Sean O'Sullivan vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan 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 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Scott Service had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean O'Sullivan and Scott Service

Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.21
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.39
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
36.32
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Sean O'Sullivan and Scott Service

Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.64
94.64
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean O'Sullivan and Scott Service

Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
71
1183.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
550
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
15.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-1.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
283.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA