Jon Lieber
Jonathan Ray Lieber
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: April 2, 1970 in Council Bluffs, IA
High School: Abraham Lincoln (Council Bluffs, IA)
School: University of South Alabama
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 15, 1994
Final Game: September 5, 2008
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1994 PIT NL 24 P 17 17 108.2 20 10 8 2 1 .900 1.49 1.06 .960 1.86 0.54
1995 PIT NL 25 P 21 12 72.2 19 2 16 1 0 .947 2.23 0.86 .958 1.85 0.51
1996 PIT NL 26 P 51 15 142.0 42 17 25 0 0 1.000 2.66 0.82 .952 1.84 0.52
1997 PIT NL 27 P 33 32 188.1 42 16 25 1 1 .976 1.96 1.24 .952 1.85 0.52
1998 PIT NL 28 P 29 28 171.0 29 12 17 0 1 1.000 1.53 1.00 .959 1.85 0.54
1999 CHC NL 29 P 31 31 203.1 37 18 17 2 1 .946 1.55 1.13 .951 1.72 0.48
2000 CHC NL 30 P 35 35 251.0 62 30 31 1 1 .984 2.19 1.74 .963 1.74 0.48
2001 CHC NL 31 P 34 34 232.1 51 16 35 0 4 1.000 1.98 1.50 .957 1.75 0.46 AS,CYA-4
2002 CHC NL 32 P 21 21 141.0 24 5 19 0 1 1.000 1.53 1.14 .962 1.83 0.48
2004 NYY AL 34 P 27 27 176.2 33 10 19 4 1 .879 1.48 1.07 .952 1.66 0.45
2005 PHI NL 35 P 35 35 218.1 44 12 28 4 0 .909 1.65 1.14 .961 1.75 0.46
2006 PHI NL 36 P 27 27 168.0 37 15 19 3 0 .919 1.82 1.26 .959 1.72 0.43
2007 PHI NL 37 P 14 12 78.0 12 5 5 2 1 .833 1.15 0.71 .967 1.68 0.40
2008 CHC NL 38 P 26 1 46.2 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.35 0.27 .957 1.74 0.43
14 Seasons P 401 327 2198.0 459 169 270 20 12 .956 1.80 1.09 .958 1.77 0.48
14 Seasons TOT 401 327 2198.0 459 169 270 20 12 .956 1.80 1.09 .914 1.77 0.48

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1994 PIT NL 24 17 17 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 PIT NL 25 21 12 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 PIT NL 26 51 15 51 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 PIT NL 27 33 31 32 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 PIT NL 28 29 26 27 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 CHC NL 29 31 29 29 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 CHC NL 30 36 33 34 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2001 CHC NL 31 35 32 33 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2002 CHC NL 32 21 20 20 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 NYY AL 34 27 1 1 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 PHI NL 35 36 33 34 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2006 PHI NL 36 28 27 28 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2007 PHI NL 37 14 10 12 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 CHC NL 38 26 1 24 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 405 287 363 401 401 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1994 PIT NL 24 475 80% 41% 12 83% 0 9 1 7 9 7 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1995 PIT NL 25 346 82% 33% 17 94% 1 2 0 1 16 12 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1996 PIT NL 26 621 80% 38% 25 100% 0 15 1 14 24 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 100%
1997 PIT NL 27 817 74% 37% 29 86% 0 16 0 14 25 20 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 100%
1998 PIT NL 28 746 76% 31% 19 89% 2 12 2 7 15 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 100%
1999 CHC NL 29 887 74% 32% 18 100% 0 18 1 17 17 14 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 100%
2000 CHC NL 30 1065 76% 35% 34 100% 1 28 2 23 31 26 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
2001 CHC NL 31 973 80% 34% 35 97% 0 16 0 13 35 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 7 86%
2002 CHC NL 32 586 83% 32% 23 87% 1 1 1 0 19 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 57%
2004 NYY AL 34 760 84% 40% 24 79% 0 10 0 10 19 18 0 4 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 50%
2005 PHI NL 35 929 79% 34% 34 79% 1 12 1 11 27 23 1 4 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 10 70%
2006 PHI NL 36 729 82% 34% 24 92% 0 15 2 11 19 17 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 100%
2007 PHI NL 37 349 77% 33% 9 67% 0 5 1 3 5 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 100%
2008 CHC NL 38 204 83% 33% 7 86% 0 1 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
14 Seasons 9487 79% 35% 310 90% 6 160 12 132 267 223 17 20 2 4 14 10 12 6 12 0 59 85%
MLB Averages 74% 31% 89% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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