Relief Pitching Records by Baseball Almanac

Relief Pitching Records

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for relief pitching — including career marks, single season plateaus and game related records.

"(Thurman) Munson's not moody, he's just mean. When you're moody, you're nice sometimes." - Relief Pitcher Sparky Lyle - Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box (Eric Bronson, Open Court Publishing, 01/09/2004, Page 151)

Relief Pitching Records Career Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most Consecutive Appearances As A Relief Pitcher	AL	Mariano Rivera	New York	1,029	1,029
	NL	John Franco	Cincinnati	393	1,119
			New York	695
			Houston	31
	ML	Jesse Orosco	New York [NL]	319	1,199
			Los Angeles	146
			Cleveland	171
			Milwaukee	156
			Baltimore	336
			St. Louis	6
			Minnesota	8
			New York [AL]	15
			San Diego	42
Most Games As A Relief Pitcher Bold=League Leader	AL	Mariano Rivera	New York	1,032	1,032
		Mike Timlin	Toronto	302	891
			Seattle	96
			Baltimore	99
			Boston	394
	NL	John Franco	Cincinnati	393	1,119
			New York	695
			Houston	31
	ML	Jesse Orosco	New York [NL]	368	1,248
			Los Angeles	146
			Cleveland	171
			Milwaukee	156
			Baltimore	336
			St. Louis	6
			Minnesota	8
			New York [AL]	15
			San Diego	42
Relief Pitching Records Single Season Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most Consecutive Games As A Relief Pitcher	AL	Dale Mohorcic	Texas	13	08-06-1986
	AL	Dale Mohorcic	Texas	13	08-20-1986
	NL	Mike Marshall	Los Angeles	13	06-18-1974
	NL	Mike Marshall	Los Angeles	13	07-03-1974
Most Games As A Relief Pitcher	AL	Mark Eichhorn	Toronto	89	1987
	AL	Mike Marshall	Minnesota	89	1979
	NL	Mike Marshall	Los Angeles	106	1974
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Relief Pitching Records

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A newly developed stat aimed directly at relief pitchers was recently coined and Baseball almanac was pleased to be the first online or in print to create a Holds Records section dedicated to this new pitching stat.

Did you know that there are only a handful of relief pitchers in the Hall of Fame and they are: Dennis Eckersley (½ starter / ½ closer), Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Bruce Sutter and Hoyt Wilhelm?

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