How David Lee's Saves Compares to Similar Players

David Lee totaled 1 career Saves, well below the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 2000, posting 1, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 0 in 2001 to 0 in 2003 and 0 in 2004, 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.

David Lee Lifetime Saves

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David Lee Saves Per Season

David Lee'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.
David Lee Saves per season line chart

David Lee Saves by Team

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

David Lee Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of David Lee'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.
David Lee Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

David Lee Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Lee'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.
David Lee Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Lee Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Lee'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.
David Lee Saves season-by-season breakdown table