How many saves did Mariano Rivera have in 2012?

52012 Regular Season

Mariano Rivera recorded 5 saves in the 2012 regular season, 47th in the MLB.

  • 17th-best of Mariano Rivera's 19 seasons on file; the high is 53 in 2004.
  • Down 39 from 44 in 2011.
  • 10% of the New York Yankees' saves that regular season.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

1995 to 2013
1995: 0951996: 51997: 431998: 361999: 452000: 362001: 502002: 282003: 402004: 53532005: 432006: 342007: 302008: 392009: 442010: 332011: 442012: 55122013: 4413
How many saves did Mariano Rivera have in 2012?, season by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1995NYY19535.5167.051301.510
1996NYY61832.09107.2130340.995
1997NYY66641.8871.268201.1943
1998NYY54301.9161.136171.0636
1999NYY66431.8369.052180.8845
2000NYY66742.8575.258251.1036
2001NYY71462.3480.283120.9050
2002NYY45142.7446.041111.0028
2003NYY64521.6670.263101.0040
2004NYY74421.9478.266201.0853
2005NYY71741.3878.180180.8743
2006NYY63551.8075.055110.9634
2007NYY67343.1571.174121.1230
2008NYY64651.4070.27760.6739
2009NYY66331.7666.172120.9044
2010NYY61331.8060.045110.8333
2011NYY64121.9161.16080.9044
2012NYY9112.168.1820.965
2013NYY64622.1164.05491.0544

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV

Mariano Rivera, 2012 regular season

GP
9
R
2
H
6
K
8
L
1
W
1
BB
2
ER
2