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Kim Tae-kyun
Lotte GiantsRelief pitcherNo. 14Below qualification

Kim Tae-kyun

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A 20-year-old right-handed pitcher for the Lotte Giants, drafted by Lotte in 2025, tenth round, 94th overall. 2026 is his first season in the league. This season, working mostly in relief: 0–1, a 10.97 ERA over 10.7 innings, 3.65 FIP and 0.26 WAR.

Born
2006-07-31· 20
Position
Pitcher
Bats / throws
bats right, throws right
Height · Weight
191 cm · 97 kg
Draft
Drafted by Lotte in 2025, tenth round, 94th overall
Debut
2026

Path(부산동래구리틀)대신중경남고

Percentile

Against the league

Percentile against every qualified pitcher in the league this season.

ERA10.97
FIP3.65
K%20.7%
BB%6.9%
HR/90.8
WHIP2.44
WAR0.26

Workload

Pitches / inning

21.7

Pitches / batter

4.00

Fatigue index

104

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

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Pitching line

IP10 2/3TBF58
W0L1
SV0HLD0
H22HR1
BB4HBP0
SO12NP232
R13ER13
QS0BSV0
CG0SHO0

Advanced

ERA10.97FIP3.65
E−F+7.32WHIP2.44
ERA+42FIP+128
K/910.1BB/93.4
HR/90.8K/BB3.00
BABIP.512LOB%53%
Opp AVG.415WAR0.26

Nearest neighbours

Closest comparables

Nearest neighbours by standardised rate profile, not by reputation.

PlayerTeamIPERAFIPK%BB%HR/9WAR
Park Se-woongLotte147 1/34.644.2519.1%8.0%0.72.60
Jeremy BeasleyLotte1474.963.7224.1%6.7%0.83.41
Won Tae-inSamsung145 1/34.523.3518.5%5.4%0.43.95
Na Kyun-anLotte149 2/34.274.4119.7%6.6%1.12.39
Elier RodriguezLotte159 2/34.284.3426.8%8.1%1.32.68

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.

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