Vern Law vs. Dick Radatz — Career Comparison

Vern Law
Silent GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dick Radatz
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Vern Law built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Radatz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Radatz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3.77 and 1.311 for Vern Law. By the career numbers, Dick Radatz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Law and Dick Radatz

Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.63
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.94
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.23
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.55
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.67
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.5
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.56
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.43
52.43
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.74
54.74
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.36
75.36
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.4
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.58
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
3.77
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.13
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8016
27
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2672
9
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2833
9.54
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
6.9
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.9
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.84
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
2.01
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
3.84
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.25
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.6
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
3.68
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
9.67
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.13
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.39
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11231
37.83
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2906
37.7
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.26
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.85
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
4.29
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3.37
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.284
1.284
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10594
35.68
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2580
33.47
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Vern Law and Dick Radatz

Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.79
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.94
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.24
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7296
27
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2432
9
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.79
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.68
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.71
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
2.53
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.13
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
2.46
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.04
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.95
91.95
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.15
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Law and Dick Radatz

Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516
309.6
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
1446.84
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
883
529.8
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
550.63
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
114.6
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
19
72.15
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
82.8
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
56.96
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
21
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.39
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.6
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.8
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
31.8
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.19
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.07
40.84
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
16.22
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
163.8
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
25
94.94
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
142.8
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
24
91.14
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
57.6
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.78
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
54
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
41.77
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
105
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
16
60.76
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.7
41.22
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-0.25
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
24.6
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.19
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
107.4
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
300
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.59
5.59
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.8
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
30.38
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
24
14.4
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA