How Scott Service's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Scott Service totaled 16 career Saves, below the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Saves season came in 1999, posting 8, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1988 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 1 in 2000 to 1 in 2003 and 0 in 2004, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 8 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Scott Service Lifetime Saves

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Scott Service
Saves
Career16
Season Avg.1.33
162 Game Avg.7.67
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Scott Service Saves Per Season

Scott Service's Saves 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 Saves per season line chart

Scott Service Saves by Team

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

Scott Service Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Scott Service's career Saves, 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 Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Scott Service Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Scott Service's seasonal Saves 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 Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Scott Service Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Scott Service's MLB career with Saves 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 Saves season-by-season breakdown table