Vern Law vs. Alex McColl — Career Comparison

Vern Law
Silent GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Alex McColl
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vern Law built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex McColl as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex McColl posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 3.77 and 1.311 for Vern Law. By the career numbers, Alex McColl had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Law and Alex McColl

Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.63
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.21
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.23
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.55
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.5
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.43
52.43
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.36
75.36
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.4
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
3.77
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.7
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8016
27
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2672
9
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2833
9.54
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
9.91
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.9
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
2.01
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.25
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
3.68
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.37
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.13
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11231
37.83
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
39.14
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.26
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.81
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
4.29
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.26
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10594
35.68
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.07
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.14
39.14

Fielding Stats for Vern Law and Alex McColl

Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.79
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.24
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7296
27
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2432
9
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.79
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.68
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
2.53
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
2.46
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.15
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Law and Alex McColl

Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516
309.6
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
707.69
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
883
529.8
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
569.23
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
114.6
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
82.8
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
21
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.6
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
31.8
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.07
40.84
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
20.89
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
163.8
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
142.8
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
57.6
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
54
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
105
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.7
41.22
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
8.48
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
24.6
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
107.4
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.59
5.59
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
4.88
4.88
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.8
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
24
14.4
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA