List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders
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 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 and Lee Smith 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.
01Key
| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career games finished. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player | Name of the player |
| GF | Total career games finished |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame |
|---|---|
| Bold | Denotes an active player |
02List
- Stats updated as of September 15, 2026.
| 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 | Edwin Díaz (12) | 407 |
| 69 | Keith Foulke | 406 |
| Stu Miller | 406 | |
| 71 | 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 | Josh Hader (35) | 356 |
| Bobby Thigpen | 356 | |
| 92 | Greg Holland | 355 |
| 93 | Jim Brewer | 351 |
| 94 | Tom Gordon | 347 |
| 95 | Eddie Fisher | 344 |
| 96 | Rafael Soriano | 343 |
| 97 | Frank Linzy | 342 |
| 98 | Ron Davis | 340 |
| Jeff Russell | 340 | |
| 100 | Ron Kline | 338 |
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