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| Year | Leader | Team | Sv |
| 1901 | Bill Hoffer | CLE | 3 |
| 1902 | Jack Powell | STL | 2 |
| 1903 | Bill Dinneen | BOS | 2 |
| TIE | George Mullin | DET | 2 |
| TIE | Al Orth | WAS | 2 |
| TIE | Jack Powell | STL | 2 |
| TIE | Cy Young | BOS | 2 |
| 1904 | Case Patten | WAS | 3 |
| 1905 | Jim Buchanan | STL | 2 |
| 1906 | Chief Bender | PHI | 3 |
| TIE | Otto Hess | CLE | 3 |
| 1907 | Bill Dinneen | BOS/STL | 4 |
| TIE | Tom Hughes | WAS | 4 |
| TIE | Ed Walsh | CHI | 4 |
| 1908 | Ed Walsh | CHI | 6 |
| 1909 | Frank Arellanes | BOS | 8 |
| 1910 | Ed Walsh | CHI | 5 |
| 1911 | Charley Hall | BOS | 4 |
| TIE | Eddie Plank | PHI | 4 |
| TIE | Ed Walsh | CHI | 4 |
| 1912 | Ed Walsh | CHI | 10 |
| 1913 | Chief Bender | PHI | 13 |
| 1914 | Jack Bentley | WAS | 4 |
| TIE | Hooks Dauss | DET | 4 |
| TIE | Red Faber | CHI | 4 |
| TIE | Roy Mitchell | STL | 4 |
| TIE | Jim Shaw | WAS | 4 |
| 1915 | Carl Mays | BOS | 7 |
| 1916 | Bob Shawkey | NY | 8 |
| 1917 | Dave Danforth | CHI | 9 |
| 1918 | George Mogridge | NY | 7 |
| 1919 | Allan Russell | NY/BOS | 5 |
| TIE | Jim Shaw | WAS | 5 |
| TIE | Bob Shawkey | NY | 5 |
| 1920 | Dickie Kerr | CHI | 5 |
| TIE | Urban Shocker | STL | 5 |
| 1921 | Carl Mays | NY | 7 |
| TIE | Jim Middleton | DET | 7 |
| 1922 | Sam Jones | NY | 8 |
| 1923 | Allan Russell | WAS | 9 |
| 1924 | Firpo Marberry | WAS | 15 |
| 1925 | Firpo Marberry | WAS | 15 |
| TIE | | | 15 |
| 1926 | Firpo Marberry | WAS | 22 |
| 1927 | Garland Braxton | WAS | 13 |
| TIE | Wilcy Moore | NY | 13 |
| 1928 | Waite Hoyt | NY | 8 |
| 1929 | Firpo Marberry | WAS | 11 |
| 1930 | Lefty Grove | PHI | 9 |
| 1931 | Wilcy Moore | BOS | 10 |
| 1932 | Firpo Marberry | WAS | 13 |
| 1933 | Jack Russell | WAS | 13 |
| 1934 | Jack Russell | WAS | 7 |
| 1935 | Jack Knott | STL | 7 |
| 1936 | Pat Malone | NY | 9 |
| 1937 | Clint Brown | CHI | 18 |
| 1938 | Johnny Murphy | NY | 11 |
| 1939 | Johnny Murphy | NY | 19 |
| 1940 | Al Benton | DET | 17 |
| 1941 | Johnny Murphy | NY | 15 |
| 1942 | Johnny Murphy | NY | 11 |
| 1943 | Gordon Maltzberger | CHI | 14 |
| 1944 | Joe Berry | PHI | 12 |
| TIE | George Caster | STL | 12 |
| TIE | Gordon Maltzberger | CHI | 12 |
| 1945 | Jim Turner | NY | 10 |
| 1946 | Bob Klinger | BOS | 9 |
| 1947 | Ed Klieman | CLE | 17 |
| TIE | Joe Page | NY | 17 |
| 1948 | Russ Christopher | CLE | 17 |
| 1949 | Joe Page | NY | 27 |
| 1950 | Mickey Harris | WAS | 15 |
| 1951 | Ellis Kinder | BOS | 14 |
| 1952 | Harry Dorish | CHI | 11 |
| 1953 | Ellis Kinder | BOS | 27 |
| 1954 | Johnny Sain | NY | 22 |
| 1955 | Ray Narleski | CLE | 19 |
| 1956 | George Zuverink | BAL | 16 |
| 1957 | Bob Grim | NY | 19 |
| 1958 | Ryne Duren | NY | 20 |
| 1959 | Turk Lown | CHI | 15 |
| 1960 | Mike Fornieles | BOS | 14 |
| TIE | Johnny Klippstein | CLE | 14 |
| 1961 | Luis Arroyo | NY | 29 |
| 1962 | Dick Radatz | BOS | 24 |
| 1963 | Stu Miller | BAL | 27 |
| 1964 | Dick Radatz | BOS | 29 |
| 1965 | Ron Kline | WAS | 29 |
| 1966 | Jack Aker | KC | 32 |
| 1967 | Minnie Rojas | CAL | 27 |
| 1968 | Al Worthington | MIN | 18 |
| 1969 | Ron Perranoski | MIN | 31 |
| 1970 | Ron Perranoski | MIN | 34 |
| 1971 | Ken Sanders | MIL | 31 |
| 1972 | Sparky Lyle | NY | 35 |
| 1973 | John Hiller | DET | 38 |
| 1974 | Terry Forster | CHI | 24 |
| 1975 | Rich Gossage | CHI | 26 |
| 1976 | Sparky Lyle | NY | 23 |
| 1977 | Bill Campbell | BOS | 31 |
| 1978 | Rich Gossage | NY | 27 |
| 1979 | Mike Marshall | MIN | 32 |
| 1980 | Rich Gossage | NY | 33 |
| TIE | Dan Quisenberry | KC | 33 |
| 1981 | Rollie Fingers | MIL | 28 |
| 1982 | Dan Quisenberry | KC | 35 |
| 1983 | Dan Quisenberry | KC | 45 |
| 1984 | Dan Quisenberry | KC | 44 |
| 1985 | Dan Quisenberry | KC | 37 |
| 1986 | Dave Righetti | NY | 46 |
| 1987 | Tom Henke | TOR | 34 |
| 1988 | Dennis Eckersley | OAK | 45 |
| 1989 | Jeff Russell | TEX | 38 |
| 1990 | Bobby Thigpen | CHI | 57 |
| 1991 | Bryan Harvey | CAL | 46 |
| 1992 | Dennis Eckersley | OAK | 51 |
| 1993 | Jeff Montgomery | KC | 45 |
| TIE | Duane Ward | TOR | 45 |
| 1994 | Lee Smith | BAL | 33 |
| 1995 | Jose Mesa | CLE | 46 |
| 1996 | John Wetteland | NY | 43 |
| 1997 | Randy Myers | BAL | 45 |
| 1998 | Tom Gordon | BOS | 46 |
| 1999 | Mariano Rivera | NY | 45 |
| 2000 | Todd Jones | DET | 42 |
| TIE | Derek Lowe | BOS | 42 |
| 2001 | Mariano Rivera | NY | 50 |
| 2002 | Eddie Guardado | MIN | 45 |
| 2003 | Keith Foulke | OAK | 43 |
| 2004 | Mariano Rivera | NY | 53 |
| 2005 | Francisco Rodriguez | LA | 45 |
| TIE | Bob Wickman | CLE | 45 |
| 2006 | Francisco Rodriguez | LA | 47 |
| 2007 | Joe Borowski | CLE | 45 |
| 2008 | Francisco Rodriguez | LA | 62 |
| 2009 | Brian Fuentes | LA | 48 |
