National League
| Year | Player | Team(s) | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Jack Manning | Boston Red Caps | 5 |
| 1877 | Cal McVey | Chicago White Stockings | 2 |
| 1878 | Tom Healey | Providence Grays Indianapolis Blues |
1 |
| 1879 | Bobby Mathews John Montgomery Ward |
Providence Grays | 1 |
| 1880 | Lee Richmond | Worcester Ruby Legs | 3 |
| 1881 | Bobby Mathews | Providence Grays Boston Red Caps |
2 |
| 1882 | John Montgomery Ward | Providence Grays | 1 |
| 1883 | Jim Whitney Stump Wiedman |
Boston Beaneaters Detroit Wolverines |
2 |
| 1884 | John Morrill | Boston Beaneaters | 2 |
| 1885 | Fred Pfeffer Ned Williamson |
Chicago White Stockings | 2 |
| 1886 | Charlie Ferguson | Philadelphia Quakers | 2 |
| 1887 | Mark Baldwin Frederick Fass Charlie Ferguson Bob Pettit Bill Stemmeyer Mike Tiernan Larry Twitchell George Van Haltren |
Chicago White Stockings Indianapolis Hoosiers Philadelphia Quakers Chicago White Stockings Boston Beaneaters New York Giants Detroit Wolverines Chicago White Stockings |
1 |
| 1888 | George Wood | Philadelphia Quakers | 2 |
| 1889 | Bill Bishop Bill Sowders Mickey Welch |
Chicago White Stockings Boston/Pittsburgh New York Giants |
2 |
| 1890 | Dave Foutz Kid Gleason Bill Hutchinson |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Colts |
2 |
| 1891 | John Clarkson Kid Nichols |
Boston Beaneaters | 3 |
| 1892 | Gus Weyhing | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 |
| 1893 | Mark Baldwin Tom Colcolough Frank Donnelly Frank Dwyer Tony Mullane |
Pittsburgh/New York Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Colts Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati/Baltimore |
2 |
| 1894 | Tony Mullane | Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Spiders |
4 |
| 1895 | Ernie Beam Kid Nichols Tom Parrott |
Philadelphia Phillies Boston Beaneaters Cincinnati Reds |
3 |
| 1896 | Cy Young | Cleveland Spiders | 3 |
| 1897 | Win Mercer Kid Nichols |
Washington Senators Boston Beaneaters |
3 |
| 1898 | Kid Nichols | Boston Beaneaters | 4 |
| 1899 | Sam Leever | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 |
| 1900 | Frank Kitson | Brooklyn Supurbas | 4 |
| 1901 | Wild Bill Donovan Jack Powell |
Brooklyn Supurbas St. Louis Cardinals |
3 |
| 1902 | Vic Willis | Boston Beaneaters | 3 |
| 1903 | Carl Lundgren Roscoe Miller |
Chicago Cubs New York Giants |
3 |
| 1904 | Joe McGinnity | New York Giants | 5 |
| 1905 | Claude Elliott | New York Giants | 6 |
| 1906 | George Ferguson | New York Giants | 7 |
| 1907 | Joe McGinnity | New York Giants | 4 |
| 1908 | Mordecai Brown Christy Mathewson Joe McGinnity |
Chicago Cubs New York Giants New York Giants |
5 |
| 1909 | Mordecai Brown | Chicago Cubs | 7 |
| 1910 | Mordecai Brown Harry Gaspar |
Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds |
7 |
| 1911 | Mordecai Brown | Chicago Cubs | 13 |
| 1912 | Slim Sallee | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 |
| 1913 | Larry Cheney | Chicago Cubs | 11 |
| 1914 | Red Ames Slim Sallee |
Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals |
6 |
| 1915 | Tom Hughes | Boston Braves | 9 |
| 1916 | Red Ames | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 |
| 1917 | Slim Sallee | New York Giants | 4 |
| 1918 | Fred Anderson Wilbur Cooper Joe Oeschger Fred Toney |
New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati/New York |
3 |
| 1919 | Oscar Tuero | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 |
| 1920 | Bill Sherdel | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 |
| 1921 | Lou North | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 |
| 1922 | Claude Jonnard | New York Giants | 5 |
| 1923 | Claude Jonnard | New York Giants | 5 |
| 1924 | Jakie May | Cincinnati Reds | 6 |
| 1925 | Guy Bush Johnny Morrison |
Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates |
4 |
| 1926 | Chick Davies | New York Giants | 6 |
| 1927 | Bill Sherdel | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 |
| 1928 | Hal Haid Bill Sherdel |
St. Louis Cardinals | 5 |
| 1929 | Guy Bush Johnny Morrison |
Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Robins |
8 |
| 1930 | Hi Bell | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 |
| 1931 | Jack Quinn | Brooklyn Robins | 15 |
| 1932 | Jack Quinn | Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 |
| 1933 | Phil Collins | Philadelphia Phillies | 6 |
| 1934 | Carl Hubbell | New York Giants | 8 |
