How Ken Ryan's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Ken Ryan totaled 30 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 1996, posting 8, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1997 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 0 in 1997 to 0 in 1998 and 0 in 1999, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 8 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ken Ryan Lifetime Saves

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Ken Ryan Saves Per Season

Ken 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.
Ken Ryan Saves per season line chart

Ken Ryan Saves by Team

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

Ken Ryan Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

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

Ken Ryan Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken 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.
Ken Ryan Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Ryan Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken 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.
Ken Ryan Saves season-by-season breakdown table