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Phillies Best Individual Seasons By Uniform Number (51 +)

By Kerry Kauffman

LOS ANGELES - JUNE 4: Bobby Abreu of the Philadelphia Phillies at third base during the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on June 4, 2006. The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 6-4. (Photo by Robert Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - JUNE 4: Bobby Abreu of the Philadelphia Phillies at third base during the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on June 4, 2006. The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 6-4. (Photo by Robert Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 06: Closing pitcher Ryan Madson #46 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws the final pitch of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park on June 6, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 3-1. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 06: Closing pitcher Ryan Madson #46 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws the final pitch of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park on June 6, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 3-1. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) /

63 – Ryan Madson (2011)

Madson was drafted by the Phillies in the 9th round of the 1998 MLB Draft. He made his Major League debut on September 27, 2003, and burst onto the scene in 2004, winning nine with a 2.34 ERA in 55 games.

After a mediocre 2005 in which Madson posted a 4.14 ERA, he struggled to move from being a starter to a reliever in 2006. Madson went 11-9 with a 5.69 ERA, allowing 176 hits in only 134 1/3 innings. He returned to the bullpen in 2007 and never made another start during his career.

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Pitching primarily as a setup man from 2007 through 2010, Madson was extremely consistent, posting ERA’s ranging from 2.55 to 3.26, winning 17 and saving 17. Madson’s best season of his career came in 2011 when he unexpectedly ended up in the closer role.

In 62 games in 2011, Madson posted a record of 4-2 with 32 saves and a 2.37 ERA. In 60 2/3 innings, he allowed 54 hits, 16 walks and only two home runs, while punching out 62.  After the Phillies signed Jonathan Papelbon to close, Madson signed with the Reds but a torn ligament that required Tommy John surgery kept Madson out for the 2012 season.

Unable to latch onto a team, Madson retired in 2014 but signed with the Royals in 2015. He hung around the league four more years pitching for four different teams before retiring with 61 wins and 91 saves with a 3.48 ERA.

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