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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	Erskine Mayer	PHI	24	4.42	62.9%			66	48	6	5	4					144.00	147	7	84	66	60	48	.232	4.13		5.4	.082
1914	1	Zip Zabel	CHI	23	6.66	90.1%			174	126	20	13	11					452.33	416	15	208	148	151	176	.310	2.94		24.9	.143
1915	1	King Lear	CIN	24	3.83	100.0%			143	98	8	12	2					373.67	384	12	203	157	136	166	.319	3.78		6.9	.048
1916	1	Mike Prendergast	CHI	27	8.24	77.1%			75	49	7	11	4					167.33	167	7	82	59	36	57	.281	3.17		8.2	.109
1917	2	Oscar Horstmann	STL	26	4.67	85.5%			142	89	18	10	5					346.00	322	9	159	122	107	140	.326	3.17		16.2	.114
1918						0.0%
1919	1	Speed Martin	CHI	25	5.30	65.0%			42	36	5	1	3					96.33	93	2	37	27	31	26	.210	2.52		7.3	.174
1920	1	Phil Douglas	NY	30	12.44	100.0%			154	89	8	14	7					370.67	423	10	214	178	133	103	.185	4.32		10.9	.071
1921	1	Dana Fillingim	BOS	27	6.53	15.1%			21	12	4	1	1					73.67	79	5	35	28	21	18	.180	3.42		5.1	.243
1922	1	Jesse Winters	PHI	28	7.83	90.4%			309	195	30	28	11					746.33	844	35	429	349	258	213	.193	4.21		42.9	.139
1923	1	Clyde Barfoot	STL	31	7.70	89.4%			208	124	16	18	7					482.33	555	26	278	240	166	112	.155	4.48		14.9	.072
1924	1	Huck Betts	PHI	27	11.05	76.6%			164	114	21	15	5					459.33	472	27	214	184	117	125	.212	3.61		28.5	.174
1925	1	Walter Huntzinger	NY	26	10.07	82.8%			209	110	18	12	9					442.67	499	34	276	221	162	122	.185	4.49		16.1	.077
1926	1	Dutch Ulrich	PHI	26	10.26	68.7%			132	70	10	7	6					291.33	358	15	191	156	93	69	.153	4.82		13.7	.104
1927	2	Rube Ehrhardt	BRO	32	5.23	80.4%			214	127	18	24	7					484.33	592	31	317	279	162	155	.206	5.18		14.9	.070
1928	1	Joe Dawson	PIT	31	15.09	76.0%			255	145	25	22	16					621.33	714	28	353	307	263	209	.214	4.45		32.0	.125
1929	1	Syl Johnson	STL	28	6.56	78.8%			179	102	14	13	14					375.33	408	17	208	178	164	138	.241	4.27		23.5	.131
1930	1	Bob Osborn	CHI	27	10.60	68.2%			290	159	34	21	10					581.00	729	37	423	371	250	196	.200	5.75		25.1	.087
1931	2	Glenn Spencer	PIT	25	6.77	76.6%			233	135	20	14	14					486.33	564	23	289	242	178	194	.261	4.48		19.6	.084
1932	1	Phil Collins	PHI	31	16.78	85.3%			347	204	40	25	19					714.67	799	39	389	318	246	282	.270	4.00		44.0	.127
1933	1	Bob Smith	CIN/BOS	38	10.18	82.9%			253	166	29	14	10					562.33	566	22	258	207	129	177	.255	3.31		33.1	.131
1934	1	Bud Tinning	CHI	28	13.39	82.5%			360	193	28	19	19					799.67	919	67	469	410	290	308	.255	4.61		34.7	.096
1935	1	Charlie Root	CHI	36	14.21	84.5%			249	146	25	17	11					588.00	686	38	353	295	199	198	.224	4.52		32.4	.130
1936	1	Mace Brown	PIT	27	9.80	92.2%			410	240	43	37	26					930.33	1026	48	511	435	361	368	.265	4.21		49.8	.122
1937	1	Ira Hutchinson	BOS	26	9.55	83.2%			346	187	39	21	18					720.33	737	36	372	303	320	277	.262	3.79		52.3	.151
1938	1	Tot Presnell	BRO	31	11.92	64.0%			175	106	19	13	13					408.33	420	24	185	162	163	137	.235	3.57		25.7	.147
1939	2	Junior Thompson	CIN	22	9.15	85.7%			291	159	28	17	13					594.00	610	41	295	266	258	223	.257	4.03		33.0	.113
