2021 Korea Baseball Organization

The 2021 Korea Baseball Organization season was the 40th for the KBO. The SSG Landers took over for the SK Wyverns, which had a strong 21-year run in the league.

Standings

(Manager in parentheses)

1. kt Wiz, 76-59-9 (Kang-chul Lee)
2. Samsung Lions, 76-59-9 (Sam-young Heo)
3. LG Twins, 72-58-14 (Ji-hyun Ryu)
4. Doosan Bears, 71-65-8 (Tae-hyeong Kim)
5. Kiwoom Heroes, 70-67-7 (Won-ki Hong)
6. SSG Landers, 66-64-14 (Won-hyong Kim)
7. NC Dinos, 67-68-9 (Dong-wook Lee)
8. Lotte Giants, 65-71-8 (Moon-hui Heo, Larry Sutton)
9. KIA Tigers, 58-76-10 (Matt Williams)
10. Hanwha Eagles, 49-83-12 (Carlos Subero)

Playoffs: Doosan def. Kiwoom, 1 game to 1 (extra win seed advantage); Doosan def. LG, 3 games to 1; Doosan def. Samsung, 2 games to 0

2021 Korean Series: kt def. Doosan, 4 games to 0.

Leaders

Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Jung-hoo Lee	Kiwoom Heroes	.360
Runs	Ja-wook Koo	Samsung Lions	107
Hits	Jun-woo Jeon	Lotte Giants	192
Doubles	Jun-woo Jeon	Lotte Giants	46
Triples	Ja-wook Koo	Samsung Lions	10
Home Runs	Jeong Choi	SSG Landers	35
Runs Batted In	Eui-ji Yang	NC Dinos	111
Stolen Bases	Hye-seong Kim	Kiwoom Heroes	46
Walks	Chang-ki Hong	LG Twins	109

Pitching

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Ariel Miranda	Doosan Bears	2.33
Wins	David Buchanan Eric Jokisch	Samsung Lions Kiwoom Heroes	16
Losses	Dan Straily Ryan Carpenter	Lotte Giants Hanwha Eagles	12
Holds	Hyun-sik Jang	KIA Tigers	34
Saves	Seung-hwan Oh	Samsung Lions	44
Innings Pitched	Odrisamer Despaigne	KT Wiz	188 2/3
Appearances	Woo-young Jung	LG Twins	70
Hits Allowed	Odrisamer Despaigne	KT Wiz	175
Home Runs Allowed	Tae-yang Lee	SSG Landers	25
Strikeouts	Ariel Miranda	Doosan Bears	225
Base-on-Balls	Je-seong Bae	KT Wiz	82

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	Ariel Miranda	Doosan Bears	Pitcher	Did not bat									14 - 5	0	173.2	135	11	63	225	2.33
Rookie of the Year	Eui-lee Lee	KIA Tigers	Pitcher	Did not bat									4 - 5	0	94.2	69	6	56	93	3.61

Gold Glove

The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 2021.

Position	Player	Team
P	Ariel Miranda	Doosan Bears
C	Min-ho Kang	Samsung Lions
1B	Baek-ho Kang	kt Wiz
2B	Eun-won Jung	Hanwha Eagles
3B	Jeong Choi	SSG Landers
SS	Hye-seong Kim	Kiwoom Heroes
OF	Jung-hoo Lee	Kiwoom Heroes
OF	Chang-ki Hong	LG Twins
OF	Ja-wook Koo	Samsung Lions
DH	Eui-ji Yang	NC Dinos