Bill Anderson vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson 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 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Scott Service had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Scott Service

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Scott Service

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Scott Service

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
573.91
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
8.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
78.26
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.18
-9.46
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA