2018 KBO League season

The 2018 KBO League season was the 37th season in the history of the KBO League.

Standings

Rank Team W L D Pct. GB Postseason 1 Doosan Bears 93 51 0 – Korean Series 2 SK Wyverns 78 65 1 14.5 Playoff 3 Hanwha Eagles 77 67 0 16.0 Semi-playoff 4 Nexen Heroes 75 69 0 18.0 Wild Card 5 KIA Tigers 70 74 0 23.0 6 Samsung Lions 68 72 4 23.0 Did not qualify 7 Lotte Giants 68 74 2 24.0 8 LG Twins 67 75 1 24.5 9 KT Wiz 59 82 3 32.5 10 NC Dinos 58 85 1 34.5

Source

League Leaders

+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Kim Hyun-soo LG Twins .362 Home runs Kim Jae-hwan Doosan Bears 44 Runs batted in Kim Jae-hwan Doosan Bears 133 Runs Jeon Jun-woo Lotte Giants 118 Hits Jeon Jun-woo Lotte Giants 190 Stolen Base Park Hae-min Samsung Lions 36 On Base Percentage Park Byung-ho Nexen Heroes .460 Slugging Percentage Park Byung-ho Nexen Heroes .718

+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Earned run average Josh Lindblom Doosan Bears 2.88 Wins Seth Frankoff Doosan Bears 18 Saves Jung Woo-ram Hanwha Eagles 35 Holds Oh Hyoun-Taek Lotte Giants 25 Innings Pitched Jake Brigham Nexen Heroes 199 Winning percentage Seth Frankoff Doosan Bears .857 Strikeouts Keyvius Sampson Hanwha Eagles 195 WHIP Josh Lindblom Doosan Bears 1.07

Foreign players Each team can sign up to three foreign players. Due to the high proportion of pitchers signed in previous years, beginning in 2014 the league has mandated that at least one of the foreign players must be a position player.

Team Player Position In KBO since Salary NotesSamsung Lions Tim Adleman Pitcher 2018 $1,050,000 Lisalverto Bonilla Pitcher 2018 $700,000 Darin Ruf Infielder 2017 $1,500,000 NC Dinos Logan Verrett Pitcher 2018 $800,000 Wei-Chung Wang Pitcher 2018 $900,000 Xavier Scruggs Infielder 2017 $1,300,000 Doosan Bears Seth Frankoff Pitcher 2018 $850,000 Josh Lindblom Pitcher 2015 $1,450,000 Jimmy Paredes Infielder 2018 $800,000 Released Scott Van Slyke Outfielder 2018 $320,000 Mid-season signingNexen Heroes Esmil Rogers Pitcher 2015 $1,500,000 Released Jake Brigham Pitcher 2017 $650,000 Michael Choice Outfielder 2017 $600,000 Released Eric Hacker Pitcher 2013 $300,000 Mid-season signing Jerry Sands Outfielder 2018 $100,000 Mid-season signingSK Wyverns Merrill Kelly Pitcher 2015 $1,750,000 Ángel Sánchez Pitcher 2018 $1,100,000 Jamie Romak Infielder 2017 $850,000 Hanwha Eagles Keyvius Sampson Pitcher 2018 $700,000 Jason Wheeler Pitcher 2018 $575,000 Released Jared Hoying Outfielder 2018 $700,000 David Hale Pitcher 2018 $500,000 Mid-season signingKia Tigers Héctor Noesí Pitcher 2016 $2,000,000 Pat Dean Pitcher 2017 $925,000 Roger Bernadina Outfielder 2017 $1,100,000 Lotte Giants Brooks Raley Pitcher 2015 $1,170,000 Félix Doubront Pitcher 2018 $1,000,000 Andy Burns Infielder 2017 $730,000 LG Twins Henry Sosa Pitcher 2012 $1,200,000 Tyler Wilson Pitcher 2018 $800,000 Adonis García Infielder 2018 $800,000 KT Wiz Ryan Feierabend Pitcher 2015 $1,050,000 Dustin Nippert Pitcher 2011 $1,000,000 Mel Rojas Jr. Outfielder 2017 $1,000,000

Foreign hitters Team Player BattingAverage Home Runs RBI Notes Doosan Bears Jimmy Paredes .138 1 4 Released by the team Scott Van Slyke .128 1 4 Signed to replace Jimmy Paredes Hanwha Eagles Jared Hoying .306 30 110 Kia Tigers Roger Bernadina .315 20 70 KT Wiz Mel Rojas Jr. .305 43 114 LG Twins Adonis Garcia .339 8 34 Lotte Giants Andy Burns .303 15 57 NC Dinos Xavier Scruggs .257 26 97 Nexen Heroes Michael Choice .258 17 61 Released by the team Jerry Sands .314 12 37 Signed to replace Michael Choice Samsung Lions Darin Ruf .330 33 125 SK Wyverns Jamie Romak .316 43 107

Postseason

Wild Card The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.

Semi-Playoff

Playoff

Korean Series

Attendances

TeamTotal attendanceHome averageChange vs. 2017 Doosan Bears 1,112,066 15,445 2 % LG Twins 1,108,677 15,398 −2 % SK Wyverns 1,037,211 14,406 16 % Lotte Giants 901,634 12,523 −13 % KIA Tigers 861,729 11,968 −16 % Samsung Lions 752,310 10,449 7 % Hanwha Eagles 734,110 10,196 24 % KT Wiz 668,559 9,286 −3 % Nexen Heroes 454,574 6,314 −35 % NC Dinos 442,872 6,151 −17 %Total 8,073,742 11,214 -4 %

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