Vern Law
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1930, Meridian, USA · MLB debut 1950-06-11, final game 1967-08-20
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | PIT | NL | 27 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .073 | .136 | .122 |
| 1951 | PIT | NL | 28 | 32 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .344 | .400 | .562 |
| 1954 | PIT | NL | 50 | 52 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .231 | .310 | .385 |
| 1955 | PIT | NL | 44 | 63 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .254 | .299 | .349 |
| 1956 | PIT | NL | 39 | 57 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .175 | .226 | .246 |
| 1957 | PIT | NL | 34 | 63 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .190 | .215 | .238 |
| 1958 | PIT | NL | 36 | 62 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .194 | .288 | .371 |
| 1959 | PIT | NL | 38 | 96 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .167 | .192 | .219 |
| 1960 | PIT | NL | 35 | 94 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .181 | .196 | .309 |
| 1961 | PIT | NL | 11 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .263 | .318 | .316 |
| 1962 | PIT | NL | 23 | 45 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .311 | .312 | .444 |
| 1963 | PIT | NL | 21 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .217 | .217 |
| 1964 | PIT | NL | 36 | 61 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .311 | .354 | .410 |
| 1965 | PIT | NL | 34 | 82 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .244 | .244 | .280 |
| 1966 | PIT | NL | 34 | 66 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .242 | .275 | .333 |
| 1967 | PIT | NL | 26 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .111 | .143 | .185 |
| 1950–1967 | 516 | 883 | 96 | 191 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 90 | 1 | 41 | 179 | .216 | .254 | .309 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | PIT | NL | 7 | 9 | 4.92 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 128.0 | 137 | 70 | 11 | 49 | 57 |
| 1951 | PIT | NL | 6 | 9 | 4.50 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 114.0 | 109 | 57 | 9 | 51 | 41 |
| 1954 | PIT | NL | 9 | 13 | 5.51 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 161.2 | 201 | 99 | 20 | 56 | 57 |
| 1955 | PIT | NL | 10 | 10 | 3.81 | 43 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 200.2 | 221 | 85 | 19 | 61 | 82 |
| 1956 | PIT | NL | 8 | 16 | 4.32 | 39 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 195.2 | 218 | 94 | 24 | 49 | 60 |
| 1957 | PIT | NL | 10 | 8 | 2.87 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 172.2 | 172 | 55 | 18 | 32 | 55 |
| 1958 | PIT | NL | 14 | 12 | 3.96 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 202.1 | 235 | 89 | 16 | 39 | 56 |
| 1959 | PIT | NL | 18 | 9 | 2.98 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 266.0 | 245 | 88 | 25 | 53 | 110 |
| 1960 | PIT | NL | 20 | 9 | 3.08 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 271.2 | 266 | 93 | 25 | 40 | 120 |
| 1961 | PIT | NL | 3 | 4 | 4.70 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59.1 | 72 | 31 | 10 | 18 | 20 |
| 1962 | PIT | NL | 10 | 7 | 3.94 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 139.1 | 156 | 61 | 21 | 27 | 78 |
| 1963 | PIT | NL | 4 | 5 | 4.93 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76.2 | 91 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 1964 | PIT | NL | 12 | 13 | 3.61 | 35 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 192.0 | 203 | 77 | 18 | 32 | 93 |
| 1965 | PIT | NL | 17 | 9 | 2.15 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 217.1 | 182 | 52 | 17 | 35 | 101 |
| 1966 | PIT | NL | 12 | 8 | 4.05 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 177.2 | 203 | 80 | 19 | 24 | 88 |
| 1967 | PIT | NL | 2 | 6 | 4.18 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 | 122 | 45 | 5 | 18 | 43 |
| 1950–1967 | 162 | 147 | 3.77 | 483 | 364 | 119 | 28 | 13 | 2672.0 | 2833 | 1118 | 268 | 597 | 1092 |
Awards
- 1960 Cy Young Award (ML)
- 1960 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1960 TSN Pitcher of the Year (NL)
- 1965 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (ML)
- 1965 TSN Comeback Player of the Year (NL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | BBWAA | 9 | 380 | 285 | |
| 1974 | BBWAA | 5 | 365 | 274 | |
| 1975 | BBWAA | 6 | 362 | 272 | |
| 1976 | BBWAA | 9 | 388 | 291 | |
| 1977 | BBWAA | 5 | 383 | 288 | |
| 1978 | BBWAA | 6 | 379 | 285 | |
| 1979 | BBWAA | 9 | 432 | 324 | |
| 2003 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2005 | Veterans - Players |