Lim Gi-young
임기영
A 33-year-old pitcher for the Samsung Lions, drafted by Hanwha in 2012, second round, 18th overall. This is his 15th season since a 2012 debut, by way of Hanwha → Sangmu → KIA. This season, working mostly in relief: 0–1, 0 saves and 1 holds, a 4.74 ERA over 57.0 innings, 4.75 FIP and 0.71 WAR.
- Born
- 1993-04-16· 33
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / throws
- bats right, throws right
- Height · Weight
- 184 cm · 86 kg
- Draft
- Drafted by Hanwha in 2012, second round, 18th overall
- Debut
- 2012
Path대구수창초경운중경북고한화상무KIA
Percentile
Against the league
Percentile against every qualified pitcher in the league this season.
Workload
Pitches / inning
16.9
Pitches / batter
3.91
Fatigue index
93
100 is a league-typical workload. Above it, the arm is doing more work per out than the innings column suggests.
43 G
Pitching line
| IP | 57 | TBF | 246 |
| W | 0 | L | 1 |
| SV | 0 | HLD | 1 |
| H | 64 | HR | 8 |
| BB | 11 | HBP | 3 |
| SO | 39 | NP | 961 |
| R | 32 | ER | 30 |
| QS | 0 | BSV | 1 |
| CG | 0 | SHO | 0 |
Advanced
| ERA | 4.74 | FIP | 4.75 |
| E−F | −0.01 | WHIP | 1.32 |
| ERA+ | 98 | FIP+ | 98 |
| K/9 | 6.2 | BB/9 | 1.7 |
| HR/9 | 1.3 | K/BB | 3.55 |
| BABIP | .303 | LOB% | 69% |
| Opp AVG | .279 | WAR | 0.71 |
Nearest neighbours
Closest comparables
Nearest neighbours by standardised rate profile, not by reputation.
| Player | Team | IP | ERA | FIP | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Logue | Doosan | 165 1/3 | 4.25 | 4.30 | 19.5% | 4.2% | 1.1 | 2.83 |
| Koo Chang-mo | NC | 163 | 4.03 | 4.51 | 19.0% | 6.9% | 1.1 | 2.44 |
| Ariel Jurado | Samsung | 150 | 3.54 | 4.33 | 15.4% | 4.9% | 1.0 | 2.52 |
| Na Kyun-an | Lotte | 149 2/3 | 4.27 | 4.41 | 19.7% | 6.6% | 1.1 | 2.39 |
| Tolhurst | LG | 163 1/3 | 4.24 | 4.13 | 18.0% | 5.2% | 0.9 | 3.10 |
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.