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Scott Servais HOU-N, CHI-N  |
| Full Name: Scott Daniel Servais Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6'2" Weight: 195 lbs. Born: Jun 04, 1967 in LaCrosse, WI Major League Debut: Jul 12, 1991 |
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CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 |
TM Hou Hou Hou Hou Hou Chi Chi |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
POS C C C C C C C |
G 16 77 85 78 28 52 129 |
AB 37 205 258 251 89 175 445 |
R 0 12 24 27 7 31 42 |
H 6 49 63 49 20 50 118 |
2B 3 9 11 15 10 12 20 |
3B 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
HR 0 0 11 9 1 12 11 |
RBI 6 15 32 41 12 35 63 |
TB 9 58 107 93 33 98 171 |
BB 4 11 22 10 9 23 30 |
IBB 0 2 2 0 2 6 1 |
| Totals | G 465 |
AB 1460 |
R 143 |
H 355 |
2B 80 |
3B 1 |
HR 44 |
RBI 204 |
TB 569 |
BB 109 |
IBB 13 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 |
TM Hou Hou Hou Hou Hou Chi Chi |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
K 8 25 45 44 15 37 75 |
HBP 0 5 5 4 1 2 14 |
SH 1 6 3 7 1 1 3 |
SF 0 0 3 3 1 2 7 |
GDP 0 7 6 6 4 5 18 |
SB 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 |
CS 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 |
SB% -.--- -.--- -.--- -.--- .000 .667 .000 |
AVG .162 .239 .244 .195 .225 .286 .265 |
OBP .244 .294 .313 .235 .300 .371 .327 |
SLG .243 .283 .415 .371 .371 .560 .384 |
AB/HR --.- --.- 23.5 27.9 89.0 14.6 40.5 |
AB/K 4.6 8.2 5.7 5.7 5.9 4.7 5.9 |
| Totals | K 249 |
HBP 31 |
SH 22 |
SF 16 |
GDP 46 |
SB 2 |
CS 4 |
SB% .333 |
BAVG .243 |
OBP .306 |
SLG .390 |
AB/HR 33.2 |
AB/K 5.9 |
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| TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY | ||||
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| YEARS 1991-1995 1995-1996 |
TM Hou Chi |
LG NL NL |
TEAM NAME Houston Astros Chicago Cubs |
LEAGUE NAME National League National League |
Drafted:
Selected by the New York Mets in the second round of the 1985 free-agent draft; did not sign ... Selected by the Houston Astros in the third round of the 1988 free-agent draft.
Scouting Report
Career Notes
1998 Season
Scott Servais' four-year offensive slide continued last season. By midseason, Cubs manager Jim Riggleman conspicuously stopped referring to Servais as the starter, and backup Tyler Houston took over an even greater share of Servais' playing time. His offensive slump carried over into the field, where his throwing suffered. By the end of the year, the Cubs admittedly were looking to upgrade behind the plate.
Hitting, Baserunning & Defense
Servais has had increasing problems with righthanders, hitting just .177 with little power against them last year, though he's still capable of hitting lefties. He's slow and conservative on the bases, even by catchers' standards. His pitch-calling is the most respected part of his game. Servais' arm is accurate, but his throwing was off last year.
1999 Outlook
Servais became a free agent after the season. The Cubs all but exhausted their patience with him last year, and decided to sign Benito Santiago as a replacement. Servais isn't as poor a hitter as he looked last year, but even at his best he'd be challenged to hit his way back into anyone's lineup.
Scouting Report Source: STATS, Inc. Copyright 1998 STATS, Inc.
1996
Set career highs in hits (118), RBIs (63), runs scored (42) and games played (129) ... Was hit by 14 pitches last season, the fifth highest total in the National League ... Had a career-high 5 RBIs against Colorado April 8 ... Hit four home runs and drove in 10 runs in Chicago's first seven games.
1995
Traded by the Houston Astros with Luis Gonzalez to the Chicago Cubs for Rick Wilkins on June 28, 1995 ... Debuted for the Cubs June 29 vs. St. Louis and threw out three of four Cardinals baserunners attempting to steal ... Was on the disabled list July 10 - August 3 with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee ... Defensively, he threw out 18 of 63 baserunners attempting to steal against him (28.6 percent)
1994
Sluggish start saw him hit .150 in April and .182 in May ... Had 12 RBI in 22 games in May ... Hit .274 for the month of July ... Collected eight hits and seven RBI in first eight games after the All-Star break.
1993
Started 75 games behind the plate, platooning with Eddie Taubensee ... Hit 11 homers after going homerless in his 93 major league games prior to 1993 ... Hit his first big league long ball April 25 at Pittsburgh off Randy Tomlin ... Took a .281 (48-171) batting average with eight homers and 24 RBI into the All-Star break ... Tied a team record with three doubles in a game against New York June 6 in the Astrodome ... Finished third among NL backstops with a .996 fielding percentage ... Threw out 18 of 74 (24.3 percent) runners attempting to steal ... Season ended prematurely when he was spiked on the right hand Sept. 14 at Colorado.
1992
Spent an entire season in the majors for the first time ... Batted .294 in 85 at-bats after the All-Star break, including a torrid .457 (16-35) mark in Sept./Oct. ... Had four straight multi-hit games to end the season and had 10 hits in his final 21 at-bats ... Guided pitchers to a collective 3.38 ERA.
1991
Joined the Astros in July for his first major league action ... Made his debut July 12, pinch-hitting against Chicago at Wrigley Field ... Went 0-for-22 before picking up his first big league hit, a single off San Francisco's Don Robinson Sept. 23 ... Doubled in his next at-bat and finished the year with six hits in his last 19 at-bats (.315).
1989
Advanced through Houston's minor league system.
1988
Won a gold medal in Seoul as a member of the U.S. Olympic Team.