Jung-hyun Park (01)

Jung-hyun Park (박정현)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 182 lb.

• High School Yushin High School

• Born July 10, 1969 in Suwon South Korea

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Biographical Information

Submariner Jung-hyun Park played in the Korea Baseball Organization for 12 years.

Park was signed by the Pacific Dolphins in 1988, and his ERA was 7.71 in 6 games in his first season. He then went 19-10 with a 2.15 ERA in 1989, and he won the KBO Rookie of the Year. Park also broke the KBO record for most wins by a rookie, and he still held that record as of 2024. He was 2nd in ERA (.98 behind Dong-yeol Sun), 5th in strikeouts (between Kang-chul Lee and Cheong-soo Kim) and 2nd in wins (2 behind Sun). Park went 13-7 with a 2.63 ERA in 1990, and he was 5th in wins (tied with Yong-deok Han, Seong-kil Kim and Tae-il Lee) and 6th in ERA (between Han and Sam-heum Jeong).

The Suwon native was 10-12 with a 3.47 ERA in 1991, and he was 7th in losses (4 behind Jeong). He had a 13-7 record with a 3.69 ERA in 1992, and he ranked 10th in wins (6 behind Jin-woo Song). Park missed the entire 1993 season due to waist injuries, and he was 2-3 with a 4.54 ERA in 1994. He only pitched 9 games combined in the next two seasons due to injuries, and his ERA was 6.39 in 13 games in 1997. The Hyundai Unicorns then traded him with Nae-young Ga and 600 million won to the Ssangbangwool Raiders for Kyu-je Cho, and he had a 2.22 ERA in 9 games in 1998. Park went 5-11 with a 3.92 ERA in 1999, then he announced his retirement after having a 5.75 ERA in 32 games in 2000. He later coached Juyeop High School, and he coached South Korea national baseball team in the 2005 Baseball World Cup.

Overall, Park was 65-54 with a 3.45 ERA, struck out 460 and pitched 1,090 2/3 in 12 seasons in the KBO.

Sources

• Namu Wiki