Scott Service vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield 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 87), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 84), and home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 78). Role difference aside, Scott Service holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Service and Tim Wakefield

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.36
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.52
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Tim Wakefield

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Tim Wakefield

Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA