How Scott Service's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Scott Service posted a career ERA of 4.99, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1988, posting 1.69, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.67 that year. The highest point came in 1992 at 14.14, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.63 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 6.38 in 2000 to 4.72 in 2003 and 7.08 in 2004. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.69 to 14.14 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Scott Service Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Scott Service
| Scott Service
ERA | Scott Service
Component ERA | Scott Service
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.99 | 4.87 | 4.26 |
| Season Avg. | 4.99 | 4.87 | 4.26 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.99 | 4.87 | 4.26 |
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Scott Service ERA Per Season
Scott Service's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Scott Service's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Scott Service ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Scott Service's career ERA 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 ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Scott Service's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Scott Service's MLB career with ERA 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.
