2002 NL Saves by Team

The Atlanta Braves led the NL in saves in 2002, with 57, 1 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 16 NL teams is 41.6.

Led the NL in 2002 Atlanta Braves 161 games

57 Saves 1 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers

#	Team	G	SV
1	Atlanta Braves	161	57
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	56
3	Philadelphia Phillies	161	47
3	Pittsburgh Pirates	161	47
5	Colorado Rockies	162	43
5	Houston Astros	162	43
5	San Francisco Giants	162	43
8	Cincinnati Reds	162	42
8	St. Louis Cardinals	162	42
	NL average		41.6
10	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	40
10	San Diego Padres	162	40
12	Montreal Expos	162	39
13	Florida Marlins	162	36
13	New York Mets	161	36
15	Milwaukee Brewers	162	32
16	Chicago Cubs	162	23

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.