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1975 MLB Saves by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games saved

The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in saves in 1975, with 50, 6 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 24 MLB teams is 27.9.

Led all of MLB in 1975 Cincinnati Reds 162 games
50 Saves 6 clear of Oakland Athletics
# Team League G SV
1 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 50
2 Oakland Athletics AL 162 44
3 Chicago White Sox AL 161 39
4 St. Louis Cardinals NL 163 36
5 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 34
6 Chicago Cubs NL 162 33
6 Cleveland Indians AL 159 33
8 Boston Red Sox AL 160 31
8 New York Mets NL 162 31
8 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 161 31
11 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 30
MLB average 27.9
12 Houston Astros NL 162 25
12 Kansas City Royals AL 162 25
12 Montreal Expos NL 162 25
15 Atlanta Braves NL 161 24
15 San Francisco Giants NL 161 24
17 Minnesota Twins AL 159 22
18 Baltimore Orioles AL 159 21
18 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 21
20 New York Yankees AL 160 20
20 San Diego Padres NL 162 20
22 Detroit Tigers AL 159 17
22 Texas Rangers AL 162 17
24 California Angels AL 161 16

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.