How James McJames's Saves Compares to Similar Players

James McJames totaled 4 career Saves, well below the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 1897, posting 2, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1895 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 0 in 1898 to 1 in 1899 and 0 in 1901, 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 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

James McJames Lifetime Saves

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James McJames Saves Per Season

James McJames'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.
James McJames Saves per season line chart

James McJames Saves by Team

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

James McJames Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of James McJames'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.
James McJames Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

James McJames Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes James McJames'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.
James McJames Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

James McJames Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of James McJames'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.
James McJames Saves season-by-season breakdown table