Scott Service vs. Matt Wagner — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Wagner
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Wagner 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 6.86 and 1.638 for Matt Wagner. By the career numbers, Scott Service had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Service and Matt Wagner

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.58
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
6.86
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
10.24
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.24
10.24
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.21
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.28
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.61
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
40.95
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.98
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.613
1.613
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
35.89
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Matt Wagner

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.58
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.46
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.35
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Matt Wagner

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
1.84
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.12
-39.65
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA