2012 Korea Baseball Organization

The 2012 Korea Baseball Organization was the 31st KBO season. The league marked the return or entry of some of the biggest Korean baseball names. KBO single-season homer king Seung-yeop Lee returned after eight years in Japan and finished third in both runs and RBI to show he still had it. Byung-hyun Kim and Chan-ho Park, the two most successful Korean pitchers in MLB, both played in the KBO for the first time, though neither accomplished much.

Standings

1. Samsung Lions, 80-51-2
2. SK Wyverns, 71-59-3
3. Doosan Bears, 68-62-3
4. Lotte Giants, 65-62-6
5. KIA Tigers, 62-65-6
6. Nexen Heroes, 61-69-3
7. LG Twins, 57-72-4
8. Hanwha Eagles, 53-77-3

Playoffs: Lotte def. Doosan, 3 games to 1. SK def. Lotte, 3 games to 2.

2012 Korean Series: SK vs. Samsung 4 games to 2

Leaders

Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Tae-kyun Kim	Hanwha Eagles	.363
Runs	Yong-kyu Lee	KIA Tigers	83
Hits	Ah-seop Son	Lotte Giants	158
Doubles	Yong-taik Park Byung-ho Park	LG Twins Nexen Heroes	34
Triples	Keon-chang Seo	Nexen Heroes	10
Home Runs	Byung-ho Park	Nexen Heroes	31
Runs Batted In	Byung-ho Park	Nexen Heroes	105
Stolen Bases	Yong-kyu Lee	KIA Tigers	44
Walks	Tae-kyun Kim	Hanwha Eagles	81

Pitching

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Brandon Knight	Nexen Heroes	2.20
Wins	Won-sam Jang	Samsung Lions	17
Losses	Anthony Lerew	KIA Tigers	13
Holds	Hee-soo Park	SK Wyverns	34
Saves	Seung-hwan Oh	Samsung Lions	37
Innings Pitched	Brandon Knight	Nexen Heroes	208 2/3
Appearances	Myung-woo Lee	Lotte Giants	74
Hits Allowed	Sun-Woo Kim	Doosan Bears	182
Home Runs Allowed	Andy Van Hekken	Nexen Heroes	16
Strikeouts	Hyun-jin Ryu	Hanwha Eagles	210
Base-on-Balls	Chang-sik Yoo	Hanwha Eagles	79

Award Winners

Award	Player	Team	Position	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	W - L	SV	IP	HA	HRA	BB	SO	ERA
Most Valuable Player	Byung-ho Park	Nexen Heroes	Infielder	450	91	143	37	117	10	.318	.437	.602	Did not pitch
Rookie of the Year	Keon-chang Seo	Nexen Heroes	Infielder	433	70	115	1	40	39	.266	.342	.367	Did not pitch

Gold Glove

The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 2012.

Position	Player	Team
P	Won-sam Jang	Samsung Lions
C	Min-ho Kang	Lotte Giants
1B	Byung-ho Park	Nexen Heroes
2B	Geon-chang Seo	Nexen Heroes
3B	Jung Choi	SK Wyverns
SS	Jung-ho Kang	Nexen Heroes
OF	Yong-taik Park	LG Twins
OF	Yong-kyu Lee	KIA Tigers
OF	Ah-seop Son	Lotte Giants
DH	Seung-yeop Lee	Samsung Lions