Vern Law

Pitcher

1950—1967

PITCHER LeveL

Star

Pitcher rank

NR

ALL-TIME

Player Detail

March 12, 1930, in Meridian, ID

BORN

STILL LIVING

DIED

1950—1967

Playing Career

Played from 20-37

PLAYING AGE

Right-Handed

THREW

POWER/FINESSE

PITCHING STYLE

Pirates

Primary Team

1960 Pirates

World Series Titles

Deacon, Preacher

Nickname

6-2

HEIGHT

195 WEIGHT

June 11, 1950

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

August 20, 1967

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Vern Law?

A great person and a gifted pitcher. He won two games in the 1960 World Series when his Pirates defeated the Yankees. Later won Comeback Player of the Year and Lou Gehrig Award.

Career Stats

WINS	LOSSES	IP	STRIKEOUTS	WALKS	ERA
162	147	2672.0	1092	597	3.77

2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

1960 MLB CY YOUNG

Vern Law PITCHES

1. Sweeping Curve

2. Slider

3. Sinking Fastball

1959 Pirates

29 Years Old

WINS

LOSSES

2.98

ERA

129

ERA+

266.0

IP

245

HITS

110

SO

BB

STARTS

SHO

SAVES

6.5

WAR

Greatest Game

July 19, 1955

Pitching for the Pirates

VS THE Braves

GAME SCORE	FINAL	DECISION	IP	H	ER	BB	K
118	W 4-3	GS-18	18	9	1	2	12

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS*	deGROM LOSSES*
NA	NA

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+	K/BB RATIO
101	1.83

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS	HOF JAWS
28.8	61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

PITCHING TEAMMATES

COMING SOON

FAVORITE CATCHER

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Vern Law Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG	HALL OF STATS	POSNANSKI	JAWS	BILL JAMES
NR	NR	UNK	NR	NR

NR = NOT RANKED UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK
NR	NR	NR	NR

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

Vern Law Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	WAR PER SN
32.7	24.9	14.1	15.6	2.45
73.0	49.8	30.3	21.5	3.71

BLUE = Vern Law

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER	WIN SHARES 7	WIN SHARES 5C	WIN SHARES 3	WS PER SN
UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
302.1	173.9	UNK	86.0	UNK

BLUE = Vern Law

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMANT

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

WAR7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

WAR5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

WAR3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

WAR PER SN

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

WIN SHARES

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

WS7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

WS5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

WS3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

WS PER SN

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).