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1988 1990 Chronology Home CL Index Guide
All- Other Closer Game Stats Closer Share of Pitching Results  Win Shares 
Rank Name HOF MVP CY Star Rookie Team Stdg Throws Age Pos RA GF W L Svs B Svs Sv%  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA   WS  WS/G WSQ Rank Name
1 Jeff Montgomery KC 2W R 27   63 39 7 3 18 6 .750       92.00 66 3 16 14 25 94 1.033   1.37    18.9 .300   24.61 1 Jeff Montgomery
2 Gregg Olson 12 T6 R-1 BAL 2E R 22   64 52 5 2 27 6 .818       85.00 57 1 17 16 46 90 .874   1.69    17.5 .273   21.75 2 Gregg Olson
3 Doug Jones a CLE 6E R 32   59 53 7 10 32 9 .780       80.67 76 4 25 21 13 65 .730   2.34    15.6 .264   19.07 3 Doug Jones
4 Jeff Russell 9 a TEX 4W R 27   71 66 6 4 38 6 .864       72.67 45 4 21 16 24 77 1.116   1.98    16.1 .227   18.22 4 Jeff Russell
5   Dennis Eckersley BBW 5 T6     OAK 1W R 34       51 46 4 0 33 6 .846         57.67 32 5 10 10 3 55 1.571   1.56      14.0 .275   17.43 5   Dennis Eckersley
6 Tom Henke TOR 1E R 31   64 56 8 3 20 4 .833       89.00 66 5 20 19 25 116 1.275   1.92    14.8 .231   16.92 6 Tom Henke
7 Lee Guetterman NY 5E L 30   70 38 5 5 13 0 1.000      103.00 98 6 31 28 26 51 .411   2.45    12.9 .184   13.16 7 Lee Guetterman
8 Dan Plesac a MIL 4E L 27   52 51 3 4 33 7 .825       61.33 47 6 16 16 17 52 .813   2.35    11.4 .219   12.69 8 Dan Plesac
9 Mark Williamson BAL 2E R 29   65 38 10 5 9 6 .600      107.33 105 4 35 35 30 55 .407   2.93    12.2 .188   12.56 9 Mark Williamson
10 Greg Minton CAL 3W R 37   62 24 4 3 8 3 .727       90.00 76 4 22 22 37 42 .372   2.20    11.9 .192   12.39 10 Greg Minton
                               
11 Mike Schooler R SEA 6W R 26   67 60 1 7 33 7 .825       77.00 81 2 27 24 19 69 .690   2.81    11.1 .166   10.74 11 Mike Schooler
12 Todd Burns OAK 1W R 25   48 22 5 5 8 3 .727       84.00 58 3 25 22 27 44 .518   2.36     9.8 .204   10.53 12 Todd Burns
13 Chuck Crim MIL 4E R 27   76 31 9 7 7 7 .500      117.67 114 7 42 37 36 59 .393   2.83    11.4 .150   10.49 13 Chuck Crim
14 Lee Smith BOS 3E R 31   64 50 6 1 25 5 .833       70.67 53 6 30 28 33 96 1.116   3.57    10.7 .167   10.40 14 Lee Smith
15   Jeff Reardon           MIN 5W R 33       65 61 5 4 31 11 .738         73.00 68 8 33 33 12 46 .575   4.07      10.7 .165   10.32 15   Jeff Reardon
16 Rick Honeycutt OAK 1W L 35   64 24 2 2 12 4 .750       76.67 56 5 26 20 26 52 .634   2.35    10.1 .158    9.54 16 Rick Honeycutt
17 Rob Murphy BOS 3E L 29   74 27 5 7 9 7 .563      105.00 97 7 38 32 41 107 .775   2.74    10.3 .139    9.13 17 Rob Murphy
18 Dave Righetti NY 5E L 30   55 53 2 6 25 9 .735       69.00 73 3 32 23 26 51 .515   3.00     8.2 .149    7.53 18 Dave Righetti
19 Bryan Harvey CAL 3W R 26   51 42 3 3 25 7 .781       55.00 36 6 21 21 41 78 1.013   3.44     7.9 .155    7.39 19 Bryan Harvey
20 Bobby Thigpen CHI 7W R 25   61 56 2 6 34 9 .791       79.00 62 10 34 33 40 47 .461   3.76     8.3 .136    7.28 20 Bobby Thigpen
                               
21 Mike Jackson SEA 6W R 24   65 27 4 6 7 3 .700       99.33 81 8 43 35 54 94 .696   3.17     8.1 .125    6.80 21 Mike Jackson
22 Mike Henneman a DET 7E R 27   60 35 11 4 8 4 .667       90.00 84 4 46 37 51 69 .511   3.70     7.7 .128    6.56 22 Mike Henneman
