Rudy Law
1978–1986 · bats L / throws L · Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers
749G
.271AVG
.325OBP
.366SLG
More career statistics
656H
18HR
199RBI
228SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 749 | 2,647 | 2,421 | 379 | 656 | 101 | 37 | 18 | 199 | 184 | 210 | 228 | 65 | 13 | 7 | 885 | .271 | .325 | .366 | .691 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1984-04-26 to 1984-05-18
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1980-05-12 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1986-05-25 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1986-05-30 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 373 | 1314 | 336 | 11 | 97 | 95 | 97 | .281 | .328 | .385 |
| Away | 376 | 1333 | 320 | 7 | 102 | 89 | 113 | .261 | .307 | .347 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 97 | 357 | 86 | 1 | 25 | 30 | 24 | .268 | .325 | .358 |
| May | 114 | 392 | 107 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 36 | .296 | .332 | .412 |
| June | 138 | 492 | 123 | 1 | 40 | 33 | 32 | .274 | .317 | .341 |
| July | 118 | 478 | 112 | 3 | 34 | 45 | 44 | .261 | .328 | .333 |
| August | 114 | 405 | 91 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 34 | .246 | .294 | .359 |
| September | 153 | 489 | 131 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 38 | .286 | .315 | .400 |
| October | 15 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .188 | .235 | .281 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| california-angels | 55 | 217 | 55 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 16 | .275 | .313 | .370 |
| minnesota-twins | 54 | 182 | 50 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 7 | .298 | .330 | .429 |
| seattle-mariners | 54 | 172 | 44 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 13 | .277 | .320 | .358 |
| athletics | 51 | 187 | 49 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 13 | .283 | .321 | .410 |
| texas-rangers | 50 | 186 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 19 | .279 | .323 | .419 |
| detroit-tigers | 47 | 179 | 35 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 20 | .219 | .285 | .325 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 45 | 181 | 43 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 13 | .269 | .337 | .375 |
| cleveland-guardians | 43 | 171 | 40 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 20 | .263 | .322 | .368 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 12 | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | .250 | – | – |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 128 | 388 | 101 | 1 | 23 | 40 | .260 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Chicago White Sox | 121 | 336 | 107 | 3 | 32 | 36 | .318 | – | – |
| 1983 | Chicago White Sox | 141 | 501 | 142 | 3 | 34 | 77 | .283 | – | – |
| 1984 | Chicago White Sox | 136 | 487 | 122 | 6 | 37 | 29 | .251 | – | – |
| 1985 | Chicago White Sox | 125 | 390 | 101 | 4 | 36 | 29 | .259 | – | – |
| 1986 |  Kansas City Royals | 87 | 307 | 80 | 1 | 36 | 14 | .261 | – | – |