Ho-yeon Jang

Ho-yeon Jang (장호연)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 180 lb.

• School Dongguk University
• High School Choongam High School

• Born May 5, 1960 in Daegu South Korea

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Biographical Information

Ho-yeon Jang pitched in the KBO for 13 years.

Jang was drafted by the OB Bears in the first round of the 1983 KBO draft, and he went 6-17 with a 4.23 ERA in his first season. He led the league in losses that season. Jang improved to 5-3 with a 1.58 ERA in 1984, and he won the ERA title. He went 7-4 with a 3.50 ERA in 1985, and he had another fine season in 1986. Jang was 13-9 with a 1.90 ERA, and he was 7th in wins (tied with Hisao Niura) and 6th in ERA (between Gun-woo Kim and Noh-jun Park). He had a 15-8 record with a 2.82 ERA in 1987, and he ranked 3rd in wins (8 behind Si-jin Kim).

The Deagu native completed a no-hitter on the opening day of the 1988 season, and he was the only pitcher to do so on opening day in KBO history. He only used 99 pitches, and that was the only no-hitter under 100 pitches in KBO history. He went 8-12 with a 3.95 ERA in that season, and he was 9-12 with a 3.47 ERA in 1989. He slumped to 5-8 with a 4.55 ERA in 1990, and he bounced back soon with a 6-4 record and a 2.27 ERA in 1991. Jang pitched 225 innings with a 16-12 record and a 3.12 ERA in 1992, and he led the league in innings and hits allowed. He was also 9th in ERA (between Jeong-soon Jang and Jeong-soo Kim) and 5th in wins (3 behind Jin-woo Song).

Jang was 10-9 with a 2.56 ERA in 1993, and he was 10th in ERA (between Chung-sik Park and Sang-yeop Kim). He went 2-6 with a 4.52 ERA in 1994, and he was 7-6 with a 5.33 ERA in 1995. He was the first pitcher to win 100 games for the Bears, and he announced his retirement after the 1995 season. Jang then coached Suncheon Hyocheon High School from 1996 to 1997 and Shinil High School from 2003 to 2004. He was also the minor league pitching coach for the Samsung Lions from 1998 to 2000 and the pitching coach for the Lotte Giants in 2002.

Overall, Jang was 109-110 with a 3.26 ERA, struck out 625 and pitched 1,805 innings in 13 seasons in the KBO. As of 2024, he was 23rd in wins (tide with Seung Song), 12th in losses (between Kang-chul Lee and Seung-hwan Yoon) and 17th in innings (between Kye-hyun Cho and Jong-seok Yeom).

Sources

• Namu wiki bio