Bill Piercy vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Bill Piercy
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Piercy 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. Bill Piercy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. By the career numbers, Bill Piercy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Piercy and Scott Service

Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.71
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.34
60.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.26
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
9.96
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
3.95
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.43
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
32.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
5.34
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1869
27.55
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.335
0.335
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.13
32.13
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Bill Piercy and Scott Service

Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416.1
9
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.16
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.879
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Piercy and Scott Service

Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
116
320.74
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
528.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
60.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.87
27.28
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
124.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
116.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.88
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.71
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.59
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.6
23.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.35
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
127.19
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA