How Jay Ritchie's Saves Compares to Similar Players
Jay Ritchie totaled 8 career Saves, well below the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 1966, posting 4, near the relief pitcher average of 4.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1964 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 4 in 1966 to 2 in 1967 and 0 in 1968, 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 4 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Jay Ritchie Lifetime Saves
Stats similar to Saves for Jay Ritchie
| Jay Ritchie
Saves |
|---|
| Career | 8 |
| Season Avg. | 1.6 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 7.76 |
| More Info | See More |
Jay Ritchie Saves Per Season
Jay Ritchie'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.
Jay Ritchie Saves by Team
Jay Ritchie's career Saves totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jay Ritchie Cumulative Saves — Career Progression
A running total of Jay Ritchie'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.
Jay Ritchie Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jay Ritchie'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.
Jay Ritchie Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jay Ritchie'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.
