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Jung Ho Kang

Pirates Career team 2015–2019
Number #16
Position Third Baseman
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 39
Height 6' 0"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Gwangju, South Korea
Born Apr 5, 1987

Key Insights

2019
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Kang hits Kevin Siegrist harder than anyone: 104.1 mph off the bat, against a median of 90.1 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Jimmy Nelson has struck Kang out 6 times in 14 plate appearances, 42.9% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 14 plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the PIT, Kang has hit .400 and slugged .700 over 34 plate appearances, his best of any club.

12 hits, 2 home runs and 7 strikeouts, against a .454 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Kang cannot get the barrel to Joe Ross: 53.7 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 90.1 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One opponent brings the best out of him

Kang has hit .357/.438/.643 against Jon Lester in 16 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

5 for 14 with 1 home run and 6 strikeouts, against a .606 OPS median across his matchups.
He is a different player against this opponent

Kang carries a .775 career OPS; against Jake Arrieta it is .354, over 15 plate appearances.

2 for 13 with 0 home runs.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 5, 1987
Birth Place Gwangju, South Korea
Height 6' 0"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right