Hee-min Han

Hee-min Han (한희민)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 163 lb.

• School Sungkyunkwan University
• High School Sekwang High School

• Born July 19, 1962 in Yeongdong County South Korea

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Biographical Information

Hee-min Han played in the Olympics, the Korea Baseball Organization and the Chinese Professional Baseball League.

Han was 1-1 with a 2.61 ERA in the 1984 Amateur World Series with 19 K in 20 2/3 IP. He played in the 1984 Olympics, 1985 Asian Championship (tied for 2nd) and 1985 Intercontinental Cup (Silver Medal).

Han turned pro with the 1986 Binggrae Eagles, an expansion club, and fared fairly well with a 9-13, 3.13 record. In '87, Hee-min improved to 13-8 with four saves and a 2.36 ERA. He went 16-5 with five saves and a 3.11 ERA in 1988 and was two wins shy of KBO leader Hak-kil Yoon. The Cheongju native went 16-4 with six saves and a 2.50 ERA in 1989, allowing only 130 hits in 176 2/3 IP. He was five wins behind leader Dong-yol Sun.

Han fell to 12-9 with five saves and a 4.13 ERA in 1990, then was 8-6 with a save and a 3.83 ERA in '91. He struggled more in 1992, going 2-5 with a 5.54 ERA. He moved to the Samsung Lions and was 4-1 with three saves and a 3.38 ERA in 1993. Overall, the submarine hurler was 80-51 with 24 saves and a 3.25 ERA in the KBO with 978 hits in 1,124 2/3 innings.

Han then inked a deal with the Jungo Bears, becoming the first South Korean player in CPBL history. He did not fare well in the other Asian circuit, going 5-10 with a 5.68 ERA in 1994 and 1-6 with a 4.33 ERA in '95. He was 6-16 with a 5.31 ERA overall in the CPBL.

Han became pitching coach for the KIA Tigers in 2007.

Hee-min relied primarily on a sinker and slider.

Sources

• Chinese Wiki Baseball
• Korean Wikipedia entry
• Defunct IBAF site