How Scott Service's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Scott Service posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .335, above the relief pitcher average of .293 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1995, posting .206, well below the relief pitcher average of .304 that year. The highest point came in 1992 at .583, well above the relief pitcher average of .291 that year. The Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .367 in 2000 to .354 in 2003 and .307 in 2004. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play profile — ranging from .206 to .583 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Scott Service Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Scott Service Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Scott Service's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Scott Service Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play per season line chart

Scott Service Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Scott Service's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Scott Service Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Scott Service's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Scott Service Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play year-over-year waterfall chart

Scott Service Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Scott Service's seasonal Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Scott Service Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play distribution box chart versus comparable players

Scott Service Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Scott Service's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Scott Service Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season-by-season breakdown table