Vern Law

Vern Law

1950–1967 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'2", 195 lb · b. 1930 Meridian, ID

Career 162–147 · 3.77 ERA · 1,092 SO · 2672.0 IP · 516 G · 191 H · 11 HR · 90 RBI · .216 AVG

Seasons leading his league

6

5 best in baseball 1 league only

24 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1960 Best season

Spanning 1956–1966, peaking at 2 titles in 1960.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons

Team records #4 Pirates career IP #5 Pirates career SO #6 Pirates career W #8 Pirates 1965 WHIP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

954th League titles 6
505th Best in baseball 5
1,222nd Top-5 finishes 24

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

92nd Pitcher Putouts 212
135th Shutouts 28
209th Innings Pitched 2672.0
211th Pitcher Fielding Percentage .972
226th Wins 162
279th Pitcher Assists 453
326th Complete Games 119
482nd Walks + Hits / IP 1.28
482nd Pitcher Range Factor 1.38
496th Strikeouts 1,092

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	3	1st	—	1956 1.000 1958 1.000 1966 1.000
Pitcher Range Factor	1	1st	—	1960 2.23 1959 #2 1965 #2
Pitcher Putouts	1	1st	—	1965 NL 29 1960 #3
Complete Games	1	1st	—	1960 18 1959 #2
Pitcher Assists	—	#2	—	1959 #2
Shutouts	—	#2	—	1964 #2
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#2	—	1960 #2 1965 #3
Wins	—	#3	—	1960 #3
Earned Run Average	—	#3	—	1965 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1966	1	P FPCT 1.000
1965	1	P PO 29
1960	2	CG 18 P RF 2.23
1958	1	P FPCT 1.000
1956	1	P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1950	PIT	NL	7	9	4.92	27	17	0	128.0	137	70	11	49	57	1.45
1951	PIT	NL	6	9	4.50	28	14	2	114.0	109	57	9	51	41	1.40
1954	PIT	NL	9	13	5.51	39	18	3	161.2	201	99	20	56	57	1.59
1955	PIT	NL	10	10	3.81	43	24	1	200.2	221	85	19	61	82	1.41
1956	PIT	NL	8	16	4.32	39	32	2	195.2	218	94	24	49	60	1.37
1957	PIT	NL	10	8	2.87	31	25	1	172.2	172	55	18	32	55	1.18
1958	PIT	NL	14	12	3.96	35	29	3	202.1	235	89	16	39	56	1.35
1959	PIT	NL	18	9	2.98	34	33	1	266.0	245	88	25	53	110	1.12
1960	PIT	NL	20	9	3.08	35	35	0	271.2	266	93	25	40	120	1.13
1961	PIT	NL	3	4	4.70	11	10	0	59.1	72	31	10	18	20	1.52
1962	PIT	NL	10	7	3.94	23	20	0	139.1	156	61	21	27	78	1.31
1963	PIT	NL	4	5	4.93	18	12	0	76.2	91	42	11	13	31	1.36
1964	PIT	NL	12	13	3.61	35	29	0	192.0	203	77	18	32	93	1.22
1965	PIT	NL	17	9	2.15	29	28	0	217.1	182	52	17	35	101	1.00
1966	PIT	NL	12	8	4.05	31	28	0	177.2	203	80	19	24	88	1.28
1967	PIT	NL	2	6	4.18	25	10	0	97.0	122	45	5	18	43	1.44
Career	—	—	162	147	3.77	483	364	13	2672.0	2,833	1,118	268	597	1,092	1.28

Batting

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1950	PIT	NL	27	41	0	3	0	1	0	1	1	14	0	.073	.136	.122	.258
1951	PIT	NL	28	32	5	11	2	1	1	4	3	6	0	.344	.400	.563	.963
1954	PIT	NL	50	52	10	12	5	0	1	13	5	8	0	.231	.310	.385	.695
1955	PIT	NL	44	63	8	16	3	0	1	8	4	16	1	.254	.299	.349	.648
1956	PIT	NL	39	57	3	10	1	0	1	8	4	16	0	.175	.226	.246	.471
1957	PIT	NL	34	63	3	12	1	1	0	6	1	11	0	.191	.215	.238	.454
1958	PIT	NL	36	62	11	12	3	1	2	12	9	10	0	.194	.288	.371	.659
1959	PIT	NL	38	96	6	16	2	0	1	8	3	20	0	.167	.192	.219	.411
1960	PIT	NL	35	94	10	17	5	2	1	7	2	19	0	.181	.196	.309	.504
1961	PIT	NL	11	19	0	5	1	0	0	5	1	4	0	.263	.318	.316	.634
1962	PIT	NL	23	45	6	14	4	1	0	5	1	7	0	.311	.313	.444	.757
1963	PIT	NL	21	23	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.217	.217	.217	.435
1964	PIT	NL	36	61	9	19	3	0	1	3	3	11	0	.312	.354	.410	.764
1965	PIT	NL	34	82	9	20	0	0	1	6	0	19	0	.244	.244	.281	.524
1966	PIT	NL	34	66	11	16	3	0	1	3	3	11	0	.242	.275	.333	.609
1967	PIT	NL	26	27	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	6	0	.111	.143	.185	.328
Career	—	—	516	883	96	191	35	7	11	90	41	179	1	.216	.254	.309	.563

Fielding

2 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1950	PIT	NL	P	27	—	—	5	15	2	1	22	.909	0.74
1951	PIT	NL	P	28	—	—	10	15	2	2	27	.926	0.89
1954	PIT	NL	P	39	18	161.2	11	23	1	2	35	.971	0.87
			OF	1	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
1955	PIT	NL	P	43	24	200.2	14	35	4	3	53	.925	1.14
1956	PIT	NL	P	39	32	195.2	12	31	0	3	43	1.000	1.10
1957	PIT	NL	P	31	25	173.2	13	23	2	2	38	.947	1.16
1958	PIT	NL	P	35	29	202.1	16	31	0	3	47	1.000	1.34
1959	PIT	NL	P	34	33	266.0	20	47	1	5	68	.985	1.97
1960	PIT	NL	P	35	35	271.2	28	50	2	6	80	.975	2.23
1961	PIT	NL	P	11	10	59.1	7	13	0	1	20	1.000	1.82
1962	PIT	NL	P	23	20	139.1	7	27	2	3	36	.944	1.48
1963	PIT	NL	P	18	12	76.2	5	20	0	1	25	1.000	1.39
1964	PIT	NL	P	35	29	192.0	16	36	1	3	53	.981	1.49
1965	PIT	NL	P	29	28	217.1	29	36	1	2	66	.985	2.24
1966	PIT	NL	P	31	28	177.2	11	36	0	4	47	1.000	1.52
1967	PIT	NL	P	25	10	97.0	8	15	1	0	24	.958	0.92
Career	—	—	P	483	333	2431.0	212	453	19	41	684	.972	1.38
	—	—	OF	1	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.00