Major League Baseball Reliever of the Year Award

Major League Baseball (MLB) annually honors its best relief pitchers in the American League (AL) and National League (NL) with the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award and Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award, respectively. The awards are named after Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman, who played their entire careers in the respective leagues.[1] First issued in 2014, the awards replaced the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award, which had been presented since 2005.[2] Also in 2014, the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award was discontinued.[3] The Reliever of the Year Award winners had all been closers until 2018, when Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers won as a setup man, but he won the NL title in 2019 as a closer.

Reliever of the Year Award
The presentation of the trophies to the 2015 winners
SportBaseball
LeagueMajor League Baseball
Given forBest relief pitcher in the American League and National League
Presented byMajor League Baseball
History
First award2014
Most recentAroldis Chapman (AL)
Josh Hader (NL)

The Reliever of the Year Awards are based on the votes of a panel of retired relievers.[2] Each voter selects three pitchers for each league based solely on their performance in the regular season; a 5-3-1 weighted point system is used to determine the winner.[4] At its inception in 2014, the panel consisted of the top five relievers in career saves at the time—Rivera, Hoffman, Lee Smith, John Franco, and Billy Wagner—and the four living relief pitchers who were in the Hall of Fame: Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, and Bruce Sutter.

In 2019, both winners of the awards were also named in the inaugural All-MLB teams.

Reliever of the Year Award (2014–present)

Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year winners
Namesake of the NL award, Trevor Hoffman
Year Player Team SV ERA WHIP K IP Ref
2014 Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves 47 1.61 0.91 95 612⁄3 [4]
2015 Mark Melancon Pittsburgh Pirates 51 2.23 0.93 62 762⁄3 [5]
2016 Kenley Jansen Los Angeles Dodgers 47 1.83 0.67 104 682⁄3 [6]
2017 Kenley Jansen (2) Los Angeles Dodgers 41 1.32 0.75 109 681⁄3 [7]
2018 Josh Hader Milwaukee Brewers 12 2.43 0.81 143 811⁄3 [8]
2019 Josh Hader (2)
(All-MLB 1st)		 Milwaukee Brewers 37 2.62 0.81 138 752⁄3 [9]

Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year winners
Namesake of the AL award, Mariano Rivera
Year Player Team SV ERA WHIP K IP Ref
2014 Greg Holland Kansas City Royals 46 1.44 0.91 90 621⁄3 [4]
2015 Andrew Miller New York Yankees 36 2.04 0.86 100 612⁄3 [10]
2016 Zack Britton Baltimore Orioles 47 0.54 0.84 74 67 [6]
2017 Craig Kimbrel (2) Boston Red Sox 35 1.43 0.68 126 69 [7]
2018 Edwin Díaz Seattle Mariners 57 1.96 0.79 124 731⁄3 [8]
2019 Aroldis Chapman
(All-MLB 2nd)		 New York Yankees 37 2.21 1.11 85 57 [9]

Delivery Man Award (2005–2013)
Delivery Man Award
Given forBest relief pitcher in MLB
Presented byMajor League Baseball
History
First award2005
Final award2013

The Delivery Man Awards were initially part of a sponsorship agreement between MLB and package delivery company DHL Express from 2005 to 2010.[11][12] From its inception in 2005 through 2008, the annual award was given to a single reliever who was selected online by fans from a group of 10 finalists chosen by an MLB panel.[13][14] The panel took sole responsibility to select the annual winner starting in 2009.[13][15] The winner of the monthly award was decided on by a four-man panel, which originally consisted of Dennis Eckersley, Jerome Holtzman, Rick Sutcliffe and Bob Watson.[16] The panel has included Darryl Hamilton and Mike Bauman, a national columnist for MLB.com.[17]

The awards were given through 2013.[2] Rivera won the Delivery Man Award more than any other AL pitcher; he received the annual award in 2005, 2006, and 2009, and was named the monthly winner in April 2008 and July 2009. Hoffman won the monthly award four times in the NL; winning in May 2005, September 2006, May 2007, and May 2009. Joe Nathan (July 2006, July 2008, and June 2009) and Rafael Soriano (May 2010, July 2010, and August 2010) have won the monthly award three times. Other pitchers who won multiple times include Jonathan Papelbon (April 2006 and the 2007 annual award), Brad Lidge (July 2005 and the 2008 annual award), Heath Bell (April 2009 and the 2010 annual award), and Francisco Rodríguez (August 2006 and June 2008).

Annual winners
Jonathan Papelbon won the Delivery Man of the Year Award in 2007.
Year Player Team SV ERA WHIP K IP Ref
2005 Mariano Rivera (1) New York Yankees 43 1.38 0.87 80 781⁄3 [18]
2006 Mariano Rivera (2) New York Yankees 34 1.80 0.96 55 75 [19]
2007 Jonathan Papelbon Boston Red Sox 37 1.85 0.77 84 581⁄3 [20]
2008 Brad Lidge Philadelphia Phillies 41 1.95 1.23 92 691⁄3 [21]
2009 Mariano Rivera (3) New York Yankees 44 1.76 0.90 72 661⁄3 [22]
2010 Heath Bell San Diego Padres 47 1.93 1.20 86 70 [23]
2011 José Valverde Detroit Tigers 49 2.24 1.19 69 721⁄3 [24]
2012 Fernando Rodney Tampa Bay Rays 48 0.60 0.78 76 742⁄3 [25]
2013 Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves 50 1.21 0.88 98 67 [26]

Monthly winners
Francisco Rodríguez won the Delivery Man of the Month Award in August 2006 and June 2008.
Joe Nathan won the Delivery Man of the Month Award three times.
Month Year Player Team SV ERA H BB K IP Ref
April2005 José Mesa Pittsburgh Pirates81.1272108[27]
May2005 Trevor Hoffman (1) San Diego Padres120.82611311[28]
June2005 Chad Cordero Washington Nationals150.0011214161⁄3[29]
July2005 Brad Lidge Houston Astros81.64411511[30]
August2005 Todd Jones Florida Marlins120.6610013132⁄3[31]
September2005 Ryan Dempster Chicago Cubs130.0010519152⁄3[32]
April2006 Jonathan Papelbon (1) Boston Red Sox100.007214141⁄3[33]
May2006 Jason Isringhausen St. Louis Cardinals100.777814112⁄3[34]
June2006 Bobby Jenks (1) Chicago White Sox100.60951615[35]
July2006 Joe Nathan (1) Minnesota Twins90.75941912[36]
August2006 Francisco Rodríguez (1) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim120.007617131⁄3[37]
September2006 Trevor Hoffman (2) San Diego Padres101.50741312[38]
April2007 Francisco Cordero Milwaukee Brewers100.002719111⁄3[39]
May2007 Trevor Hoffman (3) San Diego Padres110.006110121⁄3[40]
June2007 J. J. Putz (1) Seattle Mariners110.596319151⁄3[41]
July2007 Billy Wagner New York Mets80.002479[42]
August2007 Takashi Saito Los Angeles Dodgers100.687221131⁄3[43]
September2007 Manny Corpas Colorado Rockies82.301325152⁄3[44]
April2008 Mariano Rivera (1) New York Yankees80.00401213[45]
May2008 B. J. Ryan Toronto Blue Jays100.75761412[46]
June2008 Francisco Rodríguez (2) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim111.595512111⁄3[17]
July2008 Joe Nathan (2) Minnesota Twins70.82351211[47]
August2008 José Valverde Houston Astros110.64531714[48]
September2008 Joakim Soria (1) Kansas City Royals90.00348101⁄3[49]
April2009 Heath Bell San Diego Padres80.0042982⁄3[50]
May2009 Trevor Hoffman (4) Milwaukee Brewers110.00411112[51]
June2009 Joe Nathan (3) Minnesota Twins110.004118112⁄3[52]
July2009 Mariano Rivera (2) New York Yankees100.00329112⁄3[53]
August2009 Ryan Franklin St. Louis Cardinals110.0066411[54]
September2009 Joakim Soria (2) Kansas City Royals100.0012521132⁄3[55]
April2010 Matt Capps Washington Nationals100.6812615131⁄3[56]
May2010 Rafael Soriano (1) Tampa Bay Rays90.00339111⁄3[57]
June2010 Bobby Jenks (2) Chicago White Sox100.75711412[58]
July2010 Rafael Soriano (2) Tampa Bay Rays112.5744914[59]
August2010 Rafael Soriano (3) Tampa Bay Rays100.824210​10 2⁄3[60]
September2010 Carlos Mármol Chicago Cubs130.0021025​14 2⁄3[61]
April2011 Huston Street Colorado Rockies102.2013417​16 1⁄3[62]
May2011 J. J. Putz (2) Arizona Diamondbacks110.00541013[63]
June2011 Joel Hanrahan Pittsburgh Pirates90.715311​12 2⁄3[64]
July2011 John Axford Milwaukee Brewers112.571331614[65]
August2011 Craig Kimbrel (1) Atlanta Braves100.006423​12 2⁄3[66]
September2011 J. J. Putz (3) Arizona Diamondbacks100.006115​9 2⁄3[67]
April2012 Jonathan Papelbon (2) Philadelphia Phillies80.90631010[68]
May2012 Jim Johnson Baltimore Orioles91.42708​12 2⁄3[69]
June2012 Tyler Clippard Washington Nationals100.002612​11 2⁄3[70]
July2012 Aroldis Chapman (1) Cincinnati Reds130.006231​14 1⁄3[71]
August2012 Aroldis Chapman (2) Cincinnati Reds110.688218​13 1⁄3[72]
September2012 Craig Kimbrel (2) Atlanta Braves100.006225​12 2⁄3[73]
April2013 Jason Grilli (1) Pittsburgh Pirates100.82541711[74]
May2013 Jason Grilli (2) Pittsburgh Pirates121.327121​13 2⁄3[75]
June2013 Joe Nathan (4) Texas Rangers110.636315​14 1⁄3[76]
July2013 Greg Holland (1) Kansas City Royals110.82911511[77]
August2013 Craig Kimbrel (3) Atlanta Braves120.008219​16 1⁄3[78]
September2013 Greg Holland (2) Kansas City Royals110.60742015[79]

See also

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