How Ben Wade's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Ben Wade totaled 10 career Saves, well below the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 1952, posting 3, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1948 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 3 in 1953 to 3 in 1954 and 1 in 1955, 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 3 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ben Wade Lifetime Saves

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Ben Wade Saves Per Season

Ben Wade's Saves for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ben Wade Saves per season line chart

Ben Wade Saves by Team

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

Ben Wade Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Ben Wade'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.
Ben Wade Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Ben Wade Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ben Wade'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.
Ben Wade Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ben Wade Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ben Wade'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.
Ben Wade Saves season-by-season breakdown table