Tavo Alvarez vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Tavo Alvarez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tavo Alvarez 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 5.4 and 1.577 for Tavo Alvarez. By the career numbers, Scott Service had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Scott Service

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.93
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
10.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
41.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
36.41
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Scott Service

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.93
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.08
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.85
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Scott Service

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
7.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.18
-5.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA