2016 Korea Baseball Organization

The 2016 Korea Baseball Organization season was the 35th for the KBO.

Awards

Dustin Nippert of the Doosan Bears won KBO MVP after going 22-3 with a 2.95 ERA to lead the league in wins and ERA. Nexen Heroes P Jae-young Shin (15-7, 3.90) is named KBO Rookie of the Year.

The following players won Gold Gloves, which in the KBO go to the best overall player at each position are not a defensive (only) award.

• P: Dustin Nippert, Doosan Bears
• C: Eui-ji Yang, Doosan Bears
• 1B: Eric Thames, NC Dinos
• 2B: Geon-chang Seo, Nexen Heroes
• 3B: Jeong Choi, SK Wyverns
• SS: Jae-ho Kim, Doosan Bears
• OF: Hyung-woo Choi, Samsung Lions
• OF: Joo-chan Kim, KIA Tigers
• OF: Jae-hwan Kim, Doosan Bears
• DH: Tae-kyun Kim, Hanwha Eagles

Standings

1. Doosan Bears, 93-50-1 (Tae-hyeong Kim)
2. NC Dinos, 83-58-3 (Kyung-moon Kim)
3. Nexen Heroes, 77-66-1 (Kyung-yeop Yeom)
4. LG Twins,71-71-2 (Sang-moon Yang)
5. KIA Tigers, 70-73-1 (Ki-tae Kim)
6. SK Wyverns, 69-75 (Yong-hee Kim)
7. Hanwha Eagles, 66-75-3 (Sung-keun Kim)
8. Lotte Giants, 66-78 (Jong-won Lee)
9. Samsung Lions, 65-78-1 (Manager: Jung-il Ryu)
10. kt Wiz, 53-89-2 (Bum-hyun Cho)

Playoffs: LG def. Nexen, 3 games to 1. NC def. LG, 3 games to 1.

2016 Korean Series: Doosan def. NC, 4 games to 0

Offensive Leaders

• Average - Hyung-woo Choi, Samsung .376
• Home Runs - Eric Thames, NC & Jeong Choi, SK 40
• RBI - Choi, 144
• Steals - Hae-min Park, Samsung 52

Pitching Leaders

• ERA - Dustin Nippert, Doosan 2.95
• Wins - Nippert, 22
• Saves - Se-kyun Kim, Nexen 36
• Strikeouts - Michael Bowden, Doosan 160