How Clay Carroll's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Clay Carroll totaled 143 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 1972, posting 37, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 6 in 1976 to 5 in 1977 and 0 in 1978, 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 37 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Clay Carroll Lifetime Saves

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Clay Carroll
Saves
Career143
Season Avg.9.53
162 Game Avg.31.69
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Clay Carroll Saves Per Season

Clay Carroll'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, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Clay Carroll Saves per season line chart

Clay Carroll Saves by Team

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

Clay Carroll Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Clay Carroll'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.
Clay Carroll Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Clay Carroll Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Clay Carroll'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.
Clay Carroll Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Clay Carroll Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Clay Carroll'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.
Clay Carroll Saves season-by-season breakdown table