List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders
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In baseball statistics, a relief pitcher is credited with a game finished (denoted by GF) if he is the last pitcher to pitch for his team in a game. A starting pitcher is not credited with a GF for pitching a complete game.
Mariano Rivera[1][2][3] is the all-time leader in games finished with 952. Rivera is the only pitcher in MLB history to finish more than 900 career games. Trevor Hoffman[4] and Lee Smith[5] are the only other pitchers to finish more than 800 games in their careers.
Mike Marshall set the single-season record for games finished with 84 in 1979, surpassing his previous record of 83 established in 1974.
Key
[edit]| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career games finished. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player | Name of the player |
| GF | Total career games finished |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame |
|---|---|
| Bold | Denotes an active player[note 1] |
List
[edit]
- Stats updated as of August 2, 2026.
| Rank | Player | GF |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Todd Worrell | 456 |
| 52 | Bill Campbell | 455 |
| 53 | Mark Melancon | 454 |
| 54 | Gregg Olson | 447 |
| 55 | Steve Bedrosian | 439 |
| 56 | Mike Henneman | 432 |
| Dave Smith | 432 | |
| 58 | Roger McDowell | 430 |
| 59 | Joakim Soria | 427 |
| 60 | Mike Jackson | 422 |
| Dan Plesac | 422 | |
| 62 | Willie Hernández | 419 |
| Mitch Williams | 419 | |
| 64 | Darold Knowles | 417 |
| 65 | Ted Abernathy | 416 |
| 66 | Greg Minton | 415 |
| 67 | Ugueth Urbina | 408 |
| 68 | Keith Foulke | 406 |
| Stu Miller | 406 | |
| 70 | Edwin Díaz (8) | 403 |
| 71 | Eddie Guardado | 401 |
| 72 | Gary Lavelle | 399 |
| 73 | Jeff Shaw | 384 |
| 74 | Kevin Gregg | 382 |
| 75 | Brian Fuentes | 381 |
| Dave LaRoche | 381 | |
| 77 | Dave Giusti | 380 |
| 78 | Jeff Brantley | 379 |
| 79 | Bob Stanley | 377 |
| 80 | Clay Carroll | 373 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 373 | |
| 82 | Tom Burgmeier | 370 |
| 83 | Brad Lidge | 368 |
| 84 | John Hiller | 363 |
| Mike Stanton | 363 | |
| 86 | Danny Graves | 360 |
| Jay Howell | 360 | |
| 88 | David Robertson | 358 |
| 89 | J. J. Putz | 357 |
| 90 | Bobby Thigpen | 356 |
| 91 | Greg Holland | 355 |
| 92 | Jim Brewer | 351 |
| 93 | Tom Gordon | 347 |
| 94 | Eddie Fisher | 344 |
| 95 | Rafael Soriano | 343 |
| 96 | Frank Linzy | 342 |
| 97 | Josh Hader (20) | 341 |
| 98 | Ron Davis | 340 |
| Jeff Russell | 340 | |
| 100 | Ron Kline | 338 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mariano Rivera Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ↑ Cohen, Alan. "Mariano Rivera Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Trevor Hoffman Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Lee Smith Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.