{{Short description|none}} thumb|120px|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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/riverma01.shtml|title=Mariano Rivera Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mariano-rivera|last=Cohen|first=Alan|title=Mariano Rivera Bio|work=Society For American Baseball Research|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/rivera-mariano|title=Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame Profile|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|accessdate=August 1, 2021}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoffmtr01.shtml|title=Trevor Hoffman Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}</ref> and Lee Smith<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithle02.shtml|title=Lee Smith Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}</ref> are the only other pitchers to finish more than 800 games in their careers.
Mike Marshall set the single-season record for games finished with 84 in 1979, surpassing his previous record of 83 established in 1974.
==Key== {| class="wikitable" | '''Rank''' || Rank amongst leaders in career games finished. A blank field indicates a tie. |- |'''Player'''||Name of the player |- |'''GF'''||Total career games finished |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#ffffbb"|* |Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame |- !scope="row" style="background:#cfecec;"|'''Bold''' |Denotes an active player<ref group=note>A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.</ref> |}
==List== thumb|100px|Kenley Jansen, the active leader in games finished and 5th all-time. *Stats updated as of May 31, 2026. {| class="wikitable" style="float:left;" !Rank !Player !GF |- |1 |style="background:#ffffbb;"|Mariano Rivera* |952 |- |2 |style="background:#ffffbb;"|Trevor Hoffman* |856 |- |3 |style="background:#ffffbb;"|Lee Smith* |802 |- |4 |John Franco |774 |- |5 | style="background:#cfecec;" |'''Kenley Jansen (14)''' |714 |- |6 | style="background:#ffffbb;" |Rollie Fingers* |709 |- |7 | style="background:#ffffbb;" |Billy Wagner* |703 |- |8 |Jeff Reardon |695 |- |9 | style="background:#ffffbb;" |Goose Gossage* |681 |- |10 |Francisco Rodríguez |677 |- |11 |Roberto Hernández |667 |- |12 |style="background:#cfecec;"|'''Craig Kimbrel (10)''' |666 |- |13 |style="background:#ffffbb;"|Hoyt Wilhelm* |651 |- |14 |Doug Jones |640 |- |15 |Kent Tekulve |638 |- |16 |Sparky Lyle |634 |- |17 |José Mesa |633 |- |18 |Todd Jones |619 |- |19 |Gene Garber |609 |- |20 |Fernando Rodney |590 |- |21 |Joe Nathan |587 |- |22 |Jonathan Papelbon |585 |- |23 | style="background:#cfecec;" |'''Aroldis Chapman (15)''' |578 |- |24 | style="background:#ffffbb;" |Dennis Eckersley* |577 |- | |Lindy McDaniel |577 |- |26 |Francisco Cordero |575 |- |27 |Roy Face |574 |- |28 |Rick Aguilera |557 |- |29 |Dan Quisenberry |553 |- |30 |Mike Marshall |549 |- | |Jeff Montgomery |549 |- | |Robb Nen |549 |- |33 |Tom Henke |548 |- | |Randy Myers |548 |- |35 |Troy Percival |546 |- |36 |Tug McGraw |541 |- |37 |Armando Benítez |527 |- |38 |Huston Street |525 |- |39 |John Wetteland |523 |- |40 |José Valverde |520 |- |41 |Rod Beck |519 |- |42 |style="background:#ffffbb;"|Bruce Sutter* |512 |- |43 |Bob Wickman |511 |- |44 |Don McMahon |505 |- |45 |Jesse Orosco |501 |- |46 |Jason Isringhausen |499 |- |47 |Dave Righetti |474 |- |48 | style="background:#cfecec;" |'''Raisel Iglesias (14)''' |473 |- |49 |Mike Timlin |467 |- |50 |Ron Perranoski |458 |} {| class="wikitable" style="float:left;" |- style="white-space:nowrap;" ! Rank ! Player ! GF |- |51 |Todd Worrell |456 |- |52 |Bill Campbell |455 |- |53 |Mark Melancon |454 |- |54 |Gregg Olson |447 |- |55 |Steve Bedrosian |439 |- |56 |Mike Henneman |432 |- | |Dave Smith |432 |- |58 |Roger McDowell |430 |- |59 |Joakim Soria |427 |- |60 |Mike Jackson |422 |- | |Dan Plesac |422 |- |62 |Willie Hernández |419 |- | |Mitch Williams |419 |- |64 |Darold Knowles |417 |- |65 |Ted Abernathy |416 |- |66 |Greg Minton |415 |- |67 |Ugueth Urbina |408 |- |68 |Keith Foulke |406 |- | |Stu Miller |406 |- |70 | style="background:#cfecec;" |'''Edwin Díaz (6)''' |401 |- | |Eddie Guardado |401 |- |72 |Gary Lavelle |399 |- |73 |Jeff Shaw |384 |- |74 |Kevin Gregg |382 |- |75 |Brian Fuentes |381 |- | |Dave LaRoche |381 |- |77 |Dave Giusti |380 |- |78 |Jeff Brantley |379 |- |79 |Bob Stanley |377 |- |80 |Clay Carroll |373 |- | |LaTroy Hawkins |373 |- |82 |Tom Burgmeier |370 |- |83 |Brad Lidge |368 |- |84 |John Hiller |363 |- | |Mike Stanton |363 |- |86 |Danny Graves |360 |- | |Jay Howell |360 |- |88 |David Robertson |358 |- |89 |J. J. Putz |357 |- |90 |Bobby Thigpen |356 |- |91 |Greg Holland |355 |- |92 |Jim Brewer |351 |- |93 |Tom Gordon |347 |- |94 |Eddie Fisher |344 |- |95 |Rafael Soriano |343 |- |96 |Frank Linzy |342 |- |97 |Ron Davis |340 |- | |Jeff Russell |340 |- |99 |Ron Kline |338 |- |100 |Mark Clear |337 |} {{Clear}}
==See also== *Games pitched *Games started
==Notes== {{reflist|group=note}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/GF_career.shtml |title=Career Leaders & Records for Games Finished |website=Baseball-Reference.com}} *[https://www.mlb.com/stats/pitching/games-finished/all-time-totals?expanded=true Major League Baseball]
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