Scott Service vs. Bob Walk — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Walk
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Walk 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 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 86), and home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 79). Role difference aside, Scott Service holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Service and Bob Walk

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.57
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.44
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
74
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4998
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1671
9.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
4.58
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.43
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7127
38.5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.13
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
4.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.74
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6365
34.38
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Bob Walk

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4998
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
2.09
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
74
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Bob Walk

Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
362.26
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
583
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
524.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
76.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
61.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.41
15.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
94.68
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
98.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
30.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
49.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
79.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.93
6.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
171.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
3.49
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
51.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0