What years did Scott Service play?

Scott Service played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2004.

Was Scott Service a pitcher?

Yes. Scott Service pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 413 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Scott Service hit?

Scott Service hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Scott Service play for?

Scott Service played for 9 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1988), the Montreal Expos (1992), the Colorado Rockies (1993), the Cincinnati Reds (1993–1994, 1996–1997), the San Francisco Giants (1995), the Kansas City Royals (1997–1999), the Oakland Athletics (2000), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2003–2004), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2003).

What were Scott Service's career stats?

In 338 games, Scott Service went 20-22 with a 4.99 ERA, 413 strikeouts, 416.1 innings pitched, and 16 saves.

What was Scott Service's salary?

Scott Service's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2000. His highest recorded salary was $745,000, in 1999, and his lowest was $117,500, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2000.

What position did Scott Service play?

Scott Service played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Scott Service and how much did he weigh?

Scott Service was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 230 pounds.

What was Scott Service's career ERA?

Scott Service finished with a 4.99 career ERA, going 20-22 with 413 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Scott Service have?

Scott Service recorded 413 career strikeouts.

Is Scott Service in the Hall of Fame?

No. Scott Service has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Scott Service

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-2004)

Scott Service was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2004 for 9 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 17 seasons. Across 338 career appearances, he went 20-22 with a 4.99 ERA and 413 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1681.5.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 23, 2026

W–L 20–22

ERA 4.99

WHIP 1.48

SO 413

Pitcher PIV 1681.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 230 lb
Born: 2/26/1967 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1988-09-05
Last Game: 2004-09-26

Full name: Scott David Service

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Career Pitching Statistics

Scott Service — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	22	338	1	0	0	16	416.1	435	231	56	182	413	4.99	1681.5

Career ERA 4.99 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — 14.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Scott Service Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	PHI	NL	0	0	5	0	0	5.1	7	1	1	6	1.69	—	0.0
1992	MON	NL	0	0	5	0	0	7.0	15	11	5	11	14.14	—	0.0
1993	COL	NL	0	0	3	0	0	4.2	8	5	1	3	9.64	—	0.0
1993	CIN	NL	2	2	26	0	2	41.1	36	17	15	40	3.70	4.19 (+12%)	420.9
1994	CIN	NL	1	2	6	0	0	7.1	8	6	3	5	7.36	—	0.0
1995	SFN	NL	3	1	28	0	0	31.0	18	11	20	30	3.19	4.45 (+28%)	-405.4
1996	CIN	NL	1	0	34	1	0	48.0	51	21	18	46	3.94	4.61 (+15%)	-47.8
1997	CIN	NL	0	0	4	0	0	5.1	11	7	1	3	11.81	—	0.0
1997	KCA	AL	0	3	12	0	0	17.0	17	9	5	19	4.76	4.39 (-9%)	796.9
1998	KCA	AL	6	4	73	0	4	82.2	70	32	34	95	3.48	4.43 (+21%)	1953.8
1999	KCA	AL	5	5	68	0	8	75.1	87	51	42	68	6.09	4.71 (-29%)	-1234.7
2000	OAK	AL	1	2	20	0	1	36.2	45	26	19	35	6.38	4.77 (-34%)	125.0
2003	ARI	NL	0	2	18	0	1	18.1	21	10	2	18	4.91	4.40 (-12%)	1056.1
2003	TOR	AL	0	0	15	0	0	16.0	17	8	6	17	4.50	4.40 (-2%)	-27.7
2004	ARI	NL	1	1	21	0	0	20.1	24	16	10	17	7.08	4.46 (-59%)	-955.5
Career · 15 seasons			20	22	338	1	16	416.1	435	231	182	413	4.99	—	1,682

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Scott Service — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
340	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	.059	.059	.059	.118	0

Career AVG .059 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 77.9% below league average.

Career OBP .059 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 82.4% below league average.

Career SLG .059 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 85.9% below league average.

