2009 AL Saves by Team

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the New York Yankees shared the lead of the AL in saves in 2009, with 51. The average across 14 AL teams is 39.8.

Led the AL in 2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 games

51 Saves Tied with New York Yankees

#	Team	G	SV
1	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	162	51
1	New York Yankees	162	51
3	Seattle Mariners	162	49
4	Minnesota Twins	163	48
5	Texas Rangers	162	45
6	Detroit Tigers	163	42
7	Boston Red Sox	162	41
7	Tampa Bay Rays	162	41
	AL average		39.8
9	Oakland Athletics	162	38
10	Chicago White Sox	162	36
11	Kansas City Royals	162	34
12	Baltimore Orioles	162	31
13	Cleveland Indians	162	25
13	Toronto Blue Jays	162	25

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.