#32 Jeff Liefer, Centerfield, 28 yrs, Atlanta Braves
Sunday, 6/13/2003 |
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| Jeff Liefer
8/17/1974
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USA,CA,Fontana
6"3
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4.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 11,235,714
2003 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 76 Days (764 total Days)
76 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 76 Days (764 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Talent | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
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| Fielding Ratings
1B : 3 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 10 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 10 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 10 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 8
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 6/2 | @PHI | L 3-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 6/3 | @PHI | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
| 6/4 | @NYM | W 6-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 6/5 | @NYM | W 6-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 6/6 | @NYM | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 6/7 | BAL | W 7-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
| 6/8 | BAL | W 4-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 6/9 | BAL | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
| 6/11 | BOS | L 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 6/12 | BOS | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 36 | 94 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 19 | .181 | .328 | .383 | .711 | .722 | .202 |
| Projected | 93 | 242 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 36 | 54 | 49 | .181 | .328 | .383 | .711 | .722 | .202 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 25 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 13.1 | 4.4 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .313 | .130 | .443 |
| vs. RHP | 71 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .333 | .465 | .798 |
| Close/Late | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .176 | .267 | .443 |
| Scoring Position | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .250 | .240 | .490 |
| Pinch Hitting | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .800 | 1.164 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 24 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | .164 | .316 | .344 | .660 |
| Road | 12 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | .212 | .350 | .455 | .805 |
| This Week | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .118 | .250 | .294 | .544 |
| Last Week | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .100 | .333 | .100 | .433 |
| March/April | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 |
| May | 22 | 51 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | .235 | .375 | .549 | .924 |
| June | 11 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | .111 | .256 | .194 | .450 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1999 | 148 | 486 | 139 | 24 | 4 | 41 | 103 | 109 | 78 | 1 | 4 | 112 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .383 | .605 | .988 | ATL |
| 2000 | 153 | 479 | 128 | 28 | 5 | 39 | 107 | 107 | 100 | 1 | 6 | 108 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .391 | .591 | .982 | ATL |
| 2001 | 150 | 478 | 154 | 35 | 6 | 39 | 107 | 119 | 131 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 0 | .322 | .467 | .665 | 1.133 | ATL,NL |
| 2002 | 157 | 471 | 135 | 19 | 4 | 52 | 132 | 109 | 114 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .424 | .675 | 1.099 | ATL |
| 2003 | 36 | 94 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .181 | .328 | .383 | .711 | ATL |
| Total | 644 | 2008 | 573 | 110 | 19 | 176 | 461 | 458 | 444 | 3 | 15 | 429 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .413 | .622 | 1.035 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1995, A | 105 | 367 | 93 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 41 | 53 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .323 | .376 | .699 |
| 1996, A | 49 | 112 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .409 | .563 | .971 |
| 1996, AA | 68 | 279 | 77 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 48 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .338 | .466 | .804 |
| 1997, AA | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .636 | .970 |
| 1997, AAA | 130 | 522 | 144 | 27 | 0 | 35 | 103 | 72 | 46 | 75 | 1 | 0 | .276 | .330 | .529 | .859 |
| 1998, AAA | 128 | 501 | 169 | 26 | 0 | 48 | 121 | 114 | 54 | 71 | 2 | 0 | .337 | .396 | .677 | 1.073 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1999 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .143 | .214 |
| 2000 | 16 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .365 | .577 | .942 |
| 2001 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 |
| 2002 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .188 | .200 | .388 |
| Total | 32 | 106 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .275 | .387 | .662 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 26 | 25 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1.000 | 216.0 | 1.96 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 3/4/1995 to a minor league deal...
Traded from Montreal to Atlanta on 7/4/1996 (Going to MON: P Ramon J. Martinez. Going to ATL: CF Jeff Liefer)...
Injured on 4/5/1998 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/3/1999, off Dwight Gooden (PIT)...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1999, hitting .429 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia, driving in 6 runs on 9/9/1999...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1999, hitting .522 with 6 HR, 14 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1999, hitting .383 with 13 HR, 29 RBI...
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 1999, hitting .286 with 41 HR, 103 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/2000, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2000, hitting .330 with 9 HR, 23 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (C) on 6/7/2000...
Drove in 7 runs against Chicago (C) on 4/27/2001...
Was selected to the 2001 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Houston on 9/1/2001...
2/2/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $11,235,714 through salary arbitration...
Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia, driving in 3 runs on 4/15/2002...
Drove in 6 runs against San Francisco on 6/21/2002...
2/2/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $11,235,714 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 3/26/2003 with a Fractured Knee, out for 5 weeks...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2001 - .322 - 7th
| OBP
2001 - .467 - 1st
2002 - .424 - 4th
| SLG
1999 - .605 - 7th
2000 - .591 - 10th
2001 - .665 - 7th
2002 - .675 - 3rd
| OPS
1999 - .988 - 9th
2000 - .982 - 10th
2001 - 1.133 - 5th
2002 - 1.099 - 3rd
| Homeruns
1999 - 41 - 5th
2000 - 39 - 9th
2001 - 39 - 6th
2002 - 52 - 2nd
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RBI
2002 - 132 - 5th
| BB
2000 - 100 - 9th
2001 - 131 - 3rd
2002 - 114 - 8th
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