Reggie Patterson vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Reggie Patterson
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Reggie Patterson 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 5.2 and 1.437 for Reggie Patterson. By the career numbers, Scott Service had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Reggie Patterson and Scott Service

Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.79
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
9.76
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.31
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.817
0.817
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
38.66
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.45
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.89
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
34.86
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.66
38.66
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Reggie Patterson and Scott Service

Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.79
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.01
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.14
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Reggie Patterson and Scott Service

Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
2.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.73
-19.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA