You’ll recall earlier this year we introduced our very own reliever rankings called SOEFA, which you can read about in detail here. For a brief refresher, it combines strand rate, expected OBP against, ERA-, and FIP- into a deviation from league average. Zero is average, and will generally range between -2.5 to 2.5. This includes all pitchers who have thrown at least 20 IP in relief. Should you wish to know the SOEFA for any other reliever, or on a day that isn’t Sunday, hit us on Twitter or in the comments section.
Rank | Player | Team | SOEFA |
1 | Alex Torres | Rays | 1 |
2 | Joaquin Benoit | Tigers | 0.99 |
3 | Neal Cotts | Rangers | 0.97 |
4 | Drew Smyly | Tigers | 0.96 |
5 | Mark Melancon | Pirates | 0.89 |
6 | Sergio Romo | Giants | 0.88 |
7 | Greg Holland | Royals | 0.88 |
8 | Will Harris | Diamondbacks | 0.86 |
9 | Kenley Jansen | Dodgers | 0.81 |
10 | Jason Grilli | Pirates | 0.8 |
11 | Glen Perkins | Twins | 0.8 |
12 | Jesse Crain | White Sox | 0.78 |
13 | Javier Lopez | Giants | 0.77 |
14 | Casey Fien | Twins | 0.72 |
15 | Jordan Walden | Braves | 0.7 |
16 | Sam LeCure | Reds | 0.69 |
17 | Trevor Rosenthal | Cardinals | 0.68 |
18 | Koji Uehara | Red Sox | 0.68 |
19 | Joe Thatcher | Padres | 0.67 |
20 | Craig Kimbrel | Braves | 0.66 |
21 | Preston Claiborne | Yankees | 0.66 |
22 | Shawn Kelley | Yankees | 0.63 |
23 | Edward Mujica | Cardinals | 0.62 |
24 | Casey Janssen | Blue Jays | 0.62 |
25 | Brett Cecil | Blue Jays | 0.61 |
26 | Oliver Perez | Mariners | 0.61 |
27 | Sean Doolittle | Athletics | 0.58 |
28 | David Robertson | Yankees | 0.58 |
29 | Manny Parra | Reds | 0.56 |
30 | Francisco Rodriguez | Brewers | 0.55 |
31 | Junichi Tazawa | Red Sox | 0.54 |
32 | Boone Logan | Yankees | 0.54 |
33 | Seth Maness | Cardinals | 0.54 |
34 | Ernesto Frieri | Angels | 0.54 |
35 | Paco Rodriguez | Dodgers | 0.53 |
36 | Andrew Bailey | Red Sox | 0.52 |
37 | Dale Thayer | Padres | 0.51 |
38 | Brandon Kintzler | Brewers | 0.51 |
39 | Robbie Ross | Rangers | 0.5 |
40 | Sandy Rosario | Giants | 0.5 |
41 | Joel Peralta | Rays | 0.49 |
42 | Matt Belisle | Rockies | 0.48 |
43 | Edgmer Escalona | Rockies | 0.48 |
44 | Brian Matusz | Orioles | 0.48 |
45 | Andrew Miller | Red Sox | 0.48 |
46 | Jason Frasor | Rangers | 0.46 |
47 | Tommy Hunter | Orioles | 0.45 |
48 | Grant Balfour | Athletics | 0.45 |
49 | Aroldis Chapman | Reds | 0.45 |
50 | Darren O’Day | Orioles | 0.45 |
51 | Luis Avilan | Braves | 0.44 |
52 | Josh Collmenter | Diamondbacks | 0.43 |
53 | Scott Downs | Angels | 0.43 |
54 | Bobby Parnell | Mets | 0.43 |
55 | Luke Hochevar | Royals | 0.43 |
56 | Vin Mazzaro | Pirates | 0.43 |
57 | Kevin Gregg | Cubs | 0.42 |
