Vern Law vs. C. J. Nitkowski — Career Comparison

Vern Law built a career as a starting pitcher and C. J. Nitkowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 81 for Vern Law and 84 for C. J. Nitkowski, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 90 and 86 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to C. J. Nitkowski — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.