Chang-hee Kim

Chang-hee Kim (김창희)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 216 lb.

• School Hanyang University
• High School Masan High School

• Born July 3, 1973 in Masan South Korea

BR register page

Biographical Information

Chang-hee Kim played in the Korea Baseball Organization for 13 years.

Kim was drafted by the Haitai Tigers in the first round of the 1997 KBO draft, and he hit .264/.331/.419 in his first season. He secured the starting center fielder spot in 1998, and he crushed a career-high 12 homers with a .267/.343/.406 batting line. Kim remained solid in 1999 as he hit .261/.378/.384 with 10 homers, but his batting line then fell to .236/.368/.336 in 2000. He bounced back soon, and he hit .280/.373/.388 in 88 games as the 4th outfielder of the Tigers in 2001. Kim slumped to .216/.283/.303 in 2002, then the Tigers traded him with Hyuk Son to the Doosan Bears for Pil-jung Jin.He recorded a .274/.338/.361 batting line in 121 games in 2003, then he represented South Korea in the 2003 Baseball World Cup, hitting .313/.333/.406 and playing error-free defense in right and at 1B.

The Masan native's batting line was .276/.355/.379 in 2004, and he only played 84 games with a .272/.379/.353 batting line in 2005. He was then traded with Bong-gyu Kang to the Samsung Lions for Dong-woo Kang, and he only hit .222/.297/.345 in 2006. Kim was still a solid backup outfielder in 2007 as he crushed 3 homers with a .247/.306/.355 batting line, and he hit .282/.373/.352 in 103 games in 2008. The 35-year-old veteran played 71 games with a .238/.322/.278 batting line in 2009, then he announced his retirement. He was the fielding coach of the Tigers from 2014 to 2016, and he coached their minor league team in 2013 and from 2017 to 2019. He then coached Ulsan Technical High School from 2021 to 2023.

Overall, Kim hit .257/.342/.365 with 926 hits and 68 homers in 13 seasons in the KBO.

Sources

• Namu Wiki
• Defunct IBAF site