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2011 National League Rolaids Relief Man

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
John Axford
MIL
RP
28.3
2.3
15.6
11.1
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Tyler Clippard
WAS
RP
26.4
3.4
12.6
7.3
2 Eric O'Flaherty
ATL
RP
26.4
3.3
11.3
6.8
3 Jonny Venters
ATL
RP
26.3
3.0
14.1
8.7
4 Sean Marshall
CHN
RP
28.8
2.5
10.8
6.3
5 Joel Hanrahan
PIT
RP
29.7
2.5
13.3
9.1
6 Craig Kimbrel*
ATL
RP
23.1
2.4
16.9
12.2
7 Fernando Salas*
SLN
RP
26.1
2.4
11.4
6.9
8 John Axford
MIL
RP
28.3
2.3
15.6
11.1
9 Ryan Madson
PHI
RP
30.8
2.1
11.9
8.3
10 Sergio Romo
SFN
RP
28.3
1.9
8.6
5.7
11 Francisco Rodriguez
MULT
RP
29.5
1.8
10.2
5.9
12 Edward Mujica
FLO
RP
27.1
1.8
7.8
3.2
13 Antonio Bastardo*
PHI
RP
25.8
1.8
9.9
6.4
14 Francisco Cordero
CIN
RP
36.1
1.7
12.7
8.4
15 J.J. Putz
ARI
RP
34.4
1.6
13.2
9.7
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

2011 American League Rolaids Relief Man

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
Jose Valverde
DET
RP
31.9
2.0
14.7
10.5
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 David Robertson
NYA
RP
26.2
4.0
11.1
7.2
2 Mariano Rivera
NYA
RP
41.6
3.3
13.3
9.6
3 Alfredo Aceves
BOS
RP
28.6
2.7
11.7
6.1
4 Jim Johnson
BAL
RP
28.0
2.7
11.5
6.1
5 Greg Holland*
KCA
RP
25.6
2.5
9.2
5.7
6 Chris Sale*
CHA
RP
22.3
2.3
10.8
6.6
7 Joe Smith
CLE
RP
27.3
2.3
8.1
4.2
8 Jesse Crain
CHA
RP
30.0
2.2
9.8
5.9
9 Vinnie Pestano*
CLE
RP
26.4
2.1
8.0
4.4
10 Koji Uehara
MULT
RP
36.2
2.1
7.9
4.1
11 Glen Perkins
MIN
RP
28.3
2.1
7.9
4.3
12 Scott Downs
LAA
RP
35.3
2.0
9.5
6.3
13 Grant Balfour
OAK
RP
33.5
2.0
8.4
4.7
14 Jose Valverde
DET
RP
31.9
2.0
14.7
10.5
15 Casey Janssen
TOR
RP
29.8
1.9
7.7
4.4
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