First name: Vance
Last name: Law
Birthdate: 1956-10-01
Bats: R Throws: R
MLBAM ID: 117551
Retro ID: law-v001
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | PIT | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1981 | PIT | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 1982 | CHA | 5.0 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 9 |
| 1983 | CHA | 6.0 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 13 |
| 1984 | CHA | 6.8 | 1.9 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 8 |
| 1985 | MON | 8.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 19 |
| 1986 | MON | 5.1 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 7 |
| 1987 | MON | 6.2 | 1.6 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 9 |
| 1988 | CHN | 7.9 | 2.0 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 16 |
| 1989 | CHN | 5.8 | 1.4 | 7.2 | -1.4 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 1991 | OAK | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2 |
| Career | 54.7 | 15.0 | 69.7 | 8.4 | 28.7 | 40.5 | 86 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | PIT | 78 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8.9 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 2 |
| 1981 | PIT | 71 | -9 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 8.9 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 5 |
| 1982 | CHA | 398 | -2 | -2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 9.8 | -0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 6 |
| 1983 | CHA | 471 | -6 | -8 | -1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 26 |
| 1984 | CHA | 533 | -3 | -5 | -1 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -17 | 9.4 | -1.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1.7 | 4 |
| 1985 | MON | 621 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 14 |
| 1986 | MON | 402 | -13 | -13 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 9.0 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 15 |
| 1987 | MON | 492 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 9.7 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 5 |
| 1988 | CHN | 621 | 16 | 13 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 6 |
| 1989 | CHN | 454 | -6 | -10 | -3 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 9.0 | -2.8 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -2.9 | 5 |
| 1991 | OAK | 157 | -7 | -6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 10.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 3 |
| Career | 4,298 | -16 | -25 | -3 | -8 | -1 | -1 | -21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -59 | - | -6.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -5.9 | 91 |
| Year | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | R | XR | DR | IP/G | RPW | Role | LgAdj | R+ | LI | R_lev+ | WAM | W | L | WAR | VS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | MON | NL | 3 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.33 | 9.6 | -0.39 | -0.04 | -1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1987 | MON | NL | 3 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.10 | 11.1 | -0.35 | -0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1991 | OAK | AL | 1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.70 | 2.8 | -0.34 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 0.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Year | Team | Chances | OAA | OAA adj |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | MON | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1987 | MON | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1991 | OAK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | PIT | 2B | 269 | 49 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980 | PIT | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | SS | 184 | 34 | -2.0 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | -1 |
| 1981 | PIT | 2B | 371 | 59 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | PIT | 3B | 16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | PIT | SS | 141 | 24 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | CHA | 2B | 149 | 34 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | CHA | 3B | 676 | 97 | -4.0 | -4 | -3 | -11 | -9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | -3 |
| 1982 | CHA | SS | 2161 | 417 | -4.0 | -4 | -3 | 14 | 14 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -2 | -5 |
| 1983 | CHA | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CHA | 3B | 3468 | 543 | 16.0 | 16 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 |
| 1983 | CHA | SS | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHA | 2B | 409 | 68 | -2.0 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | -1 |
| 1984 | CHA | 3B | 3293 | 411 | -11.0 | -12 | -9 | -34 | -26 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | -9 |
| 1984 | CHA | SS | 30 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | MON | 1B | 399 | 48 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | MON | 2B | 3210 | 527 | -4.0 | -5 | -4 | -30 | -26 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 1 | -3 |
| 1985 | MON | 3B | 212 | 42 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | MON | 1B | 255 | 30 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1986 | MON | 2B | 2233 | 407 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -0.4 | 0.6 | 0 | 4 |
| 1986 | MON | 3B | 80 | 11 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 | MON | 1B | 322 | 34 | -2.0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1987 | MON | 2B | 2515 | 423 | -7.0 | -8 | -6 | -19 | -15 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1 | -5 |
| 1987 | MON | 3B | 342 | 45 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1988 | CHN | 3B | 4233 | 549 | -15.0 | -11 | -8 | -29 | -26 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -1 | -9 |
| 1989 | CHN | 3B | 2915 | 350 | -12.0 | -9 | -6 | -43 | -37 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | -6 |
| 1991 | OAK | 1B | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | OAK | 3B | 1116 | 136 | -1.0 | -2 | -1 | -11 | -17 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1991 | OAK | SS | 29 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1B | 982 | 113 | -2.0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 | ||
| 2B | 9161 | 1567 | -2.0 | -5 | -4 | -28 | -22 | -1.1 | 3.1 | 2 | -2 | ||
| 3B | 16354 | 2187 | -25.0 | -20 | -14 | -95 | -90 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | -14 | ||
| SS | 2548 | 485 | -3.0 | -3 | -2 | 14 | 15 | -1.4 | 0.2 | -2 | -4 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | CHA | LF | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CHA | CF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHA | CF | 95 | 17 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | MON | RF | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | MON | RF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHN | LF | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHN | LF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | OAK | LF | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LF | 22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CF | 98 | 17 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RF | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CHA | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1 |
| 1989 | CHN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CHA | 12 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6.8 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -1 |
| 1989 | CHN | 3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 15 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | - | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -1 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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