Vance Law
1980–1991 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, NLS, Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,212G
.256AVG
.326OBP
.376SLG
More career statistics
972H
71HR
442RBI
34SB
8.0IP
2K
3.38ERA
0GS
3Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,212 | 4,298 | 3,802 | 453 | 972 | 193 | 26 | 71 | 442 | 408 | 602 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 36 | 1,430 | .256 | .326 | .376 | .702 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.500 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1987-10-04 to 1988-04-23
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1985-07-07 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1989-06-06 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1988-09-11 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 604 | 2100 | 488 | 34 | 245 | 215 | 275 | .266 | .335 | .395 |
| Away | 608 | 2198 | 484 | 37 | 197 | 193 | 327 | .246 | .308 | .359 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 158 | 566 | 120 | 9 | 45 | 38 | 103 | .231 | .279 | .335 |
| May | 183 | 638 | 143 | 11 | 70 | 59 | 98 | .253 | .317 | .373 |
| June | 232 | 849 | 198 | 16 | 88 | 87 | 122 | .267 | .336 | .397 |
| July | 212 | 746 | 167 | 14 | 75 | 74 | 90 | .252 | .323 | .390 |
| August | 203 | 759 | 175 | 8 | 77 | 64 | 101 | .257 | .315 | .345 |
| September | 201 | 671 | 152 | 12 | 80 | 78 | 84 | .265 | .343 | .407 |
| October | 23 | 69 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | .283 | .362 | .417 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-mets | 88 | 329 | 70 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 53 | .238 | .295 | .337 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 80 | 279 | 66 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 40 | .269 | .341 | .408 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 77 | 292 | 62 | 6 | 32 | 36 | 41 | .244 | .336 | .362 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 72 | 267 | 61 | 4 | 25 | 33 | 39 | .266 | .352 | .397 |
| cincinnati-reds | 61 | 248 | 73 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 24 | .340 | .415 | .507 |
| houston-astros | 59 | 230 | 50 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 43 | .245 | .313 | .373 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 54 | 207 | 47 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 28 | .260 | .333 | .370 |
| san-diego-padres | 52 | 188 | 38 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 30 | .221 | .266 | .279 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | 74 | 17 | – | 3 | 2 | .230 | – | – |
| 1981 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 | 67 | 9 | – | 3 | 1 | .134 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Chicago White Sox | 114 | 359 | 101 | 5 | 54 | 4 | .281 | – | – |
| 1983 | Chicago White Sox | 145 | 408 | 99 | 4 | 42 | 3 | .243 | – | – |
| 1984 | Chicago White Sox | 151 | 481 | 121 | 17 | 59 | 4 | .252 | – | – |
| 1985 |  Montreal Expos | 147 | 519 | 138 | 10 | 52 | 6 | .266 | – | – |
| 1986 | Montreal Expos | 112 | 360 | 81 | 5 | 44 | 3 | .225 | 4 | – |
| 1987 | Montreal Expos | 133 | 436 | 119 | 12 | 56 | 8 | .273 | 3 | 2 |
| 1988 |  Chicago Cubs | 151 | 556 | 163 | 11 | 78 | 1 | .293 | – | – |
| 1989 | Chicago Cubs | 130 | 408 | 96 | 7 | 42 | 2 | .235 | – | – |
| 1991 |  Athletics | 74 | 134 | 28 | – | 9 | – | .209 | 0 | – |