Jack Armstrong vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Armstrong 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 103), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 89), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 91). Role difference aside, Scott Service holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Scott Service

Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.58
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
9.23
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.17
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.65
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
5.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3450
39.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
5.02
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3044
34.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Scott Service

Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Scott Service

Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
153
426.98
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
516.28
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.6
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
6.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
64.19
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
69.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.73
-13.19
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
231.63
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
72.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA