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2003 MLB Saves by Team

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers led all of MLB in saves in 2003, with 58, 7 ahead of the Atlanta Braves. The average across 30 MLB teams is 39.9.

Led all of MLB in 2003 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 games
58 Saves 7 clear of Atlanta Braves
# Team League G SV
1 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 58
2 Atlanta Braves NL 162 51
3 Houston Astros NL 162 50
4 New York Yankees AL 163 49
5 Oakland Athletics AL 162 48
6 Minnesota Twins AL 162 45
7 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 44
7 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 44
9 San Francisco Giants NL 161 43
9 Texas Rangers AL 162 43
11 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 42
11 Montreal Expos NL 162 42
13 Baltimore Orioles AL 163 41
13 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 41
MLB average 39.9
15 Anaheim Angels AL 162 39
16 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 38
16 New York Mets NL 161 38
16 Seattle Mariners AL 162 38
19 Boston Red Sox AL 162 36
19 Chicago Cubs NL 162 36
19 Chicago White Sox AL 162 36
19 Florida Marlins NL 162 36
19 Kansas City Royals AL 162 36
24 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 35
25 Cleveland Indians AL 162 34
25 Colorado Rockies NL 162 34
27 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 33
28 San Diego Padres NL 162 31
29 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 162 30
30 Detroit Tigers AL 162 27

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.