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Lee Seung-hyun
Samsung LionsRelief pitcherNo. 26Below qualification

Lee Seung-hyun

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A 34-year-old right-handed pitcher for the Samsung Lions, drafted by LG in 2010, second round, 16th overall. This is his 17th season since a 2010 debut. This season, working mostly in relief: 5–1, 1 saves and 11 holds, a 6.02 ERA over 43.3 innings, 4.94 FIP and 0.45 WAR.

Born
1991-11-20· 34
Position
Pitcher
Bats / throws
bats right, throws right
Height · Weight
181 cm · 92 kg
Draft
Drafted by LG in 2010, second round, 16th overall
Debut
2010

Path화순초진흥중화순고LG

Percentile

Against the league

Percentile against every qualified pitcher in the league this season.

ERA6.02
FIP4.94
K%19.6%
BB%11.8%
HR/91.0
WHIP1.92
WAR0.45

Workload

Pitches / inning

17.8

Pitches / batter

3.79

Fatigue index

95

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

60 G

Pitching line

IP43 1/3TBF204
W5L1
SV1HLD11
H59HR5
BB24HBP1
SO40NP773
R32ER29
QS0BSV0
CG0SHO0

Advanced

ERA6.02FIP4.94
E−F+1.09WHIP1.92
ERA+77FIP+94
K/98.3BB/95.0
HR/91.0K/BB1.67
BABIP.403LOB%68%
Opp AVG.298WAR0.45

Nearest neighbours

Closest comparables

Nearest neighbours by standardised rate profile, not by reputation.

PlayerTeamIPERAFIPK%BB%HR/9WAR
TodaNC1455.035.0816.7%8.1%1.31.31
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
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.