Only six relievers -- Hoyt Wilhelm , Rollie Fingers , Dennis Eckersley , Bruce Sutter , Goose Gossage and John Smoltz -- have been inducted .
None of relievers have topped 500 saves , let alone the 600 - plus that both Hoffman and Rivera have tallied .
Only six relievers -- Hoyt Wilhelm , Rollie Fingers , Dennis Eckersley , Bruce Sutter , Goose Gossage and John Smoltz -- have been inducted , and none of them have topped 500 saves , let alone the 600 - plus that both Hoffman and Rivera have tallied .