EDWIN DÍAZ – 2018 CAPSULE

2018 HONORS
AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STAR
4-TIME AL RELIEVER OF THE MONTH (APRIL, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST)
2018 HIGHLIGHTS
STATISTICS THRU GAMES OF SEPT. 9
• THE TOTALS…is 54-for-58 (93.1%) in save opportunities, while posting a 1.84 ERA (14 ER, 68.1 IP) with
118 strikeouts and 16 walks in 68 relief appearances. MOST SAVES IN
SINGLE-SEASON
• RECORD-SETTING PACE…earned his 54th save of the season in a 3-2 Mariners win on Sept. 9 vs. New
York-AL…his 54 saves are 5th-most in single-season Major League history; he is 1 save shy of tying Eric Gagne- MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY
LAD (2003) and John Smoltz-ATL (2002) for 3rd-most in a season…only one pitcher in Major League history Rk. Player SV
1. Francisco Rodriguez-LAA (2008).... 62
has recorded more saves through a team’s first 143 games of a season (Francisco Rodriguez-LAA, 55, 2008). 2. Bobby Thigpen-CWS (1990)........ 57
3. Eric Gagne-LAD (2003)................. 55
• AN EVEN 50…recorded his 50th save of the season in a 4-3, 10-inning Mariners win on Aug. 25 at Arizona… John Smoltz-ATL (2002)............... 55
became the 14th pitcher in Major League history (done 17x) with at least 50 saves in a season…at 24 years 5. Edwin Díaz-SEA (2018)............... 54
of age, is the youngest pitcher ever to reach 50 saves, surpassing Craig Kimbrel (25) in 2013 with Atlanta… 6. Trevor Hoffman-SD (1998)............ 53
Randy Myers-CHC (1993)............ 53
notched his 50th save in the Mariners 130th game of the season, becoming the 2nd-fastest pitcher to reach Mariano Rivera-NYY (2004).......... 53
the milestone, behind only Francisco Rodriguez, who tallied his 50th save in the Angels 129th game of 2008.
MOST SAVES WHEN
• RARE COMPANY…is only the 2nd pitcher in Major League history with at least 50 saves and 100 strikeouts
in a season…joins Eric Gagne, who accomplished this feat in back-to-back years for the Dodgers, including ENTERING WITH 1-RUN LEAD
in 2003 when he won the National League Cy Young Award. SINGLE-SEASON ML HISTORY
Rk. Player SV
• TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER…leads the Major Leagues with 54 saves…ranks 2nd among all relievers 1. Edwin Díaz-SEA (2018)............... 27
with 118 strikeouts…among American League relievers, ranks 1st in WHIP (0.76/16 BB, 36 H, 68.1 IP), 1st in 2. Eric Gagne-LAD (2003)................. 24
opponents on-base percentage (.222), 3rd in K/9.0 IP (15.54/118 K, 67.1 IP), 3rd in opponents average against 3. Eric Gagne-LAD (2002)................. 23
Francisco Rodriguez-LAA (2008).... 23
(.153/36x236), 3rd in ERA (1.84/14 ER, 68.1 IP) and 4th in opponents slugging percentage (.225).
• RING ‘EM UP…leads American League relievers and ranks 2nd among all relievers with 118 strikeouts…has 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE
struck out 45.9% (118 K, 257 BF) of batters faced this season, the top mark among all relievers in 2018, the FANGRAPHS WAR LEADERS
2nd-best mark by a reliever in American League history (Craig Kimbrel-BOS, 2017, 49.6%, 126 K, 254 BF) and AMONG PITCHERS
4th-best by a reliever in Major League history…has struck out his first batter faced in 32 of 68 (47.1%) appear- Rk. Player fWAR
ances this season, the top mark among Major League relievers…has struck out the side 11 times this season. 1. Chris Sale-BOS............................. 6.1
2. Trevor Bauer-CLE.......................... 5.9
• MR. ONE-DERFUL…is 27-for-30 (90.0%) in one-run save opportunities with a 0.89 ERA (3 ER, 30.1 IP) 3. Gerrit Cole-HOU........................... 5.7
with 55 strikeouts and 5 walks…according to STATS LLC, his 27 saves when entering with a one-run lead 4. Justin Verlander-HOU................... 5.3
5. Corey Kluber-CLE......................... 4.9
are a single-season Major League record, surpassing Eric Gagne-LAD (24, 2003)…the Mariners are 30-0 this 6. Luis Severino-NYY........................ 4.9
season when Díaz enters with a one-run lead. 7. Carlos Carrasco-CLE.................... 4.6
8. Mike Clevinger-CLE...................... 4.1
• TRUE VALUE…ranks 10th among American League pitchers this season in Fangraphs WAR with a mark of 9. Blake Snell-TB.............................. 3.7
3.6…ranks 5th among relievers in fWAR since 2000, trailing only Eric Gagne-LAD in 2003 (4.7), Brad Lidge- 10. Edwin Díaz-SEA........................... 3.6
HOU in 2004 (3.7), Francisco Rodriguez-LAA in 2004 (3.7) and Gagne-LAD in 2002 (3.6). 2018 MAJOR LEAGUE
• KEEPING IT 100…with 118 strikeouts and 16 walks, is currently only the 17th reliever (done 19x) in Major SAVES LEADERS
League history with at least 100 more strikeouts than walks; Craig Kimbrel-BOS (126 K, 14 BB) and Kenley Rk. Player SV
Jansen-LAD (109 K, 7 BB) both did so in 2017…Díaz becomes the 8th American League pitcher (done 10x) 1. Edwin Díaz-SEA............................ 54
to accomplish this feat and only the 5th to do so since 1987…he joins fellow American Leaguers Dick Ra- 2. Wade Davis-COL........................... 39
3. Craig Kimbrel-BOS........................ 38
datz-BOS (1962, ‘63 and ‘64), Mark Eichhorn-TOR (1986), Tom Henke-TOR (1987), Keith Foulke-CWS (1999), 4. Blake Treinen-OAK......................... 37
Dellin Betances-NYY (2014), Andrew Miller-NYY/CLE (2016) and Craig Kimbrel-BOS (2017). 5. Kenley Jansen-LAD........................ 34
• TOP OF THE CLASS…has recorded one of 93 seasons by a pitcher in American League history with at least 2018 MAJOR LEAGUE
45 save opportunities…among those 93 seasons, ranks 1st in strikeouts (118), 1st in K/9.0 IP (15.54/118 K, STRIKEOUT LEADERS
68.1 IP), 1st in opponents’ average against (.153/36x236) and 2nd in WHIP (0.76/16 BB, 36 H, 68.1 IP). AMONG RELIEVERS
• LATELY…in 29 relief appearances since June 25, is 27-for-28 (96.4%) in save opportunities with a 0.61 Rk. Player K
ERA (2 ER, 29.1 IP)…has struck out 54 and walked only 3 while limiting opposing batters to a .129 (13x101) 1. Josh Hader-MIL........................... 121
2. Edwin Díaz-SEA.......................... 118
average against and a 0.55 WHIP (3 BB, 13 H, 29.1 IP). 3. Dellin Betances-NYY.................... 106
• ALL HE DOES IS WIN…the Mariners are 63-0 this season when he enters the game with a lead…are 58-0 4. Adam Ottavino-COL.................... 101
5. Brad Hand-SD/CLE........................ 97
in his save opportunities…are 30-0 when he enters with a one-run lead.
• AWARDS AND ACCOLADES…earned 1st career All-Star appearance…has been named American League 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE
Reliever of the Month 4 times this season, including in each of the last 3 months…is the first non-rookie to win ERA LEADERS
4 monthly awards in a single season since Pedro Martinez earned 4 AL Pitcher of the Month honors in 1999. AMONG RELIEVERS
Rk. Player ERA
• THREE UP, THREE DOWN…has retired all 3 batters faced in 32 of 64 (50.0%) appearances of exactly 1.0 1. Blake Treinen-OAK...................... 0.87
inning this season…has allowed consecutive batters to reach base (H, BB, HBP) only 11 times over 9 outings. 2. Jose Leclerc-TEX........................ 1.74
3. Edwin Díaz-SEA......................... 1.84
• SAVE IT…successfully converted 28 consecutive save opportunities, spanning June 2 - Aug. 15…marks 4. Collin McHugh-HOU................... 1.95
the longest streak in the Majors this season and the 2nd-longest streak in club history (J.J. Putz, 31, 9/30/06 5. Lou Trivino-OAK.......................... 2.08
– 7/20/07)…during this stretch, Díaz earned 12 one-run saves. 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE
• ELECTRIC EDDIE…recorded his 100th career save on Aug. 20 vs. Houston…at 24 years, 151 days of age, WHIP LEADERS
is the 2nd-fastest pitcher (by age) to reach 100 saves since the save became an official stat in 1969…Roberto AMONG RELIEVERS
Osuna was 23 years, 62 days of age when he recorded his 100th save (4/10/18 at BAL w/TOR). Rk. Player WHIP
• LOCK IT DOWN…is 5-for-5 in save opportunities when the Mariners lead 1-0…in those 5 saves, has thrown 1. Edwin Díaz-SEA......................... 0.76
2. Jose Leclerc-TEX........................ 0.85
five 1-2-3 9th innings, striking out 14 of the 15 batters he’s faced…his 5 saves in 1-0 wins are tied with 4 others 3. Joe Smith-HOU........................... 0.86
for the most in single-season history since the save became an official stat in 1969 (also: Troy Percival-LAA, 4. Blake Treinen-OAK...................... 0.87
5. Collin McHugh-HOU................... 0.90
2002, Heath Bell-SD, 2010, Carlos Marmol-CHC, 2010, and Trevor Rosenthal-STL, 2014).