1940	1	Hugh Casey	BRO	26	21.75	59.9%			349	176	38	38	21					716.00	705	40	355	304	277	283	.288	3.82		41.0	.118
1941	1	Howie Krist	STL	25	11.58	69.5%			327	175	34	20	16					663.33	642	40	315	272	300	240	.255	3.69		38.7	.118
1942	1	Howie Krist	STL	26	15.58	76.3%			334	176	39	24	14					765.33	710	35	325	277	315	300	.293	3.26		55.7	.167
1943	1	Murray Dickson	STL	26	10.87	88.3%			262	124	26	19	14					546.67	536	32	267	233	252	260	.330	3.84		33.4	.127
1944	1	Andy Karl	PHI	30	11.07	100.0%			269	147	26	24	16					618.00	588	26	293	236	269	214	.250	3.44		35.4	.132
1945	1	Johnny Hutchings	BOS	29	14.94	92.6%			283	144	29	21	12					649.00	645	43	344	292	276	235	.255	4.05		26.5	.094
1946	1	Emil Kush	CHI	29	14.98	72.1%			280	139	32	19	14					597.33	536	27	252	213	251	267	.339	3.21		41.4	.148
1947	2	Murray Dickson	STL	30	10.81	82.2%			500	228	38	33	20					979.33	997	74	497	423	403	373	.266	3.89		58.0	.116
1948	1	Jess Dobernic	CHI	30	9.24	80.5%			542	264	53	37	31					1,039.00	1040	88	570	513	475	461	.304	4.44		54.8	.101
1949	1	Jack Banta	BRO	24	19.27	78.7%			507	241	41	35	18					1,018.00	991	90	516	450	481	460	.313	3.98		57.4	.113
1950	1	Murray Dickson	PIT	33	12.74	84.3%			453	217	46	26	28					927.00	896	81	456	405	441	457	.342	3.93		62.8	.139
1951	1	Dutch Leonard	CHI	42	15.32	73.0%			423	190	40	26	17					792.33	761	71	420	354	377	343	.301	4.02		48.9	.116
1952	4	Andy Hansen	PHI	27	6.32	58.9%			236	124	17	26	15					425.67	422	49	221	198	172	184	.310	4.19		14.6	.062
1953	1	Johnny Hetki	PIT	31	12.37	85.0%			607	273	54	36	31					1,146.67	1202	132	648	577	482	534	.317	4.53		66.3	.109
1954	2	Ernie Johnson	MIL	30	11.23	77.4%			438	194	38	38	25					837.33	896	89	492	444	360	374	.298	4.77		45.4	.103
1955	1	Bob Friend	PIT	24	13.84	74.1%			494	200	53	28	20					935.33	858	90	447	386	441	455	.350	3.71		68.1	.138
1956	1	Roy Face	PIT	28	14.27	90.6%			522	236	52	45	36					918.67	893	111	458	399	355	482	.386	3.91		52.5	.101
1957	1	Ed Roebuck	BRO	25	17.63	80.8%			541	245	66	41	48	18	.727			1,005.00	1005	104	484	451	389	582	.418	4.04		67.6	.125
1958	1	Jim Brosnan	STL	28	17.13	80.6%			478	216	45	32	46	14	.767			864.67	798	75	382	323	367	528	.453	3.36		76.1	.159
						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	1	Jim Brosnan	STL/CIN	29	13.57	92.3%			444	184	29	26	24	13	.649			740.00	748	93	384	341	335	464	.428	4.15		44.0	.099
1960	1	Ernie Broglio	STL	24	11.90	55.7%			230	114	23	19	8	7	.533			356.33	345	29	163	138	145	237	.484	3.49		24.7	.107
1961	2	Frank Sullivan	PHI	31	9.14	74.8%			406	198	28	21	32	11	.744			722.67	683	56	351	301	334	442	.435	3.75		51.7	.127
1962	1	Jim Umbricht	HOU	31	11.69	81.5%			544	227	41	35	34	20	.630			938.33	927	90	495	415	394	610	.462	3.98		59.5	.109
1963	1	Larry Bearnarth	NY	21	9.25	86.1%			549	254	39	39	36	27	.571			861.33	780	77	381	323	324	534	.484	3.38		50.3	.092
1964	1	Jim Owens	HOU	30	14.31	65.0%			457	172	34	30	29	17	.630			731.33	709	59	335	305	292	465	.465	3.75		42.6	.093
