Vance Law stats

Last played for the Athletics, 1991

Third Baseman

Age 70 · 6' 1"

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Vance Law played 11 MLB seasons, 1980 to 1991.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,212
AB
3,802
R
453
H
972
HR
71
RBI
442
SB
34
AVG
.256

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1980PIT25741117032.230
1981PIT306719031.134
1982CHW114359401015544.281
1983CHW14540855994423.243
1984CHW1514816012117594.252
1985WSH1475197513810526.266
1986WSH11236037815443.225
1987WSH1334365211912568.273
1988CHC1515567316311781.293
1989CHC13040838967422.235
1991ATH741341128090.209

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
6
AB
14
R
0
H
2
HR
0
RBI
1
SB
0
AVG
.143

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,298
TB
1,430
XBH
290
HBP
9
IBB
14
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1980PIT782340000
1981PIT711110000
1982CHW398138261100
1983CHW471142301100
1984CHW533194371200
1985WSH621210462000
1986WSH402117241100
1987WSH492184400500
1988CHC621229423400
1989CHC454145320000
1991ATH1573780000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
9.3
RC
502.7
RC/27
4.60
ISOP
.120
SECA
.230
BB/K
0.68
AB/HR
53.5
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1980PIT0.16.43.0810.10.400
1981PIT-0.7-0.2-0.1.0300.10.100
1982CHW0.848.24.8.1030.20.671.80
1983CHW2.551.74.3.1050.20.91020
1984CHW0.1644.7.1520.20.628.30
1985WSH3.585.45.8.1390.30.951.90
1986WSH1.036.23.4.1000.20.6720
1987WSH0.567.55.6.1490.30.836.30
1988CHC1.985.45.7.1190.20.750.50
1989CHC-0.545.93.8.1200.20.558.30
1991ATH0.112.73.1.0670.20.700

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
70 yearsOct 1, 1956
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1980
Birthplace
Boise, ID
College
BYU

Son of Vern Law · All MLB fathers and sons

What were Vance Law's career stats?

Vance Law played 11 seasons for the Pirates, the White Sox, the Nationals, the Cubs and the Athletics. He was a career .256 hitter with 972 hits, 71 home runs and 442 RBI. His best season was 1988: a .293 batting average, 11 home runs and 78 RBI.

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