How Bill Sherdel's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Bill Sherdel totaled 26 career Saves, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Saves season came in 1920, posting 6, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1918 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 1 in 1930 to 0 in 1931 and 0 in 1932, 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 6 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bill Sherdel Lifetime Saves

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Bill Sherdel Saves Per Season

Bill Sherdel'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.
Bill Sherdel Saves per season line chart

Bill Sherdel Saves by Team

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

Bill Sherdel Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Bill Sherdel'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.
Bill Sherdel Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Sherdel Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Sherdel'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.
Bill Sherdel Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Sherdel Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Sherdel'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.
Bill Sherdel Saves season-by-season breakdown table