Kerry Ligtenberg
[edit] Biography
Born on May 11, 1971 in Rapid City, South Dakota, Kerry Ligtenberg (Kerry Dale Ligtenberg) played for the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays and Arizona Diamondbacks over the course of his 8 year career. Ligtenberg broke into the bigs on August 12, 1997 with the Atlanta Braves, and put up a 2.71 ERA in 73 innings pitched in 1998, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Kerry Ligtenberg's best season was 1998, when he posted a 2.71 ERA, notched 30 saves and struck out 79 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1997
| ATL
| N
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.00
| 19
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 12
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| ATL
| N
| 75
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2.71
| 79
| 24
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 73
| 51
| 6
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| 2000
| ATL
| N
| 59
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3.61
| 51
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 52.1
| 43
| 7
| 24
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| ATL
| N
| 53
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3.02
| 56
| 22
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 59.2
| 50
| 4
| 30
| 8
| 3
| 0
|
| 2002
| ATL
| N
| 52
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 2.97
| 51
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 66.2
| 52
| 6
| 33
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 2003
| BAL
| A
| 68
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 3.34
| 47
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 59.1
| 60
| 9
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 2004
| TOR
| A
| 57
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 6.38
| 49
| 40
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 55
| 73
| 6
| 25
| 7
| 5
| 2
|
| 2005
| ARI
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.97
| 5
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.2
| 16
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 261
| 0
| 12
| 12
| 3.42
| 261
| 110
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 276.1
| 224
| 31
| 119
| 19
| 7
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 125
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 4.80
| 96
| 63
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 114.1
| 133
| 15
| 39
| 10
| 5
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 386
| 0
| 17
| 20
| 3.82
| 357
| 173
| 166
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 390.2
| 357
| 46
| 158
| 29
| 12
| 4
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1997
| ATL
| N
| P
| 15
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| ATL
| N
| P
| 75
| 0
| 73
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| .600
|
| 2000
| ATL
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 52.1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| ATL
| N
| P
| 53
| 0
| 59.2
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 2002
| ATL
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 66.2
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| .900
|
| 2003
| BAL
| A
| P
| 68
| 0
| 59.1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| TOR
| A
| P
| 57
| 0
| 55
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| ARI
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 9.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 386
| 0
| 390.2
| 8
| 28
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 52
| 7
| 1
| .857
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1997
| ATL
| N
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| ATL
| N
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| ATL
| N
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| ATL
| N
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| ATL
| N
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| BAL
| A
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| TOR
| A
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| ARI
| N
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 261
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 386
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Minneapolis (North Central) to Seattle Mariners (March 28, 1995).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (April 2, 1995).
- Sold by Minneapolis (Prarie) to Atlanta Braves (January 27, 1996).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 2002).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (January 16, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2003).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 9, 2003).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (April 1, 2005).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (April 16, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2005).
- Signed by Florida Marlins (December 30, 2005).
- Released by Florida Marlins (March 29, 2006).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (April 22, 2006).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2006).
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