Doug Bird vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Scott Service a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Scott Service led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 96 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 100). Scott Service was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Scott Service

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.47
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Scott Service

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Scott Service

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA