How Shawn Kelley's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Shawn Kelley totaled 26 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 2019, posting 11, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.4 that year. The lowest point came in 2009 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.4 that year. The Saves trended upward through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 4 in 2017 to 0 in 2018 and 11 in 2019, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 11 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Shawn Kelley Lifetime Saves

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Shawn Kelley Saves Per Season

Shawn Kelley'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.
Shawn Kelley Saves per season line chart

Shawn Kelley Saves by Team

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

Shawn Kelley Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Shawn Kelley'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.
Shawn Kelley Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Shawn Kelley Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Shawn Kelley'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.
Shawn Kelley Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Shawn Kelley Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Shawn Kelley'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.
Shawn Kelley Saves season-by-season breakdown table