Here's a list of all 2004 American League relievers, ranked by their Save-Equivalent Index. Save-Equivalent Index is explained further in this article. The Leveraged Innings concept was created by Tangotiger.
These stats are sortable. Click on the top of the column to sort by that item.| Player | Team | ERA | G | GR | REAL IP | SV | SVO | HLD | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Rivera | NYY | 1.94 | 74 | 74 | 78.7 | 53 | 57 | 0 | 1.90 |
| J Nathan | MIN | 1.62 | 73 | 73 | 72.3 | 44 | 47 | 0 | 1.90 |
| F Cordero | TEX | 2.13 | 67 | 67 | 71.7 | 49 | 54 | 0 | 1.90 |
| T Percival | ANA | 2.90 | 52 | 52 | 49.7 | 33 | 38 | 0 | 1.90 |
| O Dotel | OAK | 4.09 | 45 | 45 | 50.7 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 1.83 |
| E Guardado | SEA | 2.78 | 41 | 41 | 45.3 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 1.83 |
| B Wickman | CLE | 4.25 | 30 | 30 | 29.7 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1.78 |
| D Baez | TBD | 3.57 | 62 | 62 | 68.0 | 30 | 33 | 1 | 1.74 |
| B Koch | CHW | 5.40 | 24 | 24 | 23.3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1.73 |
| K Foulke | BOS | 2.17 | 72 | 72 | 83.0 | 32 | 39 | 0 | 1.70 |
| U Urbina | DET | 4.50 | 54 | 54 | 54.0 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 1.67 |
| A Rhodes | OAK | 5.12 | 37 | 37 | 38.7 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1.58 |
| J Julio | BAL | 4.57 | 65 | 65 | 69.0 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 1.58 |
| S Takatsu | CHW | 2.31 | 59 | 59 | 62.3 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 1.51 |
| F Rodriguez | ANA | 1.82 | 69 | 69 | 84.0 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 1.50 |
| J Frasor | TOR | 4.08 | 63 | 63 | 68.3 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 1.48 |
| J Jimenez | CLE | 8.42 | 31 | 31 | 36.3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1.47 |
| R Soriano | SEA | 13.50 | 6 | 6 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.45 |
| J Mecir | OAK | 3.59 | 65 | 65 | 47.7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 1.44 |
| M MacDougal | KC | 5.56 | 13 | 13 | 11.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.40 |
| D Marte | CHW | 3.42 | 74 | 74 | 73.7 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 1.39 |
| T Gordon | NYY | 2.21 | 80 | 80 | 89.7 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 1.37 |
| S Stewart | CLE | 7.24 | 23 | 23 | 13.7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.37 |
| E Yan | DET | 3.83 | 69 | 69 | 87.0 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 1.36 |
| J Grimsley | TOT | 3.86 | 73 | 73 | 63.0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 1.35 |
| C Leskanic | TOT | 5.19 | 51 | 51 | 43.3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1.35 |
| R Rincon | OAK | 3.68 | 67 | 67 | 44.0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 1.34 |
| R Betancourt | CLE | 3.92 | 68 | 68 | 66.7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1.34 |
| J Affeldt | KC | 4.95 | 38 | 30 | 76.3 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 1.33 |
| J Putz | SEA | 4.71 | 54 | 54 | 63.0 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1.33 |
| J Walker | DET | 3.20 | 70 | 70 | 64.7 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 1.30 |
| D Riske | CLE | 3.72 | 72 | 72 | 77.3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1.29 |
| J Speier | TOR | 3.91 | 62 | 62 | 69.0 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1.29 |
| R Bukvich | KC | 3.68 | 9 | 9 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.27 |
| J Romero | MIN | 3.51 | 74 | 74 | 74.3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 1.27 |
| J Nelson | TEX | 5.32 | 29 | 29 | 23.7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1.25 |
| V Chulk | TOR | 4.66 | 47 | 47 | 56.0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 1.25 |
| J Colome | TBD | 3.27 | 33 | 33 | 41.3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1.24 |
| B Ryan | BAL | 2.28 | 76 | 76 | 87.0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 1.24 |
| C Bartosh | CLE | 4.66 | 34 | 34 | 19.3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.23 |
| J Cerda | KC | 3.15 | 53 | 53 | 45.7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1.23 |
| C Bradford | OAK | 4.42 | 68 | 68 | 59.0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1.22 |
| A Embree | BOS | 4.13 | 71 | 71 | 52.3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1.22 |
