Scott Service vs. Dan Wright — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Wright
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dan Wright 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 5.65 and 1.541 for Dan Wright. 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 Dan Wright

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.72
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.57
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.49
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.64
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.99
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
5.65
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9.65
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.21
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.93
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
4.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.52
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.069
1.069
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.52
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
40.06
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
40.21
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.3
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
6.11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.47
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.81
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
34.98
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Dan Wright

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.72
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.57
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.66
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.2
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.96
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.87
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Dan Wright

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
70
7000
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
1.84
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.12
-39.65
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-62.13
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Dan Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Wright
Career
Per 600 PA