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Top Relief Pitchers by Decade

based on Wins Above Replacement

2010's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Craig Kimbrel	4	2010	2013	7.0
David Robertson	4	2010	2013	7.0
Mariano Rivera	4	2010	2013	6.9
Jesse Crain	4	2010	2013	6.4
Grant Balfour	4	2010	2013	6.4
Sean Marshall	4	2010	2013	6.4
Mike Adams	4	2010	2013	6.3
Rafael Betancourt	4	2010	2013	6.3
Eric O'Flaherty	4	2010	2013	6.1
Sergio Romo	4	2010	2013	6.0

2000's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Mariano Rivera	10	2000	2009	33.3
Joe Nathan	9	2000	2009	20.4
Billy Wagner	10	2000	2009	17.8
Keith Foulke	8	2000	2008	16.4
Francisco Rodriguez	8	2002	2009	16.4
Francisco Cordero	10	2000	2009	16.3
LaTroy Hawkins	10	2000	2009	15.6
Jonathan Papelbon	5	2005	2009	14.7
Dave Weathers	10	2000	2009	14.1
Octavio Dotel	10	2000	2009	13.5

1990's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
John Wetteland	10	1990	1999	18.3
Trevor Hoffman	7	1993	1999	17.2
Rick Aguilera	10	1990	1999	15.7
Roberto Hernandez	9	1991	1999	15.6
Jeff Montgomery	10	1990	1999	15.6
Mariano Rivera	5	1995	1999	15.3
Jeff Brantley	10	1990	1999	13.4
Mike Jackson	10	1990	1999	13.0
Jeff Shaw	10	1990	1999	12.7
Doug Jones	10	1990	1999	12.6

1980's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Dan Quisenberry	10	1980	1989	25.5
Lee Smith	10	1980	1989	21.4
Rich Gossage	10	1980	1989	18.4
Greg Minton	10	1980	1989	16.7
Jesse Orosco	9	1981	1989	16.6
Kent Tekulve	10	1980	1989	16.2
Bob Stanley	10	1980	1989	15.6
Jeff Reardon	10	1980	1989	15.0
Steve Bedrosian	9	1981	1989	14.3
Willie Hernandez	10	1980	1989	13.4

1970's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
John Hiller	9	1970	1979	27.5
Rich Gossage	8	1972	1979	21.0
Sparky Lyle	10	1970	1979	18.6
Mike Marshall	10	1970	1979	17.0
Rollie Fingers	10	1970	1979	16.8
Bruce Sutter	4	1976	1979	15.4
Terry Forster	9	1971	1979	14.6
Jim Kern	6	1974	1979	14.4
Bill Campbell	7	1973	1979	13.1
Tug McGraw	10	1970	1979	12.6

1960's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Hoyt Wilhelm	10	1960	1969	23.4
Ron Perranoski	9	1961	1969	19.8
Lindy McDaniel	10	1960	1969	15.7
Dick Radatz	7	1962	1969	15.6
Stu Miller	9	1960	1968	15.3
Don McMahon	10	1960	1969	13.4
Ted Abernathy	8	1960	1969	12.8
Frank Linzy	6	1963	1969	11.1
Roy Face	10	1960	1969	11.0
John Wyatt	9	1961	1969	10.2

1950's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Roy Face	6	1953	1959	9.8
Frank Smith	7	1950	1956	7.5
Jim Konstanty	7	1950	1956	7.2
Don Elston	4	1953	1959	6.9
Dutch Leonard	4	1950	1953	6.5
Turk Lown	8	1951	1959	6.4
Bud Byerly	7	1950	1959	5.9
Dick Hyde	4	1955	1959	5.8
Ryne Duren	4	1954	1959	5.7
Turk Farrell	4	1956	1959	5.1

1940's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Tom Ferrick	6	1941	1949	9.3
Joe Berry	4	1942	1946	6.6
Ace Adams	6	1941	1946	6.6
Gordon Maltzberger	4	1943	1947	6.5
Joe Heving	6	1940	1945	6.2
Mace Brown	5	1940	1946	5.9
Emil Kush	6	1941	1949	5.8
Johnny Murphy	6	1940	1947	5.1
Andy Karl	5	1943	1947	5.1
Ken Trinkle	5	1943	1949	4.0

1930's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Chad Kimsey	5	1930	1936	4.2
Jack Quinn	4	1930	1933	4.1
Alex McColl	2	1933	1934	1.9
Belve Bean	5	1930	1935	1.5
Dutch Lieber	2	1935	1936	1.1
Ken Ash	1	1930	1930	0.6
Red Lynn	1	1939	1939	0.6
Vern Olsen	1	1939	1939	0.6
Art Evans	1	1932	1932	0.4
Carlos Moore	1	1930	1930	0.4

1920's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Joe Pate	2	1926	1927	3.8
George Smith	4	1926	1929	1.7
By Speece	3	1924	1926	1.5
Clyde Barfoot	3	1922	1926	1.5
Claude Jonnard	6	1921	1929	1.3
Walt Huntzinger	4	1923	1926	1.2
Bill Burwell	3	1920	1928	1.1
Paul Hopkins	2	1927	1929	1.0
Pat Simmons	2	1928	1929	0.9
Ralph Judd	2	1927	1929	0.9

1910's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Tony Faeth	1	1919	1919	0.6
Phil Slattery	1	1915	1915	0.5
Murphy Currie	1	1916	1916	0.3
Jake Smith	1	1911	1911	0.3
Fred Lamline	2	1912	1915	0.3
Clark Griffith	4	1910	1914	0.2
Jesse Haines	1	1918	1918	0.2
Bob Ingersoll	1	1914	1914	0.2
Jack Reis	1	1911	1911	0.2
Charlie Pickett	1	1910	1910	0.2

1900's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Elmer Bliss	2	1903	1904	0.3
Sammy Curran	1	1902	1902	0.3
Ed Fisher	1	1902	1902	0.3
Bill Cooney	1	1909	1909	0.3
Larry Milton	1	1903	1903	0.2
Ed Taylor	1	1903	1903	0.2
Frank Scanlan	1	1909	1909	0.2
George Moore	1	1905	1905	0.2
Charlie Ferguson	1	1901	1901	0.1
John Kull	1	1909	1909	0.1

1890's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Lefty Herring	1	1899	1899	0.2
Cyclone Ryan	1	1891	1891	0.2
John Hollison	1	1892	1892	0.1
Fred Demarais	1	1890	1890	0.1
John Slagle	1	1891	1891	0.1
Joe Stanley	1	1897	1897	0.0
Charlie Jordan	1	1896	1896	0.0
Ed Clark	1	1891	1891	0.0
Phil Saylor	1	1891	1891	-0.0
F.C. Hansford	1	1898	1898	-0.0

1880's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Lem Hunter	1	1883	1883	-0.2

1870's

Player	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Frank Pearce	1	1876	1876	-0.1
Joe Ellick	2	1875	1878	-0.3

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

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