Jack Knight vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Jack Knight
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Knight 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 6.85 and 1.847 for Jack Knight. By the career numbers, Scott Service had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Knight and Scott Service

Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.54
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.95
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
6.85
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
765
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
13.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.48
13.48
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.99
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.73
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1214
42.85
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
8.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.847
1.847
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
39.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.335
0.335
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.85
42.85
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Jack Knight and Scott Service

Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
27
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416.1
9
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.343
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Knight and Scott Service

Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
84
462.39
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
561.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
121.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
93.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.51
46.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
170.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
148.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
71.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
126.61
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
47.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
143.12
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA