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Lee Seung-min
Samsung LionsRelief pitcherNo. 28Below qualification

Lee Seung-min

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A 26-year-old left-handed pitcher for the Samsung Lions, drafted by Samsung in 2020, fourth round, 35th overall. This is his 7th season since a 2020 debut, by way of Samsung → Sangmu. This season, working mostly in relief: 6–2, 2 saves and 23 holds, a 2.65 ERA over 68.0 innings, 4.02 FIP and 1.37 WAR.

Born
2000-08-26· 26
Position
Pitcher
Bats / throws
bats left, throws left
Height · Weight
174 cm · 79 kg
Draft
Drafted by Samsung in 2020, fourth round, 35th overall
Debut
2020

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Percentile

Against the league

Percentile against every qualified pitcher in the league this season.

ERA2.65
FIP4.02
K%21.4%
BB%11.6%
HR/90.5
WHIP1.28
WAR1.37

Workload

Pitches / inning

17.5

Pitches / batter

4.19

Fatigue index

100

100 is a league-typical workload. Above it, the arm is doing more work per out than the innings column suggests.

74 G

Pitching line

IP68TBF285
W6L2
SV2HLD23
H54HR4
BB33HBP1
SO61NP1,193
R24ER20
QS0BSV0
CG0SHO0

Advanced

ERA2.65FIP4.02
E−F−1.38WHIP1.28
ERA+176FIP+116
K/98.1BB/94.4
HR/90.5K/BB1.85
BABIP.269LOB%78%
Opp AVG.220WAR1.37

Nearest neighbours

Closest comparables

Nearest neighbours by standardised rate profile, not by reputation.

PlayerTeamIPERAFIPK%BB%HR/9WAR
Choi Min-seokDoosan146 1/33.203.7520.4%8.5%0.53.36
Adam OllerKIA1783.133.7325.1%8.6%0.74.12
Park Se-woongLotte147 1/34.644.2519.1%8.0%0.72.60
Kim Jin-ukLotte144 1/34.124.7019.6%8.1%1.11.88
Jeremy BeasleyLotte1474.963.7224.1%6.7%0.83.41

Pitcher WAR is built from FIP, so it credits strikeouts, walks and home runs and stays neutral on everything the defence touched. Relief innings are not leverage-weighted, which understates a closer.