1983 Season
1982 / 1984
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1983 National League Rolaids Relief Man

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Al Holland
PHI
RP
30.9
3.3
17.0
11.7
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Lee Smith
CHN
RP
25.6
4.7
18.3
12.4
2 Jesse Orosco
NYN
RP
26.2
3.8
19.0
12.7
3 Kent Tekulve
PIT
RP
36.3
3.8
15.9
10.3
4 Tom Niedenfuer
LAN
RP
23.9
3.6
14.4
9.1
5 Terry Forster
ATL
RP
31.5
3.3
11.6
7.0
6 Al Holland
PHI
RP
30.9
3.3
17.0
11.7
7 Steve Howe
LAN
RP
25.3
3.1
13.2
9.2
8 Luis DeLeon
SDN
RP
24.9
2.4
13.1
6.8
9 Warren Brusstar
CHN
RP
31.4
2.3
7.3
2.7
10 Carlos Diaz*
NYN
RP
25.5
2.1
9.0
4.2
11 Bill Scherrer*
CIN
RP
25.4
1.9
11.3
6.0
12 Steve Bedrosian
ATL
RP
25.6
1.7
11.5
4.9
13 Doug Sisk*
NYN
RP
25.8
1.7
11.0
5.1
14 Frank DiPino*
HOU
RP
26.7
1.7
10.8
6.8
15 Willie Hernandez
MULT
RP
28.6
1.6
10.2
3.8
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1983 American League Rolaids Relief Man

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Dan Quisenberry
KCA
RP
30.4
5.5
27.8
20.2
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Dan Quisenberry
KCA
RP
30.4
5.5
27.8
20.2
2 Bob Stanley
BOS
RP
28.6
4.0
20.8
12.9
3 Rich Gossage
NYA
RP
32.0
3.5
15.7
10.9
4 Tippy Martinez
BAL
RP
33.1
3.4
17.0
11.3
5 Salome Barojas
CHA
RP
26.0
2.6
12.7
7.9
6 Aurelio Lopez
DET
RP
34.8
2.1
13.9
7.6
7 George Frazier
NYA
RP
28.7
2.1
10.5
4.2
8 Tom Burgmeier
OAK
RP
39.9
2.1
8.3
3.1
9 Ron Davis
MIN
RP
27.9
2.1
12.0
7.1
10 Tom Tellmann*
ML4
RP
29.3
2.0
10.5
5.1
11 Sammy Stewart
BAL
RP
28.7
1.8
11.6
3.9
12 Luis Sanchez
CAL
RP
29.9
1.8
9.3
4.0
13 Mike Stanton
SEA
RP
30.8
1.7
6.6
3.0
14 Keith Atherton*
OAK
RP
24.4
1.4
5.7
2.0
15 Dennis Lamp
CHA
RP
30.8
1.3
10.9
5.4
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James