Award Overview

Award Name
Reliever of the Year Award
Total Winners
94
First Awarded
1976
Most Recent
2023

All Winners

Complete list of Reliever of the Year Award recipients

Year Player Name Team League
2023 Devin Williams MIL NL
2023 Felix Bautista BAL AL
2022 Edwin Diaz NYN NL
2022 Emmanuel Clase CLE AL
2021 Josh Hader MIL NL
2021 Liam Hendriks CHW AL
2020 Liam Hendriks OAK AL
2020 Devin Williams MIL NL
2019 Aroldis Chapman NYY AL
2019 Josh Hader MIL NL
2018 Edwin Diaz SEA AL
2018 Josh Hader MIL NL
2017 Craig Kimbrel BOS AL
2017 Kenley Jansen LAD NL
2016 Zack Britton BAL AL
2016 Kenley Jansen LAD NL
2015 Mark Melancon PIT NL
2015 Andrew Miller NYY AL
2014 Craig Kimbrel ATL NL
2014 Greg Holland KCR AL
2012 Jim Johnson BAL AL
2012 Craig Kimbrel ATL NL
2011 Jose Valverde DET AL
2011 John Axford MIL NL
2010 Rafael Soriano TBR AL
2010 Heath Bell SDP NL
2009 Mariano Rivera NYY AL
2009 Heath Bell SDP NL
2008 Francisco Rodriguez LAA AL
2008 Brad Lidge PHI NL
2007 Jose Valverde AZ NL
2007 J. J. Putz SEA AL
2006 Trevor Hoffman SDP NL
2006 Francisco Rodriguez LAA AL
2005 Mariano Rivera NYY AL
2005 Chad Cordero WAS NL
2004 Mariano Rivera NYY AL
2004 Eric Gagne LAD NL
2003 Eric Gagne LAD NL
2003 Keith Foulke OAK AL
2002 John Smoltz ATL NL
2002 Billy Koch OAK AL
2001 Mariano Rivera NYY AL
2001 Armando Benitez NYN NL
2000 Antonio Alfonseca MIA NL
2000 Todd Jones DET AL
1999 Mariano Rivera NYY AL
1999 Billy Wagner HOU NL
1998 Tom Gordon BOS AL
1998 Trevor Hoffman SDP NL
1997 Randy Myers BAL AL
1997 Jeff Shaw CIN NL
1996 John Wetteland NYY AL
1996 Jeff Brantley CIN NL
1995 Tom Henke STL NL
1995 Jose Mesa CLE AL
1994 Lee Smith BAL AL
1994 Rod Beck SFG NL
1993 Randy Myers CHC NL
1993 Jeff Montgomery KCR AL
1992 Dennis Eckersley OAK AL
1992 Lee Smith STL NL
1991 Lee Smith STL NL
1991 Bryan Harvey LAA AL
1990 John Franco NYN NL
1990 Bobby Thigpen CHW AL
1989 Mark Davis SDP NL
1989 Jeff Russell TEX AL
1988 Dennis Eckersley OAK AL
1988 John Franco CIN NL
1987 Dave Righetti NYY AL
1987 Steve Bedrosian PHI NL
1986 Dave Righetti NYY AL
1986 Todd Worrell STL NL
1985 Dan Quisenberry KCR AL
1985 Jeff Reardon WSN NL
1984 Bruce Sutter STL NL
1984 Dan Quisenberry KCR AL
1983 Dan Quisenberry KCR AL
1983 Al Holland PHI NL
1982 Bruce Sutter STL NL
1982 Dan Quisenberry KCR AL
1981 Rollie Fingers ATL AL
1981 Bruce Sutter STL NL
1980 Rollie Fingers SDP NL
1980 Dan Quisenberry KCR AL
1979 Bruce Sutter CHC NL
1979 Jim Kern TEX AL
1978 Rollie Fingers SDP NL
1978 Rich Gossage NYY AL
1977 Bill Campbell BOS AL
1977 Rollie Fingers SDP NL
1976 Bill Campbell MIN AL
1976 Rawly Eastwick CIN NL