1979
Born January 19, 1979
Gwangju, Gwangju, South Korea
Byung-Hyun Kim Notable
b. January 19, 1979 · Arizona Diamondbacks 1999–2003, 2007, Boston Red Sox 2003–2004, Colorado Rockies 2005–2007, Florida Marlins 2007
Byung-Hyun Kim played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1999 and closing with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2007.
He went 54 and 60 with a 4.42 earned run average, pitching 841 innings in 394 games. He struck out 806. Across 394 games he batted .124, with 19 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 2002.
He was born in Gwangju, Gwangju, South Korea on January 19, 1979. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2002 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2002 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | ARI | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | ARI | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | ARI | 78 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 2002 | ARI | 72 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 2003 | ARI/BOS | 56 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 2004 | BOS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | COL | 40 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .079 |
| 2006 | COL | 27 | 50 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .160 |
| 2007 | ARI/COL/FLA | 28 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .061 |
| Career | — | 394 | 153 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 0 | .124 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | ARI | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 27.1 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 4.61 |
| 2000 | ARI | 6 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 14 | 70.2 | 52 | 35 | 46 | 111 | 4.46 |
| 2001 | ARI | 5 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 19 | 98.0 | 58 | 32 | 44 | 113 | 2.94 |
| 2002 | ARI | 8 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 36 | 84.0 | 64 | 19 | 26 | 92 | 2.04 |
| 2003 | ARI/BOS | 9 | 10 | 56 | 12 | 16 | 122.1 | 104 | 45 | 33 | 102 | 3.31 |
| 2004 | BOS | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17.1 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6.23 |
| 2005 | COL | 5 | 12 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 148.0 | 156 | 80 | 71 | 115 | 4.86 |
| 2006 | COL | 8 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 155.0 | 179 | 96 | 61 | 129 | 5.57 |
| 2007 | ARI/COL/FLA | 10 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 118.1 | 131 | 80 | 68 | 107 | 6.08 |
| Career | — | 54 | 60 | 394 | 87 | 86 | 841.0 | 781 | 413 | 376 | 806 | 4.42 |
On this day & linked events
1999
Major-league debut: Byung-Hyun Kim
Byung-Hyun Kim made a major-league debut on May 29, 1999.
2007
Final major-league game: Byung-Hyun Kim
Byung-Hyun Kim played a final major-league game on September 28, 2007.
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