Byung-Hyun Kim

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2007)

W–L 54–60
ERA 4.42
WHIP 1.38
SO 806
Pitcher PIV 5363.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 176 lb
Born
1/19/1979 in Gwangju, Gwangju, South Korea
MLB Debut
1999-05-29
Last Game
2007-09-28
Awards
All-Star
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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
54 60 394 87 0 0 86 841.0 781 413 94 376 806 4.42 5363.5

Career ERA 4.42 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1999 ARI NL 1 2 25 0 0 0 1 27.3 20 14 20 31 4.61 4.71 (+2%) 101.5
2000 ARI NL 6 6 61 1 0 0 14 70.7 52 35 46 111 4.46 4.77 (+7%) 1409.4
2001 ARI NL 5 6 78 0 0 0 19 98.0 58 32 44 113 2.94 4.42 (+33%) 1889.9
2002 ARI NL 8 3 72 0 0 0 36 84.0 64 19 26 92 2.04 4.28 (+52%) 3396.3
2003 ARI NL 1 5 7 7 0 0 0 43.0 34 17 15 33 3.56 4.40 (+19%) -254.2
2003 BOS AL 8 5 49 5 0 0 16 79.3 70 28 18 69 3.18 4.40 (+28%) 2300.5
2004 BOS AL 2 1 7 3 0 0 0 17.3 17 12 7 6 6.23 4.46 (-40%) -86.7
2005 COL NL 5 12 40 22 0 0 0 148.0 156 80 71 115 4.86 4.29 (-13%) -1447.6
2006 COL NL 8 12 27 27 0 0 0 155.0 179 96 61 129 5.57 4.53 (-23%) 797.5
2007 COL NL 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 6.0 6 7 4 2 10.50 — 0.0
2007 FLO NL 5 3 14 13 0 0 0 75.7 65 35 53 68 4.16 4.47 (+7%) -1766.7
2007 ARI NL 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2.7 11 7 2 3 23.62 — 0.0
2007 FLO NL 4 2 9 6 0 0 0 34.0 49 31 9 34 8.21 4.47 (-83%) -1766.7
Career · 13 seasons 54 60 394 87 0 0 86 841.0 781 413 376 806 4.42 — 4,573

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
394 153 4 19 3 0 0 10 0 6 39 .124 .156 .144 .300 -448

Career AVG .124 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 53.4% below league average.

Career OBP .156 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Career SLG .144 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 66.3% below league average.

Career OPS .300 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 60.6% below 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
1999 ARI NL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 ARI NL 61 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 ARI NL 78 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .167 — — — — 0.0
2002 ARI NL 72 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
2003 ARI NL 7 13 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .154 — — — — 0.0
2003 BOS AL 49 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
2004 BOS AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 COL NL 40 38 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 .079 — — — — 0.0
2006 COL NL 27 50 4 8 1 0 0 4 0 1 15 .160 .269 (-41%) .336 (-48%) .431 (-58%) .768 (-54%) -447.9
2007 COL NL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 FLO NL 14 17 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 .059 — — — — 0.0
2007 ARI NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 FLO NL 9 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .077 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 394 153 4 19 3 0 0 10 0 6 39 .124 — — — — -448

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2003 ALDS2 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 NLDS2 ARI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 NLCS ARI 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 NLDS2 ARI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 WS ARI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 8 0 3 11.3 9 8 8 11 6.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2003 ALDS2 BOS 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 0 1 1 1 13.50
2002 NLDS2 ARI 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 3 0 18.00
2001 NLCS ARI 0 0 3 0 2 5.0 0 0 1 3 0.00
2001 NLDS2 ARI 0 0 1 0 1 1.3 1 0 2 1 0.00
2001 WS ARI 0 1 2 0 0 3.3 6 5 1 6 13.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home199671605.090
Away1958631305.151

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home199434.14012051934304.25
Away195406.23802081833764.60

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2007-09-28 MIANYNW 301000002
2007-09-22 MIANYNL 100000001
2007-09-17 MIAATLL 200000001
2007-09-12 MIAWASW 200000011
2007-09-07 MIAPHIW 300000000
2007-09-01 MIAPHIW 200000000
2007-08-28 MIAATLW 000000000
2007-08-26 MIACINL 000000000
2007-08-25 MIACINL 000000000
2007-08-14 AZMIAL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2007-09-28 MIANYN W 5.0843021
2007-09-22 MIANYN L 5.0354251
2007-09-17 MIAATL L 4.0999130
2007-09-12 MIAWAS — 5.27444102
2007-09-07 MIAPHI W 6.0733071
2007-09-01 MIAPHI W 5.01044142
2007-08-28 MIAATL W 1.0100010
2007-08-26 MIACIN — 1.1000010
2007-08-25 MIACIN — 1.0444111
2007-08-14 AZMIA L 0.1443100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 394 87 49 124 12 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1999 ARI P 25 0 2 7 0 0
2000 ARI P 61 1 2 7 1 0
2001 ARI P 78 0 4 19 1 0
2002 ARI P 72 0 3 12 1 2
2003 ARI P 7 7 3 14 1 0
2003 BOS P 49 5 11 11 1 0
2004 BOS P 7 3 3 3 1 0
2005 COL P 40 22 9 22 2 2
2006 COL P 27 27 7 19 1 2
2007 COL P 3 1 1 0 0 0
2007 FLO P 14 13 3 8 2 0
2007 ARI P 2 2 0 0 1 0
2007 FLO P 9 6 1 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 394

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-07-13

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2007 COL NL $2,500,000
2006 COL NL $1,250,000
2005 COL NL $6,575,000
2004 BOS AL $3,425,000
2003 ARI NL $3,250,000
2002 ARI NL $762,500
2001 ARI NL $762,500
2000 ARI NL $762,500
1999 ARI NL $762,500
Total Career Earnings $20,050,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Byung-Hyun Kim (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mike Trombley
    37-47, 4.48 ERA
  2. 95
    Jason Grilli
    34-47, 4.22 ERA
  3. 95
    Brandon Morrow
    51-43, 3.96 ERA
  4. 93
    Tom Gorzelanny
    50-53, 4.40 ERA
  5. 92
    Joe Kelly
    54-38, 3.98 ERA
  6. 91
    Mark Davis
    51-84, 4.17 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Byung-Hyun Kim

What years did Byung-Hyun Kim play?
Byung-Hyun Kim played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2007.
Was Byung-Hyun Kim a pitcher?
Yes. Byung-Hyun Kim pitched in the major leagues, recording 54 wins and 806 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Byung-Hyun Kim hit?
Byung-Hyun Kim hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.