How Joakim Soria's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Joakim Soria totaled 229 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 2010, posting 43, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 16 in 2018 to 1 in 2019 and 6 in 2021, 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 43 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Joakim Soria Lifetime Saves

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Joakim Soria
Saves
Career229
Season Avg.16.36
162 Game Avg.47.99
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Joakim Soria Saves Per Season

Joakim Soria'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.
Joakim Soria Saves per season line chart

Joakim Soria Saves by Team

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

Joakim Soria Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Joakim Soria'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.
Joakim Soria Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Joakim Soria Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joakim Soria'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.
Joakim Soria Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joakim Soria Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joakim Soria'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.
Joakim Soria Saves season-by-season breakdown table