Scott Service vs. String Bean Williams — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
String Bean Williams
Pre-GenerationalThrows RightIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

String Bean Williams 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. String Bean Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. By the career numbers, String Bean Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Service and String Bean Williams

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.96
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.74
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.68
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2927
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975.2
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.76
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
2.95
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
4.22
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3929
36.24
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
5.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.54
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3468
31.99
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.24
36.24

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and String Bean Williams

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.37
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3030
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.91
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.295
2.295
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.3
25.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and String Bean Williams

Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
173
224.68
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
554.55
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
146.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
112.99
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.21
60.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
198.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
171.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
64.94
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
62.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
123.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.08
68.94
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.6
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
462
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.49
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.49
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100