# List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders

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 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 and Lee Smith are the only other pitchers to finish more than 800 games in their careers.

## Key

| 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 |

## List

* Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
| Rank | Player | GF |
| 1 | Mariano Rivera* | 952 |
| 2 | Trevor Hoffman* | 856 |
| 3 | Lee Smith* | 802 |
| 4 | John Franco | 774 |
| 5 | Rollie Fingers* | 709 |
| 6 | Billy Wagner* | 703 |
| 7 | Jeff Reardon | 695 |
| 8 | Goose Gossage* | 681 |
| 9 | Francisco Rodríguez | 677 |
| 10 | Roberto Hernández | 667 |
| 11 | Kenley Jansen (0) | 653 |
| 12 | Craig Kimbrel (0) | 651 |
| | Hoyt Wilhelm* | 651 |
| 14 | Doug Jones | 640 |
| 15 | Kent Tekulve | 638 |
| 16 | Sparky Lyle | 634 |
| 17 | José Mesa | 633 |
| 18 | Todd Jones | 619 |
| 19 | Gene Garber | 609 |
| 20 | Fernando Rodney | 590 |
| 21 | Joe Nathan | 587 |
| 22 | Jonathan Papelbon | 585 |
| 23 | Dennis Eckersley* | 577 |
| | Lindy McDaniel | 577 |
| 25 | Francisco Cordero | 575 |
| 26 | Roy Face | 574 |
| 27 | Rick Aguilera | 557 |
| 28 | Dan Quisenberry | 553 |
| 29 | Mike Marshall | 549 |
| | Jeff Montgomery | 549 |
| | Robb Nen | 549 |
| 32 | Tom Henke | 548 |
| | Randy Myers | 548 |
| 34 | Troy Percival | 546 |
| 35 | Tug McGraw | 541 |
| 36 | Armando Benítez | 527 |
| 37 | Huston Street | 525 |
| 38 | John Wetteland | 523 |
| 39 | José Valverde | 520 |
| 40 | Rod Beck | 519 |
| 41 | Aroldis Chapman (0) | 517 |
| 42 | Bruce Sutter* | 512 |
| 43 | Bob Wickman | 511 |
| 44 | Don McMahon | 505 |
| 45 | Jesse Orosco | 501 |
| 46 | Jason Isringhausen | 499 |
| 47 | Dave Righetti | 474 |
| 48 | Mike Timlin | 467 |
| 49 | Ron Perranoski | 458 |
| 50 | Todd Worrell | 456 |
| Rank | Player | GF |
| 51 | Bill Campbell | 455 |
| 52 | Mark Melancon | 454 |
| 53 | Gregg Olson | 447 |
| 54 | Steve Bedrosian | 439 |
| 55 | Mike Henneman | 432 |
| | Dave Smith | 432 |
| 57 | Roger McDowell | 430 |
| 58 | Joakim Soria | 427 |
| 59 | Mike Jackson | 422 |
| | Dan Plesac | 422 |
| 61 | Willie Hernández | 419 |
| | Mitch Williams | 419 |
| 63 | Darold Knowles | 417 |
| 64 | Ted Abernathy | 416 |
| 65 | Greg Minton | 415 |
| 66 | Ugueth Urbina | 408 |
| 67 | Keith Foulke | 406 |
| | Stu Miller | 406 |
| 69 | Raisel Iglesias (0) | 402 |
| 70 | Eddie Guardado | 401 |
| 71 | Gary Lavelle | 399 |
| 72 | Jeff Shaw | 384 |
| 73 | Kevin Gregg | 382 |
| 74 | Brian Fuentes | 381 |
| | Dave LaRoche | 381 |
| 76 | Dave Giusti | 380 |
| 77 | Jeff Brantley | 379 |
| 78 | Bob Stanley | 377 |
| 79 | Clay Carroll | 373 |
| | LaTroy Hawkins | 373 |
| 81 | Tom Burgmeier | 370 |
| 82 | Brad Lidge | 368 |
| 83 | John Hiller | 363 |
| | Mike Stanton | 363 |
| 85 | Danny Graves | 360 |
| | Jay Howell | 360 |
| 87 | J. J. Putz | 357 |
| 88 | Bobby Thigpen | 356 |
| 89 | Greg Holland | 355 |
| 90 | David Robertson (0) | 353 |
| 91 | Jim Brewer | 351 |
| 92 | Tom Gordon | 347 |
| 93 | Edwin Díaz (0) | 346 |
| 94 | Eddie Fisher | 344 |
| 95 | Rafael Soriano | 343 |
| 96 | Frank Linzy | 342 |
| 97 | Ron Davis | 340 |
| | Jeff Russell | 340 |
| 99 | Ron Kline | 338 |
| 100 | Mark Clear | 337 |