MLB Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman, & Rolaids Relief Award Winners

The Rolaids Relief Man of the Year was issued from 1976 to 2012 to the best relief pitcher in each league. Beginning in 2014, each league's best reliever has been honored annually with the Reliever of the Year Award, named the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award and Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award. The Reliever of the Year Awards are voted on by a panel of retired relief pitchers, while the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year winner was chosen using a point system, taking into account how many saves, wins, losses, and blown saves the pitcher recorded.

Table
Year	Lg	Name	Tm	WAR	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	SO
2024	AL	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	4.4	4	2	47	0.61	74.1	66
2024	NL	Ryan Helsley	STL	3.0	7	4	49	2.04	66.1	79

2023	AL	Félix Bautista	BAL	3.0	8	2	33	1.48	61.0	110
2023	NL	Devin Williams	MIL	2.6	8	3	36	1.53	58.2	87

2022	AL	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	2.8	3	4	42	1.36	72.2	77
2022	NL	Edwin Díaz	NYM	3.2	3	1	32	1.31	62.0	118

2021	AL	Liam Hendriks	CHW	2.6	8	3	38	2.54	71.0	113
2021	NL	Josh Hader	MIL	3.2	4	2	34	1.23	58.2	102

2020	AL	Liam Hendriks	OAK	1.4	3	1	14	1.78	25.1	37
2020	NL	Devin Williams	MIL	1.3	4	1	0	0.33	27.0	53

2019	AL	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	1.6	3	2	37	2.21	57.0	85
2019	NL	Josh Hader	MIL	2.8	3	5	37	2.62	75.2	138

2018	AL	Edwin Díaz	SEA	3.1	0	4	57	1.96	73.1	124
2018	NL	Josh Hader	MIL	2.1	6	1	12	2.43	81.1	143

2017	AL	Craig Kimbrel	BOS	3.6	5	0	35	1.43	69.0	126
2017	NL	Kenley Jansen	LAD	3.0	5	0	41	1.32	68.1	109

2016	AL	Zack Britton	BAL	4.1	2	1	47	0.54	67.0	74
2016	NL	Kenley Jansen	LAD	2.8	3	2	47	1.83	68.2	104

2015	AL	Andrew Miller	NYY	2.3	3	2	36	2.04	61.2	100
2015	NL	Mark Melancon	PIT	1.8	3	2	51	2.23	76.2	62

2014	AL	Greg Holland	KCR	2.6	1	3	46	1.44	62.1	90
2014	NL	Craig Kimbrel	ATL	2.5	0	3	47	1.61	61.2	95

2012	AL	Jim Johnson	BAL	2.4	2	1	51	2.49	68.2	41
2012	NL	Craig Kimbrel	ATL	3.2	3	1	42	1.01	62.2	116

2011	AL	José Valverde	DET	2.0	2	4	49	2.24	72.1	69
2011	NL	John Axford	MIL	2.3	2	2	46	1.95	73.2	86

2010	AL	Rafael Soriano	TBR	2.1	3	2	45	1.73	62.1	57
2010	NL	Heath Bell	SDP	1.9	6	1	47	1.93	70.0	86

2009	AL	Joe Nathan	MIN	3.0	2	2	47	2.10	68.2	89
2009	AL	Mariano Rivera	NYY	3.6	3	3	44	1.76	66.1	72
2009	NL	Heath Bell	SDP	1.6	6	4	42	2.71	69.2	79

