2005 NL Saves by Team

The Washington Nationals led the NL in saves in 2005, with 51, 3 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 16 NL teams is 41.6.

Led the NL in 2005 Washington Nationals 162 games

51 Saves 3 clear of St. Louis Cardinals

#	Team	G	SV
1	Washington Nationals	162	51
2	St. Louis Cardinals	162	48
3	Milwaukee Brewers	162	46
3	San Francisco Giants	162	46
5	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	45
5	Houston Astros	163	45
5	San Diego Padres	162	45
8	Florida Marlins	162	42
	NL average		41.6
9	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	40
9	Philadelphia Phillies	162	40
11	Chicago Cubs	162	39
12	Atlanta Braves	162	38
12	New York Mets	162	38
14	Colorado Rockies	162	37
15	Pittsburgh Pirates	162	35
16	Cincinnati Reds	163	31

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.