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Rolaids Relief Award

Year	NL Relief Man	Tm	WAR	Top NL Reliever	Tm	WAR	AL Relief Man	Tm	WAR	Top AL Reliever	Tm	WAR
2013				Rex Brothers	COL	1.5				Jesse Crain	CHA	1.6
2012	Craig Kimbrel	ATL	3.3	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	3.6	Jim Johnson	BAL	2.4	Fernando Rodney	TBA	3.8
2011	John Axford	MIL	2.3	Tyler Clippard	WAS	3.4	Jose Valverde	DET	2.0	David Robertson	NYA	4.0
2010	Heath Bell	SDN	1.9	Hong-Chih Kuo	LAN	3.1	Rafael Soriano	TBA	2.1	Joakim Soria	KCA	3.7
2009	Heath Bell	SDN	1.6	Jeremy Affeldt	SFN	2.6	Mariano Rivera	NYA	3.6	Andrew Bailey	OAK	3.7
2008	Brad Lidge	PHI	2.4	Carlos Marmol	CHN	2.7	Francisco Rodriguez	LAA	2.4	Mariano Rivera	NYA	4.3
2007	Jose Valverde	ARI	2.2	Takashi Saito	LAN	3.5	J.J. Putz	SEA	4.0	Rafael Betancourt	CLE	4.3
2006	Trevor Hoffman	SDN	2.1	Takashi Saito	LAN	3.2	Francisco Rodriguez	LAA	3.7	Jonathan Papelbon	BOS	5.0
2005	Chad Cordero	WAS	2.0	Todd Jones	FLO	2.9	Mariano Rivera	NYA	4.0	Mariano Rivera	NYA	4.0
2004	Eric Gagne	LAN	2.2	Brad Lidge	HOU	3.8	Mariano Rivera	NYA	4.2	Mariano Rivera	NYA	4.2
2003	Eric Gagne	LAN	3.7	Eric Gagne	LAN	3.7	Keith Foulke	OAK	3.5	Damaso Marte	CHA	3.8
2002	John Smoltz	ATL	1.2	Octavio Dotel	HOU	4.2	Billy Koch	OAK	1.8	J.C. Romero	MIN	3.5
2001	Armando Benitez	NYN	1.0	Felix Rodriguez	SFN	3.3	Mariano Rivera	NYA	3.3	Keith Foulke	CHA	3.7
2000	Antonio Alfonseca	FLO	0.5	Gabe White	COL	4.5	Todd Jones	DET	1.2	Derek Lowe	BOS	3.5
1999	Billy Wagner	HOU	3.8	Billy Wagner	HOU	3.8	Mariano Rivera	NYA	3.5	Keith Foulke	CHA	4.4
1998	Trevor Hoffman	SDN	4.1	Trevor Hoffman	SDN	4.1	Tom Gordon	BOS	2.6	Mike Jackson	CLE	3.8
1997	Jeff Shaw	CIN	3.6	Jeff Shaw	CIN	3.6	Randy Myers	BAL	3.1	Mariano Rivera	NYA	3.7
1996	Jeff Brantley	CIN	2.8	Trevor Hoffman	SDN	3.9	John Wetteland	NYA	2.4	Mariano Rivera	NYA	5.0
1995	Tom Henke	SLN	2.3	Steve Reed	COL	4.1	Jose Mesa	CLE	3.9	Jose Mesa	CLE	3.9
1994	Rod Beck	SFN	0.7	Trevor Hoffman	SDN	2.5	Lee Smith	BAL	0.8	Mark Eichhorn	BAL	2.6
1993	Randy Myers	CHN	1.3	John Wetteland	MON	4.2	Jeff Montgomery	KCA	4.4	Jeff Montgomery	KCA	4.4
1992	Lee Smith	SLN	0.6	Mel Rojas	MON	3.9	Dennis Eckersley	OAK	2.9	Jeff Russell	MULT	3.3
1991	Lee Smith	SLN	2.3	Mitch Williams	PHI	2.9	Bryan Harvey	CAL	3.4	Bill Swift	SEA	3.7
1990	John Franco	NYN	1.5	Rob Dibble	CIN	4.0	Bobby Thigpen	CHA	3.4	Steve Farr	KCA	4.8
1989	Mark Davis	SDN	4.5	Mark Davis	SDN	4.5	Jeff Russell	TEX	2.5	Jeff Montgomery	KCA	4.6
1988	John Franco	CIN	3.0	Mark Davis	SDN	3.1	Dennis Eckersley	OAK	2.2	Mike Henneman	DET	3.3
1987	Steve Bedrosian	PHI	2.3	Tim Burke	MON	4.3	Dave Righetti	NYA	1.1	Tom Henke	TOR	3.3
1986	Todd Worrell	SLN	2.6	Lance McCullers	SDN	3.3	Dave Righetti	NYA	3.8	Mark Eichhorn	TOR	7.4
1985	Jeff Reardon	MON	1.1	John Franco	CIN	3.1	Dan Quisenberry	KCA	4.3	Dan Quisenberry	KCA	4.3
1984	Bruce Sutter	SLN	4.6	Bruce Sutter	SLN	4.6	Dan Quisenberry	KCA	3.3	Willie Hernandez	DET	4.7
1983	Al Holland	PHI	3.3	Lee Smith	CHN	4.7	Dan Quisenberry	KCA	5.5	Dan Quisenberry	KCA	5.5
1982	Bruce Sutter	SLN	0.9	Greg Minton	SFN	5.4	Dan Quisenberry	KCA	3.3	Bob Stanley	BOS	4.5
1981	Bruce Sutter	SLN	1.6	Rick Camp	ATL	2.8	Rollie Fingers	ML4	4.2	Rollie Fingers	ML4	4.2
1980	Rollie Fingers	SDN	1.8	Tug McGraw	PHI	4.6	Dan Quisenberry	KCA	2.5	Doug Corbett	MIN	5.7
1979	Bruce Sutter	CHN	4.9	Bruce Sutter	CHN	4.9	Jim Kern	TEX	6.2	Jim Kern	TEX	6.2
1978	Rollie Fingers	SDN	2.5	Doug Bair	CIN	4.1	Rich Gossage	NYA	3.2	Bob Stanley	BOS	4.1
1977	Rollie Fingers	SDN	2.2	Bruce Sutter	CHN	6.5	Bill Campbell	BOS	4.8	Bill Campbell	BOS	4.8
1976	Rawly Eastwick	CIN	2.8	Gary Lavelle	SFN	2.9	Bill Campbell	MIN	1.9	John Hiller	DET	4.1
1975				Al Hrabosky	SLN	4.0				Rich Gossage	CHA	8.2
1974				Chuck Taylor	MON	3.2				Tom Murphy	ML4	5.1
1973				Mike Marshall	MON	3.2				John Hiller	DET	8.0
1972				Tug McGraw	NYN	4.3				Sparky Lyle	NYA	3.5
1971				Tug McGraw	NYN	4.1				Ken Sanders	ML4	4.1
1970				Dick Selma	PHI	5.2				Ken Sanders	ML4	4.6
1969				Tug McGraw	NYN	2.5				Ron Perranoski	MIN	4.5
1968				Phil Regan	CHN	3.1				Wilbur Wood	CHA	5.4
1967				Ted Abernathy	CIN	6.2				Moe Drabowsky	BAL	3.2
1966				Phil Regan	LAN	5.0				Jack Aker	KC1	4.6
1965				Frank Linzy	SFN	3.8				Stu Miller	BAL	4.3
1964				Al McBean	PIT	3.2				Dick Radatz	BOS	6.1
1963				Hal Woodeshick	HOU	4.6				Dick Radatz	BOS	5.7
1962				Roy Face	PIT	4.0				Dick Radatz	BOS	5.5
1961				Ron Perranoski	LAN	3.6				Luis Arroyo	NYA	3.3
1960				Lindy McDaniel	SLN	6.0				Mike Fornieles	BOS	3.5
1959				Bill Henry	CHN	4.4				Ryne Duren	NYA	3.8
1958				Don Elston	CHN	2.6				Dick Hyde	WS1	4.9
1957				Turk Farrell	PHI	2.4				Jerry Staley	CHA	2.7
1956				Marv Grissom	NY1	3.9				Ray Narleski	CLE	2.6
1955				Hersh Freeman	CIN	3.2				Tom Gorman	KC1	2.6
1954				Marv Grissom	NY1	4.2				Don Mossi	CLE	3.3
1953				Hoyt Wilhelm	NY1	3.6				Ellis Kinder	BOS	4.5
1952				Joe Black	BRO	4.4				Satchel Paige	SLA	3.4
1951				Ted Wilks	MULT	2.7				Ellis Kinder	BOS	5.1
1950				Jim Konstanty	PHI	4.7				Howie Judson	CHA	1.8

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James