1965	1	Bobby Bolin	SF	26	22.49	86.2%			666	294	56	51	52	28	.650			1,090.00	1013	79	459	383	402	741	.524	3.16		81.3	.122
1966	1	Lindy McDaniel	SF	30	15.91	73.0%			534	221	47	44	37	17	.685			913.33	939	85	442	387	293	593	.481	3.81		47.5	.089
1967	1	Bill Hands	CHI	27	11.76	75.7%			663	252	43	70	43	40	.518			1,083.00	1053	79	494	431	389	642	.445	3.58		54.7	.083
1968	1	Mudcat Grant	LA	32	11.22	86.4%			486	204	38	31	39	19	.672			735.33	701	40	315	279	253	446	.468	3.41		39.0	.080
1969	1	Bruce Dal Canton	PIT	27	9.43	73.4%			764	338	57	54	57	27	.679			1,195.00	1204	109	588	529	472	730	.436	3.98		60.1	.079
1970	2	Howie Reed	MON	33	12.28	76.6%			672	264	61	40	44	21	.677			1,114.33	1128	103	574	512	543	722	.432	4.14		65.4	.098
1971	1	Jim Ray	HOU	26	18.42	70.6%			579	278	53	56	43	25	.632			873.33	830	69	377	334	376	505	.419	3.44		59.3	.102
1972	2	George Culver	HOU	28	10.39	74.7%			665	306	57	46	46	22	.676			1,105.67	1054	80	495	428	501	724	.466	3.48		65.5	.098
1973	1	Orlando Pena	STL	39	10.07	83.7%			687	318	52	59	53	25	.679			1,054.67	1094	86	550	486	472	637	.407	4.15		51.2	.075
1974	1	Clay Carroll	CIN	33	16.09	63.1%			747	319	67	38	44	29	.603			1,102.00	1037	70	483	422	486	608	.399	3.45		76.5	.102
1975	1	Larry Demery	PIT	22	14.66	64.0%			629	269	45	47	43	19	.694			1,027.67	988	59	465	405	431	533	.376	3.55		62.8	.100
1976	1	Bob Apodaca	NY	26	13.82	64.1%			691	307	47	58	48	25	.658			1,029.00	991	74	478	413	406	558	.399	3.61		59.3	.086
1977	1	Dave Heaverlo	SF	26	11.22	67.1%			652	235	62	33	38	25	.603			1,062.67	970	100	462	407	422	566	.407	3.45		77.7	.119
1978	1	Warren Brusstar	PHI	26	10.83	58.2%			602	248	59	45	34	29	.540			943.00	927	68	453	407	395	522	.395	3.88		51.9	.086
1979	1	Dick Tidrow	CHI	32	16.55	75.4%			818	315	71	59	59	33	.641			1,309.00	1327	94	619	536	556	819	.435	3.69		79.6	.097
1980	1	Bill Caudill	CHI	23	13.26	64.5%			641	241	44	56	38	14	.731			1,075.33	929	64	418	372	454	722	.522	3.11		77.8	.121
1981	1	Jeff Reardon	NY/MON	25	13.21	62.2%			518	239	41	38	42	28	.600			760.33	695	44	307	273	290	421	.427	3.23		53.4	.103
1982	1	Doug Bair	STL	32	12.98	65.8%			664	250	66	52	43	27	.614			1,128.67	1047	70	458	408	419	622	.424	3.25		85.3	.128
1983	2	Warren Brusstar	CHI	31	8.15	71.3%			740	254	51	52	43	18	.705			1,200.33	1138	99	529	457	473	693	.430	3.43		72.7	.098
1984	2	Dave Smith	HOU	29	9.56	67.7%			811	299	66	60	39	34	.534			1,297.67	1205	80	593	517	520	824	.478	3.59		75.9	.094
1985	1	Tim Burke	MON	26	18.48	66.2%			972	375	78	81	42	38	.525			1,486.00	1437	109	760	668	672	832	.394	4.05		69.3	.071
1986	1	Andy McGaffigan	MON	29	15.81	54.5%			844	316	71	51	50	38	.568			1,323.00	1200	94	551	472	557	908	.517	3.21		98.3	.116
1987	1	Frank Williams	CIN	29	12.87	59.9%			934	324	57	52	44	51	.463			1,342.33	1287	119	621	548	520	857	.474	3.67		95.7	.103
1988	1	Brian Holton	LA	28	14.23	65.1%			883	315	69	49	40	36	.526			1,333.33	1255	78	489	430	507	903	.512	2.90		103.4	.117
1989	1	Rob Dibble	CIN	25	18.64	72.0%			1145	455	78	77	53	52	.505			1,670.33	1493	118	659	598	621	1237	.585	3.22		119.2	.104
