How Mike Gonzalez's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Mike Gonzalez totaled 56 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 2006, posting 24, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2003 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 1 in 2011 to 0 in 2012 and 0 in 2013, 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 24 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Mike Gonzalez Lifetime Saves

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Mike Gonzalez Saves Per Season

Mike Gonzalez'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.
Mike Gonzalez Saves per season line chart

Mike Gonzalez Saves by Team

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

Mike Gonzalez Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Gonzalez'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.
Mike Gonzalez Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Gonzalez Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Gonzalez'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.
Mike Gonzalez Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Gonzalez Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Gonzalez'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.
Mike Gonzalez Saves season-by-season breakdown table