How B. J. Ryan's Saves Compares to Similar Players

B. J. Ryan totaled 117 career Saves, well above the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Saves season came in 2006, posting 38, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 3 in 2007 to 32 in 2008 and 2 in 2009, 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 38 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

B. J. Ryan Lifetime Saves

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B. J. Ryan Saves Per Season

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

B. J. Ryan Saves by Team

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

B. J. Ryan Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of B. J. Ryan'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.
B. J. Ryan Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

B. J. Ryan Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes B. J. Ryan'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.
B. J. Ryan Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

B. J. Ryan Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of B. J. Ryan'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.
B. J. Ryan Saves season-by-season breakdown table