Derek Law

Q: When was Derek Law born?

Derek Law was born on September 14, 1990.

Q: Where was Derek Law born?

Derek Law was born in Pittsburgh, PA .

Q: How tall is Derek Law?

Derek Law is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much does Derek Law weigh?

Derek Law weighs 225 lbs (102 kg).

Q: How many seasons has Derek Law played?

Derek Law is in his 8th season.

Q: When was Derek Law drafted?

Derek Law was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 28th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Seton LaSalle Catholic HS (Pittsburgh, PA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 9th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus (Miami, FL) .

Q: How many strikeouts does Derek Law have?

Derek Law had 76 strikeouts last season and has 316 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How much is Derek Law worth?

Derek Law made $1,500,000.00 last year. His current contract terms are 1 yr/$1.5M (24).

Q: How many teams has Derek Law played for?

Derek Law has played for 6 teams; the San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals.

Q: What is Derek Law's Twitter account?

Derek Law is on Twitter at DerekLaw64 .

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 225lb (190cm, 102kg)

Team: Washington Nationals (majors)

Born: September 14, 1990 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 28th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Seton LaSalle Catholic HS (Pittsburgh, PA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 9th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus (Miami, FL).

High School: Seton LaSalle Catholic HS (Pittsburgh, PA)

School: Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus (Miami, FL)

Debut: April 15, 2016 (Age 25-214d, 21,084th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$1.5M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 4.081 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: CAA Sports

Full Name: Derek Robert Law

Nicknames: D-Law or Lawdog

Twitter: @DerekLaw64

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

1.9

4.1

ERA

2.60

3.69

322

90.0

346.0

316

WHIP

1.178

1.370

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Tm		Opp	Result	App,Dec	DR	IP	H	BB	SO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	cWPA	RE24
2024-09-29	WSN		PHI	L 3-6	9-GF	0	0.1	0	0	1	1	6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.002	0.07	0.00%	0.101
2024-09-28	WSN		PHI	W 6-3	7-7, H	1	0.2	0	1	1	3	19	10	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.036	0.91	0.00%	0.261
2024-09-26	WSN		KCR	L 4-7	6-7	1	1.2	0	0	1	6	21	14	4	2	3	2	1	1	0	0	0.127	1.06	0.00%	0.741
2024-09-24	WSN		KCR	L 0-1 (10)	6-7	4	2.0	2	1	3	8	32	19	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0.161	1.39	0.00%	0.971
2024-09-19	WSN	@	CHC	L 6-7	5-6	2	1.2	0	0	0	5	21	13	4	2	2	3	3	0	2	1	0.095	1.17	0.00%	0.883

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Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2011	20	SFG-min	Rk	0	0		2.50	15	0	8	0	0	4	18.0	16	6	5	0	2	0	19	0	0	2	72			1.000	8.0	0.0	1.0	9.5	9.50	GNT ARIZ
2012	21	SFG-min	A	5	2	.714	2.91	32	0	8	0	0	2	55.2	45	20	18	6	23	0	67	2	0	8	235			1.222	7.3	1.0	3.7	10.8	2.91	AUG SALL
2013	22	SFG-min	A,A+,Rk	5	3	.625	2.31	46	0	27	0	0	14	66.1	51	21	17	2	12	3	102	2	0	11	263			0.950	6.9	0.3	1.6	13.8	8.50	AUG,SJO,GNT SALL,CALL,ARIZ
2014	23	SFG-min	AA	2	0	1.000	2.57	27	0	24	0	0	13	28.0	19	8	8	1	14	0	29	1	0	1	113			1.179	6.1	0.3	4.5	9.3	2.07	RMD EL
2015	24	SFG-min	AA	0	1	.000	4.56	28	0	21	0	0	13	25.2	31	16	13	1	8	0	32	0	0	6	116			1.519	10.9	0.4	2.8	11.2	4.00	RMD EL
2016	25	SFG-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	11			0.667	3.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	2.00	SAC PCL
2016	25	SFG	NL	4	2	.667	2.13	61	0	12	0	0	1	55.0	44	13	13	3	9	0	50	0	0	1	214	190	2.53	0.964	7.2	0.5	1.5	8.2	5.56
2017	26	SFG-min	AAA	1	1	.500	2.48	25	0	20	0	0	10	32.2	32	9	9	1	12	1	26	0	0	3	137			1.347	8.8	0.3	3.3	7.2	2.17	SAC PCL
2017	26	SFG	NL	4	1	.800	5.06	41	0	12	0	0	4	37.1	45	21	21	5	14	2	35	2	0	5	168	85	4.31	1.580	10.8	1.2	3.4	8.4	2.50
2018	27	SFG-min	AAA	1	3	.250	4.20	33	0	21	0	0	8	40.2	34	22	19	2	9	1	43	1	0	0	160			1.057	7.5	0.4	2.0	9.5	4.78	SAC PCL
2018	27	SFG	NL	1	0	1.000	7.43	7	0	4	0	0	0	13.1	16	13	11	2	8	0	12	1	0	1	66	53	5.34	1.800	10.8	1.4	5.4	8.1	1.50
2019	28	TOR-min	AAA	2	1	.667	1.69	8	0	5	0	0	2	10.2	7	3	2	1	3	0	17	0	0	1	42			0.938	5.9	0.8	2.5	14.3	5.67	BFL IL
2019	28	TOR	AL	1	2	.333	4.90	58	4	18	0	0	5	60.2	61	36	33	8	40	3	67	3	0	7	285	93	4.85	1.665	9.0	1.2	5.9	9.9	1.68

