Kerry Ligtenberg

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: May 11, 1971 in Rapid City, SD us

High School: Park Cottage Grove HS (Park Cottage Grove, MN)

Schools: University of Minnesota Morris (Morris, MN), University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

Debut: August 12, 1997 (Age 26-093d, 17,126th in major league history)
vs. PIT 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 29, 2005 (Age 34-018d)
vs. LAD 2.2 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Agents: Lonnie Cooper

Full Name: Kerry Dale Ligtenberg

Pronunciation: \Light-en-berg\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.4

ERA

3.82

386

390.2

357

WHIP

1.318

Summary of 46 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 3 tying, 5 go ahead

4 Tms
ATL	27
BAL	9
TOR	6
ARI	4

Platoon
vs RHB	27
vs LHB	19

Home/Road
Home	30
Away	16

Outs
1	16
0	15
2	15

22 Opps
BOS	7
COL	4
NYY	4
PHI	3
HOU	3
FLA	3
MIL	3
STL	2
CHC	2
NYM	2
PIT	2
ARI	1
TBD	1
TEX	1
SDP	1
ANA	1
CIN	1
BAL	1
DET	1
LAD	1
TOR	1
CHW	1

42 Batters
Tony Clark	2
David Ortiz	2
Cliff Floyd	2
Morgan Ensberg	2
Todd Helton	1
Pat Burrell	1
Einar Díaz	1
Reggie Jefferson	1
Nomar Garciaparra	1
Jeremy Giambi	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
Larry Walker	1
Craig Shipley	1
Mike Kelly	1
Bobby Hughes	1
Mike Lowell	1
Mike Lieberthal	1
Craig Biggio	1
Aubrey Huff	1
Robin Ventura	1
Alex Rodriguez	1
Mo Vaughn	1
Fernando Tatís	1
Richie Sexson	1
Moisés Alou	1
Paul Konerko	1
Shea Hillenbrand	1
Daryle Ward	1
Raúl Casanova	1
Derek Bell	1
Clint Barmes	1
Alex Gonzalez	1
Ron Gant	1
Matt Williams	1
Jorge Posada	1
Shane Andrews	1
Bill Mueller	1
José Castillo	1
Bengie Molina	1
Eric Karros	1
Rubén Sierra	1
Garrett Atkins	1

15 Parks
Turner Fld (ATL)	16
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	6
Camden Yards (BAL)	6
VeteransStad (PHI)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Chase Field (PHO)	2
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1

Where Hit
7	16
9	11
78	9
8	7
89	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	12
1	11
2	10
6	4
4	4
5	4
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	39
2·HR gms	2
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	26
1--	7
12-	5
123	3
-2-	3
-23	2

79 Runs
RISP	13
0 on	26
1 on	10
2 on	7
3 on	3
Any on	20

Inning
4	1
5	2
6	1
7	4
8	14
9	22
Extra	2

4-6	4
7-end	42

RelScore
+4..	13
+3	3
+2	4
+1	5
Tied	4
-1	2
-2	2
-3	2
-4..	11

Ahead	25
Tied	4
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	11
1-1	9
1-0	6
1-2	5
3-2	4
0-1	4
2-2	3
0-2	2
2-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	12
1B	10
C	6
LF	5
2B	3
DH	3
SS	3
RF	2
PH	1
CF	1

OrderPos
5th	10
4th	10
3rd	5
6th	5
7th	4
2nd	4
8th	4
1st	2
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	32

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1997-08-23	Mike Kelly	CIN	@	ATL	behind 2-10	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	8	0%	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); M. Kelly Scores
2	2	2	1	1997-08-29	Reggie Jefferson	BOS		ATL	behind 0-9	b 9	0	---	4,(2-1) ..CBBX	1	4	DH	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1997-09-03	Tony Clark	DET	@	ATL	ahead 6-2	t 4	1	12-	3,(1-1) .CBX	3	4	3	8%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Easley Scores; B. Higginson Scores
4	4	4	1	1997-09-06	Craig Shipley	SDP		ATL	behind 0-9	b 9	0	---	3,(0-2) ..SSX	1	2	4	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1998-05-16	Craig Biggio	HOU		ATL	tied 2-2	b 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	4	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	2	1	1998-06-03	Bobby Hughes	MIL		ATL	behind 1-5	b 8	2	---	8,(3-2) SCBBFBFX	1	7	2	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	3	1	1998-06-10	Mo Vaughn	BOS	@	ATL	ahead 8-6	t 9	0	-2-	2,(0-1) FX	2	4	3	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); N. Garciaparra Scores
8	8	4	1	1998-06-26	Alex Gonzalez	TOR	@	ATL	ahead 5-3	t 9	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	8	6	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
9	9	5	1	1998-08-27	Ron Gant	STL		ATL	behind 3-6	b 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	7	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	6	1	1998-08-28	Fernando Tatís	STL		ATL	behind 3-4	b 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BCBBFX	1	6	5	47%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2000-04-10	Shane Andrews	CHC		ATL	behind 0-3	b 9	0	12-	5,(1-2) FSBFX	3	6	5	45%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Grace Scores; G. Hill Scores
12	12	2	1	2000-04-27	Eric Karros	LAD	@	ATL	behind 1-6	t 8	0	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	5	3	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Sheffield Scores
13	13	3	1	2000-05-09	Mike Lowell	FLA		ATL	behind 2-10	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	5	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	4	1	2000-06-19	Mike Lieberthal	PHI		ATL	tied 2-2	b 8	1	12-	5,(1-2) SFBFX	3	5	2	29%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Abreu Scores; S. Rolen Scores
15	15	5	1	2000-07-25	Cliff Floyd	FLA	@	ATL	behind 4-6	t 9	0	---	4,(1-2) CBCX	1	3	7	9%	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	6	1	2000-09-18	Derek Bell	NYM	@	ATL	behind 0-6	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	9	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	7	1	2000-09-29	Todd Helton	COL	@	ATL	ahead 3-2	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	4	3	11%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2001-04-03	Robin Ventura	NYM	@	ATL	tied 4-4	t 10	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	5	48%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Shinjo Scores
19	19	2	1	2001-05-03	Richie Sexson	MIL	@	ATL	ahead 4-0	t 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	4	3	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
20	20	3	1	2001-08-04	Raúl Casanova	MIL		ATL	behind 1-12	b 8	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFFBX	1	6	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
21	21	4	1	2001-08-12	Matt Williams	ARI	@	ATL	ahead 7-0	t 8	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. Grace Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2002-04-10	Pat Burrell	PHI		ATL	tied 5-5	b 11	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	3	7	31%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Rollins Scores
23	23	2	1	2002-04-22	Cliff Floyd	FLA	@	ATL	ahead 5-3	t 9	2	12-	5,(2-2) BFBSX	3	4	7	7%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); L. Castillo Scores; Á. González Scores
24	24	3	1	2002-06-22	Paul Konerko	CHW	@	ATL	behind 1-11	t 8	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
25	25	4	1	2002-07-06	Moisés Alou	CHC	@	ATL	ahead 5-0	t 6	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	7	3%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. McGriff Scores
26	26	5	1	2002-08-18	Larry Walker	COL	@	ATL	ahead 4-3	t 9	0	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	3	9	11%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Shumpert Scores
27	27	6	1	2002-09-18	Jeremy Giambi	PHI	@	ATL	behind 2-4	t 5	2	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	9	PH	36%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Polanco Scores; M. Anderson Scores
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	2003-04-06	Shea Hillenbrand	BOS	@	BAL	ahead 10-2	t 9	2	1--	4,(1-2) CFBX	2	7	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Nixon Scores
29	29	2	1	2003-06-03	Morgan Ensberg	HOU		BAL	ahead 7-6	b 8	1	123	3,(2-0) BBX	4	2	5	8%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Ausmus Scores; A. Everett Scores/unER; G. Blum Scores
30	30	3	1	2003-06-05	Morgan Ensberg	HOU		BAL	ahead 9-1	b 7	2	1--	5,(2-2) CFBBX	2	2	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Porter Scores
31	31	4	1	2003-07-22	Einar Díaz	TEX	@	BAL	behind 5-12	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	9	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	5	1	2003-08-03	David Ortiz	BOS	@	BAL	ahead 5-3	t 8	1	---	6,(2-2) CBBFFX	1	5	3	7%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
33	33	6	2	2003-08-03	Bill Mueller	BOS	@	BAL	ahead 6-3	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	8	5	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
34	34	7	1	2003-08-14	Jorge Posada	NYY	@	BAL	ahead 6-5	t 9	1	-2-	3,(1-1) BSX	2	5	2	11%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); B. Williams Scores
35	35	8	1	2003-09-08	Nomar Garciaparra	BOS	@	BAL	behind 8-9	t 8	1	---	6,(3-2) .BBCBFX	1	3	6	25%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
36	36	9	1	2003-09-22	David Ortiz	BOS		BAL	ahead 6-5	b 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	5	DH	8%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	2004-07-10	Bengie Molina	ANA	@	TOR	ahead 7-2	t 7	2	123	1,(0-0) X	4	8	2	3%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Guillén Scores; D. Erstad Scores; J. DaVanon Scores
38	38	2	1	2004-07-23	Aubrey Huff	TBD	@	TOR	behind 3-7	t 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	4	5	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
39	39	3	1	2004-08-28	Rubén Sierra	NYY	@	TOR	ahead 10-6	t 9	0	123	2,(1-0) B.X	4	7	DH	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Rodriguez Scores; J. Posada Scores; H. Matsui Scores
40	40	4	2	2004-08-28	Tony Clark	NYY	@	TOR	ahead 14-6	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
41	41	5	3	2004-08-28	Alex Rodriguez	NYY	@	TOR	ahead 17-6	t 9	2	---	4,(1-2) SCBX	1	4	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
42	42	6	1	2004-09-16	Rafael Palmeiro	BAL	@	TOR	ahead 8-4	t 9	0	---	2,(1-0) ...BX	1	5	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	2005-05-05	José Castillo	PIT	@	ARI	ahead 5-2	t 7	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	4	5%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
44	44	2	1	2005-05-08	Daryle Ward	PIT	@	ARI	ahead 13-2	t 9	2	-23	1,(0-0) X	3	4	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Wilson Scores; J. Bay Scores
45	45	3	1	2005-05-13	Clint Barmes	COL		ARI	ahead 6-3	b 5	2	-23	2,(1-0) ..BX	3	1	6	9%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Closser Scores; A. Miles Scores
46	46	4	2	2005-05-13	Garrett Atkins	COL		ARI	ahead 9-3	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)