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 | |
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| Kia Tigers | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: 1 April 1993 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 record | 7–1 |
| Earned run average | 4.58 |
| Strikeouts | 76 |
| Teams | |
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Career records
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Bears look like they could win it all; Wyverns, not so much". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "KBO 홈페이지 player info". KBO (in Korean). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
- Byun Jin-soo at Doosan Bears Baseball Club
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