Scott Servais

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2001)

Scott Servais was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2001 for 4 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 11 seasons. In 820 career games, he hit .245 with 611 hits, 63 home runs, and 319 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .245
HR 63
RBI 319
H 611
OPS .681
PIV -3,889
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
6/4/1967 in La Crosse, WI, USA
MLB Debut
1991-07-12
Last Game
2001-09-21

Full name: Scott Daniel Servais

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Career Batting Statistics

Scott Servais — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
820 2,493 243 611 130 2 63 319 3 183 407 .245 .306 .375 .681 -3,889

Career AVG .245 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 7.8% below league average.

Career OBP .306 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 8.7% below league average.

Career SLG .375 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 10.0% below league average.

Career OPS .681 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 9.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Scott Servais Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1991 HOU NL 16 37 0 6 3 0 0 6 0 4 8 .162 — — — — 0.0
1992 HOU NL 77 205 12 49 9 0 0 15 0 11 25 .239 .255 (-7%) .322 (-9%) .377 (-25%) .699 (-18%) -523.2
1993 HOU NL 85 258 24 63 11 0 11 32 0 22 45 .244 .265 (-8%) .332 (-6%) .403 (+3%) .735 (-1%) -66.4
1994 HOU NL 78 251 27 49 15 1 9 41 0 10 44 .195 .269 (-28%) .338 (-31%) .424 (-13%) .763 (-21%) -967.0
1995 HOU NL 28 89 7 20 10 0 1 12 0 9 15 .225 .266 (-16%) .337 (-11%) .417 (-11%) .755 (-11%) -183.1
1995 CHN NL 52 175 31 50 12 0 12 35 2 23 37 .286 .266 (+7%) .337 (+10%) .417 (+34%) .755 (+23%) -183.1
1996 CHN NL 129 445 42 118 20 0 11 63 0 30 75 .265 .269 (-2%) .340 (-4%) .426 (-10%) .767 (-7%) -544.1
1997 CHN NL 122 385 36 100 21 0 6 45 0 24 56 .260 .266 (-3%) .336 (-8%) .419 (-14%) .756 (-11%) -714.8
1998 CHN NL 113 325 35 72 15 1 7 36 1 26 51 .222 .266 (-17%) .335 (-14%) .420 (-19%) .755 (-17%) -913.3
1999 SFN NL 69 198 21 54 10 0 5 21 0 13 31 .273 .271 (+1%) .344 (-5%) .433 (-8%) .778 (-7%) -216.3
2000 COL NL 33 101 6 22 4 0 1 13 0 7 16 .218 .270 (-19%) .344 (-21%) .437 (-34%) .782 (-28%) -495.0
2000 SFN NL 7 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 — — — — -495.0
2001 HOU NL 11 16 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .375 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 820 2,493 243 611 130 2 63 319 3 183 407 .245 — — — — -5,301

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Scott Servais — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667

Playoff Batting by Year

Scott Servais — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1998 NLDS1 CHN 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Scott Servais — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home412123913130332162.245
Away408125411230831157.246

Last 10 Games — Batting

Scott Servais — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2001-09-21 HOUCHCL 100000000
2001-09-19 HOUSFGW 000000000
2001-08-11 HOUMIAL 201000021
2001-08-02 HOUNYNW 000000000
2001-08-01 HOUNYNL 101000000
2001-07-31 HOUNYNW 100000001
2001-07-25 HOUSTLL 100000000
2001-07-21 HOUCHCL 100000001
2001-07-17 HOUCLEL 311000000
2001-07-08 HOUKCRW 503000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Scott Servais — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 4 0 5 2 0 0
C 792 700 4769 383 48 53

Season-by-Season Fielding

Scott Servais — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1991 HOU C 14 10 77 4 1 0
1992 HOU C 73 59 386 27 2 5
1993 HOU C 82 75 493 40 2 9
1994 HOU C 78 72 481 29 2 1
1995 HOU C 28 27 198 17 5 3
1995 CHN C 52 49 328 33 7 3
1996 CHN 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1996 CHN C 128 125 797 72 11 11
1997 CHN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1997 CHN C 118 110 735 73 8 9
1998 CHN 1B 1 0 2 1 0 0
1998 CHN C 110 87 652 47 4 6
1999 SFN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1999 SFN C 62 53 362 23 3 5
2000 COL C 32 29 204 17 3 1
2000 SFN C 6 2 18 0 0 0
2001 HOU C 9 2 38 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Scott Servais Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Catcher 792
First Base 4
Designated Hitter 2

Salary History

Scott Servais — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2000 COL NL $625,000
1999 SFN NL $500,000
1998 CHN NL $1,645,000
1997 CHN NL $1,370,000
1996 CHN NL $822,500
1995 HOU NL $340,000
1994 HOU NL $280,000
1993 HOU NL $170,000
1992 HOU NL $120,000
Total Career Earnings $5,872,500

College History

Scott Servais — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Creighton University Omaha NE 1986, 1987, 1988

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Scott Servais (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Elias Diaz
    .246 avg, 79 HR
  2. 80
    Ed Herrmann
    .240 avg, 80 HR
  3. 73
    Dave Valle
    .237 avg, 77 HR
  4. 68
    Ray Fosse
    .256 avg, 61 HR
  5. 66
    Dioner Navarro
    .250 avg, 77 HR
  6. 65
    Victor Caratini
    .241 avg, 65 HR

Scott Servais: the record in brief

Scott Servais played a first major league game on July 12, 1991 and a last one on September 21, 2001. The season rows list, in order, the Houston Astros (1991 through 2001), the Chicago Cubs (1995 to 1998), the San Francisco Giants (1999 to 2000), and the Colorado Rockies (2000). Servais played primarily as a catcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on June 4, 1967, in La Crosse, WI, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds. Servais's full given name, per the bio, is Scott Daniel Servais.

In 820 games and 2,493 at bats, Servais batted .245 with 611 hits; the totals also include 63 homers and 319 runs batted in. Servais's career OPS of .681 combines a .306 on-base mark with .375 slugging. The league as a whole hit .266 across Servais's seasons, which puts the .245 career mark 7.8% below average. The home run peak was 12 in 1995 with the Chicago Cubs. The highest hit total in a season was 118, in 1996. 1996 brought the most runs batted in, 63.

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Servais

What years did Scott Servais play?
Scott Servais played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2001.
Was Scott Servais a pitcher?
No. Scott Servais was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Scott Servais hit?
Scott Servais hit 63 career home runs with 611 hits.
What was Scott Servais's career batting average?
Scott Servais batted .245 over his career, with 611 hits in 2,493 at bats.
How many RBI did Scott Servais have?
Scott Servais drove in 319 runs in his career.
Is Scott Servais in the Hall of Fame?
No. Scott Servais has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.