| 1935 | Dutch Leonard | Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 |
| 1936 | Dizzy Dean | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 |
| 1937 | Mace Brown Cliff Melton |
Pittsburgh Pirates New York Giants |
7 |
| 1938 | Dick Coffman | New York Giants | 12 |
| 1939 | Bob Bowman Clyde Shoun |
St. Louis Cardinals | 9 |
| 1940 | Joe Beggs Jumbo Brown Mace Brown |
Cincinnati Reds New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates |
7 |
| 1941 | Jumbo Brown | New York Giants | 8 |
| 1942 | Hugh Casey | Brooklyn Dodgers | 13 |
| 1943 | Les Webber | Brooklyn Dodgers | 10 |
| 1944 | Ace Adams | New York Giants | 13 |
| 1945 | Ace Adams Andy Karl |
New York Giants Philadelphia Phillies |
15 |
| 1946 | Ken Raffensberger | Philadelphia Phillies | 6 |
| 1947 | Hugh Casey | Brooklyn Dodgers | 18 |
| 1948 | Harry Gumbert | Cincinnati Reds | 17 |
| 1949 | Ted Wilks | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 |
| 1950 | Jim Konstanty | Philadelphia Phillies | 22 |
| 1951 | Ted Wilks | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 |
| 1952 | Al Brazle | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 |
| 1953 | Al Brazle | St. Louis Cardinals | 18 |
| 1954 | Jim Hughes | Brooklyn Dodgers | 24 |
| 1955 | Jack Meyer | Philadelphia Phillies | 16 |
| 1956 | Clem Labine | Brooklyn Dodgers | 19 |
| 1957 | Clem Labine | Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 |
| 1958 | Roy Face | Pittsburgh Pirates | 20 |
| 1959 | Lindy McDaniel Don McMahon |
St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Braves |
15 |
| 1960 | Lindy McDaniel | St. Louis Cardinals | 26 |
| 1961 | Roy Face Stu Miller |
Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants |
17 |
| 1962 | Roy Face | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 |
| 1963 | Lindy McDaniel | Chicago Cubs | 22 |
| 1964 | Hal Woodeshick | Houston Colt .45's | 23 |
| 1965 | Ted Abernathy | Chicago Cubs | 31 |
| 1966 | Phil Regan | Los Angeles Dodgers | 21 |
| 1967 | Ted Abernathy | Cincinnati Reds | 28 |
| 1968 | Phil Regan | Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs |
25 |
| 1969 | Fred Gladding | Houston Astros | 29 |
| 1970 | Wayne Granger | Cincinnati Reds | 35 |
| 1971 | Dave Giusti | Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 |
| 1972 | Clay Carroll | Cincinnati Reds | 37 |
| 1973 | Mike Marshall | Montreal Expos | 31 |
| 1974 | Mike Marshall | Los Angeles Dodgers | 21 |
| 1975 | Rawly Eastwick Al Hrabosky |
Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals |
22 |
| 1976 | Rawly Eastwick | Cincinnati Reds | 26 |
| 1977 | Rollie Fingers | San Diego Padres | 35 |
| 1978 | Rollie Fingers | San Diego Padres | 37 |
| 1979 | Bruce Sutter | Chicago Cubs | 37 |
| 1980 | Bruce Sutter | Chicago Cubs | 28 |
| 1981 | Bruce Sutter | St. Louis Cardinals | 25 |
| 1982 | Bruce Sutter | St. Louis Cardinals | 36 |
| 1983 | Lee Smith | Chicago Cubs | 29 |
| 1984 | Bruce Sutter | St. Louis Cardinals | 45 |
| 1985 | Jeff Reardon | Montreal Expos | 41 |
| 1986 | Todd Worrell | St. Louis Cardinals | 36 |
| 1987 | Steve Bedrosian | Philadelphia Phillies | 40 |
| 1988 | John Franco | Cincinnati Reds | 39 |
| 1989 | Mark Davis | San Diego Padres | 44 |
| 1990 | John Franco | New York Mets | 33 |
| 1991 | Lee Smith | St. Louis Cardinals | 47 |
| 1992 | Lee Smith | St. Louis Cardinals | 43 |
| 1993 | Randy Myers | Chicago Cubs | 53 |
| 1994 | John Franco | New York Mets | 30 |
| 1995 | Randy Myers | Chicago Cubs | 38 |
| 1996 | Jeff Brantley Todd Worrell |
Cincinnati Reds Los Angeles Dodgers |
44 |
| 1997 | Jeff Shaw | Cincinnati Reds | 42 |
| 1998 | Trevor Hoffman | San Diego Padres | 53 |
| 1999 | Ugueth Urbina | Montreal Expos | 41 |
| 2000 | Antonio Alfonseca | Florida Marlins | 45 |
| 2001 | Robb Nen | San Francisco Giants | 45 |
| 2002 | John Smoltz | Atlanta Braves | 55 |
| 2003 | Éric Gagné | Los Angeles Dodgers | 55 |
| 2004 | Armando Benítez Jason Isringhausen |
Florida Marlins St. Louis Cardinals |
47 |
| 2005 | Chad Cordero | Washington Nationals | 47 |
| 2006 | Trevor Hoffman | San Diego Padres | 46 |
| 2007 | José Valverde | Arizona Diamondbacks | 47 |
| 2008 | José Valverde | Houston Astros | 44 |
| 2009 | Heath Bell | San Diego Padres | 42 |
| 2010 | Brian Wilson | San Francisco Giants | 48 |
| 2011 | John Axford Craig Kimbrel |
Milwaukee Brewers Atlanta Braves |
46 |
| 2012 | Craig Kimbrel Jason Motte |
Atlanta Braves St. Louis Cardinals |
42 |
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