Kang Baek-ho
강백호
Hit 29 home runs as a nineteen-year-old rookie in 2018 and took rookie of the year; a champion with KT in 2021. Now in Daejeon, where the ballpark and the lineup around him both changed.
A 27-year-old left-handed-hitting infielder for the Hanwha Eagles, drafted by KT in 2018, first round, 1st overall. This is his 9th season since a 2018 debut. This season: .285/.353/.530 in 570 plate appearances, 34 home runs, 0 steals, a 135 wRC+ and 3.08 WAR — 20th of 48 qualified hitters.
- Born
- 1999-07-29· 27
- Position
- Infielder· 1B
- Bats / throws
- bats left, throws right
- Height · Weight
- 184 cm · 98 kg
- Draft
- Drafted by KT in 2018, first round, 1st overall
- Debut
- 2018
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Percentile
Against the league
Percentile against every qualified hitter in the league this season.
131 G
Batting line
| PA | 570 | AB | 508 |
| H | 145 | 2B | 22 |
| 3B | 0 | HR | 34 |
| R | 77 | RBI | 118 |
| BB | 53 | IBB | 5 |
| HBP | 3 | SO | 121 |
| SB | 0 | CS | 2 |
| GDP | 9 | SF | 6 |
| AVG | .285 | OBP | .353 |
| SLG | .530 | OPS | .882 |
Advanced
| wOBA | .393 | wRC+ | 135 |
| OPS+ | 133 | ISO | .244 |
| BABIP | .309 | BB/K | 0.44 |
| wRAA | +25.9 | wRC | 99.2 |
| Baserunning | −0.8 | SB% | 0% |
| WAR | 3.08 | PA/HR | 16.8 |
Fielding
| Innings | 59 | Positions | 1B |
| PO | 49 | A | 6 |
| E | 2 | DP | 2 |
| FPCT | .965 |
Nearest neighbours
Closest comparables
Nearest neighbours by standardised rate profile, not by reputation.
| Player | Team | PA | wOBA | ISO | BB% | K% | wRC+ | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Han Dong-hee | Lotte | 461 | .408 | .238 | 8.0% | 17.8% | 147 | 4.29 |
| Noh Si-hwan | Hanwha | 571 | .392 | .222 | 8.9% | 25.7% | 134 | 4.33 |
| Ko Seung-min | Lotte | 493 | .368 | .182 | 7.9% | 19.3% | 116 | 2.71 |
| Lewin Diaz | Samsung | 625 | .401 | .205 | 11.7% | 15.7% | 141 | 3.93 |
| Park Geon-woo | NC | 500 | .387 | .188 | 11.0% | 16.0% | 130 | 2.83 |
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.