1996 NL Saves by Team

The Cincinnati Reds led the NL in saves in 1996, with 52, 2 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 14 NL teams is 41.4.

Led the NL in 1996 Cincinnati Reds 162 games

52 Saves 2 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers

#	Team	G	SV
1	Cincinnati Reds	162	52
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	50
3	San Diego Padres	162	47
4	Atlanta Braves	162	46
5	Montreal Expos	162	43
5	St. Louis Cardinals	162	43
7	Philadelphia Phillies	162	42
	NL average		41.4
8	Florida Marlins	162	41
8	New York Mets	162	41
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	37
11	Houston Astros	162	35
11	San Francisco Giants	162	35
13	Chicago Cubs	162	34
13	Colorado Rockies	162	34

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.