Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Pitching Comparison

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Vern Law	20-37	1950	1967	162	147	.524	3.77	483	364	78	119	28	13	2672.0	2833	1274	1118	268	597	82	1092	40	3	39	11231	3621	101	3.70	1.284	9.5	0.9	2.0	3.7
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	119	99	.546	3.38	537	171	192	78	15	48	1935.2	1795	817	726	151	643	75	1072	41	6	29	8045	2584	119	3.46	1.260	8.3	0.7	3.0	5.0

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Vern Law	30	1960	1960	2	0	1.000	3.44	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.1	22	7	7	3	3	1	8	0	0	1	77	25			1.364	10.8	1.5	1.5	3.9
2	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	0	1	.000	4.15	6	1	1	0	0	1	13.0	12	8	6	1	3	0	8	0	0	0	51	15			1.154	8.3	0.7	2.1	5.5

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Value

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Vern Law	20-37	1950	1967	483	364	2672.0	26.0	0.5
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	537	171	1935.2	32.2	16.2

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals Against

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Vern Law	20-37	1950	1967	483	364	2672.0	3621	10402	2045	425	95	66	47	58.41	10	242	120	72	.272	.312	.409	.721	101	.136	.281	1337	4230	788	3470	3621
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	537	171	1935.2	2584	7249	1288	291	65	46	39	54.12	14	191	91	30	.248	.311	.368	.680	88	.121	.272	842	2670	507	2479	2584

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Vern Law	30	1960	1960	3	3	18.1	25	74	16	3	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.297	.325	.459	.784		.162	.302	10	34	6	25	25
2	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	6	1	13.0	15	48	10	0	1	0	0		0	3	0	0	.250	.294	.354	.648		.104	.282	5	17	2	15	15

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Starting & Relieving

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Vern Law	20-37	1950	1967	184	51	50.9	81	25	31	2	86.7	78	119
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	95	56	53.8	296	107	36	25	65.8	192	366

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Vern Law	30	1960	1960	2	67	50.0						0	0
2	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	0	0	35.0	5	1	20	0	100.0	1	5

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Ratios

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Vern Law	20-37	1950	1967	483	364	2672.0	9.7	5.3	4.4
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	537	171	1935.2	13.3	8.0	5.3

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Vern Law	30	1960	1960	3	3	18.1	10.4	3.9	6.5
2	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	6	1	13.0	15.7	5.9	9.8

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Pitch Summary

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Vern Law	20-37	1950	1967	483	364	2672.0		83
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	537	171	1935.2

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Vern Law	30	1960	1960	3	3	18.1	272	91	185	68.01
2	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	6	1	13.0	150	50	100	66.67

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Head-to-Head Pitching

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Vern Law	1	0	1.000	8.22	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.2	12	7	7	2	2	0	7	0	0	0	38	1.826	14.1	2.3	2.3	8.2
2	Bobby Shantz	0	0		6.23	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	5	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	18	1.385	10.4	2.1	2.1	2.1

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Bobby Shantz	0	0		4.76	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	4	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	20	0.882	6.4	0.0	1.6	1.6
2	Vern Law	1	0	1.000	3.97	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.1	12	5	5	2	2	1	5	0	0	0	47	1.235	9.5	1.6	1.6	4.0

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Game Logs

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Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Vern Law	PIT	1962-06-30	GS-8, W	7.2	12	7	7	0	2	2	0	7	0	0	0	38	15	36	8	2	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	4	32			0.1	-2.79			0.31
2	Bobby Shantz	STL	1962-06-30	2-6	4.1	5	3	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	18	7	17	3	1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	2				0.0	-0.65	0	0	0.08

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Batter vs. Pitcher

Vern Law (Pitcher) vs. Bobby Shantz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Vern Law (Pitcher) vs. Bobby Shantz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1962	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Vern Law (Pitcher) vs. Bobby Shantz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1960	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Vern Law (Pitcher) vs. Bobby Shantz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Vern Law (Pitcher) vs. Bobby Shantz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1962	1962-06-30	STL	PIT	down 8-1	b2	123	1		Strikeout
2	1962	1962-06-30	STL	PIT	down 11-3	b4	---	0		Groundout: 2B-1B

Bobby Shantz (Pitcher) vs. Vern Law (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bobby Shantz (Pitcher) vs. Vern Law (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1962	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bobby Shantz (Pitcher) vs. Vern Law (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1960	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bobby Shantz (Pitcher) vs. Vern Law (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bobby Shantz (Pitcher) vs. Vern Law (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1962	1962-06-30	PIT	STL	ahead 1-10	t3	---	0		Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
2	1962	1962-06-30	PIT	STL	ahead 3-11	t5	---	2		Groundout: 3B-1B

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Comparison

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Totals

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Vern Law	20-37	1950	1967	516	1003	883	96	191	35	7	11	90	1	0	41	179	.216	.254	.309	.563	53	273	24	6	63	7	0
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	578	646	548	60	107	20	2	1	46	3	2	47	96	.195	.265	.245	.509	38	134	4	5	44	1	0

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Vern Law	30	1960	1960	3	8	6	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.429	.500	.929	3	1	1	1	0	0
2	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	6	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Value

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Vern Law	20-37	1950	1967	516	1003	6.3	6.2	6.4	-0.1	-48	-2	0	0
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	578	646	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.0	-49	3	0	0

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Sabermetric

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Vern Law	20-37	1950	1967	516	1003	53	238	263	786	72	.257	175	-60	-6.1	.093	4.9	100.0	1
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	578	646	23	159	169	492	39	.235	105	-48	-5.0	.049	5.7	60.0	5

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Vern Law	30	1960	1960	3	8	1	3	3	6	1	.400	2			.167	6.0		0
2	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	6	4	0	1	1	3	0	.250	0			.000			0

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Win Probability

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Vern Law	20-37	1950	1967	516	1003	-3.9	-4.1	-0.1	-49.97	-5.1	-48.12	0.93
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	578	646	-3.5	-3.7	-0.1	-40.07	-4.1	-41.87	0.90

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Head-to-Head Batting

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Vern Law	1	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	Bobby Shantz	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Bobby Shantz	2	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Vern Law	2	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.600	1.000	3	1	0	0	0	0

Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Game Logs

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Vern Law vs. Bobby Shantz: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Vern Law	PIT	1962-06-30	*	8	9	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.10	0.017	0.24	0.03%	0.46			P
2	Bobby Shantz	STL	1962-06-30		5	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.76	-0.039	1.86	-0.06%	-1.09			P

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