How Scott Service's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
Scott Service posted a career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings of 8.93, well above the relief pitcher average of 6.36 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season came in 1992, posting 14.14, well above the relief pitcher average of 6.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2004 at 7.52, near the relief pitcher average of 7.17 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 8.59 in 2000 to 9.17 in 2003 and 7.52 in 2004. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 11 seasons.
Scott Service Lifetime Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Strikeouts Per 9 Innings for Scott Service
| Scott Service
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 8.93 |
| Season Avg. | 8.93 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 8.93 |
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Scott Service Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per Season
Scott Service's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by Team
Scott Service's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Scott Service Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Scott Service's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Scott Service's seasonal Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Scott Service's MLB career with Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.
