1986 MLB Saves by Team

The New York Yankees led all of MLB in saves in 1986, with 58, 7 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 26 MLB teams is 38.6.

Led all of MLB in 1986 New York Yankees 162 games

58 Saves 7 clear of Houston Astros

#	Team	League	G	SV
1	New York Yankees	AL	162	58
2	Houston Astros	NL	162	51
3	Montreal Expos	NL	161	50
4	New York Mets	NL	162	46
4	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	161	46
6	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	45
7	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	163	44
8	Chicago Cubs	NL	160	42
9	Boston Red Sox	AL	161	41
9	Texas Rangers	AL	162	41
11	California Angels	AL	162	40
12	Atlanta Braves	NL	161	39
12	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	39
12	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	161	39
	MLB average			38.6
15	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	38
15	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	38
17	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	37
18	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	35
19	Cleveland Indians	AL	163	34
20	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	161	32
20	San Diego Padres	NL	162	32
22	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	31
23	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	30
24	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	27
25	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	25
26	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	24

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.