How David Robertson's Saves Compares to Similar Players

David Robertson has totaled 179 career Saves, well above the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Saves season came in 2014, posting 39, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.4 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.3 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Saves total has gone from 18 in 2023 to 2 in 2024 and 2 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 39 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

David Robertson Lifetime Saves

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David Robertson
Saves
Career179
Season Avg.10.53
162 Game Avg.32.91
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David Robertson Saves Per Season

David Robertson'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.
David Robertson Saves per season line chart

David Robertson Saves by Team

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

David Robertson Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of David Robertson'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.
David Robertson Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

David Robertson Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes David Robertson'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.
David Robertson Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

David Robertson Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of David Robertson'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.
David Robertson Saves season-by-season breakdown table