Earl Allen vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Earl Allen
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earl Allen 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 6.75 and 2.167 for Earl Allen. By the career numbers, Scott Service had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earl Allen and Scott Service

Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.21
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
48
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
2.167
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.335
0.335
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Earl Allen and Scott Service

Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
27
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416.1
9
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earl Allen and Scott Service

Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA