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Reliever of the Year AwardWWikipedia↗

1976–2025 · 96 awarded to 60 people · AL, NL

Most wins

Mariano Rivera 5
Dan Quisenberry 5
Bruce Sutter 4
Rollie Fingers 4
Edwin Diaz 3

Latest (2025)

Aroldis Chapman AL
Edwin Diaz NL

First (1976)

Bill Campbell
Rawly Eastwick

Longest run

Dan Quisenberry 4 straight to 1985

Winners

Year	Lg	Winner	Team
2025	AL	Aroldis Chapman	Boston Red Sox
2025	NL	Edwin Diaz	New York Mets
2023	AL	Felix Bautista	Baltimore Orioles
2023	NL	Devin Williams	Milwaukee Brewers
2022	AL	Emmanuel Clase	Cleveland Guardians
2022	NL	Edwin Diaz	New York Mets
2021	AL	Liam Hendriks	Chicago White Sox
2021	NL	Josh Hader	Milwaukee Brewers
2020	AL	Liam Hendriks	Oakland Athletics
2020	NL	Devin Williams	Milwaukee Brewers
2019	AL	Aroldis Chapman	New York Yankees
2019	NL	Josh Hader	Milwaukee Brewers
2018	AL	Edwin Diaz	Seattle Mariners
2018	NL	Josh Hader	Milwaukee Brewers
2017	AL	Craig Kimbrel	Boston Red Sox
2017	NL	Kenley Jansen	Los Angeles Dodgers
2016	AL	Zack Britton	Baltimore Orioles
2016	NL	Kenley Jansen	Los Angeles Dodgers
2015	AL	Andrew Miller	New York Yankees
2015	NL	Mark Melancon	Pittsburgh Pirates
2014	AL	Greg Holland	Kansas City Royals
2014	NL	Craig Kimbrel	Atlanta Braves
2012	AL	Jim Johnson	Baltimore Orioles
2012	NL	Craig Kimbrel	Atlanta Braves
2011	AL	Jose Valverde	Detroit Tigers
2011	NL	John Axford	Milwaukee Brewers
2010	AL	Rafael Soriano	Tampa Bay Rays
2010	NL	Heath Bell	San Diego Padres
2009	AL	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees
2009	NL	Heath Bell	San Diego Padres
2008	AL	Francisco Rodriguez	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
2008	NL	Brad Lidge	Philadelphia Phillies
2007	AL	J. J. Putz	Seattle Mariners
2007	NL	Jose Valverde	Arizona Diamondbacks
2006	AL	Francisco Rodriguez	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
2006	NL	Trevor Hoffman	San Diego Padres
2005	AL	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees
2005	NL	Chad Cordero	Washington Nationals
2004	AL	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees
2004	NL	Eric Gagne	Los Angeles Dodgers
2003	AL	Keith Foulke	Oakland Athletics
2003	NL	Eric Gagne	Los Angeles Dodgers
2002	AL	Billy Koch	Oakland Athletics
2002	NL	John Smoltz	Atlanta Braves
2001	AL	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees
2001	NL	Armando Benitez	New York Mets
2000	AL	Todd Jones	Detroit Tigers
2000	NL	Antonio Alfonseca	Florida Marlins
1999	AL	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees
1999	NL	Billy Wagner	Houston Astros
1998	AL	Tom Gordon	Boston Red Sox
1998	NL	Trevor Hoffman	San Diego Padres
1997	AL	Randy Myers	Baltimore Orioles
1997	NL	Jeff Shaw	Cincinnati Reds
1996	AL	John Wetteland	New York Yankees
1996	NL	Jeff Brantley	Cincinnati Reds
1995	AL	Jose Mesa	Cleveland Indians
1995	NL	Tom Henke	St. Louis Cardinals
1994	AL	Lee Smith	Baltimore Orioles
1994	NL	Rod Beck	San Francisco Giants
1993	AL	Jeff Montgomery	Kansas City Royals
1993	NL	Randy Myers	Chicago Cubs
1992	AL	Dennis Eckersley	Oakland Athletics
1992	NL	Lee Smith	St. Louis Cardinals
1991	AL	Bryan Harvey	California Angels
1991	NL	Lee Smith	St. Louis Cardinals
1990	AL	Bobby Thigpen	Chicago White Sox
1990	NL	John Franco	New York Mets
1989	AL	Jeff Russell	Texas Rangers
1989	NL	Mark Davis	San Diego Padres
1988	AL	Dennis Eckersley	Oakland Athletics
1988	NL	John Franco	Cincinnati Reds
1987	AL	Dave Righetti	New York Yankees
1987	NL	Steve Bedrosian	Philadelphia Phillies
1986	AL	Dave Righetti	New York Yankees
1986	NL	Todd Worrell	St. Louis Cardinals
1985	AL	Dan Quisenberry	Kansas City Royals
1985	NL	Jeff Reardon	Montreal Expos
1984	AL	Dan Quisenberry	Kansas City Royals
1984	NL	Bruce Sutter	St. Louis Cardinals
1983	AL	Dan Quisenberry	Kansas City Royals
1983	NL	Al Holland	Philadelphia Phillies
1982	AL	Dan Quisenberry	Kansas City Royals
1982	NL	Bruce Sutter	St. Louis Cardinals
1981	AL	Rollie Fingers	Milwaukee Brewers
1981	NL	Bruce Sutter	St. Louis Cardinals
1980	AL	Dan Quisenberry	Kansas City Royals
1980	NL	Rollie Fingers	San Diego Padres
1979	AL	Jim Kern	Texas Rangers
1979	NL	Bruce Sutter	Chicago Cubs
1978	AL	Rich Gossage	New York Yankees
1978	NL	Rollie Fingers	San Diego Padres
1977	AL	Bill Campbell	Boston Red Sox
1977	NL	Rollie Fingers	San Diego Padres
1976	AL	Bill Campbell	Minnesota Twins
1976	NL	Rawly Eastwick	Cincinnati Reds

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