Scott Service vs. Earl Wilson — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earl Wilson
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earl Wilson 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 109), walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 91). Role difference aside, Scott Service holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Service and Earl Wilson

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
1.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.61
52.61
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.72
91.72
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.69
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6155
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051.2
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1863
8.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.49
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452
6.37
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.35
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8677
38.06
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
4.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7842
34.4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Earl Wilson

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
1.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6155
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.8
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.29
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.22
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.47
94.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.72
91.72
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Earl Wilson

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
289.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
838
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
529.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
103.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
65.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.59
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
37.95
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.9
58.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
195.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
154.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
68.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
79.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
122.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.81
54.28
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
47.97
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
194.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.86
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA