Scott Service vs. Kerry Wood — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kerry Wood
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Kerry Wood 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. Kerry Wood led in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 128), home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 90), and run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 96). Scott Service held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 75). Role difference aside, Kerry Wood holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Service and Kerry Wood

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.49
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
7.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.97
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
4.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
8.93
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
10.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.65
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5863
38.24
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
3.91
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5001
32.62
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Kerry Wood

Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.8
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.28
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Kerry Wood

Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
666.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
513.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
87.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.91
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.41
28.82
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
127.72
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
103.96
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
47.52
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
71.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.59
23.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
169.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.49
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA