Scott Service vs. Herm Wehmeier — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herm Wehmeier
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herm Wehmeier 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. Herm Wehmeier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.8 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. By the career numbers, Herm Wehmeier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Service and Herm Wehmeier

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.46
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.54
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.48
66.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
961
4.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5409
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1806
9.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
4.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
3.96
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7925
39.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.24
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
5.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
35.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Herm Wehmeier

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
4.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
4.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
4.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.01
93.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.958
0.958
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Herm Wehmeier

Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
366.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
633
561
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
109.9
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
93.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.52
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.59
28
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
134.71
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
125.85
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.45
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
92.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.6
26.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
147.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
20.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA