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						Pct. of			Middle Reliever Game Statistics									Middle Reliever Inning Statistics										Win Shares
Year	Rank	WSQ Leader	Tm	Age	WSQ	Total			RA	GF	W	L	Svs	B Svs	Sv%			Innings	Hits	HR	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/WH	ERA		WS	WS/G
1913	3	Jimmy Lavender	CHI	29	2.24	44.7%			46	35	3	4	3					100.33	103	5	64	51	48	35	.232	4.57		2.1	.046
1914	2	Dan Griner	STL	26	5.22	43.0%			86	62	7	9	6					211.00	196	5	102	71	63	75	.290	3.03		10.7	.124
1915						0.0%
1916	1	Mike Prendergast	CHI	27	8.24	47.6%			47	29	7	8	4					117.33	105	3	46	35	32	47	.343	2.68		8.1	.172
1917	1	Gene Packard	CHI/STL	29	7.69	53.8%			97	50	14	4	4					225.67	212	9	95	81	59	79	.292	3.23		13.9	.143
1918						0.0%
1919	1	Speed Martin	CHI	25	5.30	65.0%			42	36	5	1	3					96.33	93	2	37	27	31	26	.210	2.52		7.3	.174
1920	3	Jesse Winters	NY	26	1.82	66.8%			106	56	4	9	5					236.00	288	6	153	135	89	62	.164	5.15		1.9	.018
1921	1	Dana Fillingim	BOS	27	6.53	30.0%			50	29	8	1	2					150.00	149	6	60	49	55	57	.279	2.94		10.0	.200
1922	1	Jesse Winters	PHI	28	7.83	35.5%			125	83	12	11	6					303.33	322	16	151	120	114	92	.211	3.56		22.7	.182
1923	4	Virgil Barnes	NY	26	1.70	39.8%			92	49	7	8	1					212.67	256	7	128	108	87	53	.155	4.57		3.2	.035
1924	1	Huck Betts	PHI	27	11.05	40.8%			78	56	13	11	3					268.67	258	12	116	96	68	75	.230	3.22		20.6	.264
1925	1	Walter Huntzinger	NY	26	10.07	81.1%			206	110	16	15	9					427.67	485	29	267	211	157	136	.212	4.44		14.2	.069
1926	1	Dutch Ulrich	PHI	26	10.26	44.6%			107	49	7	9	4					203.33	227	4	120	92	66	45	.154	4.07		13.0	.121
1927	1	Watty Clark	BRO	25	8.63	51.9%			148	85	14	15	6					319.67	378	19	193	161	125	102	.203	4.53		12.0	.081
1928	2	Watty Clark	BRO	26	11.99	50.4%			184	100	19	19	14					423.33	468	14	225	193	177	159	.247	4.10		30.6	.166
1929	1	Syl Johnson	STL	28	6.56	28.4%			73	47	9	5	7					137.00	132	4	57	47	51	60	.328	3.09		11.5	.158
1930	1	Bob Osborn	CHI	27	10.60	68.0%			283	154	33	21	15					612.67	734	43	416	352	271	229	.228	5.17		34.8	.123
1931	2	Glenn Spencer	PIT	25	6.77	47.1%			144	83	16	5	8					301.00	347	15	175	151	119	111	.238	4.51		14.8	.103
1932	2	Tex Carleton	STL	25	9.05	36.8%			152	82	17	11	4					329.00	354	17	171	142	123	142	.298	3.88		16.8	.111
1933	2	Benny Frey	CIN	27	7.78	31.3%			93	62	11	4	2					202.33	215	8	101	81	58	44	.161	3.60		10.9	.117
1934	1	Bud Tinning	CHI	28	13.39	41.4%			182	95	11	9	8					393.00	464	35	250	214	178	142	.221	4.90		14.0	.077
1935	2	Ed Heusser	STL	26	12.76	48.4%			153	78	15	8	7					335.00	401	22	200	162	117	96	.185	4.35		22.7	.148
1936	1	Mace Brown	PIT	27	9.80	55.5%			222	128	33	19	12					573.67	642	30	316	259	209	215	.253	4.06		32.7	.147
1937	1	Ira Hutchinson	BOS	26	9.55	46.7%			214	108	22	8	11					414.67	409	26	219	182	217	162	.259	3.95		27.8	.130
1938	3	Clyde Shoun	STL	26	6.54	22.0%			77	40	6	7	5					127.67	139	11	66	63	48	47	.251	4.44		7.3	.095
1939	4	Ira Hutchinson	BRO	28	5.56	40.8%			133	69	12	9	3					291.33	301	25	160	148	146	111	.248	4.57		10.2	.077
