An infielder for most of his career, Kim was also a pitcher for his first few seasons. His most frequent appearance as a pitcher was in 1982, his first year in the league (and incidentally the first year of the KBO), when he went 10–5 with a 2.79 ERA. As a hitter that year, he batted .305 with 13 home runs and 69 runs batted in, leading the league in RBI.
In 1985, Kim won his first MVP award, hitting .333 with a league-leading 22 home runs and 75 RBI, second in the league. That year he also led the KBO in hits with 133 and doubles with 29.
In 1988, Kim won his second MVP award, hitting .333 (third in the league), smacking a league-leading 30 home runs and 89 RBI, and leading the Tigers to their fourth KBO championship. His 30 home runs that year was the first time anyone in the KBO League had reached the 30-homer milestone (particularly impressive because the season was only 108 games).
In 1989, Kim won his third home run title, with 26, and also led the league in runs with 93 and walks with 84.
Kim was the first KBO player with multiple MVP Awards and is one of only five players in KBO League history to win the MVP Award more than once.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player in 1995, Kim stayed on as a Tigers coach from 1996 to 2000. He was the Tigers' manager from 2001 to 2004, during which time the team made it to the playoffs three out of four years.
seong, baseball, seong, korean, 김성한, born, 1958, retired, south, korean, professional, baseball, infielder, pitcher, played, haitai, tigers, league, played, seasons, tigers, winning, league, most, valuable, player, award, twice, 1985, 1988, first, player, home. Kim Seong han Korean 김성한 born May 18 1958 is a retired South Korean professional baseball infielder and pitcher who played for the Haitai Tigers of the KBO League Kim played all 14 seasons for the Tigers winning the KBO League Most Valuable Player Award twice in 1985 and 1988 He was the first KBO player to hit 30 home runs in a season Kim was considered the best first basemen in the KBO from 1985 to 1991 winning the KBO League Golden Glove Award every year at that position His Haitai Tigers won seven Korean Series titles with him as a player Kim Seong hanInfielder pitcherBorn 1958 05 18 May 18 1958 age 64 Gunsan North JeollaBatted RightThrew RightKBO debutMarch 28 1982 for the Haitai TigersLast appearanceSeptember 24 1995 for the Haitai TigersCareer statisticsBatting average 286Hits1 389Home runs207RBI781Career statisticsWin loss15 10Earned run average3 02Strikeouts69TeamsAs player Haitai Tigers 1982 1995 As coach Haitai Tigers 1996 2000 Hanwha Eagles 2013 2014 As manager Kia Tigers 2001 2004 Career highlights and awards2x KBO League MVP 1985 1988 6x Golden Glove Award 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 3x KBO home run title 1985 1988 1989 7x Korean Series champion 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 1993 Kim Seong hanHangul김성한Hanja金城漢Revised RomanizationGim SeonghanMcCune ReischauerKim SŏnghanIn this Korean name the family name is Kim Kim attended Dongguk University Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career EditAn infielder for most of his career Kim was also a pitcher for his first few seasons His most frequent appearance as a pitcher was in 1982 his first year in the league and incidentally the first year of the KBO when he went 10 5 with a 2 79 ERA As a hitter that year he batted 305 with 13 home runs and 69 runs batted in leading the league in RBI In 1985 Kim won his first MVP award hitting 333 with a league leading 22 home runs and 75 RBI second in the league That year he also led the KBO in hits with 133 and doubles with 29 In 1988 Kim won his second MVP award hitting 333 third in the league smacking a league leading 30 home runs and 89 RBI and leading the Tigers to their fourth KBO championship His 30 home runs that year was the first time anyone in the KBO League had reached the 30 homer milestone particularly impressive because the season was only 108 games In 1989 Kim won his third home run title with 26 and also led the league in runs with 93 and walks with 84 Kim was the first KBO player with multiple MVP Awards and is one of only five players in KBO League history to win the MVP Award more than once Coaching career EditAfter retiring as a player in 1995 Kim stayed on as a Tigers coach from 1996 to 2000 He was the Tigers manager from 2001 to 2004 during which time the team made it to the playoffs three out of four years Kim was the bench coach of the runner up South Korean national team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic Kim worked as a coach for the Hanwha Eagles from 2013 to 2014 See also EditList of KBO career home run leadersReferences EditExternal links EditCareer statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization hitting Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization pitching Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors This biographical article relating to a South Korean baseball figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kim Seong han baseball amp oldid 1089136954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
