Chan Ho Park
Born: 6/30/1973 in Gongju, South Chungcheong, South Korea
MLB Debut: 1994-04-08 | Final Game: 2010-10-01
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 210 lbs
Biography
Chan Ho Park was a talented pitcher who made significant contributions to Major League Baseball during his career, which spanned from 1994 to 2010. Born in 1973, Park was one of the first South Korean players to make an impact in the majors, paving the way for future generations of international players. He played in an era characterized by offensive prowess and the increasing globalization of the sport. Park held a career record of 124-98 and achieved an earned run average (ERA) of 4.36 over his time in the league.
Throughout his career, Park was known for his impressive strikeout ability, finishing with a total of 1,715 strikeouts. His performance earned him an All-Star selection, highlighting his status among the top pitchers of his time. In addition to his contributions on the mound, Park also recorded two saves, showcasing his versatility. His legacy is marked not only by his individual achievements but also by the barriers he broke as a prominent Asian player in the MLB, contributing to the growing diversity within the league.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 98 | 476 | 287 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1993.0 | 1872 | 965 | 230 | 910 | 1715 | 4.36 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | LAD | NL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11.25 | - |
| 1995 | LAD | NL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4.50 | - |
| 1996 | LAD | NL | 5 | 5 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.7 | 82 | 44 | 71 | 119 | 3.64 | - |
| 1997 | LAD | NL | 14 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 192.0 | 149 | 72 | 70 | 166 | 3.38 | - |
| 1998 | LAD | NL | 15 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 220.7 | 199 | 91 | 97 | 191 | 3.71 | - |
| 1999 | LAD | NL | 13 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194.3 | 208 | 113 | 100 | 174 | 5.23 | - |
| 2000 | LAD | NL | 18 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 226.0 | 173 | 82 | 124 | 217 | 3.27 | - |
| 2001 | LAD | NL | 15 | 11 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 234.0 | 183 | 91 | 91 | 218 | 3.50 | - |
| 2002 | TEX | AL | 9 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.7 | 154 | 93 | 78 | 121 | 5.75 | -2866.0 |
| 2003 | TEX | AL | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.7 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 7.58 | -2148.3 |
| 2004 | TEX | AL | 4 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.7 | 105 | 58 | 33 | 63 | 5.46 | -4144.8 |
| 2005 | SDP | NL | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.7 | 50 | 30 | 26 | 33 | 5.91 | - |
| 2005 | TEX | AL | 8 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109.7 | 130 | 69 | 54 | 80 | 5.66 | 393.1 |
| 2006 | SDP | NL | 7 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 136.7 | 146 | 73 | 44 | 96 | 4.81 | - |
| 2007 | NYN | NL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15.75 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | LAD | NL | 4 | 4 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95.3 | 97 | 36 | 36 | 79 | 3.40 | - |
| 2009 | PHI | NL | 3 | 3 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | 84 | 41 | 33 | 73 | 4.43 | 1756.0 |
| 2010 | NYY | AL | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 29 | 5.60 | - |
| 2010 | PIT | NL | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.3 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 3.49 | 537.0 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479 | 430 | 27 | 77 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 155 | 0.179 | 0.215 | 0.240 | 0.454 | -2331.6 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | LAD | NL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | LAD | NL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | LAD | NL | 48 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.053 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | LAD | NL | 32 | 51 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0.176 | -319.3 |
| 1998 | LAD | NL | 34 | 72 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0.194 | -493.5 |
| 1999 | LAD | NL | 33 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0.153 | -602.0 |
| 2000 | LAD | NL | 34 | 70 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0.214 | -323.9 |
| 2001 | LAD | NL | 36 | 69 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0.145 | -592.9 |
| 2002 | TEX | AL | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | TEX | AL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | TEX | AL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | SDP | NL | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.214 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | TEX | AL | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.400 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | SDP | NL | 26 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.268 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | NYN | NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | LAD | NL | 55 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.111 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | PHI | NL | 45 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.143 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | NYY | AL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | PIT | NL | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NLCS | PHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | WS | PHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | NLCS | LAN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | NLDS2 | SDN | 1 | 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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.61 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NLCS | PHI | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8.10 |
| 2009 | WS | PHI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 2008 | NLCS | LAN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2006 | NLDS2 | SDN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 476 | 287 | 143 | 319 | 20 | 33 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | LAN | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | LAN | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | LAN | P | 48 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | LAN | P | 32 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
| 1998 | LAN | P | 34 | 34 | 20 | 28 | 4 | 5 |
| 1999 | LAN | P | 33 | 33 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | LAN | P | 34 | 34 | 20 | 39 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | LAN | P | 36 | 35 | 12 | 40 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | TEX | P | 25 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | TEX | P | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | TEX | P | 16 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | SDN | P | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | TEX | P | 20 | 20 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | SDN | P | 24 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | NYN | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | LAN | P | 54 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | PHI | P | 45 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | NYA | P | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | PIT | P | 26 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 476 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Player of the Week | Week of 2000-09-23 |
| 1998 | Pitcher of the Month | July |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NYA | AL | $1,200,000 |
| 2009 | PHI | NL | $2,500,000 |
| 2006 | SDN | NL | $15,505,142 |
| 2005 | TEX | AL | $15,000,000 |
| 2004 | TEX | AL | $14,000,000 |
| 2003 | TEX | AL | $13,000,000 |
| 2002 | TEX | AL | $6,884,803 |
| 2001 | LAN | NL | $9,900,000 |
| 2000 | LAN | NL | $3,850,000 |
| 1999 | LAN | NL | $2,300,000 |
| 1998 | LAN | NL | $700,000 |
| 1997 | LAN | NL | $270,000 |
| 1996 | LAN | NL | $124,000 |
| 1995 | LAN | NL | $114,000 |
| 1994 | LAN | NL | $109,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $85,456,945 | ||