Reliever of the Year Award
96 award winners
Award Overview
- Award Name
- Reliever of the Year Award
- Total Awards Given
- 96
- First Awarded
- 1976
- Most Recent
- 2025
All Winners
Complete list of Reliever of the Year Award recipients
| Year | Player Name | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Aroldis Chapman | BOS | AL |
| 2025 | Edwin Diaz | NYN | NL |
| 2023 | Felix Bautista | BAL | AL |
| 2023 | Devin Williams | MIL | NL |
| 2022 | Emmanuel Clase | CLE | AL |
| 2022 | Edwin Diaz | NYN | NL |
| 2021 | Josh Hader | MIL | NL |
| 2021 | Liam Hendriks | CHA | AL |
| 2020 | Liam Hendriks | OAK | AL |
| 2020 | Devin Williams | MIL | NL |
| 2019 | Aroldis Chapman | NYA | AL |
| 2019 | Josh Hader | MIL | NL |
| 2018 | Edwin Diaz | SEA | AL |
| 2018 | Josh Hader | MIL | NL |
| 2017 | Kenley Jansen | LAN | NL |
| 2017 | Craig Kimbrel | BOS | AL |
| 2016 | Zack Britton | BAL | AL |
| 2016 | Kenley Jansen | LAN | NL |
| 2015 | Mark Melancon | PIT | NL |
| 2015 | Andrew Miller | NYA | AL |
| 2014 | Greg Holland | KCA | AL |
| 2014 | Craig Kimbrel | ATL | NL |
| 2012 | Jim Johnson | BAL | AL |
| 2012 | Craig Kimbrel | ATL | NL |
| 2011 | John Axford | MIL | NL |
| 2011 | Jose Valverde | DET | AL |
| 2010 | Heath Bell | SDN | NL |
| 2010 | Rafael Soriano | TBA | AL |
| 2009 | Heath Bell | SDN | NL |
| 2009 | Mariano Rivera | NYA | AL |
| 2008 | Brad Lidge | PHI | NL |
| 2008 | Francisco Rodriguez | LAA | AL |
| 2007 | J. J. Putz | SEA | AL |
| 2007 | Jose Valverde | ARI | NL |
| 2006 | Trevor Hoffman | SDN | NL |
| 2006 | Francisco Rodriguez | LAA | AL |
| 2005 | Chad Cordero | WAS | NL |
| 2005 | Mariano Rivera | NYA | AL |
| 2004 | Eric Gagne | LAN | NL |
| 2004 | Mariano Rivera | NYA | AL |
| 2003 | Keith Foulke | OAK | AL |
| 2003 | Eric Gagne | LAN | NL |
| 2002 | Billy Koch | OAK | AL |
| 2002 | John Smoltz | ATL | NL |
| 2001 | Armando Benitez | NYN | NL |
| 2001 | Mariano Rivera | NYA | AL |
| 2000 | Antonio Alfonseca | FLO | NL |
| 2000 | Todd Jones | DET | AL |
| 1999 | Mariano Rivera | NYA | AL |
| 1999 | Billy Wagner | HOU | NL |
| 1998 | Tom Gordon | BOS | AL |
| 1998 | Trevor Hoffman | SDN | NL |
| 1997 | Randy Myers | BAL | AL |
| 1997 | Jeff Shaw | CIN | NL |
| 1996 | Jeff Brantley | CIN | NL |
| 1996 | John Wetteland | NYA | AL |
| 1995 | Tom Henke | SLN | NL |
| 1995 | Jose Mesa | CLE | AL |
| 1994 | Rod Beck | SFN | NL |
| 1994 | Lee Smith | BAL | AL |
| 1993 | Jeff Montgomery | KCA | AL |
| 1993 | Randy Myers | CHN | NL |
| 1992 | Dennis Eckersley | OAK | AL |
| 1992 | Lee Smith | SLN | NL |
| 1991 | Bryan Harvey | CAL | AL |
| 1991 | Lee Smith | SLN | NL |
| 1990 | John Franco | NYN | NL |
| 1990 | Bobby Thigpen | CHA | AL |
| 1989 | Mark Davis | SDN | NL |
| 1989 | Jeff Russell | TEX | AL |
| 1988 | Dennis Eckersley | OAK | AL |
| 1988 | John Franco | CIN | NL |
| 1987 | Steve Bedrosian | PHI | NL |
| 1987 | Dave Righetti | NYA | AL |
| 1986 | Dave Righetti | NYA | AL |
| 1986 | Todd Worrell | SLN | NL |
| 1985 | Dan Quisenberry | KCA | AL |
| 1985 | Jeff Reardon | MON | NL |
| 1984 | Dan Quisenberry | KCA | AL |
| 1984 | Bruce Sutter | SLN | NL |
| 1983 | Al Holland | PHI | NL |
| 1983 | Dan Quisenberry | KCA | AL |
| 1982 | Dan Quisenberry | KCA | AL |
| 1982 | Bruce Sutter | SLN | NL |
| 1981 | Rollie Fingers | ML4 | AL |
| 1981 | Bruce Sutter | SLN | NL |
| 1980 | Rollie Fingers | SDN | NL |
| 1980 | Dan Quisenberry | KCA | AL |
| 1979 | Jim Kern | TEX | AL |
| 1979 | Bruce Sutter | CHN | NL |
| 1978 | Rollie Fingers | SDN | NL |
| 1978 | Rich Gossage | NYA | AL |
| 1977 | Bill Campbell | BOS | AL |
| 1977 | Rollie Fingers | SDN | NL |
| 1976 | Bill Campbell | MIN | AL |
| 1976 | Rawly Eastwick | CIN | NL |