How Scott Service's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Scott Service totaled 1,853 career Batters Faced, well above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1998, posting 353, well above the relief pitcher average of 221.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1988 at 23, well below the relief pitcher average of 236.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 172 in 2000 to 146 in 2003 and 97 in 2004, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 23 to 353 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Scott Service Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Scott Service
| Scott Service
Batters Faced | Scott Service
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1853 | 40.06 |
| Season Avg. | 154.42 | 40.06 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 888.12 | 40.06 |
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Scott Service Batters Faced Per Season
Scott Service's Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced by Team
Scott Service's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Scott Service Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Scott Service's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Scott Service Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Scott Service's seasonal Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Scott Service's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
