How Bob Macdonald's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Bob Macdonald totaled 3 career Saves, well below the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 1993, posting 3, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1990 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 3 in 1993 to 0 in 1995 and 0 in 1996, 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 3 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bob Macdonald Lifetime Saves

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Bob Macdonald Saves Per Season

Bob Macdonald's Saves for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bob Macdonald Saves per season line chart

Bob Macdonald Saves by Team

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

Bob Macdonald Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

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

Bob Macdonald Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Macdonald'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 Macdonald Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Macdonald Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Macdonald'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 Macdonald Saves season-by-season breakdown table