Scott Service vs. Irv Young — Career Comparison

Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Irv Young
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Irv Young 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. Irv Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.211 compared to 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. By the career numbers, Irv Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Service and Irv Young

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.41
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.03
77.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4154
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384.2
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
8.85
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
3.64
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5590
36.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
4.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5237
34.04
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33

Fielding Stats for Scott Service and Irv Young

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3876
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1292
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.73
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.99
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.79
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
3.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
3.52
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.416
2.416
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.77
71.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Service and Irv Young

Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
209
252.82
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
574.6
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
72.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
59.27
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.68
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.63
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.35
13.73
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
89.52
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
87.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.4
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
21.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
47.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-1.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
216.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100