Jay Ritchie career saves
8Career Regular Season
Jay Ritchie has recorded 8 saves over 5 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  BOS | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2.74 | 46.0 | 35 | 14 | 1.24 | 0 |
| 1965 | BOS | 44 | 1 | 2 | 3.17 | 71.0 | 55 | 26 | 1.54 | 2 |
| 1966 |  ATL | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4.08 | 35.1 | 33 | 12 | 1.25 | 4 |
| 1967 | ATL | 52 | 4 | 6 | 3.17 | 82.1 | 57 | 29 | 1.26 | 2 |
| 1968 |  CIN | 28 | 2 | 3 | 4.61 | 56.2 | 32 | 13 | 1.43 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
- Best season on file: 4 in 1966.
- Most recent: 0 in 1968.
Sum of 5 regular seasons, 1964 through 1968. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 27, 2026.