Derek

Law

PAge : 36Throws : R

#38

Derek Law

#38P

Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2016-04-15

Born in : Pittsburgh, PA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Arizona Diamondbacks	7	0	0	1.00	9.0	5	1.11
2024	Washington Nationals	75	7	4	2.60	90.0	76	1.18
2023	Cincinnati Reds	54	4	6	3.60	55.0	45	1.38
2022		17	2	3	4.12	19.2	17	1.58
2022	Cincinnati Reds	15	2	2	4.08	17.2	15	1.47
2022	Detroit Tigers	2	0	1	4.50	2.0	2	2.50
2021	Minnesota Twins	9	0	0	4.20	15.0	14	1.60
2019	Toronto Blue Jays	58	1	2	4.90	60.2	67	1.66
2018	San Francisco Giants	7	1	0	7.43	13.1	12	1.80
2017	San Francisco Giants	41	4	1	5.06	37.1	35	1.58
2016	San Francisco Giants	61	4	2	2.13	55.0	50	0.96
Career totals		329	23	18	3.63	355.0	321	1.36

ContractArizona Diamondbacks payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 0.2 M$
AAV: 0.24 M$

2026
0.24 M$
Not 40 man

Advanced stats, 2024Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

2.60

FIP

3.32

xFIP

3.54

ERA-

WHIP

1.18

20.8 %

BB%

6.6 %

Strikeouts

Innings

90.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2025 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.9

Strikeouts

2024 WAR

1.2

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (+4)

20210.0 WAR
2022-0.1 WAR · -0.3 per full season
20230.3 WAR · 0.4 per full season
20241.2 WAR · 0.9 per full season

Outlook, age included

-11 · 33 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2024All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

VEL: Velocity; 77
STF: Stuff; 67
CTL: Control; 79
CNT: Contact allowed; 84
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 77
EX: Experience; 78

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2024How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

1.2

#32 of 266 regular relievers

PAL Rating

71 / 100

#77 of 266 regular relievers

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention80

Stuff34

Command80

Contact allowed86

Velocity58

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.32 · RA9-WAR: 1.9

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

95.1 mi/h

57th percentile

20.8 %

29th percentile

BB%

6.6 %

79th percentile

xERA

3.70

53th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.302

53th percentile

Barrels allowed

3.8 %

92th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2024	WSH	1.2	71	76	95.1	20.8	6.6	3.70	.302
2023	CIN	0.3	21	64	95.5	18.8	10.8	4.77	.334
2022	CIN	-0.1	31	64	95.1	18.5	8.7	4.68	.336
2021	MIN	0.0	26	63	93.7	20.9	11.9	5.30	.349

Game log, 2024

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 29	vs PHI	0.1	0	0	0	1	2.60
Sep 28	vs PHI	0.2	0	0	1	1	2.61
Sep 26	vs KC	1.2	0	0	0	1	2.63
Sep 24	vs KC	2.0	2	0	1	3	2.68
Sep 19	@ CHC	1.2	0	0	0	0	2.74
Sep 16	@ NYM	0.2	1	0	1	1	2.80
Sep 15	vs MIA	1.0	0	0	0	2	2.82
Sep 14	vs MIA	1.0	1	0	0	2	2.85
Sep 12	vs MIA	1.0	3	2	1	0	2.89
Sep 11	vs ATL	1.0	2	0	0	1	2.70