George Pierce vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

George Pierce
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Pierce 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. George Pierce posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.299 compared to 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. By the career numbers, George Pierce had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Pierce and Scott Service

George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.82
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.25
58.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
7.86
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
3.83
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
4.59
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151
37.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.41
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1923
33.96
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for George Pierce and Scott Service

George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
27
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416.1
9
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.515
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Pierce and Scott Service

George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
103
339.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
547.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
65.93
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
14.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
89.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
92.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
39.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
19.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
59.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
214.29
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
26.37
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA