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List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders

Mariano Rivera, the all-time leader in games finished

In baseball statistics, a relief pitcher is credited with a game finished (denoted by GF) if he is the last pitcher to pitch for his team in a game. A starting pitcher is not credited with a GF for pitching a complete game.

Mariano Rivera[1][2][3] is the all-time leader in games finished with 952. Rivera is the only pitcher in MLB history to finish more than 900 career games. Trevor Hoffman[4] and Lee Smith[5] are the only other pitchers to finish more than 800 games in their careers.

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Kenley Jansen, the active leader in games finished and tied for 11th all-time.

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Notes

  1. ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.

References

  1. ^ "Mariano Rivera Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Cohen, Alan. "Mariano Rivera Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Trevor Hoffman Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Lee Smith Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

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