2008	AL	Francisco Rodríguez	LAA	2.5	2	3	62	2.24	68.1	77
2008	NL	Brad Lidge	PHI	2.4	2	0	41	1.95	69.1	92

2007	AL	J.J. Putz	SEA	4.0	6	1	40	1.38	71.2	82
2007	NL	José Valverde	ARI	2.2	1	4	47	2.66	64.1	78

2006	AL	Francisco Rodríguez	LAA	3.7	2	3	47	1.73	73.0	98
2006	NL	Trevor Hoffman	SDP	2.1	0	2	46	2.14	63.0	50

2005	AL	Mariano Rivera	NYY	4.0	7	4	43	1.38	78.1	80
2005	NL	Chad Cordero	WSN	2.0	2	4	47	1.82	74.1	61

2004	AL	Mariano Rivera	NYY	4.2	4	2	53	1.94	78.2	66
2004	NL	Éric Gagné	LAD	2.3	7	3	45	2.19	82.1	114

2003	AL	Keith Foulke	OAK	3.5	9	1	43	2.08	86.2	88
2003	NL	Éric Gagné	LAD	3.7	2	3	55	1.20	82.1	137

2002	AL	Billy Koch	OAK	1.8	11	4	44	3.27	93.2	93
2002	NL	John Smoltz	ATL	1.2	3	2	55	3.25	80.1	85

2001	AL	Mariano Rivera	NYY	3.4	4	6	50	2.34	80.2	83
2001	NL	Armando Benítez	NYM	1.0	6	4	43	3.77	76.1	93

2000	AL	Todd Jones	DET	1.2	2	4	42	3.52	64.0	67
2000	NL	Antonio Alfonseca	FLA	0.5	5	6	45	4.24	70.0	47

1999	AL	Mariano Rivera	NYY	3.5	4	3	45	1.83	69.0	52
1999	NL	Billy Wagner	HOU	3.8	4	1	39	1.57	74.2	124

1998	AL	Tom Gordon	BOS	2.6	7	4	46	2.72	79.1	78
1998	NL	Trevor Hoffman	SDP	4.1	4	2	53	1.48	73.0	86

1997	AL	Randy Myers	BAL	3.1	2	3	45	1.51	59.2	56
1997	NL	Jeff Shaw	CIN	3.6	4	2	42	2.38	94.2	74

1996	AL	John Wetteland	NYY	2.4	2	3	43	2.83	63.2	69
1996	NL	Jeff Brantley	CIN	2.8	1	2	44	2.41	71.0	76

1995	AL	José Mesa	CLE	3.9	3	0	46	1.13	64.0	58
1995	NL	Tom Henke	STL	2.3	1	1	36	1.82	54.1	48

1994	AL	Lee Smith	BAL	0.8	1	4	33	3.29	38.1	42
1994	NL	Rod Beck	SFG	0.8	2	4	28	2.77	48.2	39

1993	AL	Jeff Montgomery	KCR	4.4	7	5	45	2.27	87.1	66
1993	NL	Randy Myers	CHC	1.3	2	4	53	3.11	75.1	86

1992	AL	Dennis Eckersley	OAK	2.9	7	1	51	1.91	80.0	93
1992	NL	Lee Smith	STL	0.6	4	9	43	3.12	75.0	60

1991	AL	Bryan Harvey	CAL	3.4	2	4	46	1.60	78.2	101
1991	NL	Lee Smith	STL	2.3	6	3	47	2.34	73.0	67

1990	AL	Bobby Thigpen	CHW	3.5	4	6	57	1.83	88.2	70
1990	NL	John Franco	NYM	1.5	5	3	33	2.53	67.2	56

1989	AL	Jeff Russell	TEX	2.5	6	4	38	1.98	72.2	77
1989	NL	Mark Davis	SDP	4.4	4	3	44	1.85	92.2	92

1988	AL	Dennis Eckersley	OAK	2.3	4	2	45	2.35	72.2	70
1988	NL	John Franco	CIN	3.0	6	6	39	1.57	86.0	46

1987	AL	Dave Righetti	NYY	1.1	8	6	31	3.51	95.0	77
1987	NL	Steve Bedrosian	PHI	2.3	5	3	40	2.83	89.0	74

1986	AL	Dave Righetti	NYY	3.8	8	8	46	2.45	106.2	83
1986	NL	Todd Worrell	STL	2.5	9	10	36	2.08	103.2	73

1985	AL	Dan Quisenberry	KCR	4.2	8	9	37	2.37	129.0	54
1985	NL	Jeff Reardon	MON	1.1	2	8	41	3.18	87.2	67

1984	AL	Dan Quisenberry	KCR	3.3	6	3	44	2.64	129.1	41
1984	NL	Bruce Sutter	STL	4.5	5	7	45	1.54	122.2	77

1983	AL	Dan Quisenberry	KCR	5.5	5	3	45	1.94	139.0	48
1983	NL	Al Holland	PHI	3.3	8	4	25	2.26	91.2	100

1982	AL	Dan Quisenberry	KCR	3.3	9	7	35	2.57	136.2	46
1982	NL	Bruce Sutter	STL	0.9	9	8	36	2.90	102.1	61

1981	AL	Rollie Fingers	MIL	4.2	6	3	28	1.04	78.0	61
1981	NL	Bruce Sutter	STL	1.6	3	5	25	2.62	82.1	57

1980	AL	Dan Quisenberry	KCR	2.4	12	7	33	3.09	128.1	37
1980	NL	Rollie Fingers	SDP	1.8	11	9	23	2.80	103.0	69

1979	AL	Jim Kern	TEX	6.1	13	5	29	1.57	143.0	136
1979	NL	Bruce Sutter	CHC	4.9	6	6	37	2.22	101.1	110

1978	AL	Rich Gossage	NYY	3.2	10	11	27	2.01	134.1	122
1978	NL	Rollie Fingers	SDP	2.5	6	13	37	2.52	107.1	72

1977	AL	Bill Campbell	BOS	4.7	13	9	31	2.96	140.0	114
1977	NL	Rollie Fingers	SDP	2.2	8	9	35	2.99	132.1	113

1976	AL	Bill Campbell	MIN	1.9	17	5	20	3.01	167.2	115
1976	NL	Rawly Eastwick	CIN	2.8	11	5	26	2.09	107.2	70