Relief Man Award
From 1976-2012, the top relievers in each league were honored with the Relief Man Award. After a one-year hiatus, the awards were replaced with the Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman Awards in 2014.
| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jim Johnson | Baltimore | RP |
| 2011 | Jose Valverde | Detroit | RP |
| 2010 | Rafael Soriano | Tampa Bay | RP |
| 2009 | Joe Nathan | Minnesota | RP |
| 2009 | Mariano Rivera | NY Yankees | RP |
| 2008 | Francisco Rodriguez | LA Angels | RP |
| 2007 | J.J. Putz | Seattle | RP |
| 2006 | Francisco Rodriguez | LA Angels | RP |
| 2005 | Mariano Rivera | NY Yankees | RP |
| 2004 | Mariano Rivera | NY Yankees | RP |
| 2003 | Keith Foulke | Oakland | RP |
| 2002 | Billy Koch | Oakland | RP |
| 2001 | Mariano Rivera | NY Yankees | RP |
| 2000 | Todd Jones | Detroit | RP |
| 1999 | Mariano Rivera | NY Yankees | RP |
| 1998 | Tom Gordon | Boston | RP |
| 1997 | Randy Myers | Baltimore | RP |
| 1996 | John Wetteland | NY Yankees | RP |
| 1995 | Jose Mesa | Cleveland | RP |
| 1994 | Lee Smith | Baltimore | RP |
| 1993 | Jeff Montgomery | Kansas City | RP |
| 1992 | Dennis Eckersley | Oakland | RP |
| 1991 | Bryan Harvey | California | RP |
| 1990 | Bobby Thigpen | Chi White Sox | RP |
| 1989 | Jeff Russell | Texas | RP |
| 1988 | Dennis Eckersley | Oakland | RP |
| 1987 | Dave Righetti | NY Yankees | RP |
| 1986 | Dave Righetti | NY Yankees | RP |
| 1985 | Dan Quisenberry | Kansas City | RP |
| 1984 | Dan Quisenberry | Kansas City | RP |
| 1983 | Dan Quisenberry | Kansas City | RP |
| 1982 | Dan Quisenberry | Kansas City | RP |
| 1981 | Rollie Fingers | Milwaukee | RP |
| 1980 | Dan Quisenberry | Kansas City | RP |
| 1979 | Jim Kern | Texas | RP |
| 1978 | Rich Gossage | NY Yankees | RP |
| 1977 | Bill Campbell | Boston | RP |
| 1976 | Bill Campbell | Minnesota | RP |