Kim Tae-gun
김태군
A 36-year-old right-handed-hitting catcher for the KIA Tigers, drafted by LG in 2008, third round, 17th overall. This is his 19th season since a 2008 debut, by way of LG → NC → Police (military service) → NC → Samsung. This season: .252/.328/.383 in 249 plate appearances, 6 home runs, 0 steals, a 88 wRC+ and 0.94 WAR, short of the qualifying line.
- Born
- 1989-12-30· 36
- Position
- Catcher· C
- Bats / throws
- bats right, throws right
- Height · Weight
- 182 cm · 92 kg
- Draft
- Drafted by LG in 2008, third round, 17th overall
- Debut
- 2008
Path양정초대동중부산고LGNC경찰NC삼성
Percentile
Against the league
Percentile against every qualified hitter in the league this season.
88 G
Batting line
| PA | 249 | AB | 214 |
| H | 54 | 2B | 10 |
| 3B | 0 | HR | 6 |
| R | 24 | RBI | 27 |
| BB | 15 | IBB | 0 |
| HBP | 10 | SO | 26 |
| SB | 0 | CS | 0 |
| GDP | 9 | SF | 2 |
| AVG | .252 | OBP | .328 |
| SLG | .383 | OPS | .711 |
Advanced
| wOBA | .331 | wRC+ | 88 |
| OPS+ | 89 | ISO | .131 |
| BABIP | .261 | BB/K | 0.58 |
| wRAA | −3.7 | wRC | 28.3 |
| Baserunning | 0.0 | SB% | — |
| WAR | 0.94 | PA/HR | 41.5 |
Fielding
| Innings | 554 2/3 | Positions | C |
| PO | 468 | A | 40 |
| E | 1 | DP | 7 |
| FPCT | .998 |
Nearest neighbours
Closest comparables
Nearest neighbours by standardised rate profile, not by reputation.
| Player | Team | PA | wOBA | ISO | BB% | K% | wRC+ | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahn Jae-seok | Doosan | 451 | .345 | .160 | 5.8% | 15.5% | 100 | 1.66 |
| Choi Ji-hoon | SSG | 578 | .327 | .152 | 8.0% | 15.6% | 85 | 1.35 |
| Kim Hyun-soo | KT | 622 | .357 | .133 | 9.3% | 11.3% | 108 | 1.34 |
| Guillermo Heredia | SSG | 497 | .363 | .185 | 5.8% | 15.7% | 113 | 1.63 |
| Ahn Chi-hong | Kiwoom | 454 | .329 | .104 | 10.8% | 14.3% | 87 | 0.91 |
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.