What years did Sun-Woo Kim play?

Sun-Woo Kim played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2006.

Was Sun-Woo Kim a pitcher?

Yes. Sun-Woo Kim pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 211 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Sun-Woo Kim hit?

Sun-Woo Kim hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.

What teams did Sun-Woo Kim play for?

Sun-Woo Kim played for 4 teams: the Boston Red Sox (2001–2002), the Washington Nationals (2002–2005), the Colorado Rockies (2005–2006), and the Cincinnati Reds (2006).

What were Sun-Woo Kim's career stats?

In 118 games, Sun-Woo Kim went 13-13 with a 5.31 ERA, 211 strikeouts, and 337.0 innings pitched.

What was Sun-Woo Kim's salary?

Sun-Woo Kim's last recorded salary was $600,000, in 2006. His highest recorded salary was $600,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $303,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2006.

What position did Sun-Woo Kim play?

Sun-Woo Kim played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Sun-Woo Kim and how much did he weigh?

Sun-Woo Kim was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.

What was Sun-Woo Kim's career ERA?

Sun-Woo Kim finished with a 5.31 career ERA, going 13-13 with 211 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Sun-Woo Kim have?

Sun-Woo Kim recorded 211 career strikeouts.

Is Sun-Woo Kim in the Hall of Fame?

No. Sun-Woo Kim has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Sun-Woo Kim

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2006)

Sun-Woo Kim was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2006 for 5 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 6 seasons. Across 118 career appearances, he went 13-13 with a 5.31 ERA and 211 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 13–13

ERA 5.31

WHIP 1.55

SO 211

Pitcher PIV -2434.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 9/4/1977 in Incheon, Incheon, South Korea
MLB Debut: 2001-06-15
Last Game: 2006-09-17

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Career Pitching Statistics

Sun-Woo Kim — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
13	13	118	38	1	1	0	337.0	396	199	44	127	211	5.31	-2434.7

Career ERA 5.31 vs. league average 4.40 across their career seasons — 20.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Sun-Woo Kim Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2001	BOS	AL	0	2	20	2	0	0	41.2	54	27	21	27	5.83	4.42 (-32%)	580.3
2002	BOS	AL	2	0	15	2	0	0	29.0	34	24	7	18	7.45	4.28 (-74%)	-370.9
2002	MON	NL	1	0	4	3	0	0	20.1	18	2	7	11	0.89	4.28 (+79%)	621.6
2003	MON	NL	0	1	4	3	0	0	14.0	24	13	8	5	8.36	4.40 (-90%)	-2121.1
2004	MON	NL	4	6	43	17	0	0	135.2	145	69	55	87	4.58	4.46 (-3%)	-1474.4
2005	WAS	NL	1	2	12	2	0	0	29.1	41	20	8	17	6.14	4.29 (-43%)	57.4
2005	COL	NL	5	1	12	8	1	1	53.1	56	25	13	38	4.22	4.29 (+2%)	272.5
2006	COL	NL	0	0	6	0	0	0	7.0	17	15	8	4	19.29	—	0.0
2006	CIN	NL	0	1	2	1	0	0	6.2	7	4	0	4	5.40	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			13	13	118	38	1	1	337.0	396	199	127	211	5.31	—	-2,435

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

Sun-Woo Kim — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
118	60	5	11	3	0	0	8	1	0	17	.183	.180	.233	.414	0

Career AVG .183 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 30.8% below league average.

Career OBP .180 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 45.8% below league average.

Career SLG .233 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 45.0% below league average.

Career OPS .414 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 45.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Sun-Woo Kim Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2001	BOS	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	BOS	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MON	NL	4	8	2	2	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	MON	NL	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	MON	NL	43	28	1	6	2	5	1	9	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	WAS	NL	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	COL	NL	12	15	2	2	0	3	0	4	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	COL	NL	6	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CIN	NL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			118	60	5	11	3	8	1	17	.183	—	—	—	—	0

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

Sun-Woo Kim — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	58	34	5	7	0	5	.206
Away	60	26	0	4	0	3	.154

Pitching — Home / Away

Sun-Woo Kim — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	58	175.2	208	114	66	117	5.84
Away	60	161.1	188	85	61	94	4.74

