What years did Kerry Ligtenberg play?

Kerry Ligtenberg played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2005.

Was Kerry Ligtenberg a pitcher?

Yes. Kerry Ligtenberg pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 357 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kerry Ligtenberg hit?

Kerry Ligtenberg hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Kerry Ligtenberg play for?

Kerry Ligtenberg played for 4 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1997–1998, 2000–2002), the Baltimore Orioles (2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2004), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005).

What were Kerry Ligtenberg's career stats?

In 386 games, Kerry Ligtenberg went 17-20 with a 3.82 ERA, 357 strikeouts, 390.2 innings pitched, and 48 saves.

What was Kerry Ligtenberg's salary?

Kerry Ligtenberg's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $175,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2004.

What position did Kerry Ligtenberg play?

Kerry Ligtenberg played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Kerry Ligtenberg and how much did he weigh?

Kerry Ligtenberg was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds.

What was Kerry Ligtenberg's career ERA?

Kerry Ligtenberg finished with a 3.82 career ERA, going 17-20 with 357 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Kerry Ligtenberg have?

Kerry Ligtenberg recorded 357 career strikeouts.

Is Kerry Ligtenberg in the Hall of Fame?

No. Kerry Ligtenberg has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kerry Ligtenberg

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2005)

Kerry Ligtenberg was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2005 for 4 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 9 seasons. Across 386 career appearances, he went 17-20 with a 3.82 ERA, 357 strikeouts, and 48 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5361.8.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 17, 2026

W–L 17–20

ERA 3.82

WHIP 1.32

SO 357

Pitcher PIV 5361.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 5/11/1971 in Rapid City, SD, USA
MLB Debut: 1997-08-12
Last Game: 2005-05-29

Full name: Kerry Dale Ligtenberg

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kerry Ligtenberg — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	20	386	0	0	0	48	390.2	357	166	46	158	357	3.82	5361.8

Career ERA 3.82 vs. league average 4.43 across their career seasons — 13.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kerry Ligtenberg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	ATL	NL	1	0	15	1	15.0	12	5	4	19	3.00	4.39 (+32%)	-169.9
1998	ATL	NL	3	2	75	30	73.0	51	22	24	79	2.71	4.43 (+39%)	2597.2
2000	ATL	NL	2	3	59	12	52.1	43	21	24	51	3.61	4.77 (+24%)	621.2
2001	ATL	NL	3	3	53	1	59.2	50	20	30	56	3.02	4.42 (+32%)	1307.0
2002	ATL	NL	3	4	52	0	66.2	52	22	33	51	2.97	4.28 (+31%)	322.7
2003	BAL	AL	4	2	68	1	59.1	60	22	14	47	3.34	4.40 (+24%)	257.6
2004	TOR	AL	1	6	57	3	55.0	73	39	25	49	6.38	4.46 (-43%)	425.9
2005	ARI	NL	0	0	7	0	9.2	16	15	4	5	13.97	4.29 (-225%)	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			17	20	386	48	390.2	357	166	158	357	3.82	—	5,362

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Kerry Ligtenberg — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
386	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .758 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kerry Ligtenberg — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	ATL	NL	15	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ATL	NL	75	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	ATL	NL	59	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	ATL	NL	53	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	ATL	NL	52	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	BAL	AL	68	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TOR	AL	57	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	ARI	NL	7	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			386	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Kerry Ligtenberg — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Kerry Ligtenberg — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2002	NLDS1	ATL	1	.000
2001	NLCS	ATL	2	.000
2000	NLDS1	ATL	3	.000
1998	NLCS	ATL	4	.000
1998	NLDS1	ATL	3	.000
1997	NLCS	ATL	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Kerry Ligtenberg — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	15	0	0	16.2	5	4	8	18	2.16

Playoff Pitching by Year

Kerry Ligtenberg — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2002	NLDS1	ATL	0	1	2.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2001	NLCS	ATL	0	2	3.0	0	0	1	2	0.00
2000	NLDS1	ATL	0	3	1.2	0	1	1	3	5.40
1998	NLCS	ATL	1	4	3.2	3	3	2	5	7.36
1998	NLDS1	ATL	0	3	3.1	1	0	4	3	0.00
1997	NLCS	ATL	0	2	3.0	1	0	0	4	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Kerry Ligtenberg — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	209	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	177	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Kerry Ligtenberg — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	209	222.1	210	104	70	199	4.21
Away	177	168.1	147	62	88	158	3.31