| 2010 | Rafael Soriano | TB | 45 |
| 2011 | Jose Valverde | DET | 49 |
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| Year | Leader | Team | Sv |
| 1901 | Bill Donovan | BRK | 3 |
| TIE | Jack Powell | STL | 3 |
| 1902 | Vic Willis | BOS | 3 |
| 1903 | Carl Lundgren | CHI | 3 |
| TIE | Roscoe Miller | NY | 3 |
| 1904 | Joe McGinnity | NY | 5 |
| 1905 | Claud Elliott | NY | 6 |
| 1906 | George Ferguson | NY | 7 |
| 1907 | Joe McGinnity | NY | 4 |
| 1908 | Mordecai Brown | CHI | 5 |
| TIE | Christy Mathewson | NY | 5 |
| TIE | Joe McGinnity | NY | 5 |
| 1909 | Mordecai Brown | CHI | 7 |
| 1910 | Mordecai Brown | CHI | 7 |
| TIE | Harry Gaspar | CIN | 7 |
| 1911 | Mordecai Brown | CHI | 13 |
| 1912 | Slim Sallee | STL | 6 |
| 1913 | Larry Cheney | CHI | 11 |
| 1914 | Red Ames | CIN | 6 |
| TIE | Slim Sallee | STL | 6 |
| 1915 | Tom Hughes | BOS | 9 |
| 1916 | Red Ames | STL | 8 |
| 1917 | Slim Sallee | NY | 4 |
| 1918 | Fred Anderson | NY | 3 |
| TIE | Wilbur Cooper | PIT | 3 |
| TIE | Joe Oeschger | PHI | 3 |
| TIE | Fred Toney | NY | 3 |
| 1919 | Oscar Tuero | STL | 4 |
| 1920 | Bill Sherdel | STL | 6 |
| 1921 | Lou North | STL | 7 |
| 1922 | Claude Jonnard | NY | 5 |
| 1923 | Claude Jonnard | NY | 5 |
| 1924 | Jakie May | CIN | 6 |
| 1925 | Guy Bush | CHI | 4 |
| TIE | Johnny Morrison | PIT | 4 |
| 1926 | Chick Davies | NY | 6 |
| 1927 | Bill Sherdel | STL | 6 |
| 1928 | Hal Haid | STL | 5 |
| TIE | Bill Sherdel | STL | 5 |
| 1929 | Guy Bush | CHI | 8 |
| TIE | Johnny Morrison | BRK | 8 |
| 1930 | Hi Bell | STL | 8 |
| 1931 | Jack Quinn | BRK | 15 |
| 1932 | Jack Quinn | BRK | 8 |
| 1933 | Phil Collins | PHI | 6 |
| 1934 | Carl Hubbell | NY | 8 |
| 1935 | Dutch Leonard | BRK | 8 |
| 1936 | Dizzy Dean | STL | 11 |
| 1937 | Mace Brown | PIT | 7 |
| TIE | Cliff Melton | NY | 7 |
| 1938 | Dick Coffman | NY | 12 |
| 1939 | Bob Bowman | STL | 9 |
| TIE | Clyde Shoun | STL | 9 |
| 1940 | Joe Beggs | CIN | 7 |
| TIE | Jumbo Brown | NY | 7 |
| TIE | Mace Brown | PIT | 7 |
| 1941 | Jumbo Brown | NY | 8 |
| 1942 | Hugh Casey | BRK | 13 |
| 1943 | Les Webber | BRK | 10 |
| 1944 | Ace Adams | NY | 13 |
| 1945 | Ace Adams | NY | 15 |
| TIE | Andy Karl | PHI | 15 |
| 1946 | Ken Raffensberger | PHI | 6 |
| 1947 | Hugh Casey | BRK | 18 |
| 1948 | Harry Gumbert | CIN | 17 |
| 1949 | Ted Wilks | STL | 9 |
| 1950 | Jim Konstanty | PHI | 22 |
| 1951 | Ted Wilks | STL/PIT | 13 |
| 1952 | Al Brazle | STL | 16 |
| 1953 | Al Brazle | STL | 18 |
| 1954 | Jim Hughes | BRK | 24 |
| 1955 | Jack Meyer | PHI | 16 |
| 1956 | Clem Labine | BRK | 19 |
| 1957 | Clem Labine | BRK | 17 |
| 1958 | Roy Face | PIT | 20 |
| 1959 | Lindy McDaniel | STL | 15 |
| TIE | Don McMahon | MIL | 15 |
| 1960 | Lindy McDaniel | STL | 26 |
| 1961 | Roy Face | PIT | 17 |
| TIE | Stu Miller | SF | 17 |
| 1962 | Roy Face | PIT | 28 |
| 1963 | Lindy McDaniel | CHI | 22 |
| 1964 | Hal Woodeshick | HOU | 23 |
| 1965 | Ted Abernathy | CHI | 31 |
| 1966 | Phil Regan | LA | 21 |
| 1967 | Ted Abernathy | CIN | 28 |
| 1968 | Phil Regan | LA/CHI | 25 |
| 1969 | Fred Gladding | HOU | 29 |
| 1970 | Wayne Granger | CIN | 35 |
| 1971 | Dave Giusti | PIT | 30 |
| 1972 | Clay Carroll | CIN | 37 |
| 1973 | Mike Marshall | MON | 31 |
| 1974 | Mike Marshall | LA | 21 |
| 1975 | Rawly Eastwick | CIN | 22 |
| TIE | Al Hrabosky | STL | 22 |
| 1976 | Rawly Eastwick | CIN | 26 |
| 1977 | Rollie Fingers | SD | 35 |
| 1978 | Rollie Fingers | SD | 37 |
| 1979 | Bruce Sutter | CHI | 37 |
| 1980 | Bruce Sutter | CHI | 28 |
| 1981 | Bruce Sutter | STL | 25 |
| 1982 | Bruce Sutter | STL | 36 |
| 1983 | Lee Smith | CHI | 29 |
| 1984 | Bruce Sutter | STL | 45 |
| 1985 | Jeff Reardon | MON | 41 |
| 1986 | Todd Worrell | STL | 36 |
| 1987 | Steve Bedrosian | PHI | 40 |
| 1988 | John Franco | CIN | 39 |
| 1989 | Mark Davis | SD | 44 |
| 1990 | John Franco | NY | 33 |
| 1991 | Lee Smith | STL | 47 |
| 1992 | Lee Smith | STL | 43 |
| 1993 | Randy Myers | CHI | 53 |
| 1994 | John Franco | NY | 30 |
| 1995 | Randy Myers | CHI | 38 |
| 1996 | Jeff Brantley | CIN | 44 |
| TIE | Todd Worrell | LA | 44 |
| 1997 | Jeff Shaw | CIN | 42 |
| 1998 | Trevor Hoffman | SD | 53 |
| 1999 | Ugueth Urbina | MON | 41 |
| 2000 | Antonio Alfonseca | FLA | 43 |
| 2001 | Robb Nen | SF | 45 |
| 2002 | John Smoltz | ATL | 55 |
| 2003 | Eric Gagne | LA | 55 |
| 2004 | Armando Benitez | FLA | 47 |
| TIE | Jason Isringhausen | STL | 47 |
| 2005 | Chad Cordeiro | WAS | 47 |
| 2006 | Trevor Hoffman | SD | 46 |
| 2007 | Jose Valverde | HOU | 47 |
| 2008 | Jose Valverde | ARI | 44 |
| 2009 | Heath Bell | SD | 42 |
| 2010 | Brian Wilson | SF | 48 |
| 2011 | John Axford | MIL | 46 |
| TIE | Craig Kimbrel | ATL | 46 |
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