Who led the MLB in saves in 2004?
53Saves · 2004 Regular Season
Mariano Rivera led the MLB with 53 saves in the 2004 regular season.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariano Rivera |  NYY | 74 | 53 |
| 2 | Francisco Cordero |  TEX | 67 | 49 |
| 3 | Armando Benitez |  MIA | 64 | 47 |
| 4 | Jason Isringhausen |  STL | 74 | 47 |
| 5 | Eric Gagne |  LAD | 70 | 45 |
| 6 | Joe Nathan |  MIN | 73 | 44 |
| 7 | John Smoltz |  ATL | 73 | 44 |
| 8 | Jose Mesa |  PIT | 70 | 43 |
| 9 | Danny Graves |  CIN | 68 | 41 |
| 10 | Trevor Hoffman |  SD | 55 | 41 |
What the columns mean: SV