This renders ESPN's "1-2-3" stat for closers meaningless

• It would take 2 Joe Nathans to do the job of 1 Mariano Rivera in many cases:

Multi Inning Appearances, Runners on Base-REGULAR SEASON

• 2007 Joe Nathan 7, 5
• 2007 Mariano Rivera 13, 16

• 2006 Joe Nathan 5, 2
• 2006 Mariano Rivera 17, 11

• 2005 Joe Nathan 5,4
• 2005 Mariano Rivera 13, 11

• 2004 Joe Nathan 5, 7
• 2004 Mariano Rivera 10, 11

• 2003 Joe Nathan was not the closer.
• 2003 Mariano Rivera 15, 19

• 2002 Mariano Rivera 8, 12

• 2001 Mariano Rivera 21, 19

• 2000 Mariano Rivera 19, 14

• 1999 Mariano Rivera 12, 16

• 1998 Mariano Rivera 15, 15

• 1997 Mariano Rivera 13, 10

• 1996 Mariano Rivera 42, 15 (As Set-up man)

Source: Baseball-Reference, Joe Nathan; Baseball-Reference, Mariano Rivera

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