Kenley Jansen enters the Top 3

With his save in this game, Kenley Jensen slides past Lee Smith and enters the top 3 for all-time saves. He is now only behind Trevor Hoffman and Mariano Rivera, who both have 600+. While Jensen likely won’t reach that level, he can easily become the 3rd reliever ever with 500 saves. He hasn’t pitched 1000 innings yet. The next closest in saves with under 1000 innings pitched is Craig Kimbrel and he hasn’t gotten a save since 2024. There are exactly 8 relievers who have accumulated 400+ saves. Out of those 8, Jansen ranks 4th in ERA+, 6th in innings pitched, 1st in strikeouts (tied with Kimbrel), 2nd in FIP and has the single best WHIP (0.961). He has a real chance at the Hall of Fame, especially if he gets to 500 saves.