Jeff Liefer

Positions: Leftfielder, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: August 17, 1974 in Fontana, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 6th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Upland HS (Upland, CA) and the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (25th) of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA).

High School: Upland HS (Upland, CA)

School: California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)

Debut: April 7, 1999 (Age 24-233d, 17,415th in major league history)
vs. SEA 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 2005 (Age 31-044d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Full Name: Jeffrey David Liefer

Pronunciation: \LEAF-er\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.9

779

179

.230

RBI

113

OBP

.281

SLG

.398

OPS

.679

OPS+

Summary of 31 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 13 go ahead

5 Tms
CHW	25
MON	3
TBD	1
CLE	1
MIL	1

Platoon
vs RHP	30
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Away	17
Home	14

Outs
0	17
1	7
2	7

14 Opps
KCR	6
MIN	4
DET	3
TBD	2
BOS	2
CLE	2
SEA	2
BAL	2
TOR	2
MIL	2
NYM	1
SFG	1
PHI	1
NYY	1

30 Pitchers
Brad Radke	2
Will Cunnane	1
Jason Phillips	1
D.J. Carrasco	1
Steve Parris	1
Matt Guerrier	1
Adam Bernero	1
Joe Nathan	1
Vicente Padilla	1
Armando Benítez	1
Aaron Sele	1
Dave Mlicki	1
Víctor Zambrano	1
James Baldwin	1
Chad Durbin	1
Bartolo Colón	1
Cory Lidle	1
Sidney Ponson	1
Hipólito Pichardo	1
Roger Clemens	1
Jeff Suppan	1
Jeff Weaver	1
Ben Sheets	1
Blake Stein	1
Tanyon Sturtze	1
Jason Johnson	1
Kyle Lohse	1
Derek Lowe	1
Paul Byrd	1
Jeremy Affeldt	1

12 Parks
Guaranteed (CHI)	14
KauffmanStad (KAN)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1

Where Hit
9	19
8	5
89	4
78	2
7	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	7
3	6
2	5
5	5
4	3
7+	3
6	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	31

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	15
12-	6
1--	4
123	2
-23	2
-2-	2

59 RBI
RISP	12
0 on	15
1 on	6
2 on	8
3 on	2
Any on	16

Inning
2	4
3	1
4	7
5	3
6	3
7	7
8	3
9	3

1-3	5
4-6	13
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	4
+2	2
+1	2
Tied	7
-1	6
-2	3
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	11
Tied	7
Behind	13

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
1-2	6
3-2	4
1-0	4
1-1	3
2-2	2
2-0	2
0-2	1
3-1	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	12
1B	9
3B	5
DH	3
RF	2

