Shortstop with a .300 hit… I can see the first Golden Glove

As of the 4th, Park Chan-ho has a batting average of 0.303 (117 hits in 386 at-bats) and three home runs, 60 runs, and 45 RBIs in 108 games in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League. Shortstop is the most defensive position in baseball. Therefore, even if the batting average exceeds 0.26 million, it is considered very compliant. However, Park Chan-ho’s batting average is No. 1 in the team and 11th in the league as a whole. Park Chan-ho, who joined KIA in 2014 and entered the professional league, had a previous season’s highest batting average of 0.272 last year. 스포츠토토킹

The start of this season was unsettling. His batting average remained at 0.181 for a month in April after the opening. It was the aftermath of a wrist injury. However, Park Chan-ho’s blow has been severe since July when the heat began. Park Chan-ho had a batting average of 0.362 (55 hits in 152 at-bats) with 32 points, 23 RBIs and 14 steals in 41 games since July. Park Chan-ho has a weak batting power, but he has a strong concentration in scoring opportunities. In this year’s scoring position, he had a batting average of 0.344 (32 hits in 93 at-bats) and swept 41 RBIs. Park Chan-ho is often said to be “playing drums and janggu alone” this year. In defense, he is good at catching hits with fast judgment and wide range of defense. His throwing ability is also stable. Fast feet are the biggest strength. Park Chan-ho, who became the stolen base king (42) last year, is tied for second in the league with 27 steals this year. There are three gaps with No. 1 Shin Min-jae (LG, 30).

Park Chan-ho is ranked 11th in the league with a contribution to victory (WAR) of 3.45, compared to alternative players. WAR is an indicator based on statistics based on how many more wins a particular player has won when playing instead of the average player. Simply put, Park Chan-ho won 3.45 more games than the average player on average. Park Chan-ho’s WAR is higher than Choi Hyung-woo (3.02) and Na Sung-bum (2.70).

Park Chan-ho, who has three beats, is playing the role of the No. 1 batter in the team. Park Chan-ho is also highly valuable as a top hitter due to his excellent ability to carry out operations. KIA is running without hesitation when top hitter Park Chan-ho set up a “table” well. KIA, which recently won eight consecutive games, ranked fourth (56 wins, 2 draws, 50 losses) in the team’s ranking, and narrowed the gap with third-place SSG (60 wins, 1 draw, 51 losses) to 1.5 games.

Park Chan-ho is likely to win his first Golden Glove award this year. While Oh Ji-hwan (LG), the winner of last year’s Golden Glove, is sluggish, Park Sung-han (SSG), Kim Sang-soo (KT), and Kim Joo-won (NC), who are considered competitors, are significantly lower than Park Chan-ho. In the previous Tigers, only three shortstop Golden Glove winners were Lee Jong-beom (1993-1994, 1996-1997), Hong Se-wan (2003), and Kim Sun-bin (2017).

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