Major League Baseball Reliever of the Year Award

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The annual reliever awards are named after Mariano Rivera (left) and Trevor Hoffman (right).

Major League Baseball (MLB) annually honors its best relief pitchers in the American League (AL) and National League (NL) with the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award and Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award, respectively. The awards are named after Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman, who played their entire careers in the respective leagues.[1] The awards were first issued in 2014, and replaced the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award, which had been presented since 2005.[2] Also that season, the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award was discontinued.[3] Though all relief pitchers are eligible, all recipients of the award have been closers.

The Reliever of the Year Awards are determined based on a vote of a nine-member panel made up of Rivera, Hoffman, Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Bruce Sutter, Lee Smith, John Franco, and Billy Wagner.[2] This represents the four living relief pitchers who are in the Hall of Fame along with the top five relievers in career saves.[2] Each voter selects three pitchers for each league based solely on their performance in the regular season performance; a 5-3-1 weighted point system is used to determine the winner.[4]

Reliever of the Year Award (2014–present)

Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year winners

Year Player Team SV ERA WHIP K IP Ref
2014 Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves 47 1.61 0.91 95 612⁄3 [4]
2015 Mark Melancon Pittsburgh Pirates 51 2.23 0.93 62 762⁄3 [5]

Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year winners

Year Player Team SV ERA WHIP K IP Ref
2014 Greg Holland Kansas City Royals 46 1.44 0.91 90 621⁄3 [4]
2015 Andrew Miller New York Yankees 36 2.04 0.86 100 612⁄3 [6]

Delivery Man Award (2005–2013)

The Delivery Man Awards were initially part of a sponsorship agreement between MLB and package delivery company DHL Express from 2005 to 2010.[7][8] From its inception in 2005 through 2008, the annual award was given to a single reliever that was selected online by fans from a group of 10 finalists chosen by an MLB panel.[9][10] The panel took sole responsibility to select the annual winner starting in 2009.[9][11] The winner of the monthly award was decided on by a four-man panel, which originally consisted of Dennis Eckersley, Jerome Holtzman, Rick Sutcliffe and Bob Watson.[12] The panel has included Darryl Hamilton and Mike Bauman, a national columnist for MLB.com.[13]

The awards were given through 2013.[2] Rivera won the Delivery Man Award more than any other AL pitcher; he received the annual award in 2005, 2006, and 2009, and was named the monthly winner in April 2008 and July 2009. Hoffman won the monthly award four times in the NL; winning in May 2005, September 2006, May 2007, and May 2009. Joe Nathan (July 2006, July 2008, and June 2009) and Rafael Soriano (May 2010, July 2010, and August 2010) have won the monthly award three times. Other pitchers who won multiple times include Jonathan Papelbon (April 2006 and the 2007 annual award), Brad Lidge (July 2005 and the 2008 annual award), Heath Bell (April 2009 and the 2010 annual award), and Francisco Rodríguez (August 2006 and June 2008).

Annual winners

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Jonathan Papelbon won the Delivery Man of the Year Award in 2007.
Year Player Team SV ERA WHIP K IP Ref
2005 Mariano Rivera (1) New York Yankees 43 1.38 0.87 80 781⁄3 [14]
2006 Mariano Rivera (2) New York Yankees 34 1.80 0.96 55 75 [15]
2007 Jonathan Papelbon Boston Red Sox 37 1.85 0.77 84 581⁄3 [16]
2008 Brad Lidge Philadelphia Phillies 41 1.95 1.23 92 691⁄3 [17]
2009 Mariano Rivera (3) New York Yankees 44 1.76 0.90 72 661⁄3 [18]
2010 Heath Bell San Diego Padres 47 1.93 1.20 86 70 [19]
2011 José Valverde Detroit Tigers 49 2.24 1.19 69 721⁄3 [20]
2012 Fernando Rodney Tampa Bay Rays 48 0.60 0.78 76 742⁄3 [21]
2013 Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves 50 1.21 0.88 98 67 [22]