| G White | NYY | 8.27 | 24 | 24 | 20.7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.22 |
| C Politte | CHW | 4.38 | 54 | 54 | 51.3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1.21 |
| M Timlin | BOS | 4.13 | 76 | 76 | 76.3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 1.21 |
| J Rincon | MIN | 2.63 | 77 | 77 | 82.0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 1.21 |
| S Hasegawa | SEA | 5.16 | 68 | 68 | 68.0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1.20 |
| P Quantrill | NYY | 4.72 | 86 | 86 | 95.3 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 1.19 |
| N Field | KC | 4.26 | 43 | 43 | 44.3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1.19 |
| C Harville | OAK | 3.38 | 3 | 3 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.19 |
| J Ennis | DET | 8.44 | 12 | 12 | 16.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.19 |
| F Francisco | TEX | 3.33 | 45 | 45 | 51.3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1.19 |
| D Carrasco | KC | 4.84 | 30 | 30 | 35.3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.18 |
| T Miller | TBD | 3.12 | 60 | 60 | 49.0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1.18 |
| S Shields | ANA | 3.33 | 60 | 60 | 105.3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 1.18 |
| D Patterson | DET | 4.75 | 37 | 37 | 41.7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1.18 |
| C Almanzar | TEX | 3.72 | 67 | 67 | 72.7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1.18 |
| J Robertson | CLE | 12.21 | 8 | 8 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.18 |
| K Ligtenberg | TOR | 6.38 | 57 | 57 | 55.0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1.17 |
| A Fultz | MIN | 5.04 | 55 | 55 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.17 |
| B Howry | CLE | 2.74 | 37 | 37 | 42.7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1.16 |
| S Williamson | BOS | 1.26 | 28 | 28 | 28.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.16 |
| J Mateo | SEA | 4.68 | 45 | 45 | 57.7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.16 |
| T Adams | TOT | 4.76 | 61 | 61 | 70.0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1.15 |
| D Cubillan | BAL | 5.40 | 7 | 7 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.15 |
| R Mahay | TEX | 2.55 | 60 | 60 | 67.0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1.15 |
| R Novoa | DET | 5.57 | 16 | 16 | 21.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.14 |
| F Nunez | TBD | 5.91 | 8 | 8 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.14 |
| F German | DET | 7.36 | 16 | 16 | 14.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.14 |
| B Shouse | TEX | 2.23 | 53 | 53 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.14 |
| A Levine | DET | 4.58 | 65 | 65 | 70.7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1.13 |
| B Groom | BAL | 4.78 | 60 | 60 | 52.7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1.13 |
| V de los San | TOR | 6.17 | 17 | 17 | 11.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.13 |
| E Ramirez | TEX | 4.29 | 34 | 34 | 35.7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.13 |
| J Lehr | OAK | 5.23 | 27 | 27 | 32.7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.12 |
| M Miller | CLE | 3.09 | 57 | 57 | 55.3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.12 |
| M Myers | TOT | 4.64 | 75 | 75 | 42.7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.12 |
| B Weber | ANA | 8.06 | 18 | 18 | 22.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.11 |
| C Hammond | OAK | 2.68 | 41 | 41 | 53.7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.11 |
| R Williams | SEA | 5.79 | 6 | 6 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.11 |
| B League | TOR | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.11 |
| S Camp | KC | 3.92 | 42 | 42 | 66.7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.11 |
| K Frederick | TOR | 6.59 | 22 | 22 | 28.7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.10 |
| F Heredia | NYY | 6.28 | 47 | 47 | 38.7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.10 |
| C Dingman | DET | 6.75 | 24 | 24 | 29.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.10 |
| C Gaudin | TBD | 4.85 | 26 | 22 | 42.7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.09 |
| J Crain | MIN | 2.00 | 22 | 22 | 27.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.09 |
| G Balfour | MIN | 4.35 | 36 | 36 | 39.3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.09 |
