Vern Law

Pitcher

1950—1967

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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

18
WINS
9
LOSSES
2.98
ERA
129
ERA+
266.0
IP
245
HITS
110
SO
53
BB
33
STARTS
2
SHO
1
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

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 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:

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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