How Scott Sanderson's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Scott Sanderson totaled 5 career Saves, above the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Saves season came in 1987, posting 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1978 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 0 in 1993 to 0 in 1995 and 0 in 1996, 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 2 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Scott Sanderson Lifetime Saves

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Scott Sanderson Saves Per Season

Scott Sanderson'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.
Scott Sanderson Saves per season line chart

Scott Sanderson Saves by Team

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

Scott Sanderson Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Scott Sanderson'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.
Scott Sanderson Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Scott Sanderson Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Scott Sanderson'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.
Scott Sanderson Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Scott Sanderson Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Scott Sanderson'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.
Scott Sanderson Saves season-by-season breakdown table