How Wilson Alvarez's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Wilson Alvarez totaled 4 career Saves, near the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Saves season came in 1992, posting 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1989 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 1 in 2003 to 1 in 2004 and 0 in 2005, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Wilson Alvarez Lifetime Saves

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Wilson Alvarez Saves Per Season

Wilson Alvarez's Saves for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, South America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Wilson Alvarez Saves per season line chart

Wilson Alvarez Saves by Team

Wilson Alvarez's career Saves totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Wilson Alvarez career Saves by team bar chart

Wilson Alvarez Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Wilson Alvarez's career Saves, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Wilson Alvarez Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Wilson Alvarez Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Wilson Alvarez's seasonal Saves alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Wilson Alvarez Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Wilson Alvarez Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Wilson Alvarez's MLB career with Saves alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Wilson Alvarez Saves season-by-season breakdown table