#89 Mike "Lieby" Lieberthal, Catcher, 26 yrs, New York (N) Mets

#89 Mike "Lieby" Lieberthal, Catcher, 26 yrs, New York (N) Mets
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Mike Lieberthal
Lieby
1/18/1972
26
USA,CA,GLENDALE
6"0
170

Catcher
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R

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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 3,530,000
2000
5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days)
172 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days)
4 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	6	7	7	5	8
Versus LHP	6	7	7	5	8
Versus RHP	6	8	7	5	8
Talent	7	7	6	4	7

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2
2
4
3
1
Pull Hitter

Fielding Ratings
C : 6 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 2
Infield Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
10/18	@PIT	W 12-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
10/19	@PIT	W 13-4	5	1	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	#6
10/21	PIT	L 6-9	4	0	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	#6
10/22	PIT	W 18-3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#6
10/23	PIT	W 4-3	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	#6
10/27	TOR	L 6-7	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	#6
10/28	TOR	W 11-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#6
10/30	@TOR	L 4-7	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	#4	PoG
10/31	@TOR	L 0-11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#7
11/1	@TOR	L 4-7	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	139	474	123	24	6	26	87	70	58	57	.259	.355	.500	.855	.811	.241
Projected	139	474	123	24	6	26	87	70	58	57	.259	.355	.500	.855	.811	.241

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	122	549	14	6	0	30	0	3	237	56	0	0	.0	77.3	5.4

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	109	27	3	0	8	25	21	20	9	1	0	2	.248	.371	.495	.867
vs. RHP	365	96	21	6	18	62	49	38	48	2	0	12	.263	.350	.501	.851
Close/Late	59	17	4	1	4	12	9	11	7	0	0	2	.288	.417	.593	1.010
Scoring Position	132	39	7	2	6	62	0	20	18	3	0	4	.295	.396	.515	.911
Pinch Hitting	14	3	1	0	1	3	2	1	5	0	0	1	.214	.313	.500	.813

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	75	257	68	12	6	13	49	40	32	33	.265	.362	.510	.872
Road	64	217	55	12	0	13	38	30	26	24	.253	.347	.488	.835
This Week	3	11	3	1	0	1	3	1	1	2	.273	.385	.636	1.021
Last Week	3	13	3	1	0	0	1	3	2	1	.231	.333	.308	.641
March/April	20	69	15	4	0	2	11	7	7	8	.217	.286	.362	.648
May	23	75	19	2	1	7	15	11	10	10	.253	.341	.587	.928
June	22	65	21	3	2	5	15	14	11	4	.323	.457	.662	1.118
July	22	83	26	9	2	5	13	21	9	11	.313	.394	.651	1.044
August	25	81	19	3	1	4	20	7	8	11	.235	.323	.444	.767
Sept/Oct	27	101	23	3	0	3	13	10	13	13	.228	.336	.347	.683
Postseason	17	65	21	7	1	3	13	9	6	7	.323	.400	.600	1.000

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1994	127	399	105	21	2	21	78	61	36	14	2	62	0	0	.263	.344	.484	.827	NYM
1995	144	466	122	31	0	18	75	68	41	7	4	52	0	0	.262	.328	.444	.772	NYM
1996	138	476	128	34	2	21	97	71	63	14	5	62	3	1	.269	.367	.481	.848	NYM
1997	141	484	138	34	3	31	105	81	40	13	5	48	0	0	.285	.352	.560	.912	NYM,NL
1998	139	474	123	24	6	26	87	70	58	14	3	57	0	0	.259	.355	.500	.855	NYM
Total	689	2299	616	144	13	117	442	351	238	62	19	281	3	1	.268	.350	.495	.844

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1994	8	24	7	2	0	2	5	4	7	4	0	0	.292	.452	.625	1.077
1995	6	20	5	0	1	1	1	4	4	2	0	0	.250	.375	.500	.875
1996	13	51	16	1	0	6	7	10	5	6	0	0	.314	.375	.686	1.061
1997	11	43	14	6	1	2	11	7	5	4	0	0	.326	.396	.651	1.047
1998	17	65	21	7	1	3	13	9	6	7	0	0	.323	.400	.600	1.000
Total	55	203	63	16	3	14	37	34	27	23	0	0	.310	.391	.626	1.017

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	135	122	911	32	0	953	10	.990	1131.1	7.58	2	67	14	20.9

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1994...
Had first career hit on 4/6/1994, off Lee Tunnell (MON)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1994, off Dave Stieb (ATL)...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 7/18/1996...
2/3/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration...
5/13/1997: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $3,530,000 per year, for 3 years.
Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 5/16/1997...
Was selected to the 1997 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 8/2/1997...

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