Scott Service vs. Bill Weir — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Weir
Greatest GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Weir 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. Bill Weir posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. By the career numbers, Bill Weir had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Service and Bill Weir

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.45
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.93
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.55
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.55
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.865
0.865
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
38.43
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
34.19
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Bill Weir

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
27
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416.1
9
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.31
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Bill Weir

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
30
500
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
533.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
32.35
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
150
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
33.88
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
150
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA