The 10 Best Relief Pitchers in Major League History | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Wilhelm is definitely the most unique member of this list, seeing as he pitched in a time when bullpens were used very differently than in today's game and because he pitched his entire career as a knuckleball specialist.

With 227 saves, Wilhelm ranks just 35th on the all-time list. Over his 21-year career, though, he recorded eight seasons of over 100 innings pitched as a relief pitcher.

His career ERA and WHIP are a sparkling 2.52 and 1.125, respectively, and he went 15-3 with a league-leading 2.43 ERA as a rookie in 1952. Ironically enough, he finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting to Joe Black.

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