1940	1	Hugh Casey	BRO	26	21.75	41.1%			225	121	29	18	12					492.67	483	24	227	192	181	197	.297	3.51		35.7	.159
1941	1	Howie Krist	STL	25	11.58	41.4%			191	100	19	6	9					385.00	388	25	168	145	142	120	.226	3.39		28.9	.151
1942	1	Howie Krist	STL	26	15.58	49.8%			218	118	22	21	7					501.67	459	19	214	191	216	185	.274	3.43		32.4	.149
1943	1	Murray Dickson	STL	26	10.87	48.3%			151	77	13	10	7					293.33	279	12	132	113	132	128	.311	3.47		19.1	.126
1944	6	Les Webber	BRO	29	2.76	21.0%			59	33	10	5	5					135.67	120	6	59	51	69	40	.212	3.38		5.5	.093
1945	1	Johnny Hutchings	BOS	29	14.94	43.8%			141	66	15	10	7					325.33	308	16	156	132	152	129	.280	3.65		18.2	.129
1946	1	Emil Kush	CHI	29	14.98	60.7%			230	107	20	13	13					488.67	467	25	223	189	218	214	.312	3.48		27.4	.119
1947	11	Al Jurisich	PHI	25	3.25	25.9%			170	75	9	3	7					322.67	310	26	185	160	162	144	.305	4.46		10.0	.059
1948	2	Bobby Hogue	BOS	27	9.09	20.7%			140	69	21	8	11					258.33	265	15	113	100	92	107	.300	3.48		20.1	.144
1949	3	Bobby Hogue	BOS	28	7.30	43.1%			284	137	19	12	10					519.67	536	36	272	241	261	242	.304	4.17		24.8	.087
1950	3	Doyle Lade	CHI	29	8.83	39.7%			204	104	14	9	11					385.67	419	54	231	211	184	159	.264	4.92		16.2	.079
1951	6	Bud Podbielan	BRO	27	4.95	31.1%			213	83	9	10	8					346.67	322	24	184	155	179	151	.301	4.02		16.1	.076
1952	3	Bob Schultz	CHI	28	6.43	41.0%			170	81	16	13	8					309.00	302	32	154	134	135	116	.265	3.90		16.3	.096
1953	2	Bob Milliken	BRO	26	11.08	67.9%			485	220	40	28	24					909.33	957	115	541	476	401	429	.316	4.71		47.4	.098
1954	1	Joe Nuxhall	CIN	25	11.57	46.5%			291	114	38	28	13					550.67	542	56	286	253	231	267	.345	4.13		37.7	.130
1955	2	Bob J. Miller	PHI	29	13.73	39.8%			281	114	25	14	11					475.67	452	50	239	209	215	213	.319	3.95		32.6	.116
1956	1	Roy Face	PIT	28	14.20	42.1%			246	117	26	21	15					417.33	404	46	199	177	161	223	.395	3.82		26.5	.108
1957	1	Ed Roebuck	BRO	25	17.63	60.6%			405	180	52	35	29	16	.644			773.33	760	82	376	350	310	458	.428	4.07		50.0	.123
1958	1	Jim Brosnan	STL	28	17.13	65.3%			394	181	37	28	44	13	.772			690.33	637	62	320	284	301	445	.474	3.70		55.1	.140
						Pct. of			Middle Reliever Game Statistics									Middle Reliever Inning Statistics										Win Shares
Year	Rank	WSQ Leader	Tm	Age	WSQ	Total			RA	GF	W	L	Svs	B Svs	Sv%			Innings	Hits	HR	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/WH	ERA		WS	WS/G
1959	1	Jim Brosnan	STL/CIN	29	13.57	51.8%			249	104	17	18	16	8	.667			448.67	419	53	218	189	196	293	.476	3.79		30.9	.124
1960	2	Marshall Bridges	STL/CIN	29	8.80	34.8%			143	63	20	13	10	11	.476			249.00	228	25	92	82	94	170	.528	2.96		23.1	.162
1961	3	Don Nottebart	MIL	25	8.74	22.6%			119	51	8	6	6	4	.600			221.67	220	19	109	96	79	143	.478	3.90		13.5	.113
1962	4	Jack Lamabe	PIT	25	6.71	36.9%			251	90	14	18	12	9	.571			432.00	439	44	258	214	215	276	.422	4.46		17.8	.071
1963	4	Galen Cisco	NY	27	6.08	39.1%			237	103	18	19	14	12	.538			367.33	373	40	200	166	135	241	.474	4.07		13.2	.056
1964	4	Claude Raymond	HOU	27	8.06	14.6%			103	39	12	8	8	4	.667			187.33	158	16	72	66	65	134	.601	3.17		16.6	.161
