Dick Donovan vs Vern Law

Dick DonovanVern Law

Dick Donovan and Vern Law compared on their MLB careers: Dick Donovan played 15 seasons, 1950 to 1965, Vern Law 16 seasons, 1950 to 1967. Dick Donovan has 122 wins to Vern Law's 162. Vern Law won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dick Donovan and Vern Law career totals
345GP483
122W162
99L147
3.7ERA3.8
2017.1IP2,672
880K1,092
495BB597
1.2WHIP1.3
5SV13

How do they compare in the postseason?

Dick Donovan and Vern Law postseason
3GP3
0R0
4H22

Where each stands all time

Dick Donovan and Vern Law all-time places
Dick DonovanAll-time rankVern Law
—Wins (pitching)215th (162)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Dick Donovan: 0 championships; none on file
  • Vern Law: 1 championship; Cy Young

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dick Donovan and Vern Law season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1950028.191950794.92
2nd1951005.271951694.50
3rd1952025.5419549135.51
4th19540010.50195510103.81
5th19551593.3219568164.32
6th195612103.6419571082.87
7th19571662.77195814123.96
8th195815143.0119591892.98
9th19599103.6619602093.08
10th1960615.381961344.70
11th196110102.4019621073.94
12th196220103.591963454.93
13th196311134.24196412133.61
14th1964794.5519651792.15
15th1965135.9619661284.05
16th————1967264.18

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA