Jim Archer vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Archer 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. Jim Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. By the career numbers, Jim Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Scott Service

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.94
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
9.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.73
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
38.94
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Scott Service

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.93
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Scott Service

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
5.44
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
57.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.21
-18.13
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA