<P> Mariano Rivera holds the MLB save record with 652 . Only Rivera and Trevor Hoffman have exceeded 500 or 600 saves , and Hoffman was the first to achieve either . Rivera , Hoffman , Lee Smith , Francisco Rodríguez , John Franco , and Billy Wagner are the only pitchers to have recorded 400 or more saves . Rollie Fingers was the first player to record 300 saves , reaching the mark on April 21 , 1982 . Craig Kimbrel is the most recent , achieving his 300th on May 5 , 2018 . In total , 29 players have recorded 300 or more saves in their career . Only six relievers -- Dennis Eckersley , Fingers , Goose Gossage , Hoffman , Bruce Sutter , and Wilhelm -- have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame ; all but Wilhelm are also members of the 300 saves club . Kimbrel , Fernando Rodney , and Rodríguez are the only members of the 300 save club who are still active players . Of them , Rodríguez is the active leader in saves with 437 . </P>
<P> Mariano Rivera holds the MLB save record with 652 . Only Rivera and Trevor Hoffman have exceeded 500 or 600 saves , and Hoffman was the first to achieve either . Rivera , Hoffman , Lee Smith , Francisco Rodríguez , John Franco , and Billy Wagner are the only pitchers to have recorded 400 or more saves . Rollie Fingers was the first player to record 300 saves , reaching the mark on April 21 , 1982 . Craig Kimbrel is the most recent , achieving his 300th on May 5 , 2018 . In total , 29 players have recorded 300 or more saves in their career . Only six relievers -- Dennis Eckersley , Fingers , Goose Gossage , Hoffman , Bruce Sutter , and Wilhelm -- have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame ; all but Wilhelm are also members of the 300 saves club . Kimbrel , Fernando Rodney , and Rodríguez are the only members of the 300 save club who are still active players . Of them , Rodríguez is the active leader in saves with 437 . </P>
who has the most saves in the mlb
who has the most saves in the mlb
Mariano Rivera
Mariano Rivera