1979 MLB Saves Leaders

Bruce Sutter led all of MLB in saves in 1979 with 37, 5 ahead of Mike Marshall (32). It was one of 5 times Bruce Sutter led in saves.

Led all of MLB in 1979 Bruce Sutter Chicago Cubs

37 Saves 5 clear of Mike Marshall

Showing Saves and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	SV	G	ERA	IP	SO
1	Bruce Sutter	CHN	37	62	2.22	101.1	110
2	Mike Marshall	MIN	32	90	2.65	142.2	81
3	Kent Tekulve	PIT	31	94	2.75	134.1	75
4	Jim Kern	TEX	29	71	1.57	143.0	136
5	Gene Garber	ATL	25	68	4.33	106.0	56
6	Joe Sambito	HOU	22	63	1.77	91.1	83
7	Aurelio Lopez	DET	21	61	2.41	127.0	106
8	Don Stanhouse	BAL	21	52	2.85	72.2	34
9	Gary Lavelle	SFN	20	70	2.51	96.2	80
10	Sid Monge	CLE	19	76	2.40	131.0	108
11	Elias Sosa	MON	18	62	1.96	96.2	59
12	Rich Gossage	NYA	18	36	2.62	58.1	41
13	Tom Hume	CIN	17	57	2.76	163.0	80
14	DB Doug Bair	CIN	16	65	4.29	94.1	86
15	Tug McGraw	PHI	16	65	5.16	83.2	57
16	Grant Jackson	PIT	14	72	2.96	82.0	39
17	EF Ed Farmer	CHA +1	14	53	2.99	114.1	73
18	Mark Clear	CAL	14	52	3.63	109.0	98
19	Byron McLaughlin	SEA	14	47	4.22	123.2	74
20	Sparky Lyle	TEX	13	67	3.13	95.0	48
21	ML Mark Littell	SLN	13	63	2.19	82.1	67
22	Rollie Fingers	SDN	13	54	4.52	83.2	65
23	Dick Drago	BOS	13	53	3.03	89.0	67
24	AH Al Hrabosky	KCA	11	58	3.74	65.0	39
25	Shane Rawley	SEA	11	48	3.84	84.1	48
26	Victor Cruz	CLE	10	61	4.23	78.2	63
27	Dave LaRoche	CAL	10	53	5.57	85.2	59
28	Woodie Fryman	MON	10	44	2.79	58.0	44
29	Dave Heaverlo	OAK	9	62	4.20	85.2	40
30	Ron Davis	NYA	9	44	2.85	85.1	43
31	John Hiller	DET	9	43	5.22	79.1	46
32	Bill Campbell	BOS	9	41	4.28	54.2	25
33	Mike Proly	CHA	9	38	3.87	88.1	32
34	Skip Lockwood	NYN	9	27	1.49	42.1	42
35	NA Neil Allen	NYN	8	50	3.55	99.0	65
36	JM John Montague	SEA +1	7	55	5.51	134.0	66
37	Ed Glynn	NYN	7	46	3.00	60.0	32
38	Tom Buskey	TOR	7	44	3.43	78.2	44
39	Bobby Castillo	LAN	7	19	1.11	24.1	25
40	Dick Tidrow	CHN +1	6	77	3.66	125.1	75
41	Rawly Eastwick	PHI	6	51	4.90	82.2	47
42	Darold Knowles	SLN	6	48	4.07	48.2	22
43	Bill Castro	ML4	6	39	2.03	44.1	10
44	DP Dave Patterson	LAN	6	36	5.26	53.0	34
45	Enrique Romo	PIT	5	84	2.99	129.1	106
46	Dale Murray	NYN +1	5	67	4.57	110.1	41
47	Ron Reed	PHI	5	61	4.15	102.0	58
48	Pedro Borbon	CIN +1	5	60	4.17	90.2	49
49	Stan Bahnsen	MON	5	55	3.15	94.1	71
50	Mark Lee	SDN	5	46	4.29	65.0	25

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