Who led the MLB in saves in 2012?
51Saves · 2012 Regular Season
Jim Johnson led the MLB with 51 saves in the 2012 regular season.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Johnson |  BAL | 71 | 51 |
| 2 | Fernando Rodney |  TB | 76 | 48 |
| 3 | Craig Kimbrel |  ATL | 63 | 42 |
| 4 | Jason Motte |  STL | 67 | 42 |
| 5 | Rafael Soriano |  NYY | 69 | 42 |
| 6 | Chris Perez |  CLE | 61 | 39 |
| 7 | Aroldis Chapman |  CIN | 68 | 38 |
| 8 | Jonathan Papelbon |  PHI | 70 | 38 |
| 9 | Joe Nathan |  TEX | 66 | 37 |
| 10 | Joel Hanrahan |  PIT | 63 | 36 |
What the columns mean: SV