Monthly winners

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Francisco Rodríguez won the Delivery Man of the Month Award in August 2006 and June 2008.
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Joe Nathan won the Delivery Man of the Month Award three times.
Month Year Player Team SV ERA H BB K IP Ref
April 2005 José Mesa Pittsburgh Pirates 8 1.12 7 2 10 8 [23]
May 2005 Trevor Hoffman (1) San Diego Padres 12 0.82 6 1 13 11 [24]
June 2005 Chad Cordero Washington Nationals 15 0.00 11 2 14 161⁄3 [25]
July 2005 Brad Lidge Houston Astros 8 1.64 4 1 15 11 [26]
August 2005 Todd Jones Florida Marlins 12 0.66 10 0 13 132⁄3 [27]
September 2005 Ryan Dempster Chicago Cubs 13 0.00 10 5 19 152⁄3 [28]
April 2006 Jonathan Papelbon (1) Boston Red Sox 10 0.00 7 2 14 141⁄3 [29]
May 2006 Jason Isringhausen St. Louis Cardinals 10 0.77 7 8 14 112⁄3 [30]
June 2006 Bobby Jenks (1) Chicago White Sox 10 0.60 9 5 16 15 [31]
July 2006 Joe Nathan (1) Minnesota Twins 9 0.75 9 4 19 12 [32]
August 2006 Francisco Rodríguez (1) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 12 0.00 7 6 17 131⁄3 [33]
September 2006 Trevor Hoffman (2) San Diego Padres 10 1.50 7 4 13 12 [34]
April 2007 Francisco Cordero Milwaukee Brewers 10 0.00 2 7 19 111⁄3 [35]
May 2007 Trevor Hoffman (3) San Diego Padres 11 0.00 6 1 10 121⁄3 [36]
June 2007 J. J. Putz (1) Seattle Mariners 11 0.59 6 3 19 151⁄3 [37]
July 2007 Billy Wagner New York Mets 8 0.00 2 4 7 9 [38]
August 2007 Takashi Saito Los Angeles Dodgers 10 0.68 7 2 21 131⁄3 [39]
September 2007 Manny Corpas Colorado Rockies 8 2.30 13 2 5 152⁄3 [40]
April 2008 Mariano Rivera (1) New York Yankees 8 0.00 4 0 12 13 [41]
May 2008 B. J. Ryan Toronto Blue Jays 10 0.75 7 6 14 12 [42]
June 2008 Francisco Rodríguez (2) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 11 1.59 5 5 12 111⁄3 [13]
July 2008 Joe Nathan (2) Minnesota Twins 7 0.82 3 5 12 11 [43]
August 2008 Jose Valverde Houston Astros 11 0.64 5 3 17 14 [44]
September 2008 Joakim Soria (1) Kansas City Royals 9 0.00 3 4 8 101⁄3 [45]
April 2009 Heath Bell San Diego Padres 8 0.00 4 2 9 82⁄3 [46]
May 2009 Trevor Hoffman (4) Milwaukee Brewers 11 0.00 4 1 11 12 [47]
June 2009 Joe Nathan (3) Minnesota Twins 11 0.00 4 1 18 112⁄3 [48]
July 2009 Mariano Rivera (2) New York Yankees 10 0.00 3 2 9 112⁄3 [49]
August 2009 Ryan Franklin St. Louis Cardinals 11 0.00 6 6 4 11 [50]
September 2009 Joakim Soria (2) Kansas City Royals 10 0.00 12 5 21 132⁄3 [51]
April 2010 Matt Capps Washington Nationals 10 0.68 12 6 15 131⁄3 [52]
May 2010 Rafael Soriano (1) Tampa Bay Rays 9 0.00 3 3 9 111⁄3 [53]
June 2010 Bobby Jenks (2) Chicago White Sox 10 0.75 7 1 14 12 [54]
July 2010 Rafael Soriano (2) Tampa Bay Rays 11 2.57 4 4 9 14 [55]
August 2010 Rafael Soriano (3) Tampa Bay Rays 10 0.82 4 2 10 ​10 2⁄3 [56]
September 2010 Carlos Mármol Chicago Cubs 13 0.00 2 10 25 ​14 2⁄3 [57]
April 2011 Huston Street Colorado Rockies 10 2.20 13 4 17 ​16 1⁄3 [58]
May 2011 J. J. Putz (2) Arizona Diamondbacks 11 0.00 5 4 10 13 [59]
June 2011 Joel Hanrahan Pittsburgh Pirates 9 0.71 5 3 11 ​12 2⁄3 [60]
July 2011 John Axford Milwaukee Brewers 11 2.57 13 3 16 14 [61]
August 2011 Craig Kimbrel (1) Atlanta Braves 10 0.00 6 4 23 ​12 2⁄3 [62]
September 2011 J. J. Putz (3) Arizona Diamondbacks 10 0.00 6 1 15 ​9 2⁄3 [63]
April 2012 Jonathan Papelbon (2) Philadelphia Phillies 8 0.90 6 3 10 10 [64]
May 2012 Jim Johnson Baltimore Orioles 9 1.42 7 0 8 ​12 2⁄3 [65]
June 2012 Tyler Clippard Washington Nationals 10 0.00 2 6 12 ​11 2⁄3 [66]
July 2012 Aroldis Chapman (1) Cincinnati Reds 13 0.00 6 2 31 ​14 1⁄3 [67]
August 2012 Aroldis Chapman (2) Cincinnati Reds 11 0.68 8 2 18 ​13 1⁄3 [68]
September 2012 Craig Kimbrel (2) Atlanta Braves 10 0.00 6 2 25 ​12 2⁄3 [69]
April 2013 Jason Grilli (1) Pittsburgh Pirates 10 0.82 5 4 17 11 [70]
May 2013 Jason Grilli (2) Pittsburgh Pirates 12 1.32 7 1 21 ​13 2⁄3 [71]
June 2013 Joe Nathan (4) Texas Rangers 11 0.63 6 3 15 ​14 1⁄3 [72]
July 2013 Greg Holland (1) Kansas City Royals 11 0.82 9 1 15 11 [73]
August 2013 Craig Kimbrel (3) Atlanta Braves 12 0.00 8 2 19 ​16 1⁄3 [74]
September 2013 Greg Holland (2) Kansas City Royals 11 0.60 7 4 20 15 [75]

See also

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