Vern Law
Bats R Throws R6'2" 195 lbBorn 1930 Meridian, USADebut 1950Team PIT2x All-Star
Awards: Cy Young Award, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, TSN All-Star, TSN Pitcher of the Year
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1967 | PIT | 26 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.111 | 0.143 | 0.185 | 0.328 | -18.5 |
| 1966 | PIT | 34 | 73 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0.242 | 0.275 | 0.333 | 0.609 | 68.1 |
| 1965 | PIT | 34 | 86 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.244 | 0.244 | 0.280 | 0.524 | 41.5 |
| 1964 | PIT | 36 | 70 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0.311 | 0.354 | 0.410 | 0.764 | 119.7 |
| 1963 | PIT | 21 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.217 | 0.217 | 0.217 | 0.435 | 14.5 |
| 1962 | PIT | 23 | 55 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.311 | 0.312 | 0.444 | 0.757 | 94.1 |
| 1961 | PIT | 11 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.263 | 0.318 | 0.316 | 0.634 | 68.9 |
| 1960 | PIT | 35 | 104 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0.181 | 0.196 | 0.309 | 0.504 | 27.6 |
| 1959 | PIT | 38 | 106 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0.167 | 0.192 | 0.219 | 0.411 | 5.0 |
| 1958 | PIT | 36 | 80 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0.194 | 0.288 | 0.371 | 0.659 | 75.4 |
| 1957 | PIT | 34 | 69 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.190 | 0.215 | 0.238 | 0.453 | 19.3 |
| 1956 | PIT | 39 | 65 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0.175 | 0.226 | 0.246 | 0.471 | 26.6 |
| 1955 | PIT | 44 | 69 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0.254 | 0.299 | 0.349 | 0.648 | 74.8 |
| 1954 | PIT | 50 | 64 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0.231 | 0.310 | 0.385 | 0.695 | 82.8 |
| 1951 | PIT | 28 | 38 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.344 | 0.400 | 0.562 | 0.963 | 153.1 |
| 1950 | PIT | 27 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.073 | 0.136 | 0.122 | 0.258 | -38.9 |
| Career | | 516 | 1000 | 96 | 191 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 90 | 1 | 41 | 179 | 0.216 | 0.254 | 0.309 | 0.563 | 50.6 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1967 | PIT | 2 | 6 | 4.18 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 97.0 | 427 | 5 | 18 | 43 | | | |
| 1966 | PIT | 12 | 8 | 4.05 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 177.7 | 737 | 19 | 24 | 88 | | | |
| 1965 | PIT | 17 | 9 | 2.15 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 217.3 | 847 | 17 | 35 | 101 | | | |
| 1964 | PIT | 12 | 13 | 3.61 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 192.0 | 795 | 18 | 32 | 93 | | | |
| 1963 | PIT | 4 | 5 | 4.93 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 76.7 | 325 | 11 | 13 | 31 | | | |
| 1962 | PIT | 10 | 7 | 3.94 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 139.3 | 596 | 21 | 27 | 78 | | | |
| 1961 | PIT | 3 | 4 | 4.70 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 59.3 | 258 | 10 | 18 | 20 | | | |
| 1960 | PIT | 20 | 9 | 3.08 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 271.7 | 1091 | 25 | 40 | 120 | | | |
| 1959 | PIT | 18 | 9 | 2.98 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 266.0 | 1080 | 25 | 53 | 110 | | | |
| 1958 | PIT | 14 | 12 | 3.96 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 202.3 | 854 | 16 | 39 | 56 | | | |
| 1957 | PIT | 10 | 8 | 2.87 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 172.7 | 716 | 18 | 32 | 55 | | | |
| 1956 | PIT | 8 | 16 | 4.32 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 195.7 | 851 | 24 | 49 | 60 | | | |
| 1955 | PIT | 10 | 10 | 3.81 | 43 | 24 | 1 | 200.7 | 865 | 19 | 61 | 82 | | | |
| 1954 | PIT | 9 | 13 | 5.51 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 161.7 | 728 | 20 | 56 | 57 | | | |
| 1951 | PIT | 6 | 9 | 4.50 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 114.0 | 499 | 9 | 51 | 41 | | | |
| 1950 | PIT | 7 | 9 | 4.92 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 128.0 | 562 | 11 | 49 | 57 | | | |
| Career | | 162 | 147 | 3.77 | 483 | 364 | 13 | 2672.0 | 11231 | 268 | 597 | 1092 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1967 | PIT | P | 25 | 97 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.958 | |
| 1966 | PIT | P | 31 | 178 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | |
| 1965 | PIT | P | 29 | 217 | 29 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0.985 | |
| 1964 | PIT | P | 35 | 192 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0.981 | |
| 1963 | PIT | P | 18 | 77 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1962 | PIT | P | 23 | 139 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0.944 | |
| 1961 | PIT | P | 11 | 59 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1960 | PIT | P | 35 | 272 | 28 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 0.975 | |
| 1959 | PIT | P | 34 | 266 | 20 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 0.985 | |
| 1958 | PIT | P | 35 | 202 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1957 | PIT | P | 31 | 174 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0.947 | |
| 1956 | PIT | P | 39 | 196 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1955 | PIT | P | 43 | 201 | 14 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0.925 | |
| 1954 | PIT | P | 39 | 162 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0.971 | |
| 1954 | PIT | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1951 | PIT | P | 28 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0.926 | |
| 1950 | PIT | P | 27 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0.909 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1960 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.429 | 0.500 | 0.929 |
| Career | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.429 | 0.500 | 0.929 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1960 | 2 | 0 | 3.44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18.3 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1.36 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 3.44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18.3 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1.36 |