Sam Page vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Sam Page
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Page 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 6.95 and 2.227 for Sam Page. By the career numbers, Scott Service had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Page and Scott Service

Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.64
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.95
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.95
6.95
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
13.91
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.91
13.91
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
47.05
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.227
2.227
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
40.91
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.335
0.335
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.05
47.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Sam Page and Scott Service

Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
27
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416.1
9
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Page and Scott Service

Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
69.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
96
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA