.0%
1919	3	Jimmy Ring	CIN	24	4.50	31.2%			43	27	2	2	7					94.67	82	2	38	31	25	29	.271	2.95		6.9	.160
1920	3	Bill Sherdel	STL	23	7.38	47.0%			68	50	10	11	15					183.01	197	4	92	72	57	71	.280	3.54		14.9	.219
1921	3	Buck Freeman	CHI	24	8.25	34.0%			82	61	10	11	15					233.67	255	15	117	98	62	83	.262	3.77		20.1	.245
1922	1	Claude Jonnard	NY	24	8.38	49.4%			80	52	15	9	11					217.66	218	16	103	90	84	97	.321	3.72		17.2	.215
1923	3	Tony Kaufmann	CHI	22	6.90	20.2%			42	29	5	3	9					92.67	94	10	59	49	40	44	.328	4.76		6.3	.150
1924						0.0%
1925	3	Guy Bush	CHI	23	6.53	35.9%			49	35	7	4	7					135.33	150	9	67	54	33	50	.273	3.59		10.6	.216
1926						0.0%
1927						0.0%
1928						0.0%
1929						0.0%
1930	9	Glenn Spencer	PIT	24	1.44	15.0%			30	22	3	5	4					74.33	94	10	60	50	42	34	.250	6.05		2.4	.080
1931						0.0%
1932	2	Bill Swift	PIT	24	12.54	17.9%			30	24	8	3	8					73.33	61	4	21	19	16	25	.325	2.33		12.6	.420
1933	10	Dizzy Dean	STL	23	-	5.0%			14	12	1	4	4					17.00	23	0	14	12	6	12	.414	6.35		-	.000
1934	4	Dizzy Dean	STL	24	7.43	6.4%			17	14	4	2	7					31.00	31	0	13	10	7	28	.737	2.90		6.0	.353
1935	2	Paul Dean	STL	21	11.08	5.1%			13	10	3	1	5					27.00	12	0	1	1	7	20	1.053	0.33		7.6	.585
						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
1936	2	Frank Gabler	NY	24	11.61	14.9%			29	21	3	2	6					66.00	58	3	18	16	24	18	.220	2.18		10.0	.345
1937						0.0%
1938	9	Dick Errickson	BOS	24	2.97	6.9%			24	15	3	4	6					49.67	43	1	27	21	32	13	.173	3.81		3.8	.158
1939						0.0%
1940						0.0%
1941	3	Ike Pearson	PHI	24	6.43	17.6%			36	30	4	4	6					91.33	78	3	34	21	49	21	.165	2.07		6.7	.186
1942	6	Ed Head	BRO	24	3.05	22.7%			58	35	7	7	10					117.33	105	9	67	53	64	79	.467	4.07		5.6	.097
1943						0.0%
1944						0.0%
1945	4	Vic Lombardi	BRO	22	6.20	5.6%			14	10	3	1	4					33.00	21	3	11	8	17	16	.421	2.18		4.3	.307
1946						0.0%
1947						0.0%
1948						0.0%
1949	4	Erv Palica	BRO	21	7.62	14.5%			48	27	8	9	6					91.67	84	5	40	36	48	43	.326	3.53		7.5	.156
1950	3	Ralph Branca	BRO	24	7.00	11.0%			28	16	2	3	7					47.67	37	3	22	20	22	40	.678	3.78		6.8	.243
1951	2	Frank Smith	CIN	23	9.70	26.6%			103	55	13	8	17					181.00	163	23	82	69	68	63	.273	3.43		17.9	.174
1952	7	Frank Smith	CIN	24	8.73	12.2%			51	37	12	9	7					106.67	92	11	44	39	34	65	.516	3.29		9.8	.192
1953						0.0%
1954						0.0%
1955	4	Jack Meyer	PHI	23	10.48	25.9%			92	63	10	13	28					165.67	150	21	83	72	76	107	.473	3.91		13.9	.151
1956						0.0%
1957	1	Dick Farrell	PHI	23	14.38	11.1%			52	32	10	2	10	3	.769			83.33	74	2	29	22	36	54	.491	2.38		12.4	.238
1958	4	Dick Farrell	PHI	24	9.69	12.5%			54	35	8	9	11	7	.611			94.00	84	7	41	35	40	73	.589	3.35		9.5	.176
