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Vance Law
Vance Aaron Law (Long arm of the Law)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 1, 1956 in Boise, ID
High School: Provo (Provo, UT)
School: Brigham Young University
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 39th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 1, 1980
Final Game: October 6, 1991
Relatives: Son of Vern Law
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1980 23 PIT NL 25 78 74 11 17 2 2 0 3 2 0 3 7 .230 .260 .311 .571 57 23 2 0 1 0 0 4/65
1981 24 PIT NL 30 71 67 1 9 0 1 0 3 1 1 2 15 .134 .157 .164 .321 -10 11 2 0 1 1 0 4/65
1982 25 CHW AL 114 398 359 40 101 20 1 5 54 4 2 26 46 .281 .327 .384 .712 95 138 10 1 7 5 1 654/7
1983 26 CHW AL 145 471 408 55 99 21 5 4 42 3 1 51 56 .243 .325 .348 .673 83 142 7 1 6 5 1 *5/468D
1984 27 CHW AL 151 533 481 60 121 18 2 17 59 4 1 41 75 .252 .309 .403 .713 92 194 13 1 6 4 2 *54/86
1985 28 MON NL 147 621 519 75 138 30 6 10 52 6 5 86 96 .266 .369 .405 .773 122 210 11 2 8 6 0 *435/9
1986 29 MON NL 112 402 360 37 81 17 2 5 44 3 5 37 66 .225 .298 .325 .623 72 117 9 1 2 2 1 435/19
1987 30 MON NL 133 492 436 52 119 27 1 12 56 8 5 51 62 .273 .347 .422 .769 101 184 8 0 2 3 5 453/1
1988 31 CHC NL 151 621 556 73 163 29 2 11 78 1 4 55 79 .293 .358 .412 .770 117 229 15 3 4 3 4 *5/7 AS
1989 32 CHC NL 130 454 408 38 96 22 3 7 42 2 2 38 73 .235 .296 .355 .651 80 145 11 0 1 7 0 *5/7
1991 34 OAK AL 74 157 134 11 28 7 1 0 9 0 0 18 27 .209 .303 .276 .579 66 37 4 0 5 0 0 5/7631
11 Seasons 1212 4298 3802 453 972 193 26 71 442 34 26 408 602 .256 .326 .376 .703 94 1430 92 9 43 36 14
162 Game Avg. 162 574 508 61 130 26 3 9 59 5 3 55 80 .256 .326 .376 .703 94 191 12 1 6 5 2
MON (3 yrs) 392 1515 1315 164 338 74 9 27 152 17 15 174 224 .257 .343 .389 .731 101 511 28 3 12 11 6
CHW (3 yrs) 410 1402 1248 155 321 59 8 26 155 11 4 118 177 .257 .320 .380 .699 90 474 30 3 19 14 4
PIT (2 yrs) 55 149 141 12 26 2 3 0 6 3 1 5 22 .184 .211 .241 .452 26 34 4 0 2 1 0
CHC (2 yrs) 281 1075 964 111 259 51 5 18 120 3 6 93 152 .269 .332 .388 .720 101 374 26 3 5 10 4
OAK (1 yr) 74 157 134 11 28 7 1 0 9 0 0 18 27 .209 .303 .276 .579 66 37 4 0 5 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 728 2739 2420 287 623 127 17 45 278 23 22 272 398 .257 .331 .380 .711 97 919 58 6 19 22 10
AL (4 yrs) 484 1559 1382 166 349 66 9 26 164 11 4 136 204 .253 .318 .370 .688 88 511 34 3 24 14 4

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1983 26 CHW AL ALCS BAL L 4 12 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .182 .432 2 0 0 0 0 0
1989 32 CHC NL NLCS SFG L 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 6 15 14 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .143 .200 .143 .343 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 4 12 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .182 .432 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1986 29 MON NL 0 0 2.25 3 0 3 0 0 0 4.0 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16 166 1.250 6.8 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
1987 30 MON NL 0 0 5.40 3 0 3 0 0 0 3.1 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 15 78 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 5.4
1991 34 OAK AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.000 13.5 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
3 Seasons 0 0 3.38 7 0 7 0 0 0 8.0 9 4 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 35 117 1.500 10.1 0.0 3.4 2.3 0.67
162 Game Avg. 0 0 3.38 68 0 68 0 0 0 78 87 39 29 0 29 0 19 0 0 19 340 117 1.500 10.1 0.0 3.4 2.3 0.67
MON (2 yrs) 0 0 3.68 6 0 6 0 0 0 7.1 8 4 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 31 107 1.364 9.8 0.0 2.5 2.5 1.00
OAK (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.000 13.5 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
NL (2 yrs) 0 0 3.68 6 0 6 0 0 0 7.1 8 4 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 31 107 1.364 9.8 0.0 2.5 2.5 1.00
AL (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.000 13.5 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00

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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1980 PIT NL 23 2B 11 10 91.2 55 23 30 2 5 .964 0.7 9.2 0.7 0.5 0.1 0 5.20 4.82 .980 5.49 4.71
1980 PIT NL 23 SS 8 7 62.1 33 8 24 1 3 .970 -0.4 -7.7 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 4.62 4.00 .967 5.01 4.30
1980 PIT NL 23 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1981 PIT NL 24 2B 19 13 123.1 85 40 45 0 9 1.000 1.0 9.7 1.0 0.6 0.4 0 6.20 4.47 .981 5.52 4.72
1981 PIT NL 24 SS 7 4 46.0 21 8 13 0 1 1.000 0.4 10.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0 4.11 3.00 .957 5.11 4.44
1981 PIT NL 24 3B 2 0 5.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -67.5 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 3.38 1.00 .950 2.87 2.45
1982 CHW AL 25 SS 85 77 652.2 383 126 239 18 44 .953 -6.6 -12.1 -4.6 -4.8 0.2 -2 5.03 4.29 .966 4.87 4.17
1982 CHW AL 25 3B 39 19 210.1 79 19 55 5 3 .937 -3.4 -19.4 -3.4 -1.9 -1.5 0 3.17 1.90 .954 3.07 2.62
1982 CHW AL 25 2B 10 4 45.0 33 11 19 3 5 .909 1.4 37.3 1.4 1.0 0.4 0 6.00 3.00 .982 5.34 4.70
1982 CHW AL 25 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.90
1982 CHW AL 25 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.20
1983 CHW AL 26 3B 139 134 1140.2 414 91 309 14 28 .966 15.6 16.4 14.6 2.6 12.0 1 3.16 2.88 .955 3.07 2.57
1983 CHW AL 26 2B 3 0 2.0 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 22.50 1.67 .980 5.40 4.77
1983 CHW AL 26 SS 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 4.95 4.15
1983 CHW AL 26 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1983 CHW AL 26 DH 1
1983 CHW AL 26 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
1984 CHW AL 27 3B 137 118 1063.2 291 79 199 13 24 .955 -5.7 -6.4 -5.7 -0.3 -5.4 0 2.35 2.03 .950 2.75 2.19
1984 CHW AL 27 2B 22 16 134.0 73 29 42 2 6 .973 -3.1 -27.8 -2.1 -1.5 -0.6 -1 4.77 3.23 .981 5.24 4.45
1984 CHW AL 27 CF 6 3 28.0 13 11 1 1 1 .923 1.3 55.7 0.3 -0.5 0.8 1 3.86 2.00 .985 3.02 2.62
1984 CHW AL 27 OF 5 3 28.0 13 11 1 1 1 .923 1.3 55.7 0.3 -0.5 0.8 1 3.86 2.40 .985 2.51 2.16
1984 CHW AL 27 SS 4 0 10.1 4 0 4 0 1 1.000 0.3 34.8 0.3 0.5 -0.2 0 3.48 1.00 .950 4.70 3.92
1985 MON NL 28 2B 126 120 1051.1 653 276 367 10 86 .985 -5.0 -5.7 -4.0 -2.7 -1.3 -1 5.50 5.10 .982 5.47 4.82
1985 MON NL 28 1B 20 15 129.1 149 136 12 1 10 .993 0.6 5.6 0.6 1.3 -0.7 0 10.30 7.40 .993 10.06 8.54
1985 MON NL 28 3B 11 6 68.0 32 8 23 1 2 .969 2.1 37.1 2.1 0.2 1.9 0 4.10 2.82 .947 2.89 2.47
1985 MON NL 28 OF 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -144.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.16 1.90
1985 MON NL 28 RF 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -144.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.16 1.70
1986 MON NL 29 2B 94 87 755.1 457 170 284 3 50 .993 6.7 10.6 6.7 4.4 2.2 0 5.41 4.83 .980 5.21 4.54
1986 MON NL 29 1B 20 7 85.1 104 94 9 1 8 .990 -0.4 -5.6 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 0 10.86 5.15 .992 9.94 8.31
1986 MON NL 29 3B 13 1 26.2 14 9 5 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -13.5 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 0 4.72 1.08 .943 2.73 2.20
1986 MON NL 29 P 3 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.33 1.000 2.02 0.67
1986 MON NL 29 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1986 MON NL 29 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1987 MON NL 30 2B 106 97 823.0 443 158 276 9 47 .980 -6.2 -9.0 -6.2 -3.1 -3.1 0 4.75 4.09 .982 5.19 4.44
1987 MON NL 30 3B 22 11 117.0 34 11 22 1 2 .971 -1.1 -11.3 -1.1 -0.6 -0.5 0 2.54 1.50 .950 2.82 2.34
1987 MON NL 30 1B 17 10 101.0 99 89 9 1 5 .990 -0.8 -9.5 -0.8 -0.6 -0.2 0 8.73 5.76 .991 9.88 8.47
1987 MON NL 30 P 3 0 3.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.70 0.33 1.000 1.89 0.63
