List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders

Table columns:
Year
Player
Team(s)
Saves

Table rows:
cells: 1901
Bill Hoffer
Cleveland Blues
3
cells: 1902
Jack Powell
St. Louis Browns
2
cells: 1903
Bill Dinneen George Mullin Al Orth Jack Powell Cy Young
Boston Americans Detroit Tigers Washington Senators St. Louis Browns Boston Americans
2
cells: 1904
Case Patten
Washington Senators
3
cells: 1905
Jim Buchanan
St. Louis Browns
2
cells: 1906
Chief Bender Otto Hess
Philadelphia Athletics Cleveland Naps
3
cells: 1907
Bill Dinneen Tom Hughes Ed Walsh
Boston/St. Louis Washington Senators Chicago White Sox
4
cells: 1908
Ed Walsh
Chicago White Sox
6
cells: 1909
Frank Arellanes
Boston Red Sox
8
cells: 1910
Ed Walsh
Chicago White Sox
5
cells: 1911
Charley Hall Eddie Plank Ed Walsh
Boston Red Sox Philadelphia Athletics Chicago White Sox
4
cells: 1912
Ed Walsh
Chicago White Sox
10
cells: 1913
Chief Bender
Philadelphia Athletics
13
cells: 1914
Jack Bentley Hooks Dauss Red Faber Roy Mitchell Jim Shaw
Washington Senators Detroit Tigers Chicago White Sox St. Louis Browns Washington Senators
4
cells: 1915
Carl Mays
Boston Red Sox
7
cells: 1916
Bob Shawkey
New York Yankees
8
cells: 1917
Dave Danforth
Chicago White Sox
9
cells: 1918
George Mogridge
New York Yankees
7
cells: 1919
Allen Russell Jim Shaw Bob Shawkey
New York/Boston Washington Senators New York Yankees
5
cells: 1920
Dickey Kerr Urban Shocker
Chicago White Sox St. Louis Browns
5
cells: 1921
Carl Mays Jim Middleton
New York Yankees Detroit Tigers
7
cells: 1922
Sam Jones
New York Yankees
8
cells: 1923
Allen Russell
Washington Senators
9
cells: 1924
Firpo Marberry
Washington Senators
15
cells: 1925
Firpo Marberry
Washington Senators
15
cells: 1926
Firpo Marberry
Washington Senators
22
cells: 1927
Garland Braxton Wilcy Moore
Washington Senators New York Yankees
13
cells: 1928
Waite Hoyt
New York Yankees
8
cells: 1929
Firpo Marberry
Washington Senators
11
cells: 1930
Lefty Grove
Philadelphia Athletics
9
cells: 1931
Wilcy Moore
Boston Red Sox
10
cells: 1932
Firpo Marberry
Washington Senators
13
cells: 1933
Jack Russell
Washington Senators
13
cells: 1934
Jack Russell
Washington Senators
7
cells: 1935
Jack Knott
St. Louis Browns
7
cells: 1936
Pat Malone
New York Yankees
9
cells: 1937
Clint Brown
Chicago White Sox
18
cells: 1938
Johnny Murphy
New York Yankees
11
cells: 1939
Johnny Murphy
New York Yankees
19
cells: 1940
Al Benton
Detroit Tigers
17
cells: 1941
Johnny Murphy
New York Yankees
15
cells: 1942
Johnny Murphy
New York Yankees
11
cells: 1943
Gordon Maltzberger
Chicago White Sox
14
cells: 1944
Joe Berry George Caster Gordon Maltzberger
Philadelphia Athletics St. Louis Browns Chicago White Sox
12
cells: 1945
Jim Turner
New York Yankees
10
cells: 1946
Bob Klinger
Boston Red Sox
9
cells: 1947
Ed Klieman Joe Page
Cleveland Indians New York Yankees
17
cells: 1948
Russ Christopher
Cleveland Indians
17
cells: 1949
Joe Page
New York Yankees
27
cells: 1950
Mickey Harris
Washington Senators
15
cells: 1951
Ellis Kinder
Boston Red Sox
14
cells: 1952
Harry Dorish
Chicago White Sox
11
cells: 1953
Ellis Kinder
Boston Red Sox
27
cells: 1954
Johnny Sain
New York Yankees
22
cells: 1955
Ray Narleski
