MLB Closer Report - 2008
| MLB Closer Report - 2008 | ||||||||||||
| PLAYER | TEAM | GP | IP | REC | ERA | SV | BS | SV% | K/BB | K/9 | WHIP | BA |
| Francisco Rodriguez | Angels | 61 | 55.1 | 2-2 | 2.60 | 50 | 5 | 91 | 2.14 | 10.08 | 1.27 | .203 |
| Joe Nathan | Twins | 57 | 57.0 | 0-0 | 1.11 | 36 | 4 | 90 | 4.77 | 9.79 | .88 | .183 |
| Brian Wilson | Giants | 54 | 54.0 | 2-2 | 4.00 | 36 | 3 | 92 | 2.32 | 9.67 | 1.35 | .241 |
| Jose Valverde | Astros | 60 | 59.1 | 5-3 | 3.94 | 34 | 6 | 85 | 3.35 | 10.16 | 1.23 | .230 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | Red Sox | 55 | 58.0 | 5-3 | 1.71 | 34 | 4 | 89 | 9.29 | 10.09 | .81 | .190 |
| Joakim Soria | Royals | 52 | 56.0 | 1-3 | 1.93 | 33 | 3 | 92 | 4.14 | 9.32 | .88 | .179 |
| Mariano Rivera | Yankees | 53 | 58.2 | 4-5 | 1.53 | 31 | 1 | 97 | 11.17 | 10.28 | .72 | .175 |
| Brad Lidge | Phillies | 57 | 54.2 | 2-0 | 2.30 | 31 | 0 | 100 | 2.57 | 11.85 | 1.24 | .199 |
| Kevin Gregg | Marlins | 62 | 60.2 | 6-7 | 3.26 | 29 | 8 | 78 | 1.50 | 7.57 | 1.32 | .206 |
| Trevor Hoffman | Padres | 42 | 39.1 | 2-6 | 4.12 | 27 | 3 | 90 | 6.29 | 10.07 | 1.07 | .233 |
| Kerry Wood | Cubs | 54 | 54.2 | 4-2 | 2.63 | 27 | 5 | 84 | 4.86 | 11.20 | .97 | .199 |
| Bobby Jenks | White Sox | 47 | 48.1 | 3-0 | 1.68 | 26 | 3 | 90 | 2.25 | 5.03 | 1.01 | .216 |
| Salomon Torres | Brewers | 58 | 66.1 | 6-3 | 2.58 | 25 | 6 | 81 | 1.69 | 5.97 | 1.22 | .232 |
| Francisco Cordero | Reds | 59 | 57.1 | 4-4 | 3.77 | 25 | 6 | 81 | 2.10 | 10.20 | 1.43 | .238 |
| Brandon Lyon | Diamondbacks | 51 | 49.0 | 2-4 | 4.96 | 25 | 5 | 83 | 3.27 | 6.61 | 1.49 | .300 |
| B.J. Ryan | Blue Jays | 49 | 47.0 | 2-4 | 2.68 | 24 | 3 | 89 | 2.05 | 8.62 | 1.28 | .221 |
| Matt Capps | Pirates | 39 | 42.1 | 2-3 | 2.98 | 17 | 5 | 77 | 6.20 | 6.59 | 1.02 | .241 |
| Jonathan Broxton | Dodgers | 57 | 56.2 | 3-5 | 3.65 | 10 | 7 | 59 | 3.43 | 11.44 | 1.18 | .223 |
| Dan Wheeler | Rays | 58 | 57.0 | 2-5 | 2.53 | 9 | 2 | 82 | 2.47 | 6.63 | .93 | .176 |
| J.J. Putz | Mariners | 37 | 36.1 | 5-4 | 3.96 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 1.54 | 9.91 | 1.79 | .273 |
| Jensen Lewis | Indians | 39 | 53.1 | 0-3 | 4.05 | 7 | 1 | 88 | 1.86 | 6.92 | 1.46 | .268 |
| Fernando Rodney | Tigers | 26 | 29.1 | 0-3 | 4.60 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 2.00 | 11.05 | 1.30 | .189 |
| Mike Gonzalez | Braves | 21 | 20.1 | 0-0 | 3.54 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 3.00 | 9.30 | 1.13 | .208 |
| Joel Hanrahan | Nationals | 59 | 75.0 | 5-3 | 3.60 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 2.19 | 9.72 | 1.32 | .225 |
| Chris Perez | Cardinals | 31 | 33.0 | 2-1 | 3.00 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 2.00 | 9.27 | 1.24 | .209 |
| Brad Ziegler | Athletics | 34 | 46.2 | 1-0 | 0.39 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 1.31 | 4.05 | .96 | .196 |
| Manuel Corpas | Rockies | 62 | 66.1 | 2-3 | 4.07 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 2.26 | 5.83 | 1.34 | .276 |
| Luis Ayala | Mets | 68 | 63.2 | 2-8 | 5.37 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 1.73 | 5.37 | 1.38 | .268 |
| Frank Francisco | Rangers | 48 | 53.1 | 2-5 | 3.71 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3.05 | 11.31 | 1.22 | .215 |
| Jim Johnson | Orioles | 53 | 67.2 | 2-4 | 2.26 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 1.37 | 4.92 | 1.18 | .218 |