1988 CHC NL 31 3B 150 149 1339.0 402 111 272 19 22 .953 -12.9 -11.6 -11.9 -3.9 -8.0 -1 2.57 2.55 .947 2.77 2.35 AS
1988 CHC NL 31 LF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80 AS
1988 CHC NL 31 OF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.00 AS
1989 CHC NL 32 3B 119 115 952.1 257 76 168 13 13 .949 -3.0 -3.8 -3.0 5.2 -8.2 0 2.31 2.05 .943 2.71 2.25
1989 CHC NL 32 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1989 CHC NL 32 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1991 OAK AL 34 3B 67 36 369.2 103 36 62 5 7 .951 0.9 2.9 0.9 1.9 -1.0 0 2.39 1.46 .955 2.79 2.33
1991 OAK AL 34 LF 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -180.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.73
1991 OAK AL 34 OF 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -180.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 2.48 2.03
1991 OAK AL 34 SS 3 1 11.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -21.8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 4.09 1.67 .980 4.66 3.97
1991 OAK AL 34 1B 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 18.00 2.00 1.000 9.90 8.30
1991 OAK AL 34 P 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.35 0.60
11 Seasons 3B 700 589 5293.2 1628 442 1115 71 102 .956 -8.2 -1.9 -8.2 3.0 -11.2 0 2.65 2.22 .950 2.84 2.36
8 Seasons 2B 391 347 3025.2 1804 710 1065 29 208 .984 -4.6 -1.8 -2.6 -0.8 -2.0 -2 5.28 4.54 .981 5.32 4.62
6 Seasons SS 109 89 784.1 446 143 284 19 49 .957 -6.5 -9.9 -4.5 -4.5 0.0 -2 4.90 3.92 .965 4.89 4.18
4 Seasons 1B 58 32 316.2 354 321 30 3 23 .992 -0.6 -2.3 -0.6 0.8 -1.3 0 9.98 6.05 .992 9.97 8.44
8 Seasons OF 14 3 39.2 14 12 1 1 1 .929 0.5 15.1 -0.5 -0.8 0.3 1 2.95 0.93 .986 2.47 2.07
2 Seasons CF 7 3 29.0 13 11 1 1 1 .923 1.2 49.7 0.2 -0.5 0.7 1 3.72 1.71 .985 3.01 2.61
3 Seasons P 7 0 8.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.29 1.000 1.91 0.64
4 Seasons LF 6 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -60.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 1.12 0.17 1.000 2.14 1.77
2 Seasons RF 2 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -135.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.03 1.65
1 Season DH 1
11 Seasons TOT 1279 1060 9468.0 4248 1628 2497 123 383 .971 -19.4 -2.5 -16.4 -2.3 -14.2 1 -4 3.92 3.23 .939 4.04 3.47
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1988 *

Batting Average s c a p y
1988 NL  .293 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1988 NL  163 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1985 NL  86 (4th)

Singles s c a p y
1988 NL  121 (10th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1985 NL  6 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 9 (1431), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1493), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1284), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 39th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

March 21, 1982: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Ernie Camacho to the Chicago White Sox for Ross Baumgarten and Butch Edge.

December 7, 1984: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Montreal Expos for Bob James.

November 19, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

December 14, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

January 2, 1990: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

January 7, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 11, 1991: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Montreal Expos$375,000
1986Montreal Expos$450,000
1987Montreal Expos$525,000
1988Chicago Cubs$375,000
1989Chicago Cubs$425,000
1991Oakland Athletics$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,650,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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