Scott Service vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cleon Webb 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 5.67 and 1.407 for Cleon Webb. 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 Cleon Webb

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
40
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Cleon Webb

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Cleon Webb

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
21.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
21.95
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA