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Mike Lieberthal
Michael Scott Lieberthal (Lieby)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 18, 1972 in Glendale, CA
High School: Westlake (Westlake Village, CA)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 30, 1994
Final Game: September 22, 2007
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1994 22 PHI NL 24 84 79 6 21 3 1 1 5 0 0 3 5 .266 .301 .367 .668 72 29 4 1 1 0 0 2
1995 23 PHI NL 16 54 47 1 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 5 .255 .327 .298 .625 67 14 1 0 2 0 0 2
1996 24 PHI NL 50 182 166 21 42 8 0 7 23 0 0 10 30 .253 .297 .428 .724 89 71 4 2 0 4 0 2
1997 25 PHI NL 134 510 455 59 112 27 1 20 77 3 4 44 76 .246 .314 .442 .755 96 201 10 4 0 7 1 *2/D
1998 26 PHI NL 86 342 313 39 80 15 3 8 45 2 1 17 44 .256 .304 .399 .703 82 125 4 7 0 5 1 2
1999 27 PHI NL 145 574 510 84 153 33 1 31 96 0 0 44 86 .300 .363 .551 .914 123 281 15 11 1 8 7 *2 AS,GG
2000 28 PHI NL 108 438 389 55 108 30 0 15 71 2 0 40 53 .278 .352 .470 .822 106 183 12 6 0 3 3 2 AS
2001 29 PHI NL 34 136 121 21 28 8 0 2 11 0 0 12 21 .231 .316 .347 .663 73 42 2 3 0 0 2 2
2002 30 PHI NL 130 530 476 46 133 29 2 15 52 0 1 38 58 .279 .349 .443 .792 113 211 16 14 0 2 2 *2
2003 31 PHI NL 131 561 508 68 159 30 1 13 81 0 0 38 59 .313 .373 .453 .825 121 230 14 12 0 3 2 *2
2004 32 PHI NL 131 529 476 58 129 31 1 17 61 1 1 37 69 .271 .335 .447 .783 97 213 19 11 1 4 2 *2
2005 33 PHI NL 118 443 392 48 103 25 0 12 47 0 0 35 35 .263 .336 .418 .755 93 164 6 11 0 5 14 *2
2006 34 PHI NL 67 230 209 22 57 14 0 9 36 0 0 8 19 .273 .316 .469 .784 94 98 5 6 5 2 0 2
2007 35 LAD NL 38 82 77 6 18 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 .234 .280 .260 .540 41 20 2 1 0 0 0 2
14 Seasons 1212 4695 4218 534 1155 257 10 150 610 8 7 335 571 .274 .337 .446 .783 101 1882 114 89 10 43 34
162 Game Avg. 162 628 564 71 154 34 1 20 82 1 1 45 76 .274 .337 .446 .783 101 252 15 12 1 6 5
PHI (13 yrs) 1174 4613 4141 528 1137 255 10 150 609 8 7 331 560 .275 .338 .450 .788 102 1862 112 88 10 43 34
LAD (1 yr) 38 82 77 6 18 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 .234 .280 .260 .540 41 20 2 1 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1994 PHI NL 22 C 22 21 185.0 130 122 4 4 0 .969 -3.0 -19.5 -3 6.13 5.73 .992 7.10 6.15 2 8 14 2 13%
1995 PHI NL 23 C 14 13 116.2 106 95 10 1 1 .991 -2.0 -20.6 -2 8.10 7.50 .989 7.41 6.34 7 6 15 4 21%
1996 PHI NL 24 C 43 41 366.1 307 284 20 3 4 .990 1.0 3.3 1 7.47 7.07 .989 7.50 6.33 0 19 21 12 36%
1997 PHI NL 25 C 129 119 1059.0 1018 933 73 12 9 .988 -1.0 -1.1 -1 8.55 7.80 .990 7.68 6.58 12 49 75 40 35%
1997 PHI NL 25 DH 1
1998 PHI NL 26 C 83 78 706.0 656 607 41 8 5 .988 2.0 3.4 2 8.26 7.81 .990 7.50 6.47 5 27 33 18 35%
1999 PHI NL 27 C 143 138 1191.1 946 881 62 3 12 .997 0.0 0.0 0 7.12 6.59 .990 7.41 6.14 11 59 66 31 32% AS,GG
2000 PHI NL 28 C 106 102 896.0 770 724 41 5 4 .994 5.0 6.7 5 7.68 7.22 .990 7.45 6.38 2 31 44 29 40% AS
2001 PHI NL 29 C 33 33 283.2 254 243 9 2 3 .992 1.0 4.2 1 8.00 7.64 .992 7.74 6.64 0 5 9 5 36%
2002 PHI NL 30 C 129 126 1127.1 902 840 56 6 8 .993 -3.0 -3.2 -3 7.15 6.95 .991 7.53 6.41 7 56 51 28 35%
2003 PHI NL 31 C 131 129 1143.2 921 868 44 9 2 .990 -12.0 -12.6 -12 7.18 6.96 .992 7.33 6.46 11 48 84 19 18%
2004 PHI NL 32 C 129 123 1104.0 908 859 43 6 7 .993 -4.0 -4.3 -4 7.35 6.99 .993 7.45 6.46 6 34 74 20 21%
2005 PHI NL 33 C 117 113 998.2 858 808 44 6 5 .993 -3.0 -3.6 -3 7.68 7.28 .992 7.26 6.26 7 23 63 17 21%
2006 PHI NL 34 C 60 56 484.0 465 429 32 4 2 .991 2.0 5.0 2 8.57 7.68 .992 7.37 6.36 4 20 29 18 38%
2007 LAD NL 35 C 31 17 167.0 150 136 11 3 3 .980 0.0 0.0 0 7.92 4.74 .991 7.39 6.51 0 4 14 5 26%
14 Seasons C 1170 1109 9828.2 8391 7829 490 72 65 .991 -17.0 -2.1 -17 7.62 7.11 .991 7.45 6.39 74 389 592 248 30%
1 Season DH 1
14 Seasons TOT 1170 1109 9828.2 8391 7829 490 72 65 .991 -17.0 -2.1 -17 7.62 7.11 .982 7.45 6.39 74 389 592 248 30%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1999 *
2000 *

Gold Gloves
1999 NL (C)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1999 NL  11 (8th)
2002 NL  14 (5th)
2003 NL  12 (8th)
Career  89 (99th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1999 NL  8 (8th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2005 NL  14 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 15 (939), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 29 (330), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Eddie Taubensee (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Ramon Hernandez (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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.

October 31, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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.

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