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Ryu Hyun-jin
Hanwha EaglesStarting pitcherNo. 99Below qualificationThe monster, home

Ryu Hyun-jin

류현진

Rookie of the year and most valuable player in the same season, 2006 — still the only KBO player to do it. Eleven years with the Dodgers and Blue Jays, an All-Star Game start in 2019, and then back to Daejeon in 2024.

Born
1987-03-25· 39
Bats / throws
bats right, throws left
Height · Weight
190 cm · 113 kg
Draft
06 한화 2차 1라운드 2순위
Debut
2006

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Percentile

Against the league

Percentile against every qualified pitcher in the league this season.

ERA3.80
FIP3.27
K%19.8%
BB%3.2%
HR/90.6
WHIP1.18
WAR3.51

Workload

Pitches / inning

15.5

Pitches / batter

3.70

Fatigue index

102

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

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Pitching line

IP125 2/3TBF525
W9L5
SV0HLD0
H131HR8
BB17HBP6
SO104NP1,942
R63ER53
QS10BSV0
CG0SHO0

Advanced

ERA3.80FIP3.27
E−F+0.52WHIP1.18
ERA+123FIP+142
K/97.4BB/91.2
HR/90.6K/BB6.12
BABIP.315LOB%64%
Opp AVG.267WAR3.51

Nearest neighbours

Closest comparables

Nearest neighbours by standardised rate profile, not by reputation.

PlayerTeamIPERAFIPK%BB%HR/9WAR
James NaileKIA152 2/33.663.8119.7%4.7%0.73.41
Ko Young-pyoKT139 2/33.803.3525.6%3.4%0.93.80
TolhurstLG134 1/34.224.0119.0%5.6%0.82.72
Raul AlcantaraKiwoom1433.783.9021.9%2.9%1.13.06
Zach LogueDoosan137 2/33.864.1120.9%4.6%1.02.64

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.