What years did Jung Ho Kang play?

Jung Ho Kang played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2019.

Was Jung Ho Kang a pitcher?

No. Jung Ho Kang was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Jung Ho Kang hit?

Jung Ho Kang hit 46 career home runs with 233 hits.

Jung Ho Kang

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2019)

AVG .254

HR 46

RBI 144

H 233

OPS .796

PIV 1,717

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 210 lb
Born: 4/5/1987 in Gwangju, Gwangju, South Korea
MLB Debut: 2015-04-08
Last Game: 2019-07-29

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
297	917	120	233	50	3	46	144	8	75	239	.254	.331	.466	.796	1,717

Career AVG .254 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .331 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .466 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — +11.8% above league average.

Career OPS .796 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — +8.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2015	PIT	NL	126	421	60	121	24	2	15	58	5	28	99	.287	.254 (+13%)	.316 (+12%)	.404 (+14%)	.721 (+13%)	1174.1
2016	PIT	NL	103	318	45	81	19	0	21	62	3	36	79	.255	.255 (avg)	.321 (+10%)	.417 (+23%)	.738 (+17%)	1136.2
2018	PIT	NL	3	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	PIT	NL	65	172	15	29	7	1	10	24	0	11	60	.169	.252 (-33%)	.322 (-31%)	.434 (-9%)	.757 (-19%)	-593.6
Career · 4 seasons			297	917	120	233	50	3	46	144	8	75	239	.254	—	—	—	—	1,717

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	151	442	64	124	21	76	.281
Away	146	475	56	109	25	68	.229

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2019-07-29	PIT	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-07-28	PIT	NYN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
2019-07-27	PIT	NYN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-07-26	PIT	NYN	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	2
2019-07-25	PIT	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-07-24	PIT	STL	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-07-22	PIT	STL	L	2	1	1	1	2	0	1
2019-07-21	PIT	PHI	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
2019-07-19	PIT	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-07-17	PIT	STL	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	214	167	100	391	29	40
SS	75	59	90	170	11	44

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2015	PIT	3B	77	54	30	139	5	11
2015	PIT	SS	60	49	74	146	9	40
2016	PIT	3B	92	83	49	191	17	20
2018	PIT	3B	1	1	1	1	0	0
2019	PIT	3B	44	29	20	60	7	9
2019	PIT	SS	15	10	16	24	2	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Third Base	214
Shortstop	75
Designated Hitter	1

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2016	Player of the Week	Week of 2016-09-10
2015	Rookie of the Month	July

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	PIT	NL	$2,500,000
2015	PIT	NL	$2,500,000
Total Career Earnings			$5,000,000

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2015	Rookie of the Year	NL	3rd	28.0	150	0

Frequently Asked Questions about Jung Ho Kang

What years did Jung Ho Kang play?: Jung Ho Kang played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2019.
Was Jung Ho Kang a pitcher?: No. Jung Ho Kang was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Jung Ho Kang hit?: Jung Ho Kang hit 46 career home runs with 233 hits.