Kim Tae-kyun

For other people of the same name, see Kim Tae-gyun.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Tae-kyun
File:LM-Kim-Taekyun20100525.jpg
Hanwha Eagles – No. 52
First Baseman
Born: (1982-05-29) May 29, 1982
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
KBO: April 17, 2001, for the Hanwha Eagles
NPB: March 20, 2010, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
KBO statistics (through 2014)
Batting average	.320
Home runs	232
RBI	917
NPB statistics
Batting average	.265
Home runs	22
Runs batted in	106
Teams
Hanwha Eagles (2001–2009, 2012–present) (KBO) Chiba Lotte Marines (2010–2011) (NPB)

Kim Tae-kyun

Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing South Korea
World Baseball Classic
	2009 Los Angeles	Team
	2006 San Diego	Team

Kim Tae-kyun
Hangul	김태균
Hanja	金泰均
Revised Romanization	Gim Taegyun
McCune–Reischauer	Kim T'aegyun

Kim Tae-kyun (Hangul: 김태균, Hanja: 金泰均; born May 29, 1982) is a South Korean first baseman who plays for the Hanwha Eagles in the Korean Baseball Organization league. He bats and throws right-handed.

Amateur career

Kim attended Bugil High School in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. In 2000, he was selected for the South Korean Junior National Team. The team won the 2000 World Junior Baseball Championship in Edmonton, Canada, and Kim led the attack alongside Lee Dae-ho, Choo Shin-soo (the eventual MVP of this event) and Jeong Keun-woo, batting .433 with 3 home runs.

Notable international careers

Year	Venue	Competition	Team	Individual Note
2000	Canada	World Junior Baseball Championship		.433 BA (13-for-30), 3 HR, 11 RBI

Professional career

Kim was a first round pick of the Hanhwa Eagles in 2001 following a successful youth career. He made his KBO debut on April 17, 2001 as a starting first baseman against the Hyundai Unicorns. As a rookie in 2001, he hit 20 home runs and drove in 54 runs with a .335 batting average. After the 2001 season, Kim was honored with the Rookie of the Year Award. He became the first Eagles player to win the award.

In 2002, Kim experienced a sophomore slump, batting .255 with 7 home runs, but came back strong in 2003 to bat .319 with 31 home runs and 95 RBIs.

From 2003 through 2005, he notched three consecutive seasons batting .300+.

His stats dipped slightly in 2006 and 2007, but he broke out again in 2008, batting .324 with 31 home runs and 92 RBIs. He was first in home runs and slugging percentage, 4th in RBI, and 5th in batting average.

Awards and honors

• 2001 Rookie of the Year, Golden Glove Award (1B), Triple Crown Award, MVP of the Year
• 2005 Golden Glove Award (1B), Triple Crown Award, MVP of the Year
• 2008 Golden Glove Award (1B), Triple Crown Award, MVP of the Year

Achievements

• 2005 Golden Glove Award
• 2008 Home Run Title
• 2008 Slugging Percentage Leader
• 2008 Golden Glove Award

Career Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	SF	BB	HBP	SO	GIDP	E	AVG	SLG	OBP
2001	Hanwha	88	245	51	82	13	2	20	54	2	0	40	4	72	4	3	.335	.649	.436
2002		105	298	25	76	11	0	7	34	2	3	41	2	103	13	11	.255	.362	.347
2003		133	479	67	153	24	2	31	95	3	6	79	9	106	13	6	.319	.572	.424
2004		129	473	76	153	26	1	23	106	2	7	70	6	99	11	7	.323	.529	.412
2005		124	461	73	146	33	2	23	100	3	2	60	6	73	20	5	.317	.547	.401
2006		124	423	66	123	27	0	13	73	2	0	82	2	89	18	3	.291	.447	.405
2007		118	393	62	114	13	0	21	85	2	0	90	2	70	13	4	.290	.483	.420
2008		115	410	81	133	27	1	31	92	2	5	64	5	67	8	3	.324	.622	.417
2009		95	336	63	111	15	0	19	62	2	2	51	4	71	12	1	.330	.545	.416
All-Time		936	3182	501	1091	174	8	188	701	18	33	526	36	679	112	42	.308	.527	.409

^1 Best stats in the league.

Notable international tournaments

Year	Venue	Competition	Team	Individual Note
2001	Chinese Taipei	Baseball World Cup	6th	.286 BA (2-for-7), 2 BB
2003	Cuba	Baseball World Cup	8th	.382 BA (13-for-34), 3 HR, 9 RBI, 10 R, 6 BB
2006	United States	World Baseball Classic		.000 BA (0-for-1), 2 BB
2009	United States	World Baseball Classic		.345 BA (10-for-29), 3 HR, 11 RBI, 9 R, 8 BB All-Star (1B), HR / RBI / R title
2010	China	Guangzhou Asian Games

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Kim Tae-kyun at Hanwha Eagles Baseball Club (Korean)
• Kim Tae-kyun on Cyworld
• Kim Tae-gyun Fancafe at Daum (Korean)