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).