John Axford vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Scott Service a clear advantage over John Axford across the core pitching metrics. Scott Service led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 110), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 93). John Axford held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 90). Scott Service was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Axford and Scott Service

John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
7.31
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
8.3
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.47
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
8.93
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2305
39.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
2.18
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.26
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
34.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for John Axford and Scott Service

John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
7.31
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Axford and Scott Service

John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
340
12000
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
1.84
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.12
-39.65
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
317.65
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA