List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders

Mariano Rivera, the all-time leader in games finished.

In baseball statistics, a relief pitcher is credited with a game finished (denoted by GF) if he is the last pitcher to pitch for his team in a game. A starting pitcher is not credited with a GF for pitching a complete game.

Mariano Rivera is the all-time leader in games finished with 952. Rivera is the only pitcher in MLB history to finish more than 900 career games. Trevor Hoffman and Lee Smith are the only other pitchers to finish more than 800 games in their careers.

Key

RankRank amongst leaders in career games finished. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2018 GF)Number of games finished during the 2018 Major League Baseball season
GFTotal career games finished
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold Denotes active player.[note 1]

Career leaders in games finished

Fernando Rodney, the active leader in games finished and tied for 23rd all-time.
  • Stats updated as of the 2018 season.
Rank Player (2018 GF) GF
1 Mariano Rivera 952
2 Trevor Hoffman * 856
3 Lee Smith 802
4 John Franco 774
5 Rollie Fingers * 709
6 Billy Wagner 703
7 Jeff Reardon 695
8 Goose Gossage * 681
9 Francisco Rodríguez 677
10 Roberto Hernández 667
11 Hoyt Wilhelm * 651
12 Doug Jones 640
13 Kent Tekulve 638
14 Sparky Lyle 634
15 José Mesa 633
16 Todd Jones 619
17 Gene Garber 609
18 Joe Nathan 587
19 Jonathan Papelbon 585
20 Dennis Eckersley * 577
Lindy McDaniel 577
22 Francisco Cordero 575
23 Roy Face 574
Fernando Rodney (40) 574
25 Rick Aguilera 557
26 Dan Quisenberry 553
27 Mike Marshall 549
Jeff Montgomery 549
Robb Nen 549
30 Tom Henke 548
Randy Myers 548
32 Troy Percival 546
33 Tug McGraw 541
34 Armando Benítez 527
35 Huston Street 525
36 John Wetteland 523
37 José Valverde 520
38 Rod Beck 519
39 Bruce Sutter * 512
40 Bob Wickman 511
41 Don McMahon 505
42 Jesse Orosco 501
43 Jason Isringhausen 499
44 Dave Righetti 474
45 Mike Timlin 467
46 Ron Perranoski 458
47 Todd Worrell 456
48 Bill Campbell 455
49 Craig Kimbrel (57) 449
50 Gregg Olson 447
Rank Player (2018 GF) GF
51 Steve Bedrosian 439
52 Mike Henneman 432
Dave Smith 432
54 Roger McDowell 430
55 Mike Jackson 422
Dan Plesac 422
57 Willie Hernández 419
Mitch Williams 419
59 Darold Knowles 417
60 Ted Abernathy 416
61 Greg Minton 415
62 Ugueth Urbina 408
63 Keith Foulke 406
Stu Miller 406
65 Eddie Guardado 401
66 Gary Lavelle 399
67 Kenley Jansen (69) 392
68 Jeff Shaw 384
69 Kevin Gregg 382
Joakim Soria (39) 382
71 Brian Fuentes 381
Dave LaRoche 381
73 Dave Giusti 380
74 Jeff Brantley 379
75 Bob Stanley 377
76 Clay Carroll 373
LaTroy Hawkins 373
78 Tom Burgmeier 370
79 Brad Lidge 368
80 John Hiller 363
Mike Stanton 363
82 Danny Graves 360
Jay Howell 360
84 Aroldis Chapman (43) 358
85 J. J. Putz 357
86 Bobby Thigpen 356
87 Jim Brewer 351
88 Tom Gordon 347
89 Eddie Fisher 344
90 Rafael Soriano 343
91 Frank Linzy 342
92 Ron Davis 340
Jeff Russell 340
94 Ron Kline 338
95 Mark Clear 337
96 Elías Sosa 330
97 Billy Koch 325
98 Jim Johnson (14) 324
99 Jack Aker 321
100 Tippy Martinez 320

Notes

  1. ↑ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
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