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Full Name: Jonathan Ray Lieber Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/220 First Game: May 15, 1994
Birthdate: April 2, 1970 MLB Experience: 12 years
Birthplace: Council Bluffs, Iowa
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

Biography[]

Born on April 2, 1970 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jon Lieber (Jonathan Ray Lieber) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 12 year career. Lieber broke into the bigs on May 15, 1994 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 3.73 ERA in 108.2 innings pitched in 1994, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Jon Lieber's best season was 2001, when he posted a 3.80 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 148 batters.

Scouting Report[]

Statistics[]

Pitching Stats[]

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1994 PIT N 17 17 6 7 3.73 71 62 45 1 0 0 108.2 116 12 25 3 2 1
1995 PIT N 21 12 4 7 6.32 45 56 51 0 0 0 72.2 103 7 14 0 3 4
1996 PIT N 51 15 9 5 3.99 94 70 63 0 0 1 142 156 19 28 2 0 3
1997 PIT N 33 32 11 14 4.49 160 102 94 1 0 0 188.1 193 23 51 8 3 1
1998 PIT N 29 28 8 14 4.11 138 93 78 2 0 1 171 182 23 40 4 0 3
1999 CHI N 31 31 10 11 4.07 186 107 92 3 1 0 203.1 226 28 46 6 2 1
2000 CHI N 35 35 12 11 4.41 192 130 123 6 1 0 251 248 36 54 3 2 10
2001 CHI N 34 34 20 6 3.80 148 104 98 5 1 0 232.1 226 25 41 4 4 7
2002 CHI N 21 21 6 8 3.70 87 64 58 3 0 0 141 153 15 12 2 0 1
2004 NY A 27 27 14 8 4.33 102 95 85 0 0 0 176.2 216 20 18 2 7 2
2005 PHI N 35 35 17 13 4.20 149 107 102 1 0 0 218.1 223 33 41 6 3 5
2006 PHI N 27 27 9 11 4.93 100 100 92 2 1 0 168 196 27 24 3 3 6
Total NL 334 287 112 107 4.25 1370 995 896 24 4 2 1896.2 2022 248 376 41 22 42
Total AL 27 27 14 8 4.33 102 95 85 0 0 0 176.2 216 20 18 2 7 2
Total 361 314 126 115 4.26 1472 1090 981 24 4 2 2073.1 2238 268 394 43 29 44

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1994 PIT N P 17 17 108.2 10 8 2 1 0 0 2 5 0 .900
1995 PIT N P 21 12 72.2 2 16 1 0 0 1 11 4 1 .947
1996 PIT N P 51 15 142 17 25 0 0 0 1 19 8 0 1.000
1997 PIT N P 33 32 188.1 16 25 1 1 0 0 16 4 0 .976
1998 PIT N P 29 28 171 12 17 0 1 0 2 7 6 0 1.000
1999 CHI N P 31 31 203.1 18 17 2 1 0 0 5 4 0 .946
2000 CHI N P 35 35 251 30 31 1 1 0 2 9 5 0 .984
2001 CHI N P 34 34 232.1 16 35 0 4 0 3 2 7 0 1.000
2002 CHI N P 21 21 141 5 19 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 1.000
2004 NY A P 27 27 176.2 10 19 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 .879
2005 PHI N P 35 35 218.1 12 27 4 0 0 0 11 5 0 .907
2006 PHI N P 27 27 168 15 19 3 0 0 0 8 3 0 .919
Total P 361 314 2073.1 163 258 18 11 0 10 95 54 1 .959

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1994 PIT N 17 39 3 4 0 0 .103 .125 .128 1 0 1 14 0 2 0 0 3
1995 PIT N 21 21 0 1 0 0 .048 .048 .048 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 1
1996 PIT N 51 36 4 7 0 3 .194 .256 .278 3 0 3 11 0 3 0 0 2
1997 PIT N 33 58 1 7 0 8 .121 .177 .155 2 0 4 23 0 2 0 0 4
1998 PIT N 29 48 3 8 0 1 .167 .216 .188 1 0 3 20 0 7 0 0 0
1999 CHI N 31 58 8 7 0 2 .121 .188 .138 1 0 5 23 0 7 0 0 1
2000 CHI N 36 82 3 18 0 4 .220 .238 .268 4 0 2 28 0 10 0 0 0
2001 CHI N 35 76 3 12 0 2 .158 .179 .184 2 0 2 22 0 9 0 0 2
2002 CHI N 21 43 2 7 0 0 .163 .182 .186 1 0 1 10 0 4 0 0 2
2004 NY A 27 3 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 PHI N 36 73 7 7 0 4 .096 .107 .123 2 0 1 29 0 3 0 0 3
2006 PHI N 28 53 0 5 0 0 .094 .158 .094 0 0 4 28 0 6 0 0 1
Total NL 338 587 34 83 0 24 .141 .177 .170 17 0 26 222 0 53 0 0 19
Total AL 27 3 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 365 590 34 84 0 24 .142 .178 .171 17 0 26 222 0 53 0 0 20

Transactions[]

  • Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 9th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1991).
  • Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1992 - signed June 8, 1992).
  • Traded by Kansas City Royals with Dan Miceli to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Stan Belinda (July 31, 1993).
  • Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Brant Brown (December 14, 1998).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 2002).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (February 4, 2003).
  • Granted free agency (November 5, 2004).
  • Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 8, 2004).

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