2020 Korea Baseball Organization

The 2020 Korea Baseball Organization season was the 39th for the KBO. It received more attention than most; as South Korea controlled COVID-19 better than most other countries, the KBO season was the top league active for a period (the 2020 CPBL, a lesser circuit, had started even earlier). The KBO was also one of the first leagues to allow fans in, but had to stop having fans for a period as COVID-19 rates increased. Jung-hoo Lee set a new record with 49 doubles.

Standings

(Manager in parantheses)

1. NC Dinos, 83-55-6 (Dong-wook Lee)
2. kt Wiz, 81-62-1 (Kang-chul Lee)
3. Doosan Bears, 79-61-4 (Tae-hyeong Kim)
4. LG Twins, 79-61-4 (Jung-il Ryu)
5. Kiwoom Heroes, 80-63-1 (Hyuk Son)
6. KIA Tigers, 73-71 (Matt Williams)
7. Lotte Giants, 71-72-1 (Moon-hui Heo)
8. Samsung Lions, 51-92-1 (Sam-young Heo)
9. SK Wyverns, 51-92-1 (Kyoung-youb Youm)
10. Hanwha Eagles, 46-95-3 (Yong-deok Han/Won-ho Choi)

Playoffs: LG def. Kiwoom in the Wild Card Game. Doosan def. LG, 2 games to 0. Doosan def. kt, 3 games to 1.

2020 Korean Series: NC def. Doosan, 4 games to 2

Leaders

Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Hyoung-woo Choi	KIA Tigers	.354
Runs	Mel Rojas Jr.	kt Wiz	116
Hits	José Miguel Fernandez	Doosan Bears	199
Doubles	Jung-hoo Lee	Kiwoom Heroes	49
Triples	Soo-bin Jung	Doosan Bears	8
Home Runs	Mel Rojas Jr.	kt Wiz	47
Runs Batted In	Mel Rojas Jr.	kt Wiz	135
Stolen Bases	Woo-jun Shim	KT Wiz	35
Walks	Jae-hwan Kim Keon-chang Seo Jamie Romak	Doosan Bears Kiwoom Heroes SK Wyverns	85

Pitching

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Eric Jokisch	Kiwoom Heroes	2.14
Wins	Raúl Alcántara	Doosan Bears	20
Losses	Ricardo Pinto	SK Wyverns	15
Holds	Kwon Ju	KT Wiz	31
Saves	Sang-woo Cho	Kiwoom Heroes	33
Innings Pitched	Odrisamer Despaigne	KT Wiz	207 2/3
Appearances	Kwon Ju	KT Wiz	77
Hits Allowed	Odrisamer Despaigne	KT Wiz	233
Home Runs Allowed	Se-woong Park	Lotte Giants	20
Strikeouts	Dan Straily	Lotte Giants	205
Base-on-Balls	Ricardo Pinto	SK Wyverns	90

Award Winners

Award	Player	Team	Position	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	W - L	SV	IP	HA	HRA	BB	SO	ERA
Most Valuable Player	Mel Rojas Jr.	kt Wiz	Outfielder	550	116	192	47	135	0	.349	.417	.680	Did not pitch
Rookie of the Year	Hyeong-jun So	kt Wiz	Pitcher	Did not bat									13 - 6	0	133.0	141	6	45	92	3.86

Gold Glove

The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 2020.

Position	Player	Team
P	Raúl Alcántara	Doosan Bears
C	Eui-ji Yang	NC Dinos
1B	Baek-ho Kang	kt Wiz
2B	Min-woo Park	NC Dinos
3B	Jae-gyun Hwang	kt Wiz
SS	Ha-seong Kim	Kiwoom Heroes
OF	Jung-hoo Lee	Kiwoom Heroes
OF	Hyun-soo Kim	LG Twins
OF	Mel Rojas Jr.	kt Wiz
DH	Hyoung-woo Choi	KIA Tigers