Aaron wrote earlier about the possiblility of John Smoltz moving back into the bullpen and becoming the Braves closer once again. The 41-year old has 154 career saves to match his 210 career wins.
Even though he was a closer for just a super-short time, he is currently 14th on the active list for most saves. There are 4 players that may join a team this season that have more saves than Smoltzie, but they haven’t taken the mound in 2008, so I am not counting them.
Of the active pitchers that have more saves than Smoltz, only one pitcher comes close in career wins (if you can count having 135 wins close.)
Here are active pitchers with the most wins that have more saves than John Smoltz…
Tom Gordon: 157 saves - 135 wins
Mariano Rivera: 451 saves - 62 wins
Todd Jones: 306 saves - 54 wins
Trevor Hoffman: 528 saves - 53 wins
Dave McMahon
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