Most Shining Pitchers in KBO in the 2023 Season

The most shining pitchers in KBO in the 2023 season are ‘3 crown winner’ Peddy and ‘2 crown winner’ Noh Si-hwan

All winners in the 8 hitter and 6 pitcher categories are different from last year.

Among the 2022 Korean Professional Baseball individual title holders, no player maintained first place in 2023.

With Lee Jeong-hoo (Kiwoom Heroes), who won five batting crowns last year, leaving at the end of July due to injury, the eight titles in the batting category were shared among five people.

In the pitcher category, new foreign pitcher Eric Peddie (NC Dinos) took first place in three out of six categories, and new title holders were born in the other three categories. 바카라사이트

Although not as good as Lee Jung-hoo in 2022, there was a player who stood out in two-hitting in this year's KBO League.

Peddie dominated the mound.

‘Sweeper Evangelist’ Peddie achieved the ‘triple crown’ by sweeping the categories of wins, ERA, and strikeouts with 20 wins, 6 losses, an ERA of 2.00, and 209 strikeouts in the KBO League regular season, which ended on the 17th.

The triple crown in the pitcher category is a feat achieved by only four players in the 42-year history of Korean professional baseball, including Haitai Tigers' Sun Dong-yeol (1986, 1989, 1990, 1991), Hanwha Eagles' Ryu Hyun-jin (2006), KIA Tigers' Yoon Seok-min (2011), and Peddy. am.

Peddie is the 1983 Sammi Superstars' Jang Myeong-bu (30 wins, 220 strikeouts), the late Lotte Giants' late Choi Dong-won (27 wins, 223 strikeouts) in 1984, the Samsung Lions' Kim Si-jin (25 wins, 201 strikeouts) in 1986.

He also set a record of 20 wins and 200 strikeouts, something only legendary pitchers such as Haitai Sun Dong-yeol (24 wins, 214 strikeouts) achieved.

At the plate, young slugger Noh Si-hwan (Hanwha Eagles) shined the most.

Noh Si-hwan, 22 years old, ranked first in home runs and RBIs, the symbol of a slugger, with 31 home runs and 101 RBIs.

The batter who won the home run title before the age of 23 in the KBO League is Noh Si-hwan, following Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop, who held the record for the youngest home run title ever (1997) at the age of 21.

KBO talent donation committee member Jang Jong-hoon, who won the title in 1990 at the age of 22.

This is the third time in history.

Noh Si-hwan was also recorded as the second youngest hitter in KBO League history to hit 30 home runs and 100 RBIs at the age of 21 in 1997, following manager Lee Seung-yeop, who hit 32 home runs and 114 RBIs at the age of 21.

Peddy and Noh Si-hwan, who won the KBO League individual title for the first time, are expected to compete for the position of Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the 2023 regular season.

Besides these two, there are many players who ranked first in the individual category for the first time this year.

SSG Landers closer Seo Jin-yong (42 saves) and KT Wiz bullpen nucleus Park Young-hyun (32 holds) also took first place in the individual category for the first time.

William Cuevas, who joined KT in June during the season, won 12 games without losing and ranked first in winning percentage (1.000).

The four players (Peddy, Seo Jin-yong, Park Young-hyun, and Williams) who ranked first in six pitcher categories all became 'individual title holders' for the first time this year.

Among the batters, Noh Si-hwan, who ranked first in home runs and RBIs, and Hong Chang-ki, who ranked first in on-base percentage (0.444) and runs scored (109), escaped from the ranks.

Jeong Soo-bin (Doosan) also became the stolen base king (39) and enjoyed the joy of winning his first individual title.

Son Ah-seop (NC) regained the title for most hits (187) in 10 years since 2013, and took first place in batting average (0.339) for the first time, winning two crowns.

Choi Jeong (SSG) lost to Noh Si-hwan in this category with 29 home runs, but maintained first place in slugging percentage (0.548).

It is the first time in six years since 2017 that Choi Jeong ranked first in slugging percentage.