How Bob Lemon's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Bob Lemon totaled 22 career Saves, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Saves season came in 1952, posting 4, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1954 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 3 in 1956 to 0 in 1957 and 0 in 1958, 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 4 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bob Lemon Lifetime Saves

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Bob Lemon Saves Per Season

Bob Lemon'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.
Bob Lemon Saves per season line chart

Bob Lemon Saves by Team

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

Bob Lemon Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Lemon'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.
Bob Lemon Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Lemon Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Lemon'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.
Bob Lemon Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Lemon Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Lemon'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.
Bob Lemon Saves season-by-season breakdown table