Joe Palumbo vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Joe Palumbo
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Palumbo 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 9.47 and 1.842 for Joe Palumbo. By the career numbers, Scott Service had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Palumbo and Scott Service

Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.26
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
11.37
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.79
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.21
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
12.32
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
8.93
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.32
12.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.947
1.947
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
45
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
38.37
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.335
0.335
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Joe Palumbo and Scott Service

Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.26
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Palumbo and Scott Service

Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
1.84
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.12
-39.65
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA