Willie Pope vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Willie Pope
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Pope 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. Willie Pope posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. By the career numbers, Willie Pope had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Pope and Scott Service

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.62
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.44
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
5.76
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
39.94
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.96
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.91
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
35.49
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.94
39.94
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Willie Pope and Scott Service

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.62
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.53
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Pope and Scott Service

Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
20.63
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
18.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA