Jung Ho Kang

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 210lb (183cm, 95kg)

Born: April 5, 1987 in Gwangju, South Korea kr

High School: Gwangju Jeil (Gwangju, South Korea)

Debut: April 8, 2015 (Age 28-003d, 20,801st in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 29, 2019 (Age 32-115d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

Agents: Wasserman • Previously: Octagon

Full Name: Jung Ho Kang

Pronunciation: \GAHNG\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.9

917

233

.254

120

RBI

144

OBP

.331

SLG

.466

OPS

.796

OPS+

113

Summary of 46 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 14 go ahead

1 Tm
PIT	46

Platoon
vs RHP	37
vs LHP	9

Home/Road
Away	25
Home	21

Outs
2	18
1	14
0	14

17 Opps
STL	10
CIN	6
SFG	5
LAD	4
MIL	4
CHC	3
ARI	2
MIN	2
LAA	2
TEX	1
SDP	1
DET	1
NYM	1
ATL	1
WSN	1
HOU	1
CHW	1

45 Pitchers
Tyler Lyons	2
Arodys Vizcaíno	1
Derek Law	1
Jeff Samardzija	1
Carlos Martínez	1
Raisel Iglesias	1
Josh Collmenter	1
Junior Guerra	1
Héctor Rondón	1
Merrill Kelly	1
Mike Leake	1
Kevin Siegrist	1
Collin Balester	1
Chase Anderson	1
Cole Hamels	1
Derek Holland	1
Jered Weaver	1
Glen Perkins	1
Daniel Descalso	1
Miles Mikolas	1
Chris Devenski	1
Alex Reyes	1
Keyvius Sampson	1
Josh Fields	1
Michael Wacha	1
Jacob deGrom	1
Mike Fiers	1
Matthew Boyd	1
Nick Tepesch	1
Ian Kennedy	1
Ervin Santana	1
Koda Glover	1
Alfredo Simón	1
Joel Peralta	1
Jhoulys Chacín	1
Pedro Báez	1
Blake Wood	1
Hunter Strickland	1
David Goforth	1
Trevor Rosenthal	1
Seunghwan Oh	1
Jon Lester	1
John Danks	1
Luke Weaver	1
Robert Stephenson	1

14 Parks
PNC Pk (PIT)	21
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	5
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	4
Am Fam Field (MIL)	3
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Target Field (MIN)	2
Citi Field (NYC)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	18
78	14
8	10
9	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	13
4	8
2	8
5	8
3	5
6	2
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	40
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	29
-2-	6
1--	6
12-	4
123	1

69 RBI
RISP	11
0 on	29
1 on	12
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	17

Inning
1	4
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	3
6	5
7	8
8	5
9	8
Extra	1

1-3	12
4-6	12
7-end	22

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	1
+2	3
+1	5
Tied	13
-1	5
-2	3
-3	4
-4..	5

Ahead	16
Tied	13
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	13
1-2	6
0-2	5
1-0	5
3-2	4
2-2	4
0-1	3
3-1	2
1-1	1
2-1	1
3-0	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	33
SS	12
DH	1

OrderPos
5th	25
4th	8
6th	6
7th	4
2nd	2
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2015-05-03	PIT	@	STL	Trevor Rosenthal	behind 0-1	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	5	0.345	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	2015-05-10	PIT		STL	Tyler Lyons	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	2	5	0.108	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
3	3	3	1	2015-05-28	PIT	@	SDP	Ian Kennedy	tied 0-0	t 1	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	6	0.269	76%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); N. Walker Scores; S. Marte Scores
4	4	4	1	2015-06-17	PIT	@	CHW	John Danks	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	5	0.159	76%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); A. McCutchen Scores
5	5	5	1	2015-07-17	PIT	@	MIL	Mike Fiers	behind 0-2	t 7	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	5	0.114	25%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
6	6	6	1	2015-07-28	PIT	@	MIN	Glen Perkins	tied 7-7	t 9	1	---	4,(1-2) BFCX	1	5	6	0.383	83%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	7	1	2015-07-29	PIT	@	MIN	Ervin Santana	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	4,(1-2) CSBX	1	5	6	0.110	59%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
8	8	8	1	2015-08-01	PIT	@	CIN	Raisel Iglesias	behind 0-1	t 4	2	---	5,(2-2) BFBCX	1	5	6	0.134	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	9	1	2015-08-09	PIT		LAD	Joel Peralta	ahead 9-5	b 7	2	12-	1,(0-0) .X	3	5	6	0.023	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); A. McCutchen Scores; A. Ramírez Scores
10	10	10	1	2015-08-18	PIT		ARI	Josh Collmenter	ahead 7-3	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	6	0.015	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
11	11	11	1	2015-08-22	PIT		SFG	Mike Leake	behind 0-1	b 5	0	---	5,(2-2) BBCCX	1	4	6	0.164	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
12	12	12	2	2015-08-22	PIT		SFG	Hunter Strickland	tied 1-1	b 7	2	---	5,(1-2) SBSFN.X	1	4	6	0.249	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
13	13	13	1	2015-09-01	PIT	@	MIL	David Goforth	behind 3-7	t 9	2	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	5	6	0.002	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
14	14	14	1	2015-09-08	PIT	@	CIN	Collin Balester	ahead 5-0	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) ..FX	1	5	5	0.008	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
15	15	15	1	2015-09-09	PIT	@	CIN	Keyvius Sampson	tied 1-1	t 6	1	123	5,(2-2) CBBFX	4	5	5	0.279	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); G. Polanco Scores; A. McCutchen Scores; A. Ramírez Scores
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2016-05-06	PIT	@	STL	Tyler Lyons	ahead 1-0	t 6	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	6	5	0.202	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Polanco Scores
17	17	2	2	2016-05-06	PIT	@	STL	Kevin Siegrist	ahead 3-2	t 8	2	---	6,(3-2) BBFFBX	1	6	5	0.135	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	3	1	2016-05-11	PIT	@	CIN	Alfredo Simón	behind 2-4	t 7	0	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	6	5	0.124	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	4	1	2016-05-15	PIT	@	CHC	Héctor Rondón	ahead 1-0	t 9	1	---	7,(3-2) BCBCBFX	1	6	5	0.098	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
20	20	5	1	2016-05-18	PIT		ATL	Arodys Vizcaíno	behind 0-3	b 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	5	0.026	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
21	21	6	1	2016-05-27	PIT	@	TEX	Cole Hamels	ahead 3-0	t 5	0	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	4	DH	0.082	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); A. McCutchen Scores; D. Freese Scores
22	22	7	1	2016-06-03	PIT		LAA	Jered Weaver	behind 1-4	b 2	0	---	6,(3-2) BCBBCX	1	5	5	0.090	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	8	1	2016-06-04	PIT		LAA	Jhoulys Chacín	behind 0-1	b 2	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	5	5	0.152	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); S. Marte Scores
24	24	9	1	2016-06-14	PIT	@	NYM	Jacob deGrom	tied 0-0	t 6	2	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	5	5	0.302	76%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); S. Marte Scores
25	25	10	1	2016-06-22	PIT		SFG	Jeff Samardzija	ahead 5-1	b 3	0	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	4	5	0.037	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
26	26	11	1	2016-06-24	PIT		LAD	Nick Tepesch	ahead 4-2	b 3	0	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	4	5	0.075	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
27	27	12	1	2016-08-13	PIT	@	LAD	Pedro Báez	behind 3-8	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	5	0.011	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
28	28	13	1	2016-08-14	PIT	@	LAD	Josh Fields	ahead 7-3	t 9	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	5	5	0.008	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
29	29	14	1	2016-08-16	PIT	@	SFG	Derek Law	tied 3-3	t 8	2	---	4,(1-2) 1CC>B.X	1	5	5	0.297	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
30	30	15	1	2016-09-06	PIT		STL	Luke Weaver	behind 1-5	b 4	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	5	5	0.066	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
31	31	16	2	2016-09-06	PIT		STL	Seunghwan Oh	behind 6-9	b 9	2	---	4,(0-2) FSFX	1	5	5	0.010	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
32	32	17	1	2016-09-07	PIT		STL	Alex Reyes	tied 3-3	b 8	0	---	5,(1-2) BSCFX	1	5	5	0.264	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
33	33	18	1	2016-09-10	PIT		CIN	Robert Stephenson	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	-2-	4,(0-2) CFFX	2	5	5	0.127	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Bell Scores
34	34	19	1	2016-09-16	PIT	@	CIN	Blake Wood	behind 4-6	t 7	2	1--	3,(2-0) B11BX	2	5	5	0.289	43%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); G. Polanco Scores
35	35	20	1	2016-09-25	PIT		WSN	Koda Glover	tied 5-5	b 7	2	1--	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	4	5	0.332	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Bell Scores
36	36	21	1	2016-10-01	PIT	@	STL	Michael Wacha	tied 0-0	t 1	2	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	5	5	0.255	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Frazier Scores; S. Rodríguez Scores
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	2019-04-03	PIT		STL	Miles Mikolas	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	---	8,(3-2) CSBFBFBX	1	5	5	0.082	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
38	38	2	1	2019-04-16	PIT	@	DET	Matthew Boyd	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	5	0.170	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Bell Scores
39	39	3	1	2019-04-20	PIT		SFG	Derek Holland	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	5	0.126	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
40	40	4	1	2019-04-24	PIT		ARI	Merrill Kelly	behind 1-5	b 6	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	6	5	0.057	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
41	41	5	1	2019-06-09	PIT	@	MIL	Chase Anderson	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	6	0.191	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); G. Polanco Scores
42	42	6	1	2019-06-26	PIT	@	HOU	Chris Devenski	ahead 6-1	t 6	0	-2-	5,(2-2) BBSSX	2	8	5	0.024	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Dickerson Scores
43	43	7	1	2019-07-01	PIT		CHC	Daniel Descalso	ahead 13-5	b 7	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	6	0.001	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); C. Moran Scores
44	44	8	1	2019-07-05	PIT		MIL	Junior Guerra	behind 5-6	b 9	2	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	5	5	0.488	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
45	45	9	1	2019-07-13	PIT	@	CHC	Jon Lester	behind 0-10	t 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	6	0.003	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
46	46	10	1	2019-07-22	PIT		STL	Carlos Martínez	behind 3-6	b 10	0	-2-	1,(0-0) .X	2	5	5	0.108	20%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Bell Scores