2021	30	MIN-min	AAA	1	1	.500	2.54	18	3	7	0	0	4	28.1	25	8	8	1	12	0	28	0	0	4	117			1.306	7.9	0.3	3.8	8.9	2.33	STP AAAE
2021	30	MIN	AL	0	0		4.20	9	0	4	0	0	0	15.0	16	7	7	2	8	0	14	0	0	1	67	103	4.64	1.600	9.6	1.2	4.8	8.4	1.75
2022	31	DET-CIN-min	AAA	1	3	.250	2.87	39	0	30	0	0	15	47.0	41	16	15	2	13	2	47	1	2	2	190			1.149	7.9	0.4	2.5	9.0	3.62	TOL,LOU IL
2022	31	TOT	MLB	2	3	.400	4.12	17	0	2	0	0	0	19.2	23	13	9	3	8	0	17	2	0	1	92	108	4.89	1.576	10.5	1.4	3.7	7.8	2.13
2022	31	DET	AL	0	1	.000	4.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	5	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	13	103	10.61	2.500	18.0	4.5	4.5	9.0	2.00
2022	31	CIN	NL	2	2	.500	4.08	15	0	1	0	0	0	17.2	19	8	8	2	7	0	15	1	0	0	79	109	4.24	1.472	9.7	1.0	3.6	7.6	2.14
2023	32	CIN-min	AAA,A+	0	0		0.00	3	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	13			1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	12.0		LOU,DAY IL,MIDW
2023	32	CIN	NL	4	6	.400	3.60	54	3	13	0	0	2	55.0	50	24	22	6	26	0	45	3	0	5	240	130	4.62	1.382	8.2	1.0	4.3	7.4	1.73
2024	33	WSN	NL	7	4	.636	2.60	75	0	8	0	0	1	90.0	82	31	26	7	24	0	76	1	0	6	365	155	3.32	1.178	8.2	0.7	2.4	7.6	3.17
8 Yrs				23	18	.561	3.69	322	7	73	0	0	13	346.0	337	158	142	36	137	5	316	12	0	27	1497	116	4.00	1.370	8.8	0.9	3.6	8.2	2.31
162 Game Avg.				5	4	.561	3.69	67	1	15	0	0	3	72	70	33	29	7	28	1	65	2	0	6	309	116	4.00	1.370	8.8	0.9	3.6	8.2	2.31

SFG (3 yrs)				9	3	.750	3.83	109	0	28	0	0	5	105.2	105	47	45	10	31	2	97	3	0	7	448	107	3.51	1.287	8.9	0.9	2.6	8.3	3.13
CIN (2 yrs)				6	8	.429	3.72	69	3	14	0	0	2	72.2	69	32	30	8	33	0	60	4	0	5	319	124	4.53	1.404	8.5	1.0	4.1	7.4	1.82
MIN (1 yr)				0	0		4.20	9	0	4	0	0	0	15.0	16	7	7	2	8	0	14	0	0	1	67	103	4.64	1.600	9.6	1.2	4.8	8.4	1.75
WSN (1 yr)				7	4	.636	2.60	75	0	8	0	0	1	90.0	82	31	26	7	24	0	76	1	0	6	365	155	3.32	1.178	8.2	0.7	2.4	7.6	3.17
DET (1 yr)				0	1	.000	4.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	5	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	13	103	10.61	2.500	18.0	4.5	4.5	9.0	2.00
TOR (1 yr)				1	2	.333	4.90	58	4	18	0	0	5	60.2	61	36	33	8	40	3	67	3	0	7	285	93	4.85	1.665	9.0	1.2	5.9	9.9	1.68

NL (6 yrs)				22	15	.595	3.39	253	3	50	0	0	8	268.1	256	110	101	25	88	2	233	8	0	18	1132	125	3.72	1.282	8.6	0.8	3.0	7.8	2.65
AL (3 yrs)				1	3	.250	4.75	69	4	23	0	0	5	77.2	81	48	41	11	49	3	83	4	0	9	365	95	4.95	1.674	9.4	1.3	5.7	9.6	1.69

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Derek Law?

Derek Law is 34 years old.

When was Derek Law born?

Derek Law was born on September 14, 1990.

Where was Derek Law born?

Derek Law was born in Pittsburgh, PA.

How tall is Derek Law?

Derek Law is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much does Derek Law weigh?

Derek Law weighs 225 lbs (102 kg).

How many seasons has Derek Law played?

Derek Law is in his 8th season.

When was Derek Law drafted?

Derek Law was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 28th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Seton LaSalle Catholic HS (Pittsburgh, PA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 9th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus (Miami, FL).

What position does Derek Law play?

Derek Law is a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts does Derek Law have?

Derek Law had 76 strikeouts last season and has 316 strikeouts over his career.

How much is Derek Law worth?

Derek Law made $1,500,000.00 last year. His current contract terms are 1 yr/$1.5M (24).

How many teams has Derek Law played for?

Derek Law has played for 6 teams; the San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals.

What is Derek Law's Twitter account?

Derek Law is on Twitter at DerekLaw64.

What are Derek Law's nicknames?

D-Law, Lawdog are nicknames for Derek Law.

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