Cy Alberts vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Cy Alberts
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cy Alberts built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Service as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Service posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 6.18 and 1.988 for Cy Alberts. By the career numbers, Scott Service had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Alberts and Scott Service

Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
11.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.39
11.39
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.084
1.084
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
40.99
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.988
1.988
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
34.48
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.335
0.335
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Cy Alberts and Scott Service

Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Alberts and Scott Service

Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
240
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
3.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.06
-3.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA