Tom Gordon vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Tom Gordon
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Gordon and Scott Service are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 98 for Tom Gordon and 96 for Scott Service, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 101 and 103 respectively. If forced to pick, Scott Service gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gordon and Scott Service

Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
890
3.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.59
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.54
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.81
22.81
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
3.96
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6324
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1889
8.06
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.75
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
4.17
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.24
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1928
8.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.48
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
38.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
4.34
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.29
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7916
33.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Tom Gordon and Scott Service

Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
890
3.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6324
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.79
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
2.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.93
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
95.77
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.509
0.509
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.81
22.81
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gordon and Scott Service

Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
267900
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
340
12000
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
1.84
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.12
-39.65
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA