Norris Phillips vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Norris Phillips
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Norris Phillips 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. Norris Phillips posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.98 and WHIP 1.892 compared to 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. By the career numbers, Norris Phillips had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norris Phillips and Scott Service

Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.08
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
9.76
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.98
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
40.71
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.61
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.892
1.892
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
32.61
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.335
0.335
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Norris Phillips and Scott Service

Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.08
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.28
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.53
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.53
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norris Phillips and Scott Service

Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
69.93
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
90.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norris Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA