How Scott Service's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

Scott Service totaled 26 career Hit By Pitch, well above the relief pitcher average of 10.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 1992, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.5 that year. The highest point came in 1998 at 9, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 1 in 2000 to 0 in 2003 and 2 in 2004, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 9 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Scott Service Lifetime Hit By Pitch

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Season Avg.2.17
162 Game Avg.12.46
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Scott Service Hit By Pitch Per Season

Scott Service's Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch per season line chart

Scott Service Hit By Pitch by Team

Scott Service's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Scott Service career Hit By Pitch by team bar chart

Scott Service Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of Scott Service's career Hit By Pitch, 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 Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

Scott Service Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Scott Service's seasonal Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

Scott Service Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Scott Service's MLB career with Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table