Al Pratt vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Pratt 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. Al Pratt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. By the career numbers, Al Pratt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Pratt and Scott Service

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Al Pratt and Scott Service

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Pratt and Scott Service

Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
596.94
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA