Jeff Liefer
[edit] Biography
Jeff Liefer (Jeffrey David Liefer) was born on August 17, 1974 in Fontana, California. He made his Major League debut on April 7, 1999 for the Chicago White Sox. In 2001, his rookie year, he hit .256 with 18 home runs and 39 RBI. Liefer played for the Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Montreal Expos, Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Jeff Liefer's best season was 2001, when he slugged 18 home runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1999
| CHI
| A
| 45
| 113
| 8
| 28
| 0
| 14
| .248
| .295
| .327
| 7
| 1
| 8
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .182
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| 83
| 254
| 36
| 65
| 18
| 39
| .256
| .313
| .520
| 13
| 0
| 20
| 69
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 2002
| CHI
| A
| 76
| 204
| 28
| 47
| 7
| 26
| .230
| .295
| .373
| 8
| 0
| 19
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 2003
| TB
| A
| 9
| 25
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 3
| .120
| .214
| .280
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 2003
| MON
| N
| 35
| 88
| 6
| 17
| 3
| 18
| .193
| .217
| .330
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 44
| 113
| 10
| 20
| 4
| 21
| .177
| .217
| .319
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 2004
| MIL
| N
| 16
| 28
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 5
| .214
| .258
| .393
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2005
| CLE
| A
| 19
| 56
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 8
| .196
| .211
| .286
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 51
| 116
| 8
| 23
| 4
| 23
| .198
| .228
| .345
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 237
| 663
| 81
| 156
| 27
| 90
| .235
| .290
| .407
| 31
| 1
| 51
| 189
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 13
|
| Total
|
|
| 288
| 779
| 89
| 179
| 31
| 113
| .230
| .281
| .398
| 36
| 1
| 56
| 223
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1999
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 17
| 11
| 116
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 15
| 12
| 107
| 96
| 11
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 14
| 10
| 99
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 5
| 1
| 16.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 5
| 1
| 16.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 35
| 31
| 280
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 15
| 14
| 107
| 7
| 19
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 38
| 33
| 301
| 52
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 15
| 11
| 98
| 100
| 9
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 2002
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 36
| 31
| 247.1
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 12
| 9
| 84
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 31
| 18
| 191
| 187
| 10
| 2
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 2002
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 24
| 22
| 163.1
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| TB
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 6
| 44
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 2003
| TB
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| TB
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| TB
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 21
| 19
| 154.2
| 142
| 7
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 2004
| MIL
| N
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| MIL
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2005
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 4
| 26
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 21
| 20
| 151
| 12
| 27
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .886
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 103
| 80
| 724
| 146
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 37
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 30
| 17
| 179.2
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 88
| 65
| 582.2
| 548
| 40
| 10
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 74
| 63
| 544.1
| 109
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 6th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 1, 1992).
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (25th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1995 - signed August 18, 1995).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Rocky Biddle, Orlando Hernandez and cash to Montreal Expos in exchange for Bartolo Colon and Jorge Nunez (January 15, 2003).
- Claimed on waivers by Tampa Bay Devil Rays from Montreal Expos (June 6, 2003).
- Granted free agency (September 29, 2003).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (January 8, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 4, 2004).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (November 18, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 7, 2005).
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