Park Kun-woo (35, NC Dinos) will rank first in batting average (0.327) among all active hitters in the KBO League who have played 3,000 or more at-bats until the 2024 season. He is the third-ranked player after Lee Jung-hoo (27, San Francisco Giants) of 0.340 and Jang Hyo-jo of 0.330 including all retired or overseas players.메이저사이트
I was curious. When he was leaving for Tucson Spring camp in Arizona on June 22, he said, "No. 1, I don't want to keep it." Then, he shook his head strongly and said, "No, not at all. Not at all."
Although he ranks first in overall batting average, he has devalued himself. "What makes no sense is that Kim Tae-kyun was twice as tall as me. But he hit .302 there. This is really tough. I think Kim Tae-kyun and other senior players are amazing and respect them. He has kept his pride as a right-handed hitter to the end."
Among the batters who have played 3,000 or more at-bats through the 2024 season, Park Kun-woo and KBS N Sports commentator Kim Tae-kyun are the only right-handed hitters with a total batting average of top 10. However, Park Geon-woo has played 4,880 at-bats in 1,256 games, while commentator Kim Tae-kyun played 8225 at-bats in 2015 games.
Park Kun-woo's "double" remark was exaggerated. However, as Park has fewer samples than Kim Tae-kyun, it means his overall batting average is meaningless to be ahead seven times. In the top 10, Lee Jung-hoo and Jang Hyo-jo failed to complete 1,000 games. However, four batters have played more than 2,000 games. Park thinks that his No. 1 ranking is not truly No. 1 in this regard.
After all, the overall batting average ranking is a measure of who is sophisticated. The fact that he survived as a right-handed hitter in the same game as a left-handed hitter was all meaningful. "All players from 1st to 10th place are left-handed hitters. I was just a good contact player," Park said.
In fact, Park Geon-woo has another outstanding record. He hit .300 for 10 consecutive years from 2015 to 2024 when he was playing for the Doosan Bears. Of course, he failed to meet the required batting average in 2015 and 2024. Even so, 30% of the required batting average for eight consecutive years from 2016 to 2023 is very meaningful. As a result, if Park had not injured his wrist at the Changwon Lotte Giants on July 26 last year, he could have hit the required batting average for nine consecutive years.
In the history of the Korean pro baseball league, only two commentators _ Yang Jun-hyuk, the "Yangshin," and Jang Sung-ho, the commentator of KBS N Sports, have been able to garner 30 percent of the required batting average for the ninth consecutive year. Both of them failed to garner 30 percent of the required batting average for the 10th consecutive year, but they left tremendous footprints. They were consistent players. Park Geon-woo also has 30% of the required batting average for the eighth consecutive year, which is meaningful enough.
However, Park smiled and said, "What's the point of doing that? I can't remember much." He said, "On the contrary, I feel more at ease. I think I should try to set another big record now." He lost the chance to stand shoulder to shoulder with Yang Joon-hyuk and Jang Sung-ho along with the injury, but he was not really aware of it.
Even if Park says so, his qualifications are truly remarkable as he ranks third in overall batting average and No. 1 in active baseball, and 30% of the required batting average for eight consecutive years. Win or lose is important in baseball, but it is definitely a sport of record. It deserves applause.