Last 10 Games — Batting

Kerry Ligtenberg — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2005-05-29	AZ	LAD	L	1	1
2005-05-27	AZ	LAD	L	0	0
2005-05-26	AZ	SDP	L	0	0
2005-05-13	AZ	COL	L	0	0
2005-05-08	AZ	PIT	L	0	0
2005-05-07	AZ	PIT	L	0	0
2005-05-05	AZ	PIT	L	0	0
2004-09-16	TOR	BAL	L	0	0
2004-09-10	TOR	TEX	L	0	0
2004-09-05	TOR	OAK	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kerry Ligtenberg — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2005-05-29	AZ	LAD	—	2.2	1	0	0	2	2	0
2005-05-27	AZ	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2005-05-26	AZ	SDP	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0
2005-05-13	AZ	COL	—	1.2	5	5	5	1	1	2
2005-05-08	AZ	PIT	—	1.0	7	7	7	0	0	1
2005-05-07	AZ	PIT	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005-05-05	AZ	PIT	—	1.2	1	1	1	0	0	1
2004-09-16	TOR	BAL	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2004-09-10	TOR	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2004-09-05	TOR	OAK	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kerry Ligtenberg — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	386	0	8	28	6	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kerry Ligtenberg — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1997	ATL	P	15	1	0	0	0
1998	ATL	P	75	1	2	2	0
2000	ATL	P	59	0	4	0	1
2001	ATL	P	53	2	1	3	0
2002	ATL	P	52	1	8	1	1
2003	BAL	P	68	1	7	0	0
2004	TOR	P	57	1	5	0	0
2005	ARI	P	7	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Kerry Ligtenberg — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	386

Salary History

Kerry Ligtenberg's recorded salaries total $6,785,000 over 7 seasons, 1998 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ligtenberg's career ran from 1997 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 1997 and 2005.

Kerry Ligtenberg — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2004	TOR	AL	$2,000,000
2003	BAL	AL	$1,200,000
2002	ATL	NL	$1,700,000
2001	ATL	NL	$1,200,000
2000	ATL	NL	$255,000
1999	ATL	NL	$255,000
1998	ATL	NL	$175,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$6,785,000

College History

Kerry Ligtenberg — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	MN	1993, 1994
University of Minnesota - Morris	Morris	MN	1990, 1991

Award Voting History

Kerry Ligtenberg — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1998	Rookie of the Year	NL	4th	18.0	160	1

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Kerry Ligtenberg: the record in brief

Kerry Ligtenberg's major league career runs from a debut on August 12, 1997 to a final game on May 29, 2005. By club, Ligtenberg's seasons break down as the Atlanta Braves (1997 to 2002), the Baltimore Orioles (2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2004), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005). Ligtenberg, born on May 11, 1971, in Rapid City, SD, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 185 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Kerry Ligtenberg was the playing name; the full given name is Kerry Dale.

Ligtenberg's career pitching line is 17 wins, 20 losses and a 3.82 ERA over 386 appearances. Ligtenberg had 357 strikeouts and 48 saves. The leagues Ligtenberg pitched in allowed 4.43 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 13.7% better than average. Ligtenberg struck out 79 batters in 1998, a career high. Ligtenberg saved 30 games in 1998, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kerry Ligtenberg

What years did Kerry Ligtenberg play?: Kerry Ligtenberg played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2005.
Was Kerry Ligtenberg a pitcher?: Yes. Kerry Ligtenberg pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 357 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kerry Ligtenberg hit?: Kerry Ligtenberg hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Kerry Ligtenberg play for?: Kerry Ligtenberg played for 4 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1997–1998, 2000–2002), the Baltimore Orioles (2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2004), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005).
What were Kerry Ligtenberg's career stats?: In 386 games, Kerry Ligtenberg went 17-20 with a 3.82 ERA, 357 strikeouts, 390.2 innings pitched, and 48 saves.
How much did Kerry Ligtenberg earn in his career?: Kerry Ligtenberg's recorded salaries total $6,785,000 over 7 seasons, 1998 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ligtenberg's career ran from 1997 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 1997 and 2005.
What was Kerry Ligtenberg's salary?: Kerry Ligtenberg's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $175,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2004.
What position did Kerry Ligtenberg play?: Kerry Ligtenberg played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Kerry Ligtenberg and how much did he weigh?: Kerry Ligtenberg was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds.
What was Kerry Ligtenberg's career ERA?: Kerry Ligtenberg finished with a 3.82 career ERA, going 17-20 with 357 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Kerry Ligtenberg have?: Kerry Ligtenberg recorded 357 career strikeouts.
Is Kerry Ligtenberg in the Hall of Fame?: No. Kerry Ligtenberg has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.