58 | Matt Reynolds | Diamondbacks | 0.42 |
59 | Chad Gaudin | Giants | 0.41 |
60 | Chad Qualls | Marlins | 0.41 |
61 | Randy Choate | Cardinals | 0.41 |
62 | Jonathan Papelbon | Phillies | 0.41 |
63 | J.P. Howell | Dodgers | 0.39 |
64 | David Carpenter | Braves | 0.39 |
65 | Antonio Bastardo | Phillies | 0.39 |
66 | Tanner Scheppers | Rangers | 0.38 |
67 | Luke Gregerson | Padres | 0.38 |
68 | Addison Reed | White Sox | 0.37 |
69 | Tyler Clippard | Nationals | 0.36 |
70 | Tom Gorzelanny | Brewers | 0.35 |
71 | Steve Cishek | Marlins | 0.35 |
72 | Brad Ziegler | Diamondbacks | 0.34 |
73 | Cody Allen | Indians | 0.34 |
74 | James Russell | Cubs | 0.33 |
75 | Ryan Cook | Athletics | 0.33 |
76 | Rafael Soriano | Nationals | 0.32 |
77 | Jim Henderson | Brewers | 0.32 |
78 | Steve Delabar | Blue Jays | 0.31 |
79 | Jose Mijares | Giants | 0.3 |
80 | Craig Breslow | Red Sox | 0.27 |
81 | Michael Kohn | Angels | 0.27 |
82 | Pat Neshek | Athletics | 0.26 |
83 | Rafael Betancourt | Rockies | 0.26 |
84 | Alfredo Simon | Reds | 0.25 |
85 | Jean Machi | Giants | 0.25 |
86 | Jerome Williams | Angels | 0.25 |
87 | Tony Watson | Pirates | 0.25 |
88 | Fernando Rodney | Rays | 0.24 |
89 | Josh Outman | Rockies | 0.24 |
90 | Rex Brothers | Rockies | 0.23 |
91 | Nate Jones | White Sox | 0.23 |
92 | Justin Wilson | Pirates | 0.22 |
93 | Jamey Wright | Rays | 0.21 |
94 | Jim Johnson | Orioles | 0.21 |
95 | Jose Veras | Astros | 0.2 |
96 | Yoervis Medina | Mariners | 0.19 |
97 | Charlie Furbush | Mariners | 0.18 |
98 | Santiago Casilla | Giants | 0.18 |
99 | Jesse Chavez | Athletics | 0.17 |
100 | Anthony Swarzak | Twins | 0.16 |
101 | Joe Nathan | Rangers | 0.15 |
102 | Bryan Morris | Pirates | 0.13 |
103 | Dane de la Rosa | Angels | 0.13 |
104 | Alfredo Figaro | Brewers | 0.13 |
105 | Aaron Loup | Blue Jays | 0.13 |
106 | Mariano Rivera | Yankees | 0.11 |
107 | Matt Lindstrom | White Sox | 0.1 |
108 | Caleb Thielbar | Twins | 0.09 |
109 | Darren Oliver | Blue Jays | 0.09 |
110 | Jared Burton | Twins | 0.08 |
111 | Anthony Varvaro | Braves | 0.07 |
112 | John Axford | Brewers | 0.07 |
113 | Joe Kelly | Cardinals | 0.07 |
114 | Ross Wolf | Rangers | 0.06 |
115 | Logan Ondrusek | Reds | 0.06 |
116 | Tyson Ross | Padres | 0.05 |
117 | LaTroy Hawkins | Mets | 0.05 |
118 | Matt Thornton | – – – | 0.05 |
119 | Aaron Crow | Royals | 0.05 |
120 | Cesar Ramos | Rays | 0.05 |
121 | J.J. Hoover | Reds | 0.04 |
122 | Joe Smith | Indians | 0.04 |
123 | Drew Storen | Nationals | 0.04 |
124 | Tim Collins | Royals | 0.02 |
125 | Kevin Jepsen | Angels | 0.01 |
126 | Adam Ottavino | Rockies | 0 |
127 | A.J. Ramos | Marlins | 0 |
128 | Ryan Pressly | Twins | 0 |
129 | Tony Sipp | Diamondbacks | -0.01 |
130 | Mike Dunn | Marlins | -0.01 |
131 | Troy Patton | Orioles | -0.02 |
132 | Burke Badenhop | Brewers | -0.02 |
133 | Carter Capps | Mariners | -0.02 |
134 | Wilton Lopez | Rockies | -0.03 |
135 | Joe Ortiz | Rangers | -0.04 |
136 | Luke Putkonen | Tigers | -0.04 |
137 | Ryan Webb | Marlins | -0.06 |
138 | Chris Perez | Indians | -0.07 |
139 | David Hernandez | Diamondbacks | -0.07 |
140 | Heath Bell | Diamondbacks | -0.08 |
141 | Bryan Shaw | Indians | -0.09 |
142 | Brad Brach | Padres | -0.09 |
143 | Jake McGee | Rays | -0.09 |
144 | Darin Downs | Tigers | -0.11 |
145 | Scott Rice | Mets | -0.12 |
146 | Josh Edgin | Mets | -0.13 |
147 | Danny Farquhar | Mariners | -0.13 |
148 | Jerry Blevins | Athletics | -0.13 |
149 | Paul Clemens | Astros | -0.15 |
150 | Brad Lincoln | Blue Jays | -0.15 |
151 | Michael Gonzalez | Brewers | -0.15 |
152 | Matt Guerrier | – – – | -0.16 |
153 | Craig Stammen | Nationals | -0.16 |
154 | Greg Burke | Mets | -0.16 |
155 | Tim Stauffer | Padres | -0.17 |
156 | Brian Duensing | Twins | -0.18 |
157 | Tom Wilhelmsen | Mariners | -0.18 |
158 | Cory Gearrin | Braves | -0.18 |
159 | Joba Chamberlain | Yankees | -0.2 |
160 | Wesley Wright | Astros | -0.21 |
161 | Nick Hagadone | Indians | -0.21 |
162 | Jose Cisnero | Astros | -0.21 |
163 | Ronald Belisario | Dodgers | -0.24 |
164 | Blake Beavan | Mariners | -0.25 |
165 | Jonathan Broxton | Reds | -0.26 |
166 | Vinnie Pestano | Indians | -0.26 |
167 | Travis Blackley | Astros | -0.27 |
168 | Phil Coke | Tigers | -0.28 |
169 | Garrett Richards | Angels | -0.29 |
170 | George Kontos | Giants | -0.31 |
171 | Rich Hill | Indians | -0.31 |
172 | Josh Roenicke | Twins | -0.31 |
173 | Kyle Farnsworth | Rays | -0.32 |
174 | T.J. McFarland | Orioles | -0.36 |
175 | Mike Adams | Phillies | -0.39 |
176 | Clayton Mortensen | Red Sox | -0.4 |
177 | Al Alburquerque | Tigers | -0.42 |
178 | Matt Albers | Indians | -0.42 |
179 | Alex Wilson | Red Sox | -0.43 |
180 | Hector Ambriz | Astros | -0.44 |
181 | Pedro Strop | – – – | -0.45 |
182 | Brandon Lyon | Mets | -0.47 |
183 | Huston Street | Padres | -0.47 |
184 | Esmil Rogers | Blue Jays | -0.49 |
185 | Justin De Fratus | Phillies | -0.51 |
186 | Adam Warren | Yankees | -0.52 |
187 | Kelvin Herrera | Royals | -0.52 |
188 | Bruce Chen | Royals | -0.53 |
189 | Jeremy Horst | Phillies | -0.59 |
190 | Jeremy Affeldt | Giants | -0.64 |
191 | Henry Rodriguez | – – – | -0.7 |
192 | Carlos Marmol | Cubs | -0.72 |
193 | Michael Kirkman | Rangers | -0.72 |
194 | Anthony Bass | Padres | -0.9 |
195 | Hector Rondon | Cubs | -0.98 |
196 | Shawn Camp | Cubs | -1.02 |
197 | Brandon League | Dodgers | -1.66 |