1990	1	Larry Andersen	HOU	37	14.15	58.6%			1032	403	69	67	62	31	.667			1,456.67	1419	131	681	602	604	1022	.505	3.72		93.0	.090
1991	2	Les Lancaster	CHI	29	15.75	64.9%			823	295	53	44	28	26	.519			1,110.33	978	84	456	414	423	768	.548	3.36		82.1	.100
1992	1	Mike Perez	STL	27	14.11	60.1%			1117	356	88	80	37	57	.394			1,406.67	1260	88	514	471	568	985	.539	3.01		113.4	.102
1993	1	Pedro Martinez	LA	21	17.53	59.6%			1308	390	111	78	23	43	.348			1,646.33	1474	144	698	628	632	1243	.590	3.43		136.5	.104
1994	1	Todd Jones	HOU	26	12.05	68.7%			819	255	63	49	25	35	.417			1,030.67	1011	82	494	434	437	817	.564	3.79		74.7	.091
1995	1	Steve Reed	COL	29	17.25	79.0%			1569	445	116	102	47	63	.427			2,002.33	1873	195	914	830	803	1618	.605	3.73		153.0	.097
1996	1	Antonio Osuna	LA	23	13.09	80.4%			1771	455	129	108	34	93	.268			2,172.67	2064	208	1087	958	964	1771	.585	3.97		148.4	.084
1997	1	Scott Sullivan	CIN	26	12.79	69.3%			1779	510	116	106	52	70	.426			2,109.33	2015	196	1004	908	919	1756	.599	3.87		150.2	.084
1998	1	Turk Wendell	NY	31	12.22	71.6%			1838	559	141	119	49	88	.358			2,278.33	2147	229	1068	984	1012	1803	.571	3.89		159.0	.087
1999	2	Scott Sullivan	CIN	28	14.23	68.7%			2075	566	125	116	38	82	.317			2,468.00	2458	273	1269	1132	1127	1939	.541	4.13		180.3	.087
2000	2	Matt Herges	LA	30	13.94	71.8%			2077	583	144	144	48	106	.312			2,496.33	2414	298	1262	1149	1139	1897	.534	4.14		182.2	.088
2001	1	Octavio Dotel	HOU	27	19.46	66.2%			2036	529	126	113	41	87	.320			2,313.33	2143	249	1008	920	894	1987	.654	3.58		194.6	.096
2002	4	Brian Boehringer	PIT	33	11.21	65.5%			2175	572	138	120	29	86	.252			2,437.67	2243	232	1084	993	965	1910	.595	3.67		185.2	.085
2003	1	Guillermo Mota	LA	29	21.79	60.2%			2130	537	149	106	38	85	.309			2,340.00	2149	236	1047	967	970	1875	.601	3.72		194.9	.092
2004	1	Ryan Madson	PHI	23	15.99	74.5%			2799	694	191	166	41	140	.227			3,110.33	3001	340	1393	1242	1124	2422	.587	3.59		249.4	.089
						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	Scott Linebrink	SD	28	15.59	77.7%			2382	598	156	127	43	96	.309			2,634.67	2476	233	1212	1097	999	2126	.612	3.75		199.6	.084
2006	1	Cla Meredith	SD	23	13.69	70.7%			2542	648	146	113	29	101	.223			2,741.00	2627	287	1258	1137	1029	2089	.571	3.73		223.8	.088
2007	1	Heath Bell	SD	29	19.74	72.7%			2701	628	160	131	33	107	.236			2,860.67	2678	250	1281	1138	1079	2366	.630	3.58		233.4	.086
2008	1	Carlos Marmol	CHI	25	19.74	73.8%			2926	706	163	164	41	122	.252			3,105.67	2937	290	1442	1308	1245	2579	.617	3.79		232.4	.079
2009	1	Nick Masset	CIN	27	14.97	72.4%			2512	587	134	130	34	105	.245			2,584.33	2337	223	1139	1029	1106	2125	.617	3.58		194.1	.077
2010	1	Matt Belisle	COL	30	16.12	70.0%			2450	559	129	110	32	74	.302			2,489.00	2234	235	1089	1003	925	2176	.689	3.63		188.6	.077
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		Sources:
		All-Time Major League Handbook
		Win Shares Digital Update
		baseball-reference.com
		ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia