Vern Law Stats

Vern Law was born on Wednesday, March 12, 1930, in Meridian, Idaho. Law was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 11, 1950, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Vern Law baseball stats page.
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, and the lesson afterwards." - Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Vern Law (David Nathan, The McFarland Baseball Quotations Dictionary, 2000)
Since 1959 I have been a Pittsburgh Pirate fan, walking from what is now Station Square to Forbes Field with my father after a long train ride from my home in Cumberland, Maryland. Even now as I finish up my journey of visiting all major league baseball parks, I still have fond memories of those less complicated days when players played for the fun of the game and the players became part of the city and more importantly, part of your life. To paraphrase noted author, Greg Anderson: "It is for the journey, not the destination".
Vern Law

Vern Law Autograph on a 1953 Topps (#324)

Vern Law Autograph on a 1953 Topps (#324)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Vernon Sanders Law
Nickname:   Deacon or Preacher or Vern
Born On:   03-12-1930
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Meridian, Idaho
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   06-11-1950 (Age 20)
Last Game:   08-20-1967
Draft:   Not Applicable
Vern Law

Vern Law Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1950 Pirates 27 17 6 7 9 .438 4.92 5 1 0 128.0 562 137 70 83 11 49 - 57 2 4 0 -
1951 Pirates 28 14 8 6 9 .400 4.50 2 1 2 114.0 499 109 57 66 9 51 - 41 2 6 1 -
1954 Pirates 39 18 17 9 13 .409 5.51 7 0 3 161.2 728 201 99 109 20 56 0 57 6 3 0 -
1955 Pirates 43 24 13 10 10 .500 3.81 8 1 1 200.2 865 221 85 98 19 61 7 82 5 1 0 -
1956 Pirates 39 32 6 8 16 .333 4.32 6 0 2 195.2 851 218 94 110 24 49 10 60 8 6 0 -
1957 Pirates 31 25 5 10 8 .556 2.87 9 3 1 172.2 716 172 55 72 18 32 8 55 2 2 0 -
1958 Pirates 35 29 5 14 12 .538 3.96 6 1 3 202.1 854 235 89 103 16 39 5 56 1 1 0 -
1959 Pirates 34 33 1 18 9 .667 2.98 20 2 1 266.0 1,080 245 88 91 25 53 11 110 5 2 0 -
1960 Pirates 35 35 0 20 9 .690 3.08 18 3 0 271.2 1,091 266 93 104 25 40 8 120 2 4 1 -
1961 Pirates 11 10 1 3 4 .429 4.70 1 0 0 59.1 258 72 31 33 10 18 3 20 0 1 0 -
1962 Pirates 23 20 2 10 7 .588 3.94 7 2 0 139.1 596 156 61 67 21 27 4 78 2 1 0 -
1963 Pirates 18 12 2 4 5 .444 4.93 1 1 0 76.2 325 91 42 45 11 13 0 31 2 0 0 -
1964 Pirates 35 29 1 12 13 .480 3.61 7 5 0 192.0 795 203 77 85 18 32 6 93 1 1 0 -
1965 Pirates 29 28 1 17 9 .654 2.15 13 4 0 217.1 847 182 52 66 17 35 2 101 1 3 0 -
1966 Pirates 31 28 2 12 8 .600 4.05 8 4 0 177.2 737 203 80 85 19 24 1 88 0 4 1 -
1967 Pirates 25 10 7 2 6 .250 4.18 1 0 0 97.0 427 122 45 57 5 18 9 43 0 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
16 Years 483 364 77 162 147 .524 3.77 119 28 13 2,672.0 11,231 2,833 1,118 1,274 268 597 74 1,092 39 40 3 -
Vern Law

Vern Law Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1950 Pirates 27 41 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 - 14 0 - 2 1 .073 .136 .122
1951 Pirates 28 32 5 11 2 1 1 0 4 3 - 6 3 - 0 0 .344 .400 .563
1954 Pirates 50 52 10 12 5 0 1 0 13 5 - 8 6 0 1 4 .231 .310 .385
1955 Pirates 44 63 8 16 3 0 1 0 8 4 0 16 2 0 0 0 .254 .299 .349
1956 Pirates 39 57 3 10 1 0 1 0 8 4 0 16 3 1 0 1 .175 .226 .246
1957 Pirates 34 63 3 12 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 11 4 0 1 0 .190 .215 .238
1958 Pirates 36 62 11 12 3 1 2 0 12 9 0 10 7 2 0 4 .194 .288 .371
1959 Pirates 38 96 6 16 2 0 1 0 8 3 0 20 7 0 0 4 .167 .192 .219
1960 Pirates 35 94 10 17 5 2 1 0 7 2 0 19 7 1 0 1 .181 .196 .309
1961 Pirates 11 19 0 5 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 .263 .318 .316
1962 Pirates 23 45 6 14 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 7 7 2 0 0 .311 .313 .444
1963 Pirates 21 23 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .217 .217 .217
1964 Pirates 36 61 9 19 3 0 1 0 3 3 0 11 5 0 1 3 .311 .354 .410
1965 Pirates 34 82 9 20 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 19 4 0 0 3 .244 .244 .280
1966 Pirates 34 66 11 16 3 0 1 0 3 3 0 11 4 0 0 2 .242 .275 .333
1967 Pirates 26 27 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 .111 .143 .185
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 516 883 96 191 35 7 11 0 90 41 0 179 63 7 6 24 .216 .254 .309
Vern Law

Vern Law Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1950 Pirates P 27 17 384 22 0.8 20 5 15 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.41 -
1951 Pirates P 28 14 342 27 1.0 25 10 15 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .926 1.97 -
1954 Pirates P 39 18 485 35 0.9 34 11 23 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .971 1.89 -
1954 Pirates RF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1955 Pirates P 43 24 602 53 1.2 49 14 35 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .925 2.20 -
1956 Pirates P 39 32 587 43 1.1 43 12 31 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.98 -
1957 Pirates P 31 25 518 38 1.2 36 13 23 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .947 1.88 -
1958 Pirates P 35 29 607 47 1.3 47 16 31 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.09 -
1959 Pirates P 34 33 798 68 2.0 67 20 47 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.27 -
1960 Pirates P 35 35 815 80 2.3 78 28 50 2 6 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.58 -
1961 Pirates P 11 10 178 20 1.8 20 7 13 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.03 -
1962 Pirates P 23 20 418 36 1.6 34 7 27 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.20 -
1963 Pirates P 18 12 230 25 1.4 25 5 20 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.93 -
1964 Pirates P 35 29 576 53 1.5 52 16 36 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.44 -
1965 Pirates P 29 28 652 66 2.3 65 29 36 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.69 -
1966 Pirates P 31 28 533 47 1.5 47 11 36 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.38 -
1967 Pirates P 25 10 291 24 1.0 23 8 15 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.13 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 483 364 8,016 684 1.4 665 212 453 19 41 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.24 --
RF Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
16 Years 484 364 8,016 685 1.4 666 213 453 19 41 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.24 --
Vern Law

Vern Law Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1950 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.9 41.0 1.16 4.01 3.45
1951 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 32.0 5.3 8.0 0.80 3.24 4.03
1954 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 52.0 6.5 4.0 1.02 3.17 3.12
1955 Pirates 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 63.0 3.9 7.9 1.34 3.68 2.74
1956 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 57.0 3.6 7.1 1.22 2.76 2.25
1957 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.7 10.5 1.72 2.87 1.67
1958 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 31.0 6.2 5.2 1.44 2.49 1.73
1959 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 96.0 4.8 12.0 2.08 3.72 1.79
1960 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 94.0 4.9 13.4 3.00 3.98 1.33
1961 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.8 3.8 1.11 3.03 2.73
1962 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.4 9.0 2.89 5.04 1.74
1963 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 23.0 0.0 2.38 3.64 1.53
1964 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 61.0 5.5 20.3 2.91 4.36 1.50
1965 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 82.0 4.3 13.7 2.89 4.18 1.45
1966 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 66.0 6.0 22.0 3.67 4.46 1.22
1967 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.5 27.0 2.39 3.99 1.67
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 80.3 4.9 9.8 1.83 3.68 2.01
Vern Law

Vern Law Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1950 Pittsburgh Pirates 20 Undetermined - -
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1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 32 Undetermined - -
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 32 Undetermined - -
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1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 32 Undetermined Stats Stats
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