| R Seanez | KC | 3.91 | 16 | 16 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.09 |
| J Powell | TEX | 3.38 | 23 | 23 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.08 |
| J Huisman | KC | 6.84 | 14 | 14 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.08 |
| N Cotts | CHW | 5.65 | 56 | 55 | 65.3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.08 |
| T Harper | TBD | 3.89 | 52 | 52 | 78.7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.08 |
| S Sullivan | KC | 4.77 | 49 | 49 | 60.3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1.07 |
| A Lopez | TOR | 6.00 | 18 | 18 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.07 |
| R White | CLE | 5.29 | 59 | 59 | 78.3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.07 |
| D Brocail | TEX | 4.13 | 43 | 43 | 52.3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.07 |
| J Cressend | CLE | 6.32 | 11 | 11 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.06 |
| G Sherrill | SEA | 3.80 | 21 | 21 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.06 |
| S Colyer | DET | 6.47 | 41 | 41 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.06 |
| J Duchschere | OAK | 3.27 | 53 | 53 | 96.3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.06 |
| L Carter | TBD | 3.47 | 56 | 56 | 80.3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.06 |
| B Donnelly | ANA | 3.00 | 40 | 40 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.06 |
| K Gregg | ANA | 4.21 | 55 | 55 | 87.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.05 |
| R Mendoza | BOS | 3.52 | 27 | 27 | 30.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.05 |
| T Williams | BAL | 2.87 | 29 | 29 | 31.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.05 |
| J Sosa | TBD | 5.53 | 43 | 35 | 99.3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.05 |
| J Kershner | TOR | 6.04 | 24 | 22 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.04 |
| C Pulido | MIN | 8.74 | 6 | 6 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.04 |
| R Villone | SEA | 4.08 | 56 | 46 | 117.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.04 |
| J Adkins | CHW | 4.65 | 50 | 50 | 62.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.04 |
| S Proctor | NYY | 5.40 | 26 | 26 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.04 |
| M Nakamura | TOR | 7.36 | 19 | 19 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.04 |
| M Batista | TOR | 4.80 | 38 | 7 | 198.7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.04 |
| D Reyes | KC | 4.75 | 40 | 28 | 108.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.04 |
| J Roa | MIN | 4.50 | 48 | 48 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.04 |
| D Borkowski | BAL | 5.14 | 17 | 9 | 56.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.04 |
| S Atchison | SEA | 3.52 | 25 | 25 | 30.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.03 |
| M Jackson | CHW | 5.01 | 45 | 45 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.03 |
| J Parrish | BAL | 3.46 | 56 | 55 | 78.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.03 |
| B File | TOR | 4.81 | 24 | 24 | 33.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.03 |
| G Knotts | DET | 5.25 | 36 | 17 | 135.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.03 |
| W Ledezma | DET | 4.39 | 15 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.03 |
| R Bauer | BAL | 4.70 | 23 | 21 | 53.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.03 |
| T Sturtze | NYY | 5.47 | 28 | 25 | 77.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.03 |
| M Malaska | BOS | 4.50 | 19 | 19 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.03 |
| R Lopez | BAL | 3.59 | 37 | 14 | 170.7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.02 |
| B Prinz | NYY | 5.08 | 26 | 26 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.02 |
| R Dickey | TEX | 5.61 | 25 | 10 | 104.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.01 |
| M DeJean | BAL | 6.13 | 37 | 37 | 39.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.01 |
| D Cabrera | BAL | 5.00 | 28 | 1 | 147.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.01 |
| T Mulholland | MIN | 5.18 | 39 | 24 | 123.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.01 |
| N Robertson | DET | 4.90 | 34 | 2 | 196.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.01 |
| B Anderson | KC | 5.64 | 35 | 9 | 166.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.01 |