Ray Herbert vs. Vern Law — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Vern Law
Silent GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Ray Herbert a clear advantage over Vern Law across the core pitching metrics. Ray Herbert led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 120), run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90). Ray Herbert was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Vern Law

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.95
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.63
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.13
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.23
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.5
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.55
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.5
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.43
52.43
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.99
57.99
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.36
75.36
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.4
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
3.77
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8016
27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2672
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2833
9.54
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.8
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
2.73
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
2.01
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.25
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
4.13
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
3.68
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8010
38.32
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11231
37.83
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.35
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.26
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
4.29
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7415
35.47
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10594
35.68
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Vern Law

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.08
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.79
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
1.18
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.24
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7296
27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2432
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.64
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.79
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.68
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685
2.53
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
2.46
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.23
97.23
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.51
56.51
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.15
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Vern Law

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
374.31
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516
309.6
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
654
600
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
569
522.02
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
883
529.8
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
109
100
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
114.6
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
80
73.39
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
82.8
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
21
19.27
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
21
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.42
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.6
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
29
26.61
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
31.8
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
38.96
35.74
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.07
40.84
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
153
140.37
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
163.8
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
153
140.37
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
142.8
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
46
42.2
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
57.6
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
51
46.79
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
54
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
90
82.57
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
105
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
37.1
34.04
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.7
41.22
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
41
24.6
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
122.02
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
107.4
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
4.92
4.92
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.59
5.59
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
37
33.94
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.8
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.67
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.93
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
24
14.4
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100