Rollie Fingers, Bruce Sutter, Dennis Eckersly, Eric Gagne, and Trevor Hoffman are some of the finest closers of all time. All of these pitchers, as well as many others, were critical to their teams' success. They all had different styles that usually put them in a lot of trouble early in games but then finished off their opponents once they got out of trouble. Each pitcher has his/her own advantages and disadvantages. For example, Eckersley was very slow by pitch-tracking data since he only pitched half of his innings inside the strike zone! However, everyone knows about his good feelings so this probably didn't affect his performance much. On the other hand, Fingers was very aggressive - he used up a lot of pitches early in games which often led to him being pulled early from contests. Some pitchers have been known to get into trouble early in games then finish off their opponents later on. Examples include Greg Maddux, Tom Cheney, and John Franco. Others prefer to stay in close games until the end, such as David Condon or Kameron Loe. Still others may appear to lose control of a game early on but then recover later on; examples include Mark Buehrle, Jon Garland, and Brandon Morrow. In conclusion, there are many great pitchers who have been famous for their closings abilities.