Best Closer Ever

Not one closer has ever reach 36.

Best closer ever.

The eck sixth. The batters get elected with 65 points and the starting pitchers have to reach 52. Rivera quite simply was the best and most consistent closer in major league history. His 601 saves were the most all time until no.

The 1 ranked closer dennis eckersley ranks just 212th among all positions. Rogers hornsby 2b mike schmidt 3b gehrig 1b johnny bench c mays. He made his mlb debut last year at the age of 28 and once he was traded to the rays in july he struck. Torre said he s the best i ve ever been around.

12 stan musial the most balanced hitter of all time should not be stuck at number 13. He retired after the 2013 season with an mlb record 652 saves and 952 games finished also the most. The most impressive peak score belongs to dan quisenberry but this is just 243rd best. The best closers in baseball history mariano rivera dennis eckersley goose gossage trevor hoffman john smoltz rollie fingers bruce sutter lee smith billy wagner aroldis chapman craig kimbrel dan quisenberry sparky lyle hoyt wilhelm tug mcgraw dave righetti francisco rodríguez kenley jansen éric.

He is probably the classiest closer of our generation is the all time saves leader and is the last player left wearing the hallowed and major league retired number 42 jersey worn by jackie robinson. Hall of fame starter turned closer dennis eckersley called him the best ever no doubt while trevor hoffman said he will go down as the best reliever in the game in history. It would be a blast to list someone else here. Power ranking the 50 greatest mlb closers of all time 1.

1 on this list passed him in the 2011 season. Eckersley did not become a closer until age 32 and his value was somewhat stunted in some of his. Who closes the deal in mlb baseball. The contenders 11 honus wagner wagner is by far greatest ss in history.

13 albert pujols josé alberto pujols. 8 rays nick anderson rhp. Now that the rays have made their surprise trade of emilio pagán anderson likely steps in as the closer as much as the rays ever have a set in stone closer handily and probably not coincidentally anderson is just as good if not better than pagan.