Phil Ortega vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Ortega 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 85), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 82), and home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 74). Role difference aside, Scott Service holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Ortega and Scott Service

Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.43
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.21
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.57
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
5.19
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.28
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
38.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.71
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
34.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Phil Ortega and Scott Service

Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.28
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Ortega and Scott Service

Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.54
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.54
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
105.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
3.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
226.92
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA