Joe Poetz vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Joe Poetz
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Poetz 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. Joe Poetz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.625 compared to 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. By the career numbers, Joe Poetz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Poetz and Scott Service

Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.21
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
30.38
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Joe Poetz and Scott Service

Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416.1
9
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Poetz and Scott Service

Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA