How Ken Raffensberger's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Ken Raffensberger totaled 16 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 1946, posting 6, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1939 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 1 in 1952 to 0 in 1953 and 0 in 1954, 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 6 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ken Raffensberger Lifetime Saves

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Ken Raffensberger Saves Per Season

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

Ken Raffensberger Saves by Team

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

Ken Raffensberger Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Ken Raffensberger'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.
Ken Raffensberger Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Raffensberger Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken Raffensberger'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.
Ken Raffensberger Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Raffensberger Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken Raffensberger'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.
Ken Raffensberger Saves season-by-season breakdown table