1965	1	Bobby Bolin	SF	26	22.49	57.0%			448	194	46	34	33	11	.750			772.00	671	55	314	267	293	567	.588	3.11		60.4	.134
1966	3	Bob Hendley	CHI	27	9.93	45.4%			336	126	30	24	22	8	.733			599.00	602	60	287	248	182	382	.487	3.73		33.7	.100
1967	1	Bill Hands	CHI	27	11.76	48.9%			424	175	21	42	27	22	.551			656.67	662	50	331	286	253	351	.384	3.92		26.3	.062
1968	6	Steve Shea	HOU	25	4.82	37.8%			218	95	17	14	20	8	.714			299.00	298	13	137	117	105	203	.504	3.52		15.3	.070
1969	1	Bruce Dal Canton	PIT	27	9.43	46.7%			515	217	39	39	41	18	.695			805.33	763	68	381	343	361	550	.489	3.83		44.3	.086
1970	3	Jim Ray	HOU	25	10.75	60.1%			551	220	46	31	36	21	.632			825.33	865	73	444	389	409	507	.398	4.24		47.0	.085
1971	1	Jim Ray	HOU	26	18.42	32.8%			295	144	30	24	27	10	.730			443.00	363	25	157	141	181	261	.480	2.86		41.5	.141
1972	2	George Culver	HOU	28	10.39	27.2%			245	110	12	15	12	4	.750			397.67	386	30	202	179	187	272	.475	4.05		14.3	.058
1973	2	Charlie Hough	LA	25	9.83	59.5%			490	244	40	40	40	23	.635			732.67	750	69	399	358	349	417	.379	4.40		33.0	.067
1974	2	Mike Garman	STL	25	12.24	59.3%			737	288	59	46	41	32	.562			1,076.00	991	82	483	434	495	650	.437	3.63		71.6	.097
1975	3	Pedro Borbon	CIN	29	11.96	58.9%			601	213	42	39	31	20	.608			951.00	962	63	472	404	398	519	.382	3.82		47.4	.079
1976	1	Bob Apodaca	NY	26	13.82	63.6%			697	279	34	45	39	24	.619			1,035.00	1022	62	475	414	388	601	.426	3.60		56.1	.080
1977	1	Dave Heaverlo	SF	26	11.22	49.8%			516	158	44	22	17	18	.486			775.00	745	59	320	284	282	426	.415	3.30		53.1	.103
1978	1	Warren Brusstar	PHI	26	10.83	48.5%			518	220	44	29	25	24	.510			748.67	753	42	367	320	345	427	.389	3.85		39.1	.076
1979	4	Greg Minton	SF	27	10.55	42.8%			447	164	22	36	23	19	.548			702.33	777	53	365	317	269	382	.365	4.06		30.6	.068
1980	2	Bobby Castillo	LA	25	11.97	37.0%			364	118	26	30	11	8	.579			626.33	564	31	257	230	257	361	.440	3.30		37.6	.103
1981	1	Jeff Reardon	NY/MON	25	13.21	42.4%			360	161	26	17	32	14	.696			537.67	478	26	201	182	247	325	.448	3.05		39.6	.110
1982	2	Jesse Orosco	NY	25	12.34	47.2%			477	164	46	37	26	15	.634			827.67	774	52	333	287	291	528	.496	3.12		59.4	.125
1983	1	Carlos Diaz	NY	25	11.46	48.9%			535	184	35	30	28	10	.737			818.67	766	59	338	285	325	499	.457	3.13		58.0	.108
1984	2	Dave Smith	HOU	29	9.56	51.9%			661	238	60	39	29	22	.569			1,019.33	910	66	450	405	411	709	.537	3.58		58.4	.089
1985	1	Tim Burke	MON	26	18.48	49.7%			738	291	61	61	32	33	.492			1,142.00	1064	81	520	449	499	720	.461	3.54		62.8	.085
1986	1	Andy McGaffigan	MON	29	15.81	60.1%			1015	370	74	64	51	46	.526			1,462.00	1291	113	600	515	596	1057	.560	3.17		110.7	.109
1987	1	Frank Williams	CIN	29	12.87	54.5%			913	304	57	40	46	47	.495			1,248.33	1158	115	563	493	489	798	.485	3.55		97.9	.107
1988	1	Brian Holton	LA	28	14.23	38.8%			566	187	36	37	22	22	.500			779.67	749	50	327	279	278	495	.482	3.22		53.3	.094
1989	1	Rob Dibble	CIN	25	18.64	42.2%			702	237	59	44	25	31	.446			1,054.33	920	79	432	392	402	876	.663	3.35		76.1	.109
