How Armando Benitez's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Armando Benitez totaled 289 career Saves, well above the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Saves season came in 2004, posting 47, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.3 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 17 in 2006 to 9 in 2007 and 0 in 2008, 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 47 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Armando Benitez Lifetime Saves

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Armando Benitez
Saves
Career289
Season Avg.19.27
162 Game Avg.61.44
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Armando Benitez Saves Per Season

Armando Benitez's Saves for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Armando Benitez Saves per season line chart

Armando Benitez Saves by Team

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

Armando Benitez Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Armando Benitez'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.
Armando Benitez Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Armando Benitez Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Armando Benitez'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.
Armando Benitez Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Armando Benitez Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Armando Benitez'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.
Armando Benitez Saves season-by-season breakdown table