2022 Korea Baseball Organization

The 2022 Korea Baseball Organization season was the 41st for the KBO. The SSG Landers became the first KBO team to lead the league from Opening Day through the end of the Korean Series.

Standings

(Manager in parentheses)

1. SSG Landers, 88-52-4 (Won-hyong Kim)
2. LG Twins, 87-55-2 (Ji-hyun Ryu)
3. Kiwoom Heroes, 80-62-2 (Won-ki Hong)
4. kt Wiz, 80-62-2 (Kang-chul Lee)
5. KIA Tigers, 70-73-1 (Jong-kook Kim)
6. NC Dinos, 67-74-3 (Dong-wook Lee 9-24, In-kwon Kang 58-50)
7. Samsung Lions, 66-76-2 (Sam-young Heo, Jin-man Park)
8. Lotte Giants, 64-76-4 (Larry Sutton)
9. Doosan Bears, 60-82-2 (Tae-hyeong Kim)
10. Hanwha Eagles, 46-96-2 (Carlos Subero)

Playoffs: kt def. KIA, 1 game to 0; Kiwoom def. kt, 3 games to 2; Kiwoom def. LG, 3 games to 1

2022 Korean Series: SSG 4, Kiwoom 2.

Leaders

Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Jung-hoo Lee	Kiwoom Heroes	.349
Runs	José Pirela	Samsung Lions	102
Hits	Jung-hoo Lee	Kiwoom Heroes	193
Doubles	Jae-il Oh	Samsung Lions	42
Triples	Jung-hoo Lee	Kiwoom Heroes	10
Home Runs	Byung-ho Park	kt Wiz	35
Runs Batted In	Jung-hoo Lee	Kiwoom Heroes	113
Stolen Bases	Chan-ho Park	KIA Tigers	42
Walks	Eun-won Jung	Hanwha Eagles	85

Pitching

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Woo-jin An	Kiwoom Heroes	2.11
Wins	Casey Kelly	LG Twins	16
Losses	Won-jun Choi Jung-hyun Baek Gi-yeong Im	Doosan Bears Samsung Lions KIA Tigers	13
Holds	Woo-young Jung	LG Twins	35
Saves	Woo-suk Go	LG Twins	42
Innings Pitched	Woo-jin An	Kiwoom Heroes	196
Appearances	Beom-su Kim	Hanwha Eagles	78
Hits Allowed	Odrisamer Despaigne	KT Wiz	198
Home Runs Allowed	Jung-hyun Baek	Samsung Lions	22
Strikeouts	Woo-jin An	Kiwoom Heroes	224
Base-on-Balls	Min-woo Kim	Hanwha Eagles	84

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	Jung-hoo Lee	Kiwoom Heroes	Outfielder	553	85	193	23	113	5	.349	.421	.575	Did not pitch
Rookie of the Year	Cheol-won Jeong	Doosan Bears	Pitcher	Did not bat									4 - 3	3	72.2	60	4	26	47	3.10

Gold Glove

The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 2022.

Position	Player	Team
P	Woo-jin An	Kiwoom Heroes
C	Eui-ji Yang	NC Dinos
1B	Byung-ho Park	kt Wiz
2B	Hye-seong Kim	Kiwoom Heroes
3B	Jeong Choi	SSG Landers
SS	Ji-hwan Oh	LG Twins
OF	Jung-hoo Lee	Kiwoom Heroes
OF	Seong-beom Na	KIA Tigers
OF	José Pirela	Samsung Lions
DH	Dae-ho Lee	Lotte Giants