Cleveland Indians
19
cells: 1956
George Zuverink
Baltimore Orioles
16
cells: 1957
Bob Grim
New York Yankees
19
cells: 1958
Ryne Duren
New York Yankees
20
cells: 1959
Turk Lown
Chicago White Sox
15
cells: 1960
Mike Fornieles Johnny Klippstein
Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians
14
cells: 1961
Luis Arroyo
New York Yankees
29
cells: 1962
Dick Radatz
Boston Red Sox
24
cells: 1963
Stu Miller
Baltimore Orioles
27
cells: 1964
Dick Radatz
Boston Red Sox
29
cells: 1965
Ron Kline
Washington Senators
29
cells: 1966
Jack Aker
Kansas City Athletics
32
cells: 1967
Minnie Rojas
California Angels
27
cells: 1968
Al Worthington
Minnesota Twins
18
cells: 1969
Ron Perranoski
Minnesota Twins
31
cells: 1970
Ron Perranoski
Minnesota Twins
34
cells: 1971
Ken Sanders
Milwaukee Brewers
31
cells: 1972
Sparky Lyle
New York Yankees
35
cells: 1973
John Hiller
Detroit Tigers
38
cells: 1974
Terry Forster
Chicago White Sox
24
cells: 1975
Goose Gossage
Chicago White Sox
26
cells: 1976
Sparky Lyle
New York Yankees
23
cells: 1977
Bill Campbell
Boston Red Sox
31
cells: 1978
Goose Gossage
New York Yankees
27
cells: 1979
Mike Marshall
Minnesota Twins
32
cells: 1980
Goose Gossage Dan Quisenberry
New York Yankees Kansas City Royals
33
cells: 1981
Rollie Fingers
Milwaukee Brewers
28
cells: 1982
Dan Quisenberry
Kansas City Royals
35
cells: 1983
Dan Quisenberry
Kansas City Royals
45
cells: 1984
Dan Quisenberry
Kansas City Royals
44
cells: 1985
Dan Quisenberry
Kansas City Royals
37
cells: 1986
Dave Righetti
New York Yankees
46
cells: 1987
Tom Henke
Toronto Blue Jays
34
cells: 1988
Dennis Eckersley
Oakland Athletics
45
cells: 1989
Jeff Russell
Texas Rangers
38
cells: 1990
Bobby Thigpen
Chicago White Sox
57
cells: 1991
Bryan Harvey
California Angels
46
cells: 1992
Dennis Eckersley
Oakland Athletics
51
cells: 1993
Jeff Montgomery Duane Ward
Kansas City Royals Toronto Blue Jays
45
cells: 1994
Lee Smith
Baltimore Orioles
33
cells: 1995
José Mesa
Cleveland Indians
46
cells: 1996
John Wetteland
New York Yankees
43
cells: 1997
Randy Myers
Baltimore Orioles
45
cells: 1998
Tom Gordon
Boston Red Sox
46
cells: 1999
Mariano Rivera
New York Yankees
45
cells: 2000
Todd Jones Derek Lowe
Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox
42
cells: 2001
Mariano Rivera
New York Yankees
50
cells: 2002
Eddie Guardado
Minnesota Twins
45
cells: 2003
Keith Foulke
Oakland Athletics
43
cells: 2004
Mariano Rivera
New York Yankees
53
cells: 2005
Francisco Rodríguez Bob Wickman
Los Angeles Angels Cleveland Indians
45
cells: 2006
Francisco Rodríguez
Los Angeles Angels
47
cells: 2007
Joe Borowski
Cleveland Indians
45
cells: 2008
Francisco Rodríguez
Los Angeles Angels
62
cells: 2009
Brian Fuentes
Los Angeles Angels
48
cells: 2010
Rafael Soriano
Tampa Bay Rays
45
cells: 2011
José Valverde
Detroit Tigers
49
cells: 2012
Jim Johnson
Baltimore Orioles
51
cells: 2013
Jim Johnson
Baltimore Orioles
50
cells: 2014
Fernando Rodney
Seattle Mariners
48
cells: 2015
Brad Boxberger
Tampa Bay Rays
41
cells: 2016
Zach Britton
Baltimore Orioles
47
cells: 2017
Álex Colomé
Tampa Bay Rays
47

Questions about this table:
originalText: who led the american league in saves in 2011
answer: answerTexts: José Valverde