Vance Law
1980–1991 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, NLS, Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,212G
.256AVG
.326OBP
.376SLG
972H
71HR
442RBI
34SB
8IP
2K
3.38ERA
0GS
6Rare feats
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1989-06-06 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1983-09-08 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1988-05-08 | 1 in 1,786 player-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 | – |