Scott Service vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 79), walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 90). Role difference aside, Scott Service holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Service and Fernando Valenzuela

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Fernando Valenzuela

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Fernando Valenzuela

Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0