Career OPS .118 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 84.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Scott Service Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1988	PHI	NL	5	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	MON	NL	5	2	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	COL	NL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CIN	NL	27	7	1	1	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CIN	NL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SFN	NL	28	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CIN	NL	34	5	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CIN	NL	4	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	KCA	AL	12	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	KCA	AL	73	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	KCA	AL	68	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	OAK	AL	20	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	ARI	NL	18	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	TOR	AL	16	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ARI	NL	21	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			340	17	1	1	9	.059	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Scott Service — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	169	7	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	171	10	0	1	0	1	.100

Pitching — Home / Away

Scott Service — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	168	205.2	223	115	85	212	5.03
Away	170	210.2	212	116	97	201	4.96

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Scott Service — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2004-09-26	AZ	SDP	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2004-09-25	AZ	SDP	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2004-09-23	AZ	COL	—	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0
2004-09-17	AZ	STL	L	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
2004-09-16	AZ	COL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-13	AZ	COL	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1
2004-09-08	AZ	LAD	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-07-05	AZ	LAD	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
2004-07-03	AZ	MIN	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004-07-01	AZ	SDP	—	0.1	1	2	2	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Scott Service — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	338	1	25	46	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Scott Service — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1988	PHI	P	5	0	0	0	0
1992	MON	P	5	0	0	0	0
1993	COL	P	3	0	3	1	0
1993	CIN	P	26	0	3	4	0
1994	CIN	P	6	0	0	3	0
1995	SFN	P	28	0	2	2	0
1996	CIN	P	34	1	1	9	0
1997	CIN	P	4	0	2	1	0
1997	KCA	P	12	0	0	1	0
1998	KCA	P	73	0	4	15	1
1999	KCA	P	68	0	2	3	1
2000	OAK	P	20	0	2	3	1
2003	ARI	P	18	0	2	1	0
2003	TOR	P	15	0	1	1	0
2004	ARI	P	21	0	3	2	0

Career Games by Position

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Scott Service Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	339

Salary History

Scott Service's recorded salaries total $2,222,500 over 8 seasons, 1993 to 2000. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Service's career ran from 1988 to 2004. No salary is recorded for 1988, 1992, 2003, and 2004.

Scott Service — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	OAK	AL	$500,000
1999	KCA	AL	$745,000
1998	KCA	AL	$230,000
1997	OAK	AL	$225,000
1996	CIN	NL	$140,000
1995	SFN	NL	$140,000
1994	CIN	NL	$125,000
1993	COL	NL	$117,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,222,500

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Career Spans

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Scott Service: the record in brief

According to the bio, Scott Service debuted on September 5, 1988 and played a final game on September 26, 2004. The season rows list, in order, the Philadelphia Phillies (1988), the Montreal Expos (1992), the Colorado Rockies (1993), the Cincinnati Reds (1993 through 1997), the San Francisco Giants (1995), the Kansas City Royals (1997 through 1999), the Oakland Athletics (2000), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2003 to 2004), with further stops in the season rows. Service played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on February 26, 1967, in Cincinnati, OH, USA, Service was listed at 6'6" and 230 pounds. Service's full given name, per the bio, is Scott David Service.

Service went 20-22 with a 4.99 ERA in 338 games, 1 of them starts. The same table counts 413 strikeouts and 16 saves. The league ERA over Service's seasons was 4.38, so the 4.99 figure ran 14.1% worse than average. Service won 6 games in 1998, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Service

What years did Scott Service play?: Scott Service played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2004.
Was Scott Service a pitcher?: Yes. Scott Service pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 413 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Scott Service hit?: Scott Service hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Scott Service play for?: Scott Service played for 9 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1988), the Montreal Expos (1992), the Colorado Rockies (1993), the Cincinnati Reds (1993–1994, 1996–1997), the San Francisco Giants (1995), the Kansas City Royals (1997–1999), the Oakland Athletics (2000), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2003–2004), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2003).
What were Scott Service's career stats?: In 338 games, Scott Service went 20-22 with a 4.99 ERA, 413 strikeouts, 416.1 innings pitched, and 16 saves.
How much did Scott Service earn in his career?: Scott Service's recorded salaries total $2,222,500 over 8 seasons, 1993 to 2000. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Service's career ran from 1988 to 2004. No salary is recorded for 1988, 1992, 2003, and 2004.
What was Scott Service's salary?: Scott Service's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2000. His highest recorded salary was $745,000, in 1999, and his lowest was $117,500, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2000.
What position did Scott Service play?: Scott Service played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Scott Service and how much did he weigh?: Scott Service was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 230 pounds.
What was Scott Service's career ERA?: Scott Service finished with a 4.99 career ERA, going 20-22 with 413 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Scott Service have?: Scott Service recorded 413 career strikeouts.
Is Scott Service in the Hall of Fame?: No. Scott Service has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.