Ryu Ji-hyuk
류지혁
A 32-year-old left-handed-hitting infielder for the Samsung Lions, drafted by Doosan in 2012, fourth round, 36th overall. This is his 15th season since a 2012 debut, by way of Doosan → Sangmu → Doosan → KIA. This season: .280/.366/.381 in 531 plate appearances, 5 home runs, 29 steals, a 102 wRC+ and 2.34 WAR — 25th of 48 qualified hitters.
- Born
- 1994-01-13· 32
- Position
- Infielder· 2B
- Bats / throws
- bats left, throws right
- Height · Weight
- 181 cm · 75 kg
- Draft
- Drafted by Doosan in 2012, fourth round, 36th overall
- Debut
- 2012
Path청원초선린중충암고두산상무두산KIA
Percentile
Against the league
Percentile against every qualified hitter in the league this season.
139 G
Batting line
| PA | 531 | AB | 457 |
| H | 128 | 2B | 19 |
| 3B | 6 | HR | 5 |
| R | 64 | RBI | 60 |
| BB | 54 | IBB | 1 |
| HBP | 10 | SO | 78 |
| SB | 29 | CS | 6 |
| GDP | 12 | SF | 3 |
| AVG | .280 | OBP | .366 |
| SLG | .381 | OPS | .747 |
Advanced
| wOBA | .348 | wRC+ | 102 |
| OPS+ | 100 | ISO | .101 |
| BABIP | .326 | BB/K | 0.69 |
| wRAA | +1.2 | wRC | 69.5 |
| Baserunning | +3.3 | SB% | 83% |
| WAR | 2.34 | PA/HR | 106.2 |
Fielding
| Innings | 1012 2/3 | Positions | 2B, 3B, 1B |
| PO | 243 | A | 300 |
| E | 14 | DP | 60 |
| FPCT | .975 |
Nearest neighbours
Closest comparables
Nearest neighbours by standardised rate profile, not by reputation.
| Player | Team | PA | wOBA | ISO | BB% | K% | wRC+ | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Chan-ho | Doosan | 607 | .333 | .084 | 9.1% | 12.9% | 90 | 2.24 |
| Park Hae-min | LG | 591 | .344 | .079 | 9.0% | 11.5% | 99 | 2.16 |
| Kim Sung-yoon | Samsung | 493 | .359 | .099 | 10.3% | 9.9% | 110 | 1.76 |
| Jung Joon-jae | SSG | 549 | .324 | .066 | 9.8% | 14.8% | 84 | 0.95 |
| Kim Ju-won | NC | 590 | .363 | .147 | 8.5% | 13.4% | 112 | 3.70 |
WAR here is Moneyball Labs' own estimate: offence from wRAA, a steals-only baserunning term, the standard positional adjustment, and no fielding component beyond position. It is honest about what it does not measure.