Scott Service vs. Colin Ward — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Colin Ward
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Colin Ward 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. Colin Ward posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. By the career numbers, Colin Ward had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Service and Colin Ward

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
37.95
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
31.38
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Colin Ward

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Colin Ward

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1800
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
1.84
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.12
-39.65
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-162.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Colin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA