The best closers in MLB history: 19. Huston Street
- 324 total saves
- 2.95 ERA
- 6.7 walk percentage
- 24.5 strikeout percentage
During his rookie campaign with the Oakland Athletics, Huston Street immediately began saving games. In 2005, he saved 23 contests for the Athletics while finishing 47 with a 1.72 ERA. Street took home the AL Rookie of the Year Award that season. From there, it was more than a decade of dominance for Street coming out of the bullpen.
Street owns 324 career saves, which ranks 19th on the MLB’s all-time list. Street was brilliant during his first four seasons in the league spent in Oakland. He finished 174 games, racked up 94 saves, and pitched to a 2.88 ERA. Street then made a quick four-year stop with the Los Angeles Angels, saving another 60-plus games. From there, two more stops in Colorado and San Diego, with more than 80 saves at each.
In 13 years at the professional level, Street saved at least 25 games in six different seasons. This career closer and two-time All-Star converted better than 86 percent of his save opportunities. He was known for keeping runners off base, walking less than seven percent of all batters faced. From the very start, it was a lengthy and quite successful career of saving ballgames for Street.