23 Duane Ward TOR 1E R 25   66 39 4 10 15 12 .556      114.67 94 4 55 48 58 122 .803   3.77     7.6 .115    6.13 23 Duane Ward
24 Donn Pall R CHI 7W R 27   53 27 4 5 6 4 .600       87.00 90 9 35 32 19 58 .532   3.31     5.9 .111    4.68 24 Donn Pall
25   Steve Farr           KC 2W R 32       49 40 1 5 18 4 .818         51.33 63 4 32 27 21 46 .548   4.73       3.3 .067    2.04 25   Steve Farr
26 Willie Hernandez DET 7E L 34   32 25 2 2 15 2 .882       31.33 36 4 21 20 16 30 .577   5.75     1.4 .044    0.70 26 Willie Hernandez
League Average Age 28.8
League Average per 50 Appearances 50 34.4 4.0 3.8 16.2 4.8 .771
League Average per 75 Innings     75.00 64.2 4.7 26.6 23.7 27.1 62.5 .684   2.84
League Average Win Shares/Game .177
Average WS/Team  19.84
Aggregate Splits Aggregate Splits
Pct of Total
Playing Time RA GF W L Svs B Svs Sv%  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA  WS WS/G
Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower Throws Left   21.6%   347 218 19 26 107 29 .787        446.33 407 31 164 139 152 343 .614   2.80     54.3 .156 Throws Left  
Throws Right   78.4%     1224 864 106 93 402 122 .767      1,673.00 1407 101 589 530 614 1422 .704   2.85     223.5 .183 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 8.4%   129 79 9 8 34 9 .791      184.33 138 9 60 51 100 184 .773   2.49   25.6 .198 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 52.6%   807 533 70 70 243 85 .741    1,142.67 979 69 411 367 428 931 .662   2.89   138.6 .172 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 31.0%   509 422 40 36 212 50 .809      625.67 565 45 234 209 175 556 .751   3.01   91.6 .180 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   7.9%     126 48 6 5 20 7 .741        166.67 132 9 48 42 63 94 .482   2.27     22.0 .175 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     11.7%     184 139 10 14 66 17 .795        249.00 228 12 79 72 84 217 .696   2.60     34.5 .188 Rookie    
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Splits per 50 Relief Appearances / 75 Innings Splits per 50 Relief Appearances / 75 Innings
Pct of Total
Playing Time RA GF W L Svs B Svs Sv%  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA  WS WS/G
Throws Left   21.6%   50 31.4 2.7 3.7 15.4 4.2 .787         75.00 68.4 5.2 27.6 23.4 25.5 57.6 .614   2.80     9.1 .156 Throws Left  
Throws Right   78.4%     50 35.3 4.3 3.8 16.4 5.0 .767         75.00 63.1 4.5 26.4 23.8 27.5 63.7 .704   2.85     10.0 .183 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 8.4%   50 30.6 3.5 3.1 13.2 3.5 .791       75.00 56.1 3.7 24.4 20.8 40.7 74.9 .773   2.49   10.4 .198 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 52.6%   50 33.0 4.3 4.3 15.1 5.3 .741       75.00 64.3 4.5 27.0 24.1 28.1 61.1 .662   2.89   9.1 .172 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 31.0%   50 41.5 3.9 3.5 20.8 4.9 .809       75.00 67.7 5.4 28.0 25.1 21.0 66.6 .751   3.01   11.0 .180 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   7.9%     50 19.0 2.4 2.0 7.9 2.8 .741         75.00 59.4 4.0 21.6 18.9 28.3 42.3 .482   2.27     9.9 .175 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     11.7%     50 37.8 2.7 3.8 17.9 4.6 .795         75.00 68.7 3.6 23.8 21.7 25.3 65.4 .696   2.60     10.4 .188 Rookie