2018 Korea Baseball Organization

The 2018 Korea Baseball Organization season was the 37th for the KBO.

Awards

Jae-hwan Kim of the Doosan Bears was named KBO MVP after hitting .334/.405/.657 and leading the league in homers (44), RBI (133) and total bases (346). The KBO Rookie of the Year was Baek-ho Kang of the kt Wiz, who hit .290/.356/.524 with 29 home runs and 108 runs.

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: Josh Lindblom, Doosan Bears
• C: Eui-ji Yang, Doosan Bears
• 1B: Byung-ho Park, Nexen Heroes
• 2B: Chi-hong An, KIA Tigers
• 3B: Kyoung-min Hur, Doosan Bears
• SS: Ha-seong Kim, Nexen Heroes
• OF: Jun-ho Jeon, Lotte Giants
• OF: Jung-hoo Lee, Nexen Heroes
• OF: Jae-hwan Kim, Doosan Bears
• DH: Dae-ho Lee, Lotte Giants

Standings

(Manager in parantheses)

1. Doosan Bears, 93-51 (Tae-hyeong Kim)
2. SK Wyverns, 78-65-1 (Trey Hillman)
3. Hanwha Eagles, 77-67 (Yong-deok Han)
4. Nexen Heroes, 69-72-3 (Jung-seok Jang)
5. KIA Tigers, 70-74 (Ki-tae Kim)
6. Samsung Lions, 68-72-4 (Han-soo Kim)
7. Lotte Giants, 68-74-2 (Won-woo Cho)
8. LG Twins, 68-75-1 (Jung-il Ryu)
9. kt Wiz, 59-82-3 (Jin-wook Kim)
10. NC Dinos, 58-85-1 (Young-jun Yoo)

Playoffs: Nexen def. KIA in Wild Card Game, Nexen def. Hanwha 3 games to 1, SK def. Nexen, 3 games to 2

2018 Korean Series: SK def. Doosan, 4 games to 2.

Offensive Leaders

• Average - Hyun-soo Kim, LG .362
• Home Runs - Jae-hwan Kim, Doosan 44
• RBI - Jae-hwan Kim, 133
• Steals - Hae-min Park, Samsung 36

Pitching Leaders

• ERA - Josh Lindblom, Doosan 2.88
• Wins - Seth Frankoff, Doosan 18
• Saves - Woo-ram Jung, Hanwha 35
• Strikeouts - Keyvius Sampson, Samsung 195