Last 10 Games — Batting

Sun-Woo Kim — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
2006-09-17	CIN	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-06	CIN	SFG	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006-06-02	COL	MIA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-05-26	COL	SFG	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-05-23	COL	LAD	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-04-14	COL	PHI	L	1	0	1	1	0	0
2006-04-09	COL	SDP	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-04-06	COL	AZ	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005-09-29	COL	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
2005-09-24	COL	SFG	W	3	1	0	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Sun-Woo Kim — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-09-17	CIN	CHC	—	1.2	3	2	2	0	1	2
2006-09-06	CIN	SFG	L	5.0	4	2	2	0	3	1
2006-06-02	COL	MIA	—	0.0	0	1	1	2	0	0
2006-05-26	COL	SFG	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
2006-05-23	COL	LAD	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0
2006-04-14	COL	PHI	—	3.1	6	5	5	3	2	1
2006-04-09	COL	SDP	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0
2006-04-06	COL	AZ	—	1.1	4	5	5	2	1	1
2005-09-29	COL	NYN	L	5.0	9	7	7	3	2	2
2005-09-24	COL	SFG	W	9.0	3	0	0	1	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sun-Woo Kim — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	118	37	26	32	5	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sun-Woo Kim — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	BOS	P	20	2	2	5	0	1
2002	BOS	P	15	2	1	2	0	0
2002	MON	P	4	3	1	2	0	0
2003	MON	P	4	3	1	1	0	0
2004	MON	P	43	16	17	12	3	0
2005	WAS	P	12	2	1	2	1	0
2005	COL	P	12	8	2	6	1	0
2006	COL	P	6	0	1	1	0	0
2006	CIN	P	2	1	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Sun-Woo Kim Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	118

Salary History

Sun-Woo Kim's recorded salaries total $903,000 over 2 seasons, 2004 to 2006. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Kim's career ran from 2001 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2005.

Sun-Woo Kim — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	COL	NL	$600,000
2004	MON	NL	$303,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$903,000

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Sun-Woo Kim: the record in brief

The profile opens with Sun-Woo Kim's first major league game on June 15, 2001; the last one listed came on September 17, 2006. By club, Kim's seasons break down as the Boston Red Sox (2001 to 2002), the Montreal Expos (2002 through 2004), the Washington Nationals (2005), the Colorado Rockies (2005 through 2006), and the Cincinnati Reds (2006). Listed as a pitcher, Kim both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 2 inches and 180 pounds. The birth record reads September 4, 1977, in Incheon, Incheon, South Korea.

Kim pitched in 118 games, starting 38, and finished with a 13-13 record and 5.31 ERA. Also on Kim's record: 211 strikeouts. The league ERA over Kim's seasons was 4.40, so the 5.31 figure ran 20.9% worse than average. Kim won 5 games in 2005, the most of any season listed. Kim struck out 87 batters in 2004, a career high. In 2004, one of the busiest seasons, Kim posted a 4.58 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.46.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sun-Woo Kim

What years did Sun-Woo Kim play?: Sun-Woo Kim played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2006.
Was Sun-Woo Kim a pitcher?: Yes. Sun-Woo Kim pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 211 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sun-Woo Kim hit?: Sun-Woo Kim hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.
What teams did Sun-Woo Kim play for?: Sun-Woo Kim played for 4 teams: the Boston Red Sox (2001–2002), the Washington Nationals (2002–2005), the Colorado Rockies (2005–2006), and the Cincinnati Reds (2006).
What were Sun-Woo Kim's career stats?: In 118 games, Sun-Woo Kim went 13-13 with a 5.31 ERA, 211 strikeouts, and 337.0 innings pitched.
How much did Sun-Woo Kim earn in his career?: Sun-Woo Kim's recorded salaries total $903,000 over 2 seasons, 2004 to 2006. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Kim's career ran from 2001 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2005.
What was Sun-Woo Kim's salary?: Sun-Woo Kim's last recorded salary was $600,000, in 2006. His highest recorded salary was $600,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $303,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2006.
What position did Sun-Woo Kim play?: Sun-Woo Kim played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Sun-Woo Kim and how much did he weigh?: Sun-Woo Kim was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Sun-Woo Kim's career ERA?: Sun-Woo Kim finished with a 5.31 career ERA, going 13-13 with 211 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Sun-Woo Kim have?: Sun-Woo Kim recorded 211 career strikeouts.
Is Sun-Woo Kim in the Hall of Fame?: No. Sun-Woo Kim has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.