Derek Law vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Derek Law
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich built a career as a starting pitcher and Derek Law as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Derek Law led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 99). Pete Vuckovich held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 90). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Derek Law.

Pitching Stats for Derek Law and Pete Vuckovich

Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
8.38
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.58
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.43
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.1
56.1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.34
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
3.69
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
8.77
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
8.99
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.94
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.66
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.56
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
3.37
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
8.22
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
5.45
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.7
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
38.94
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.9
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.11
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
4.11
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.86
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.77
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.49
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Derek Law and Pete Vuckovich

Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
8.38
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.01
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.37
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.53
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.04
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.46
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.91
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.92
94.92
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Derek Law and Pete Vuckovich

Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
96600
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
286
724.05
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
526.58
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
83.54
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
65.82
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.36
16.09
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
101.27
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
37.97
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.89
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.25
8.22
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
49
124.05
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100