1959	3	Lindy McDaniel	STL	23	13.58	13.1%			55	47	13	8	15	6	.714			92.67	96	3	41	37	27	70	.569	3.59		12.4	.225
1960	1	Lindy McDaniel	STL	24	35.48	19.4%			117	85	25	10	33	12	.733			224.00	170	14	67	61	90	192	.738	2.45		36.2	.309
1961						0.0%
1962	10	Craig Anderson	NY	23	7.67	4.6%			36	20	3	6	4	6	.400			65.33	56	7	33	22	27	33	.398	3.03		5.9	.164
1963	13	Bobby Bolin	SF	24	2.40	5.4%			35	17	7	2	7	5	.583			62.33	62	8	36	26	24	68	.791	3.75		3.5	.100
1964	1	Sammy Ellis	CIN	23	22.15	6.4%			47	32	7	2	14	2	.875			83.33	60	4	17	15	15	90	1.200	1.62		15.8	.336
1965	1	Frank Linzy	SF	24	19.71	23.1%			161	99	22	12	50	15	.769			250.33	207	19	89	83	89	229	.774	2.98		30.9	.192
1966	7	Darold Knowles	PHI	24	9.75	14.5%			126	84	14	13	31	14	.689			205.67	174	9	70	63	87	192	.736	2.76		14.7	.117
1967	12	Ron Willis	STL	23	6.66	10.5%			95	44	8	8	18	5	.783			126.33	118	7	41	37	51	73	.432	2.64		13.8	.145
1968						0.0%
1969	1	Tug McGraw	NY	24	20.85	5.3%			38	26	8	2	12	0	1.000			79.67	62	2	15	13	38	74	.740	1.47		14.3	.376
1970						0.0%
1971						0.0%
1972						0.0%
1973	4	Randy Moffitt	SF	24	14.09	23.6%			272	153	19	24	60	15	.800			411.33	367	27	157	137	175	291	.537	3.00		43.8	.161
1974	3	Dale Murray	MON	24	18.83	16.4%			165	84	18	9	25	12	.676			259.00	211	12	100	76	106	161	.508	2.64		30.2	.183
1975	3	Rawly Eastwick	CIN	24	15.34	15.3%			182	107	13	10	43	12	.782			278.33	266	16	94	87	82	163	.468	2.81		28.9	.159
1976	7	Bruce Sutter	CHI	23	13.74	15.0%			176	114	22	13	35	12	.745			279.00	249	12	97	87	104	210	.595	2.81		32.1	.182
1977	1	Bruce Sutter	CHI	24	41.40	14.8%			248	141	24	17	56	25	.691			378.33	323	25	144	117	130	300	.662	2.78		52.7	.213
1978						0.0%
1979						0.0%
1980	11	Steve Howe	LA	22	10.41	13.1%			179	118	22	26	45	18	.714			292.33	266	18	112	97	109	219	.584	2.99		30.5	.170
1981	5	Neil Allen	NY	23	8.63	14.2%			84	60	12	9	26	11	.703			120.67	115	6	43	37	44	82	.516	2.76		14.7	.175
1982	5	Steve Bedrosian	ATL	24	16.95	24.5%			360	216	31	27	84	34	.712			543.67	456	28	150	138	168	422	.676	2.28		70.1	.195
						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
1983	6	Tom Niedenfuer	LA	23	17.15	7.1%			129	72	14	9	24	10	.706			205.67	144	14	56	53	56	156	.780	2.32		27.8	.216
1984	17	Tom Niedenfuer	LA	24	7.52	4.2%			64	40	7	10	17	7	.708			93.00	82	4	32	29	32	96	.842	2.81		12.5	.195
1985	3	John Franco	CIN	24	18.18	26.9%			333	182	36	31	61	29	.678			518.00	401	36	182	157	206	445	.733	2.73		56.6	.170
1986	7	Ron Robinson	CIN	24	13.09	17.3%			229	117	38	13	36	22	.621			362.33	288	25	116	106	154	319	.722	2.63		44.5	.194
1987	12	Lance McCullers	SD	23	8.99	5.9%			78	41	8	10	16	11	.593			123.33	115	11	60	51	59	126	.724	3.72		10.5	.135
