Lamar Potter vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Lamar Potter
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lamar Potter 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 6.23 and 1.431 for Lamar Potter. By the career numbers, Scott Service had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lamar Potter and Scott Service

Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.08
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.74
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
39.88
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.88
39.88
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Lamar Potter and Scott Service

Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.78
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.91
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.01
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.37
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.455
2.455
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lamar Potter and Scott Service

Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
240
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
21.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
23.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA