Rudy Law
Rudy Karl Law
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: October 7, 1956 in Waco, TX
High School: Ravenswood (East Palo Alto, CA)
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1975. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1978
Final Game: October 4, 1986
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 LAD NL 21 OF 6 1 24.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -40.0 -0.8 -1.1 0.2 0 1.12 0.50 .967 2.33 1.93
1978 LAD NL 21 CF 3 0 11.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -21.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.59 0.67 1.000 2.78 2.30
1978 LAD NL 21 LF 3 1 12.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -56.8 -0.6 -0.9 0.2 0 0.71 0.33 1.000 1.99 1.53
1980 LAD NL 23 OF 106 87 786.2 242 233 6 3 3 .988 7.5 11.4 7.5 1.2 6.2 0 2.73 2.25 .980 2.31 1.98
1980 LAD NL 23 CF 102 87 779.2 242 233 6 3 3 .988 7.8 12.0 7.8 1.3 6.4 0 2.76 2.34 .984 2.83 2.37
1980 LAD NL 23 LF 5 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -51.4 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.00 0.00 2.06 1.68
1982 CHW AL 25 OF 94 74 681.1 223 215 2 6 0 .973 -0.2 -0.4 0.8 -0.1 0.8 -1 2.87 2.31 .982 2.47 2.15
1982 CHW AL 25 CF 91 74 671.1 219 211 2 6 0 .973 -0.1 -0.2 0.9 -0.2 1.0 -1 2.86 2.34 .985 2.84 2.49
1982 CHW AL 25 DH 3
1982 CHW AL 25 LF 3 0 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -12.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 1.80 0.67 1.000 2.25 1.90
1983 CHW AL 26 CF 132 118 1036.2 304 297 5 2 1 .993 0.8 0.9 0.8 3.7 -2.9 0 2.62 2.29 .987 2.93 2.56 MVP-21
1983 CHW AL 26 OF 132 118 1036.2 309 302 5 2 2 .994 0.8 0.9 0.8 3.7 -2.9 0 2.67 2.33 .981 2.50 2.16 MVP-21
1983 CHW AL 26 DH 3 MVP-21
1984 CHW AL 27 OF 130 116 1035.1 332 322 5 5 2 .985 -2.8 -3.2 1.2 -2.7 3.9 -4 2.84 2.52 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 CHW AL 27 CF 122 111 987.1 315 305 5 5 2 .984 -3.8 -4.6 0.2 -3.8 4.0 -4 2.83 2.54 .986 3.01 2.62
1984 CHW AL 27 LF 10 5 48.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 1.0 25.0 1.0 1.1 -0.1 0 3.00 1.60 .981 2.27 1.80
1985 CHW AL 28 OF 120 95 850.1 236 226 7 3 3 .987 2.4 3.4 2.4 -0.8 3.3 0 2.47 1.94 .982 2.44 2.10
1985 CHW AL 28 LF 104 65 624.1 160 153 6 1 2 .994 4.0 7.7 3.0 0.8 2.3 1 2.29 1.53 .977 2.25 1.77
1985 CHW AL 28 CF 32 30 226.0 73 71 1 1 1 .986 -1.6 -8.5 -0.6 -1.6 1.0 -1 2.87 2.25 .988 2.91 2.56
1985 CHW AL 28 DH 3
1986 KCR AL 29 OF 77 73 645.1 149 145 2 2 0 .987 -5.4 -10.0 -0.4 1.3 -1.9 -5 2.05 1.91 .980 2.39 2.06
1986 KCR AL 29 LF 54 38 365.1 89 87 0 2 0 .978 -0.6 -2.0 1.4 3.0 -1.7 -2 2.14 1.61 .978 2.24 1.77
1986 KCR AL 29 RF 36 34 270.0 53 53 0 0 0 1.000 -5.6 -24.9 -2.6 -2.5 -0.2 -3 1.77 1.47 .974 2.11 1.79
1986 KCR AL 29 CF 3 1 10.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 96.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 4.50 1.67 .980 2.79 2.47
1986 KCR AL 29 DH 2
7 Seasons OF 665 564 5059.2 1494 1446 27 21 10 .986 1.5 0.4 11.5 1.5 9.6 -10 2.62 2.22 .981 2.44 2.11
7 Seasons CF 485 421 3722.1 1160 1124 19 17 7 .985 3.7 1.2 9.7 0.0 9.5 -6 2.76 2.36 .986 2.91 2.52
6 Seasons LF 179 109 1067.1 268 258 7 3 2 .989 3.4 3.8 4.4 4.0 0.3 -1 2.23 1.48 .978 2.24 1.77
1 Season RF 36 34 270.0 53 53 0 0 0 1.000 -5.6 -24.9 -2.6 -2.5 -0.2 -3 1.77 1.47 .974 2.11 1.79
4 Seasons DH 11
7 Seasons TOT 665 564 5059.2 1494 1446 27 21 10 .986 1.5 0.4 11.5 1.5 9.6 -10 2.62 2.22 .967 2.44 2.11
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1978 LAD NL 21 11 1 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 6 0 1 5
1980 LAD NL 23 128 87 128 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 102 0 106 0 18 13
1982 CHW AL 25 121 74 121 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 91 0 94 0 19 17
1983 CHW AL 26 141 118 141 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 132 0 15 5
1984 CHW AL 27 136 116 136 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 122 0 130 0 12 3
1985 CHW AL 28 125 95 125 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 32 0 120 0 17 6
1986 KCR AL 29 87 75 87 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 3 36 77 2 11 0
7 Seasons 749 566 749 665 0 0 0 0 0 0 179 485 36 665 2 93 49
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1978 LAD NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 46 65% 83% 17% 5 40%
1980 LAD NL 23 3 0 3 0 0 6 0 1 2 2 32 21 1 29 2 0 10 5 1 15 5 1 17 15 1 103 48 46.6% 51 4 3.9% 2 3398 53% 79% 26% 438 54%
1982 CHW AL 25 6 1 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 36 23 0 33 4 0 4 2 0 14 2 0 11 10 0 98 41 41.8% 57 0 0.0% 2 2966 61% 81% 26% 404 53%
1983 CHW AL 26 2 0 2 0 1 5 0 3 1 1 38 22 3 32 2 0 7 5 0 14 1 0 30 20 0 121 50 41.3% 68 3 2.5% 2 4459 64% 78% 24% 560 54%
1984 CHW AL 27 5 0 5 0 2 5 1 2 1 0 5 3 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 16 0 0 21 13 0 52 16 30.8% 36 0 0.0% 5 4317 54% 79% 27% 342 90%
1985 CHW AL 28 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 1 1 10 1 10.0% 8 1 10.0% 0 1014 54% 75% 24% 73 97%
1986 KCR AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 36 39% 78% 44% 7 71%
7 Seasons 17 1 16 0 5 19 1 8 5 3 113 71 4 102 8 0 23 12 1 65 8 1 83 59 2 386 158 40.9% 220 8 2.1% 11 16236 58% 79% 25% 1829 62%
MLB Averages 42.8% 2.2% 57% 79% 26% 63%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1978 LAD NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 66 70% 83% 32% 5 20%
1980 LAD NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 78% 85% 19% 0
1982 CHW AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 40 80% 83% 33% 6 33%
1984 CHW AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 214 61% 76% 29% 20 75%
1985 CHW AL 28 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 3 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 1 1 15 13 1 30 17 56.7% 11 2 6.7% 4 2758 62% 74% 25% 171 91%
1986 KCR AL 29 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 13 0 13 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 8 7 0 41 25 61.0% 16 0 0.0% 0 1603 51% 78% 30% 166 53%
6 Seasons 3 0 2 1 0 7 0 4 0 2 21 16 0 16 3 0 3 2 0 12 3 1 24 20 1 76 44 57.9% 30 2 2.6% 5 4708 59% 76% 27% 368 71%
MLB Averages 58.2% 2.8% 57% 79% 26% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1986 KCR AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 5 2 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 24 7 29.2% 17 0 0.0% 0 1228 59% 77% 31% 99 54%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 5 2 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 24 7 29.2% 17 0 0.0% 0 1228 59% 77% 31% 99 54%
MLB Averages 43.3% 3.1% 57% 79% 26% 58%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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