Best skills relievers in June 2025

This article looks at the best skills relievers in June. We start with closers who have had elite skills in June and at least six saves. Here are their year-to-date numbers:

closers w/skills

SV

HD

IP

xERA

WHIP

K%

K-BB%

HR/9

xERA'

Hader, Josh HOU LHP

24

0

38.2

2.89

0.72

40%

35%

1.4

2.81

Scott, Tanner LA LHP

18

0

39.0

2.92

1.03

28%

24%

1.2

3.05

Chapman, Aroldis BOS LHP

14

2

34.0

2.58

0.79

39%

31%

0.5

1.34

Bednar, David PIT

12

3

29.2

2.82

1.15

35%

27%

0.6

1.96

Bautista, Felix BAL

16

0

29.2

3.18

1.15

35%

19%

0.9

2.61

Williams, Devin NYY

11

7

30.1

3.30

1.19

30%

20%

0.3

2.20

xERA' is xERA over the past 30 days. 

These closers all had at least six saves in June, but they also had great strikeout rates and strong K%-BB%. As you can see from their June xERAs--it was a good month. Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis...

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