Joe Nathan earned his 10th career save against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night, working a perfect ninth.
That gives him double-digit saves against every American League team except New York and Minnesota. Nathan is one of six active pitchers to have saved at least 10 games against 12 teams in his career, according to STATS Inc.
Here is the all-time list from STATS Inc. of the pitchers with at least 10 career saves vs. different teams (active players are in bold).
Pitchers w/10+ Career Saves vs. Most Different Teams, All-time**
(** saves became an official stat in 1969)
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PITCHER |
TEAMS |
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Goose Gossage |
22 |
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Jeff Reardon |
20 |
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Rollie Fingers |
19 |
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Jose Mesa |
19 |
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Lee Smith |
18 |
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Todd Jones |
17 |
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Trevor Hoffman |
16 |
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Doug Jones |
16 |
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Francisco Rodriguez |
16 |
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John Wetteland |
16 |
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Robb Nen |
15 |
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Billy Wagner |
15 |
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Francisco Cordero |
14 |
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Roberto Hernandez |
14 |
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Jason Isringhausen |
14 |
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Mariano Rivera |
14 |
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Rick Aguilera |
13 |
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Rod Beck |
13 |
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Dennis Eckersley |
13 |
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John Franco |
13 |
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Tom Henke |
13 |
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Jeff Montgomery |
13 |
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Randy Myers |
13 |
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Troy Percival |
13 |
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Dan Quisenberry |
13 |
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Bobby Thigpen |
13 |
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Armando Benitez |
12 |
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Joe Nathan |
12 |
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Gregg Olson |
12 |
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Dave Righetti |
12 |
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Jeff Shaw |
12 |
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Bruce Sutter |
12 |
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Jose Valverde |
12 |
-- Drew Davison
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