Al Piechota vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota 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 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Scott Service had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Scott Service

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Scott Service

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416.1
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Scott Service

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
500
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA