How Tom Cheney's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Tom Cheney totaled 2 career Saves, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 1962, posting 1, below the starting pitcher average of 1.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1957 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 0 in 1963 to 1 in 1964 and 0 in 1966, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Tom Cheney Lifetime Saves

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Tom Cheney Saves Per Season

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

Tom Cheney Saves by Team

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

Tom Cheney Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Tom Cheney'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.
Tom Cheney Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Tom Cheney Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tom Cheney'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.
Tom Cheney Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tom Cheney Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tom Cheney'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.
Tom Cheney Saves season-by-season breakdown table