Byun Jin-soo (변진수; born 1 April 1993) is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher who is currently playing for the Kia Tigers of KBO League.[1] He graduated from Choongam High School (leading the school to victory in the 2011 Hwanggeumsajagi National High School Baseball Championship) and was selected for the Doosan Bears by a draft in 2012 (2nd draft, 2nd round).[2] He pitches underhand, and his fast fastball (around 140 km/h) and high-falling slider are his main weapons. His sinker and changeup are said to be his main weaknesses.

Byun Jin-soo
Kia Tigers
Pitcher
Born: (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 31)
Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
KBO League debut
June 13, 2012, for the Doosan Bears
KBO statistics
(through 2018 season)
Win–loss record7–1
Earned run average4.58
Strikeouts76
Teams

Career records

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Year Team ERA G CG SHO W L SV HLD WPCT PA IP H HR BB HBP K R ER
2012 Doosan Bears 1.71 31 0 0 4 0 1 2 1.000 118 31.2 15 0 11 3 18 6 6
2013 4.70 38 0 0 2 1 0 6 0.667 170 38.1 37 2 19 8 20 21 20
2014 5.08 31 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 141 33.2 35 3 10 4 29 21 19
2015 10.80 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9 1.2 1 0 3 1 1 2 2
2018 10.13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 52 32 16 2 2 4 8 12 12

References

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  1. ^ "Bears look like they could win it all; Wyverns, not so much". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. ^ "KBO 홈페이지 player info". KBO (in Korean). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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