1953 MLB Saves by Team

The New York Yankees led all of MLB in saves in 1953, with 38, 1 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 16 MLB teams is 21.6.

Led all of MLB in 1953 New York Yankees 151 games

38 Saves 1 clear of Boston Red Sox

#	Team	League	G	SV
1	New York Yankees	AL	151	38
2	Boston Red Sox	AL	153	37
3	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	157	36
4	Chicago White Sox	AL	156	33
5	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	155	29
6	St. Louis Browns	AL	154	24
7	Chicago Cubs	NL	155	22
	MLB average			21.6
8	New York Giants	NL	155	20
9	Detroit Tigers	AL	158	16
10	Cincinnati Reds	NL	155	15
10	Cleveland Indians	AL	155	15
10	Milwaukee Braves	NL	157	15
10	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	156	15
14	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	157	11
15	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	154	10
15	Washington Senators	AL	152	10

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.