How Tom Phoebus's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Tom Phoebus totaled 6 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 1972, posting 6, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1966 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.1 that year. The Saves trended upward through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 0 in 1970 to 0 in 1971 and 6 in 1972, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 6 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Tom Phoebus Lifetime Saves

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Tom Phoebus Saves Per Season

Tom Phoebus'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.
Tom Phoebus Saves per season line chart

Tom Phoebus Saves by Team

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

Tom Phoebus Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Tom Phoebus'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.
Tom Phoebus Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Tom Phoebus Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tom Phoebus'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.
Tom Phoebus Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tom Phoebus Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tom Phoebus'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.
Tom Phoebus Saves season-by-season breakdown table