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Kim Jae-yoon
Samsung LionsRelief pitcherNo. 62Below qualificationThe converted closer

Kim Jae-yoon

김재윤

Drafted as a catcher, moved to the mound, and closed for KT's 2021 champions before signing with Samsung. The saves column measures the role; the FIP column measures the pitcher.

A 36-year-old right-handed pitcher for the Samsung Lions, drafted by KT in 2015 in the expansion draft, 13th pick. This is his 18th season since a 2009 debut. This season, working mostly in relief: 7–5, 35 saves and 0 holds, a 3.22 ERA over 64.3 innings, 3.75 FIP and 1.47 WAR.

Born
1990-09-16· 36
Position
Pitcher
Bats / throws
bats right, throws right
Height · Weight
185 cm · 91 kg
Draft
Drafted by KT in 2015 in the expansion draft, 13th pick
Debut
2009

Path서울도곡초휘문중휘문고KT

Percentile

Against the league

Percentile against every qualified pitcher in the league this season.

ERA3.22
FIP3.75
K%24.9%
BB%9.6%
HR/90.7
WHIP1.07
WAR1.47

Workload

Pitches / inning

16.5

Pitches / batter

4.07

Fatigue index

93

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

64 G

Pitching line

IP64 1/3TBF261
W7L5
SV35HLD0
H44HR5
BB25HBP1
SO65NP1,061
R24ER23
QS0BSV5
CG0SHO0

Advanced

ERA3.22FIP3.75
E−F−0.54WHIP1.07
ERA+145FIP+124
K/99.1BB/93.5
HR/90.7K/BB2.60
BABIP.236LOB%73%
Opp AVG.189WAR1.47

Nearest neighbours

Closest comparables

Nearest neighbours by standardised rate profile, not by reputation.

PlayerTeamIPERAFIPK%BB%HR/9WAR
Adam OllerKIA1783.133.7325.1%8.6%0.74.12
Choi Min-seokDoosan146 1/33.203.7520.4%8.5%0.53.36
Jeremy BeasleyLotte1474.963.7224.1%6.7%0.83.41
James NaileKIA1833.493.6720.5%5.0%0.64.35
Kim Jin-ukLotte144 1/34.124.7019.6%8.1%1.11.88

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.