1982 MLB Saves by Team

The Atlanta Braves led all of MLB in saves in 1982, with 51, 4 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 35.8.

Led all of MLB in 1982 Atlanta Braves 162 games

51 Saves 4 clear of Milwaukee Brewers

#	Team	League	G	SV
1	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	51
2	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	163	47
2	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	47
4	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	45
4	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	45
6	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	43
6	Montreal Expos	NL	162	43
8	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	41
8	San Diego Padres	NL	162	41
10	New York Yankees	AL	162	39
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	39
10	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	39
13	New York Mets	NL	162	37
	MLB average			35.8
14	Baltimore Orioles	AL	163	34
15	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	33
15	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	33
17	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	31
17	Houston Astros	NL	162	31
19	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	30
19	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	30
21	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	28
22	California Angels	AL	162	27
22	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	27
24	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	25
25	Texas Rangers	AL	162	24
26	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	22

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.