1987 NL Saves by Team

The New York Mets led the NL in saves in 1987, with 51, 1 ahead of the Montreal Expos. The average across 12 NL teams is 41.3.

Led the NL in 1987 New York Mets 162 games

51 Saves 1 clear of Montreal Expos

#	Team	G	SV
1	New York Mets	162	51
2	Montreal Expos	162	50
3	Chicago Cubs	161	48
3	Philadelphia Phillies	162	48
3	St. Louis Cardinals	162	48
6	Cincinnati Reds	162	44
	NL average		41.3
7	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	39
8	San Francisco Giants	162	38
9	Houston Astros	162	33
9	San Diego Padres	162	33
11	Atlanta Braves	161	32
11	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	32

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.