How Bryan Shaw's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Bryan Shaw totaled 19 career Saves, near the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Saves season came in 2023, posting 4, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2011 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 1 in 2022 to 4 in 2023 and 0 in 2024, 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 tracked near league norms.

Bryan Shaw Lifetime Saves

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Bryan Shaw Saves Per Season

Bryan Shaw'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.
Bryan Shaw Saves per season line chart

Bryan Shaw Saves by Team

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

Bryan Shaw Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Bryan Shaw'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.
Bryan Shaw Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Bryan Shaw Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bryan Shaw'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.
Bryan Shaw Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bryan Shaw Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bryan Shaw'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.
Bryan Shaw Saves season-by-season breakdown table