Derek Law

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 225lb (190cm, 102kg)

Born: September 14, 1990 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 28th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Seton LaSalle Catholic HS (Pittsburgh, PA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 9th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus (Miami, FL).

High School: Seton LaSalle Catholic HS (Pittsburgh, PA)

School: Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus (Miami, FL)

Debut: April 15, 2016 (Age 25-214d, 21,083rd in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$1.5M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 4.081 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: CAA Sports

Full Name: Derek Robert Law

Nicknames: D-Law or Lawdog

Twitter: @DerekLaw64

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.4

2.6

ERA

2.84

3.99

262

19.0

275.0

260

WHIP

1.421

1.436

Summary of 30 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 0 tying, 9 go ahead

6 Tms
SFG	10
CIN	8
TOR	8
MIN	2
WSN	1
DET	1

Platoon
vs RHB	18
vs LHB	12

Home/Road
Away	16
Home	14

Outs
0	11
2	11
1	8

13 Opps
BOS	4
CHC	4
PIT	3
PHI	3
ATL	3
SDP	3
NYY	3
OAK	2
ARI	1
SFG	1
SEA	1
TOR	1
CHW	1

29 Batters
Rafael Devers	2
Ben Zobrist	1
Yangervis Solarte	1
Freddy Galvis	1
Danny Mendick	1
Giancarlo Stanton	1
Mookie Betts	1
Ian Happ	1
Nick Ahmed	1
Connor Joe	1
Seiya Suzuki	1
Jung Ho Kang	1
Wilmer Flores	1
Freddie Freeman	1
Christian Vázquez	1
Sean Murphy	1
Maikel Franco	1
J.T. Realmuto	1
Zach McKinstry	1
Alex Dickerson	1
David Freese	1
Mike Tauchman	1
Mark Canha	1
DJ LeMahieu	1
Julio Rodríguez	1
Ryan Noda	1
Danny Santana	1
Teoscar Hernández	1
Hunter Renfroe	1

14 Parks
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	6
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	4
CitizensBank (PHI)	3
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Petco Pk (SAN)	2
Oracle Park (SFO)	2
Truist Pk (ATL)	2
Target Field (MIN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
9	9
7	6
78	6
89	5
8	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	8
6	5
4	5
1	4
3	4
5	3
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	16
1--	4
-23	3
12-	2
--3	2
123	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

52 Runs
RISP	10
0 on	16
1 on	7
2 on	6
3 on	1
Any on	14

Inning
1	1
5	2
6	5
7	8
8	10
9	2
Extra	2

1-3	1
4-6	7
7-end	22

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	2
+2	1
+1	3
Tied	7
-1	2
-2	1
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	16
Tied	7
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-2	7
0-1	6
0-0	4
3-2	3
1-1	3
2-2	3
1-0	2
3-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	5
RF	4
LF	4
1B	3
2B	3
C	3
PH	2
CF	2
SS	2
PH/DH	1
DH	1

OrderPos
5th	6
2nd	6
1st	4
3rd	3
4th	3
9th	3
6th	3
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	17

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2016-06-01	Freddie Freeman	ATL		SFG	tied 4-4	b 11	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	3	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2	2	2	1	2016-08-16	Jung Ho Kang	PIT	@	SFG	tied 3-3	t 8	2	---	4,(1-2) 1CC>B.X	1	5	5	30%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
3	3	3	1	2016-09-22	Alex Dickerson	SDP		SFG	behind 0-2	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	9	PH	12%	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2017-04-09	Yangervis Solarte	SDP		SFG	behind 2-5	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) ..CX	1	4	4	8%	16%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
5	5	2	1	2017-05-22	Ben Zobrist	CHC		SFG	behind 2-6	b 8	0	--3	3,(2-0) .BBX	2	1	7	8%	17%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); I. Happ Scores
6	6	3	1	2017-06-04	Maikel Franco	PHI		SFG	tied 7-7	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	5	26%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
7	7	4	2	2017-06-04	Freddy Galvis	PHI		SFG	ahead 8-7	b 8	1	---	4,(1-2) BCSX	1	8	6	8%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
8	8	5	1	2017-06-19	Danny Santana	ATL		SFG	ahead 6-0	b 8	2	1-3	6,(3-2) .BBTF*B>X	3	9	PH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); D. Swanson Scores; J. Camargo Scores
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2018-08-04	Nick Ahmed	ARI		SFG	ahead 8-2	b 8	0	---	5,(1-2) .CBSFX	1	6	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
10	10	2	1	2018-08-09	David Freese	PIT	@	SFG	ahead 5-2	t 7	2	-23	2,(0-1) .FX	3	4	5	7%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Marte Scores/unER; G. Polanco Scores/unER; D. Freese Scores/Team unER
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2019-05-22	Rafael Devers	BOS	@	TOR	ahead 3-2	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) ...SBX	1	5	5	12%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	2	1	2019-05-25	Hunter Renfroe	SDP	@	TOR	ahead 10-3	t 6	2	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	5	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); E. Hosmer Scores
13	13	3	1	2019-06-05	DJ LeMahieu	NYY	@	TOR	tied 4-4	t 6	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	1	4	35%	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); C. Frazier Scores; C. Maybin Scores
14	14	4	1	2019-06-24	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY		TOR	ahead 7-2	b 6	2	12-	4,(1-2) FF*BX	3	5	9	2%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); L. Voit Scores; A. Hicks Scores
15	15	5	1	2019-07-02	Christian Vázquez	BOS	@	TOR	ahead 7-2	t 7	2	---	6,(2-2) CBBFFX	1	6	2	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	6	1	2019-07-04	Rafael Devers	BOS	@	TOR	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	2	5	10%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	7	1	2019-07-14	Mike Tauchman	NYY		TOR	ahead 3-2	b 7	1	---	4,(1-2) FFBX	1	9	7	11%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	8	1	2019-07-18	Mookie Betts	BOS		TOR	ahead 4-0	b 7	0	---	5,(2-2) .CFBBX	1	1	8	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2021-05-14	Mark Canha	OAK	@	MIN	ahead 5-1	t 8	0	---	4,(1-2) ...CSBX	1	2	PH/DH	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	2	1	2021-05-17	Danny Mendick	CHW	@	MIN	ahead 6-1	t 5	0	123	1,(0-0) X	4	8	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Vaughn Scores; Y. Grandal Scores; L. García Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2022-07-30	Teoscar Hernández	TOR		DET	behind 2-3	b 6	2	-23	6,(2-2) B.TBCFX	3	5	9	43%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); V. Guerrero Scores/unER; L. Gurriel Scores/unER; T. Hernández Scores/unER
22	22	2	1	2022-10-01	Seiya Suzuki	CHC		CIN	tied 1-1	b 7	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	9	24%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	3	1	2022-10-05	Zach McKinstry	CHC	@	CIN	ahead 6-2	t 6	2	-23	6,(1-2) CSFBFX	3	1	4	6%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); P. Higgins Scores; D. Bote Scores
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2023-04-07	J.T. Realmuto	PHI		CIN	tied 2-2	b 7	1	1--	6,(3-2) BBS1CBX	2	3	2	29%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Turner Scores
25	25	2	1	2023-04-10	Sean Murphy	ATL		CIN	behind 3-4	b 10	0	-2-	1,(0-0) ..X	2	4	2	54%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Riley Scores/unER
26	26	3	1	2023-04-28	Ryan Noda	OAK		CIN	behind 3-8	b 7	1	--3	2,(0-1) >C.X	2	2	3	5%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); E. Ruiz Scores
27	27	4	1	2023-07-20	Wilmer Flores	SFG	@	CIN	behind 0-5	t 9	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
28	28	5	1	2023-09-01 (1)	Ian Happ	CHC	@	CIN	ahead 4-1	t 9	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	7	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Tauchman Scores
29	29	6	1	2023-09-05	Julio Rodríguez	SEA	@	CIN	ahead 5-3	t 7	0	---	8,(3-2) ...BCBF.BFFX	1	2	8	8%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2024-04-04	Connor Joe	PIT	@	WSN	ahead 5-1	t 5	1	1--	3,(1-1) .C*BX	2	5	DH	6%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Suwinski Scores