Scott Service vs. Joe Wieland — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Wieland
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Wieland 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 6.32 and 1.576 for Joe Wieland. 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 Joe Wieland

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.71
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.32
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.21
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.88
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
6.66
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
40.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.66
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
36.06
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Joe Wieland

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.71
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.37
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.583
0.583
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Joe Wieland

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
22.9
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
13.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wieland
Career
Per 600 PA