Mike Paul vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Mike Paul
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Paul 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. Mike Paul led in home run suppression (HR9+ 156 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 103). Scott Service held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 110). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Paul.

Pitching Stats for Mike Paul and Scott Service

Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
3.27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.77
33.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.91
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1883
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.88
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.86
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
3.53
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.52
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
6.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2701
38.73
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.85
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.29
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2397
34.37
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Mike Paul and Scott Service

Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
3.28
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.415
0.415
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.62
33.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Paul and Scott Service

Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
229
858.75
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
555
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
10.45
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
82.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.91
-7.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
210
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA