Scott Service vs. Dick Weik — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Weik
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Weik 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 5.9 and 2.059 for Dick Weik. 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 Dick Weik

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
3.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.93
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.21
34.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
8.55
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.63
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
9.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
43.81
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.93
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
6.61
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
801
33.74
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Dick Weik

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
7.31
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
41.88
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.96
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
20.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
26.45
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
25.35
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.605
0.605
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Dick Weik

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
78
821.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
557.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
37.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
168.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
39.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
168.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA