How Dennis Leonard's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Dennis Leonard totaled 1 career Saves, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 1977, posting 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1974 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 0 in 1983 to 0 in 1985 and 0 in 1986, 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.

Dennis Leonard Lifetime Saves

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Dennis Leonard Saves Per Season

Dennis Leonard'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.
Dennis Leonard Saves per season line chart

Dennis Leonard Saves by Team

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

Dennis Leonard Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Dennis Leonard'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.
Dennis Leonard Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Dennis Leonard Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dennis Leonard'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.
Dennis Leonard Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dennis Leonard Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dennis Leonard'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.
Dennis Leonard Saves season-by-season breakdown table