Scott Service vs. Doc White — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc White
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc White 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. Doc White posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. By the career numbers, Doc White had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Service and Doc White

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.26
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.78
54.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.01
85.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
2.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9123
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3041
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2738
8.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
1.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
4.1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.35
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12096
35.8
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
3.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11307
33.46
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Doc White

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
1.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.73
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9519
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3173
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.78
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.95
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
3.77
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.578
2.578
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Doc White

Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
216.49
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1516
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1283
507.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
110.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
95.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.71
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.79
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
14.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.91
45.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
131.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
168.6
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
29.68
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
87.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.74
52.54
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
77.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
33.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100