How John Whitehead's Saves Compares to Similar Players

John Whitehead totaled 4 career Saves, near the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Saves season came in 1938, posting 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1935 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 1 in 1939 to 0 in 1940 and 0 in 1942, 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 2 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

John Whitehead Lifetime Saves

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John Whitehead Saves Per Season

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

John Whitehead Saves by Team

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

John Whitehead Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of John Whitehead'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.
John Whitehead Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

John Whitehead Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Whitehead'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.
John Whitehead Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Whitehead Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Whitehead'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.
John Whitehead Saves season-by-season breakdown table