Kwang Hyun Kim

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: July 22, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea kr

Debut: July 24, 2020 (Age 32-002d, 22,077th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, Sv

Last Game: October 2, 2021 (Age 33-072d)
vs. CHC 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2020 season

Agents: John Boggs & Associates

Full Name: Kwang Hyun Kim

Nicknames: KK

Pronunciation: \kwong yunn kim\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.1

ERA

2.97

145.2

104

WHIP

1.215

Summary of 15 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 6 go ahead

1 Tm
STL	15

Platoon
vs RHB	15

Home/Road
Away	11
Home	4

Outs
1	6
0	5
2	4

9 Opps
CLE	4
CIN	3
PIT	2
LAD	1
CHC	1
CHW	1
ARI	1
MIL	1
ATL	1

14 Batters
Franmil Reyes	2
Ian Happ	1
José Ramírez	1
Luis Urías	1
Ketel Marte	1
Andrew Vaughn	1
José Osuna	1
Jonathan India	1
Nick Castellanos	1
Tyler Stephenson	1
César Hernández	1
Ronald Acuña Jr.	1
Ke'Bryan Hayes	1
Justin Turner	1

8 Parks
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	4
Progressive (CLE)	4
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Truist Pk (ATL)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	7
78	4
8	2
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	4
4	3
2	2
5	2
1	2
6	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	7
2·HR gms	2
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	11
1--	4

19 Runs
0 on	11
1 on	4
Any on	4

Inning
1	2
2	3
3	6
4	1
6	2
9	1

1-3	11
4-6	3
7-end	1

RelScore
+3	1
+2	1
+1	3
Tied	4
-1	5
-4..	1

Ahead	5
Tied	4
Behind	6

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-1	3
2-2	2
0-0	2
2-0	2
3-2	1
3-1	1
1-1	1
1-0	1
0-2	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	6
2B	3
3B	2
C	1
LF	1
DH	1
CF	1

OrderPos
2nd	4
4th	3
1st	3
7th	2
9th	1
5th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2020-08-17 (1)	Ian Happ	CHC		STL	behind 0-1	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	5	9	17%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	2020-09-19	Ke'Bryan Hayes	PIT		STL	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	2	5	10%	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
3	3	3	2	2020-09-19	José Osuna	PIT		STL	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	---	7,(2-2) BBCFFFX	1	9	9	10%	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2021-04-23	Nick Castellanos	CIN	@	STL	behind 0-5	t 6	0	---	5,(2-2) .CSBBX	1	2	9	3%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	2	1	2021-05-24	Andrew Vaughn	CHW		STL	behind 0-1	b 6	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	7	7	35%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Y. Mercedes Scores
6	6	3	1	2021-05-30	Ketel Marte	ARI		STL	behind 1-2	b 3	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	8	12%	53%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	4	1	2021-06-04	Tyler Stephenson	CIN	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	2	11%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	5	2	2021-06-04	Jonathan India	CIN	@	STL	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	1--	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	7	4	16%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Farmer Scores
9	9	6	1	2021-06-20 (2)	Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL		STL	tied 0-0	b 3	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	9	15%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	7	1	2021-07-28	Franmil Reyes	CLE		STL	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	9	11%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
11	11	8	2	2021-07-28	César Hernández	CLE		STL	behind 1-2	b 3	1	1--	5,(3-1) BBCBX	2	1	4	21%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); E. Clement Scores
12	12	9	3	2021-07-28	José Ramírez	CLE		STL	ahead 3-2	b 3	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	3	DH	10%	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
13	13	10	4	2021-07-28	Franmil Reyes	CLE		STL	ahead 4-2	b 3	2	---	6,(3-2) CBBSBX	1	4	9	8%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
14	14	11	1	2021-09-04	Luis Urías	MIL		STL	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	1	4	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
15	15	12	1	2021-09-07	Justin Turner	LAD	@	STL	ahead 5-2	t 9	2	1--	3,(1-1) C11BX	2	2	5	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); T. Turner Scores