Saves : 2008 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

2008 Saves Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Francisco Rodriguez 62 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1
Joakim Soria 42 Kansas City Royals 2
Jonathan Papelbon 41 Boston Red Sox 3
Joe Nathan 39 Minnesota Twins 4
Mariano Rivera 39 New York Yankees  
B.J. Ryan 32 Toronto Blue Jays 6
George Sherrill 31 Baltimore Orioles 7
Bobby Jenks 29 Chicago White Sox 8
Troy Percival 28 Tampa Bay Rays 9
C.J. Wilson 24 Texas Rangers 10
Todd Jones 18 Detroit Tigers 11
Huston Street 18 Oakland Athletics  
J.J. Putz 15 Seattle Mariners 13
Jensen Lewis 13 Cleveland Indians 14
Fernando Rodney 13 Detroit Tigers  
Dan Wheeler 13 Tampa Bay Rays  
Brad Ziegler 11 Oakland Athletics 17
Brandon Morrow 10 Seattle Mariners 18
Joe Borowski 6 Cleveland Indians 19
Masahide Kobayashi 6 Cleveland Indians  
Scott Downs 5 Toronto Blue Jays 21
Frank Francisco 5 Texas Rangers  
Jeremy Accardo 4 Toronto Blue Jays 23
Grant Balfour 4 Tampa Bay Rays  
Rafael Betancourt 4 Cleveland Indians  



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).