1990	2	Steve Frey	MON	26	12.14	50.2%			950	291	76	59	48	31	.608			1,345.33	1299	110	619	550	589	954	.505	3.68		90.1	.095
1991	2	Les Lancaster	CHI	29	15.75	48.3%			622	227	40	29	20	20	.500			827.67	717	69	349	317	320	527	.508	3.45		58.4	.094
1992	1	Mike Perez	STL	27	14.11	53.4%			1027	309	94	75	18	54	.250			1,237.67	1130	90	491	446	488	827	.511	3.24		87.5	.085
1993	2	Bruce Ruffin	COL	29	17.13	44.3%			1012	262	80	56	25	38	.397			1,265.33	1137	124	558	503	517	992	.600	3.58		104.5	.103
1994	1	Todd Jones	HOU	26	12.05	51.0%			634	188	43	32	19	26	.422			785.00	752	59	378	329	358	633	.570	3.77		62.6	.099
1995	1	Steve Reed	COL	29	17.25	69.8%			1510	422	93	82	37	67	.356			1,710.00	1612	153	813	735	749	1387	.587	3.87		125.6	.083
1996	3	Greg McMichael	ATL	29	11.16	53.9%			1287	315	87	66	20	59	.253			1,432.00	1369	135	722	624	663	1176	.579	3.92		98.0	.076
1997	1	Scott Sullivan	CIN	26	12.79	45.9%			1249	352	93	61	37	39	.487			1,397.67	1315	112	635	570	611	1165	.605	3.67		116.5	.093
1998	5	Mike DeJean	COL	27	10.46	49.6%			1338	343	94	89	28	58	.326			1,615.67	1553	156	789	719	741	1321	.576	4.01		101.1	.076
1999	2	Scott Sullivan	CIN	28	14.23	40.4%			1246	356	65	70	23	39	.371			1,416.33	1412	169	765	693	655	1115	.539	4.40		90.9	.073
2000	1	Gabe White	CIN/COL	28	24.97	42.9%			1347	349	100	76	23	62	.271			1,527.00	1442	157	790	717	777	1259	.567	4.23		112.2	.083
2001	1	Octavio Dotel	HOU	27	19.46	43.3%			1473	332	71	69	25	48	.342			1,542.33	1421	180	691	653	618	1397	.685	3.81		123.0	.084
2002	7	Luis Vizcaino	MIL	27	10.93	39.7%			1389	340	74	66	18	45	.286			1,487.33	1367	141	701	652	661	1206	.595	3.95		97.4	.070
2003	1	Guillermo Mota	LA	29	21.79	42.1%			1590	356	113	68	27	59	.314			1,683.33	1532	178	773	716	704	1384	.619	3.83		143.0	.090
2004	5	Luis Ayala	MON	26	12.70	42.5%			1663	398	92	84	16	79	.168			1,699.00	1709	192	834	759	641	1392	.592	4.02		118.8	.071
						Pct. of			Middle Reliever Game Statistics									Middle Reliever Inning Statistics										Win Shares
Year	Rank	WSQ Leader	Tm	Age	WSQ	Total			RA	GF	W	L	Svs	B Svs	Sv%			Innings	Hits	HR	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/WH	ERA		WS	WS/G
2005	1	Scott Linebrink	SD	28	15.59	39.4%			1265	304	77	62	21	44	.323			1,379.33	1256	114	613	554	530	1121	.628	3.61		110.2	.087
2006	2	Geoff Geary	PHI	29	12.32	38.0%			1420	313	80	51	8	53	.131			1,545.67	1465	157	702	641	597	1196	.580	3.73		124.0	.087
2007	1	Heath Bell	SD	29	19.74	47.2%			1928	420	104	89	21	73	.223			1,878.67	1723	148	843	761	796	1609	.639	3.65		157.0	.081
2008	1	Carlos Marmol	CHI	25	19.74	42.5%			1791	435	78	80	31	62	.333			1,793.33	1650	188	832	755	758	1564	.650	3.79		133.9	.075
2009	1	Nick Masset	CIN	27	14.97	54.5%			1946	443	95	88	25	70	.263			1,942.33	1756	168	841	758	826	1664	.644	3.51		150.5	.077
2010	5	Luke Gregerson	SD	26	11.57	44.2%			1658	367	77	79	20	51	.282			1,601.67	1390	140	660	598	573	1480	.754	3.36		129.5	.078
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		Sources:
		All-Time Major League Handbook
		Win Shares Digital Update
		baseball-reference.com
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