Vern Law
1950–1967 · bats R / throws R · NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
516G
.216AVG
.254OBP
.309SLG
191H
11HR
90RBI
1SB
162–147W–L
2,673IP
1,097K
3.77ERA
364GS
13SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516 | 1,002 | 883 | 96 | 191 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 90 | 41 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 273 | .216 | .254 | .309 | .563 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,673.0 | 483 | 364 | 119 | 162 | 147 | 13 | 2,835 | 1,274 | 1,120 | 269 | 596 | 1,097 | 0 | 0 | 3.77 | 1.284 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1962-07-14 to 1962-08-23
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1965-07-28 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1956-07-08 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 18 innings pitched | 1955-07-19 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 253 | 473 | 87 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 80 | .210 | .228 | .263 |
| Away | 263 | 529 | 104 | 11 | 62 | 20 | 98 | .222 | .234 | .350 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 38 | 69 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | .288 | .304 | .441 |
| May | 94 | 177 | 32 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 34 | .211 | .215 | .289 |
| June | 107 | 213 | 45 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 42 | .233 | .244 | .363 |
| July | 108 | 199 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 32 | .217 | .226 | .272 |
| August | 102 | 205 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 38 | .208 | .220 | .303 |
| September | 66 | 139 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 20 | .171 | .223 | .248 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 73 | 130 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 18 | .263 | .262 | .381 |
| chicago-cubs | 69 | 120 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 22 | .164 | .208 | .282 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 64 | 130 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 20 | .237 | .277 | .298 |
| cincinnati-reds | 58 | 120 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 19 | .184 | .192 | .233 |
| milwaukee-braves | 58 | 105 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | .157 | .181 | .191 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 41 | 92 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 21 | .298 | .283 | .464 |
| san-francisco-giants | 32 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 | .111 | .152 | .175 |
| new-york-giants | 31 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | .200 | .208 | .311 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 27 | 41 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .073 | 128 | 58 |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 4 | – | .344 | 114 | 42 |
| 1954 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 50 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 13 | – | .231 | 161 | 58 |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 63 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .254 | 200 | 83 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 8 | – | .175 | 195 | 60 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 63 | 12 | – | 6 | – | .190 | 173 | 55 |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 12 | – | .194 | 202 | 57 |
| 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 96 | 16 | 1 | 8 | – | .167 | 266 | 110 |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 94 | 17 | 1 | 7 | – | .181 | 271 | 120 |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 19 | 5 | – | 5 | – | .263 | 59 | 20 |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 45 | 14 | – | 5 | – | .311 | 139 | 78 |
| 1963 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | 23 | 5 | – | – | – | .217 | 76 | 31 |
| 1964 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 61 | 19 | 1 | 3 | – | .311 | 192 | 93 |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 82 | 20 | 1 | 6 | – | .244 | 217 | 101 |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 66 | 16 | 1 | 3 | – | .242 | 177 | 88 |
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 26 | 27 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .111 | 97 | 43 |