1988	10	Lance McCullers	SD	24	10.14	4.7%			60	39	3	6	10	5	.667			97.67	70	8	29	27	55	81	.648	2.49		10.1	.168
1989	10	Mitch Williams	CHI	24	10.24	6.9%			76	61	4	4	36	11	.766			81.67	71	6	27	24	52	67	.545	2.64		11.5	.151
1990	17	Kent Mercker	ATL	22	4.13	6.5%			91	45	7	11	15	8	.652			106.67	91	10	45	40	53	94	.653	3.37		10.0	.110
1991	11	Mike Stanton	ATL	24	9.30	11.0%			190	91	15	15	31	10	.756			232.00	191	18	92	87	95	196	.685	3.38		23.3	.123
1992	2	Rod Beck	SF	23	21.14	9.2%			137	72	7	10	23	11	.676			175.67	135	9	60	51	66	170	.846	2.61		20.9	.153
1993	4	Rod Beck	SF	24	18.75	6.4%			76	71	3	1	48	4	.923			79.33	57	11	20	19	13	86	1.229	2.16		16.4	.216
1994	2	Robb Nen	FLA	24	12.98	5.2%			44	28	5	5	15	0	1.000			58.00	46	6	20	19	17	60	.952	2.95		10.8	.245
1995	15	Dan Miceli	PIT	24	5.22	6.9%			58	51	4	4	21	6	.778			58.00	61	7	30	30	28	56	.629	4.66		6.5	.112
1996	14	Billy Wagner	HOU	24	8.42	6.2%			90	61	4	9	21	10	.677			118.00	95	15	49	45	46	137	.972	3.43		13.9	.154
1997	10	Ugueth Urbina	MON	23	9.91	11.5%			137	89	7	17	45	9	.833			138.33	143	12	72	65	69	148	.698	4.23		14.4	.105
1998	3	Ugueth Urbina	MON	24	20.44	6.6%			106	82	9	7	43	7	.860			124.00	75	3	30	28	56	157	1.198	2.03		21.1	.199
1999	3	Scott Williamson	CIN	23	21.53	8.8%			136	101	16	12	57	14	.803			165.67	101	13	53	45	80	211	1.166	2.44		32.5	.239
2000	11	Byung-Hyun Kim	ARZ	21	9.42	5.9%			109	50	10	9	23	10	.697			116.33	86	10	53	47	58	157	1.090	3.64		17.2	.158
2001	1	Byung-Hyun Kim	ARZ	22	18.30	6.7%			124	70	9	7	28	7	.800			139.00	91	14	45	44	63	140	.909	2.85		23.0	.185
2002	1	Byung-Hyun Kim	ARZ	23	23.83	5.9%			72	66	8	3	36	6	.857			84.00	64	5	20	19	26	92	1.022	2.04		19.7	.274
2003	7	Jose Valverde	ARZ	23	13.32	2.7%			54	33	2	1	10	1	.909			50.33	24	4	16	12	26	71	1.420	2.15		11.6	.215
2004	10	Chad Cordero	MON	22	12.52	6.8%			98	60	8	5	22	6	.786			112.33	91	15	45	41	60	121	.801	3.28		15.5	.158
2005	3	Chad Cordero	WAS	23	19.61	7.9%			121	83	3	7	59	11	.843			120.33	111	15	63	53	52	112	.687	3.96		16.0	.132
2006	5	Chad Cordero	WAS	24	13.86	8.3%			153	74	16	5	30	11	.732			154.00	140	25	64	60	34	125	.718	3.51		19.8	.129
2007	2	Manuel Corpas	COL	24	19.29	8.7%			154	93	8	9	37	6	.860			157.00	127	11	42	38	36	122	.748	2.18		30.7	.199
2008	11	Jonathan Broxton	LA	24	10.67	9.7%			160	94	8	11	42	17	.712			164.33	135	12	67	58	54	169	.894	3.18		22.6	.141
2009						0.0%
2010						0.0%
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		Sources:
		All-Time Major League Handbook
		Win Shares Digital Update
		baseball-reference.com
		ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia