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Mike Lieberthal
Michael Scott Lieberthal (Lieby)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.

Debut June 30, 1994
  vs. LAD 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born January 18, 1972 in Glendale, CA

Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1990. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1994 22 PHI NL  24   79    6   21   3  1   1    5   0  0   3   5  .266  .301  .367   72   29   1   0   0   1   4
 1995 23 PHI NL  16   47    1   12   2  0   0    4   0  0   5   5  .255  .327  .298   67   14   2   0   0   0   1
 1996 24 PHI NL  50  166   21   42   8  0   7   23   0  0  10  30  .253  .297  .428   89   71   0   4   0   2   4
 1997 25 PHI NL 134  455   59  112  27  1  20   77   3  4  44  76  .246  .314  .442   96  201   0   7   1   4  10
 1998 26 PHI NL  86  313   39   80  15  3   8   45   2  1  17  44  .256  .304  .399   82  125   0   5   1   7   4
 1999 27 PHI NL 145  510   84  153  33  1  31   96   0  0  44  86  .300  .363  .551  123  281   1   8   7  11  15 AS
 2000 28 PHI NL 108  389   55  108  30  0  15   71   2  0  40  53  .278  .352  .470  106  183   0   3   3   6  12 AS
 2001 29 PHI NL  34  121   21   28   8  0   2   11   0  0  12  21  .231  .316  .347   73   42   0   0   2   3   2
 2002 30 PHI NL 130  476   46  133  29  2  15   52   0  1  38  58  .279  .349  .443  113  211   0   2   2  14  16
 2003 31 PHI NL 131  508   68  159  30  1  13   81   0  0  38  59  .313  .373  .453  121  230   0   3   2  12  14
 2004 32 PHI NL 131  476   58  129  31  1  17   61   1  1  37  69  .271  .335  .447   97  213   1   4   2  11  19
 2005 33 PHI NL 118  392   48  103  25  0  12   47   0  0  35  35  .263  .336  .418   93  164   0   5  14  11   6
 2006 34 PHI NL  67  209   22   57  14  0   9   36   0  0   8  19  .273  .316  .469   94   98   5   2   0   6   5
 2007 35 LAD NL  38   77    6   18   2  0   0    1   0  0   4  11  .234  .280  .260   39   20   0   0   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1212 4218  534 1155 257 10 150  610   8  7 335 571  .274  .337  .446  101 1882  10  43  34  89 114
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        564   71  154  34  1  20   82   1  1  45  76  .274  .337  .446  101  252   1   6   5  12  15
 Career High    145  510   84  159  33  3  31   96   3  4  44  86  .313  .373  .551  123  281   5   8  14  14  19
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1994 22 PHI NL   84   63    8   3.4   111| .266  .277| .301  .344| .367  .433| .668  .777|  72  .337  -3.6  -0.3   0%
 1995 23 PHI NL   54   38    5   3.5   107| .255  .271| .327  .340| .298  .421| .625  .761|  67  .360  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1996 24 PHI NL  182  132   21   4.3   107| .253  .270| .297  .339| .428  .422| .725  .761|  89  .443  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1997 25 PHI NL  510  364   63   4.6   108| .246  .271| .314  .342| .442  .425| .756  .767|  96  .478  -3.5  -0.3  42%
 1998 26 PHI NL  342  243   39   4.3   109| .256  .271| .304  .342| .399  .428| .703  .770|  82  .445  -8.9  -0.9  66%
 1999 27 PHI NL  574  381  100   7.0   120| .300  .282| .363  .358| .551  .453| .914  .811| 123  .626  17.3   1.6   0%
 2000 28 PHI NL  438  296   64   5.8   116| .278  .273| .352  .351| .470  .446| .822  .797| 106  .537   3.7   0.3 100%
 2001 29 PHI NL  136   95   14   3.9   110| .231  .266| .316  .337| .347  .436| .663  .773|  73  .391  -4.6  -0.4   0%
 2002 30 PHI NL  530  362   71   5.2   102| .279  .259| .349  .331| .443  .412| .792  .743| 113  .541   9.5   0.9   0%
 2003 31 PHI NL  561  366   85   6.2   103| .313  .260| .373  .331| .453  .417| .826  .748| 121  .605  17.1   1.6   0%
 2004 32 PHI NL  529  372   68   4.9   115| .271  .275| .335  .348| .447  .446| .782  .794|  97  .488  -2.9  -0.3  50%
 2005 33 PHI NL  443  300   56   5.0   112| .263  .274| .336  .345| .418  .437| .754  .782|  93  .515  -3.6  -0.3   0%
 2006 34 PHI NL  230  164   30   4.9   117| .273  .278| .316  .350| .469  .452| .785  .801|  94  .482  -2.6  -0.2   0%
 2007 35 LAD NL   82   61    5   2.2   115| .234  .278| .280  .348| .260  .444| .540  .791|  39  .178  -7.3  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     4695 3237  629   5.2   111| .274  .271| .337  .343| .446  .434| .783  .777| 101  .518   5.5   0.5  53%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1994 22 PHI NL C 22 122 4 4 0 .969 .991 5.73 6.15 6.13 7.10 21 185.0 2 8 14 2 1995 23 PHI NL C 14 95 10 1 1 .991 .989 7.50 6.34 8.10 7.40 13 116.7 7 6 15 4 1996 24 PHI NL C 43 284 20 3 4 .990 .989 7.07 6.33 7.47 7.50 41 366.3 0 19 21 12 1997 25 PHI NL C 129 933 73 12 9 .988 .990 7.80 6.58 8.55 7.68 119 1059.0 12 49 75 40 DH 1 1998 26 PHI NL C 83 607 41 8 5 .988 .990 7.81 6.47 8.26 7.50 78 706.0 5 27 33 18 1999 27 PHI NL C 143 881 62 3 12 .997 .990 6.59 6.14 7.12 7.41 138 1191.3 11 59 66 31 GG,AS 2000 28 PHI NL C 106 724 41 5 4 .994 .990 7.22 6.38 7.68 7.45 102 896.0 2 31 44 29 AS 2001 29 PHI NL C 33 243 9 2 3 .992 .992 7.64 6.64 7.99 7.74 33 283.7 0 5 9 5 2002 30 PHI NL C 129 840 56 6 8 .993 .991 6.95 6.41 7.15 7.53 126 1127.3 7 56 51 28 2003 31 PHI NL C 131 868 44 9 2 .990 .992 6.96 6.46 7.18 7.33 129 1143.7 11 48 84 19 2004 32 PHI NL C 129 859 43 6 7 .993 .993 6.99 6.46 7.35 7.45 123 1104.0 6 34 74 20 2005 33 PHI NL C 117 808 44 6 5 .993 .992 7.28 6.26 7.68 7.26 113 998.7 7 23 63 17 2006 34 PHI NL C 60 429 32 4 2 .991 .992 7.68 6.36 8.57 7.37 56 484.0 4 20 29 18 2007 35 LAD NL C 31 136 11 3 3 .980 .991 4.74 6.51 7.92 7.39 17 167.0 0 4 14 5
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1994 22 PHI NL C 22 122 4 4 0 .969 .991 5.73 6.15 6.13 7.10 21 185.0 2 8 14 2 1995 23 PHI NL C 14 95 10 1 1 .991 .989 7.50 6.34 8.10 7.40 13 116.7 7 6 15 4 1996 24 PHI NL C 43 284 20 3 4 .990 .989 7.07 6.33 7.47 7.50 41 366.3 0 19 21 12 1997 25 PHI NL C 129 933 73 12 9 .988 .990 7.80 6.58 8.55 7.68 119 1059.0 12 49 75 40 1998 26 PHI NL C 83 607 41 8 5 .988 .990 7.81 6.47 8.26 7.50 78 706.0 5 27 33 18 1999 27 PHI NL C 143 881 62 3 12 .997 .990 6.59 6.14 7.12 7.41 138 1191.3 11 59 66 31 2000 28 PHI NL C 106 724 41 5 4 .994 .990 7.22 6.38 7.68 7.45 102 896.0 2 31 44 29 2001 29 PHI NL C 33 243 9 2 3 .992 .992 7.64 6.64 7.99 7.74 33 283.7 0 5 9 5 2002 30 PHI NL C 129 840 56 6 8 .993 .991 6.95 6.41 7.15 7.53 126 1127.3 7 56 51 28 2003 31 PHI NL C 131 868 44 9 2 .990 .992 6.96 6.46 7.18 7.33 129 1143.7 11 48 84 19 2004 32 PHI NL C 129 859 43 6 7 .993 .993 6.99 6.46 7.35 7.45 123 1104.0 6 34 74 20 2005 33 PHI NL C 117 808 44 6 5 .993 .992 7.28 6.26 7.68 7.26 113 998.7 7 23 63 17 2006 34 PHI NL C 60 429 32 4 2 .991 .992 7.68 6.36 8.57 7.37 56 484.0 4 20 29 18 2007 35 LAD NL C 31 136 11 3 3 .980 .991 4.74 6.51 7.92 7.39 17 167.0 0 4 14 5 1997 25 PHI NL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C*1170 7829 490 72 65 .991 .991 7.11 6.39 7.62 7.45 1109 9828.7 74 389 592 248 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1170 7829 490 72 65 .991 .991 7.11 6.39 7.62 7.45 1109 9829
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1999   PHI NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 2000   PHI NL       2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      0   3   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .333  .333  .333 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1999 *
2000 *

Gold Gloves
1999-NL--C

Hit By Pitch
1999 NL-11-8
2002 NL-14-5
2003 NL-12-8
Act-89-22
Car-89-96

Sac. Flies
1999 NL-8-8

Intentional Walks
2005 NL-14-6

HOF Standards: Batting - 18.9 (687) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 15.0 (919) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1990.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1994Philadelphia Phillies$109,000
1995Philadelphia Phillies$109,000
1996Philadelphia Phillies$125,000
1997Philadelphia Phillies$215,000
1998Philadelphia Phillies$1,200,000
1999Philadelphia Phillies$2,250,000
2000Philadelphia Phillies$4,833,333
2001Philadelphia Phillies$6,333,333
2002Philadelphia Phillies$7,333,333
2003Philadelphia Phillies$7,250,000
2004Philadelphia Phillies$7,500,000
2005Philadelphia Phillies$7,500,000
2006Philadelphia Phillies$7,500,000
2007Los Angeles Dodgers$1,150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$53,407,999

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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