Scott Service vs. Masato Yoshii — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Masato Yoshii
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Masato Yoshii 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 83), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 94), and home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 87). Masato Yoshii held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Scott Service.

Pitching Stats for Scott Service and Masato Yoshii

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.93
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.51
40.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.84
72.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
4.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2272
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
757.1
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.4
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
9.57
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.21
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
5.31
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3219
38.25
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.85
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.38
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.95
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1599
34.57
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2917
34.67
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Masato Yoshii

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.93
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2272
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
757.1
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.61
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.03
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.71
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.64
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.84
72.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Masato Yoshii

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
162
393.52
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
495.55
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
60.73
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
51.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.72
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
10.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
85.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
31.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
53.44
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.66
-4.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
184.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
80.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50