2011 AL Saves by Team

The Detroit Tigers led the AL in saves in 2011, with 52, 5 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 14 AL teams is 38.3.

Led the AL in 2011 Detroit Tigers 162 games

52 Saves 5 clear of New York Yankees

#	Team	G	SV
1	Detroit Tigers	162	52
2	New York Yankees	162	47
3	Chicago White Sox	162	42
4	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	162	39
4	Oakland Athletics	162	39
4	Seattle Mariners	162	39
	AL average		38.3
7	Cleveland Indians	162	38
7	Texas Rangers	162	38
9	Kansas City Royals	162	37
10	Boston Red Sox	162	36
11	Toronto Blue Jays	162	33
12	Baltimore Orioles	162	32
12	Minnesota Twins	162	32
12	Tampa Bay Rays	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.