OrderPos
6th	14
7th	7
5th	7
3rd	2
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2001-05-15	CHW	@	SEA	Aaron Sele	behind 2-3	t 7	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	5	0.192	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	2001-05-21	CHW	@	TOR	Steve Parris	behind 2-10	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	7	0.005	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	2001-06-01	CHW		DET	Dave Mlicki	tied 0-0	b 4	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	6	3	0.123	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
4	4	4	1	2001-06-18	CHW		KCR	Chad Durbin	tied 1-1	b 2	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	6	3	0.125	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Konerko Scores
5	5	5	1	2001-06-21	CHW	@	BAL	Jason Johnson	ahead 3-0	t 2	0	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	7	5	0.064	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	2001-06-23	CHW	@	BAL	Sidney Ponson	behind 1-3	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	7	0.119	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	2001-06-28	CHW	@	MIN	Brad Radke	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	6	7	0.115	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Konerko Scores
8	8	8	1	2001-07-02	CHW		MIN	Kyle Lohse	behind 2-3	b 4	2	1--	5,(1-2) CSFBX	2	6	7	0.238	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Konerko Scores
9	9	9	1	2001-07-03	CHW		MIN	Brad Radke	tied 2-2	b 4	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	6	7	0.123	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	10	1	2001-07-17	CHW	@	MIL	Will Cunnane	ahead 6-3	t 8	0	1--	9,(3-2) BFBBFFFFX	2	5	3	0.044	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Canseco Scores
11	11	11	1	2001-07-21	CHW		BOS	Hipólito Pichardo	ahead 9-3	b 7	1	---	4,(1-2) SBCX	1	6	7	0.005	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	12	1	2001-08-02	CHW		KCR	Jeff Suppan	behind 0-6	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	7	0.021	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
13	13	13	1	2001-08-05	CHW		TBD	Víctor Zambrano	behind 1-4	b 8	2	12-	5,(1-2) FBFFX	3	7	5	0.436	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Konerko Scores/unER; C. Lee Scores/unER; J. Liefer Scores/unER
14	14	14	1	2001-08-21	CHW	@	KCR	Paul Byrd	ahead 3-1	t 6	1	---	6,(1-2) FFBFFX	1	5	3	0.091	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
15	15	15	1	2001-09-04 (1)	CHW		DET	Adam Bernero	ahead 8-1	b 8	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	7	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
16	16	16	1	2001-09-06	CHW		DET	Jeff Weaver	behind 1-3	b 4	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	7	0.112	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
17	17	17	1	2001-09-10	CHW	@	CLE	Bartolo Colón	tied 1-1	t 3	1	---	8,(3-2) CBSBFFBX	1	3	9	0.111	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	18	1	2001-09-21	CHW		KCR	Blake Stein	behind 4-5	b 5	2	1--	5,(2-2) CSBBX	2	6	5	0.274	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Ordóñez Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2002-06-19	CHW	@	PHI	Vicente Padilla	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	7	0.148	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
20	20	2	1	2002-07-06	CHW		CLE	Jason Phillips	tied 2-2	b 6	0	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	DH	0.206	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Ordóñez Scores; P. Konerko Scores
21	21	3	1	2002-08-11	CHW		SEA	James Baldwin	tied 1-1	b 2	0	-23	4,(1-2) BFFX	3	7	DH	0.124	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); P. Konerko Scores; J. Valentín Scores
22	22	4	1	2002-08-23	CHW		TBD	Tanyon Sturtze	behind 0-8	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
23	23	5	1	2002-09-10	CHW	@	KCR	Jeremy Affeldt	ahead 8-4	t 9	1	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	6	9	0.011	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); F. Thomas Scores; J. Borchard Scores; C. Lee Scores
24	24	6	1	2002-09-14	CHW	@	NYY	Roger Clemens	ahead 3-0	t 5	2	-23	3,(1-1) BSX	3	6	7	0.119	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Ordóñez Scores; P. Konerko Scores
25	25	7	1	2002-09-25	CHW		BOS	Derek Lowe	ahead 4-2	b 7	0	---	7,(3-2) FBFBFBX	1	6	7	0.056	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2003-04-06	MON	@	NYM	Armando Benítez	behind 4-5	t 9	1	12-	6,(3-2) BBF*BSX	3	4	3	0.637	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Chávez Scores; V. Guerrero Scores
27	27	2	1	2003-04-30	MON	@	MIL	Ben Sheets	behind 2-3	t 4	0	12-	5,(2-2) SSBBX	3	5	3	0.237	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); V. Guerrero Scores; O. Cabrera Scores
28	28	3	1	2003-05-14	MON	@	SFG	Joe Nathan	ahead 3-0	t 7	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	3	0.090	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); H. Mateo Scores; V. Guerrero Scores
29	29	4	1	2003-07-30	TBD	@	TOR	Cory Lidle	behind 2-3	t 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	5	0.224	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Lee Scores
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2004-06-26	MIL	@	MIN	Matt Guerrier	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	12-	2,(0-1) FX	3	6	DH	0.160	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. Overbay Scores; B. Grieve Scores
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2005-08-11	CLE	@	KCR	D.J. Carrasco	behind 0-2	t 7	0	123	1,(0-0) X	4	7	3	0.350	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Hafner Scores; V. Martínez Scores; R. Belliard Scores