KBO League Golden Glove Award

The KBO League Golden Glove Award is an award given out annually by the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to the best overall player at each position in the KBO League. It is also commonly known as the KBO Golden Gloves. The award was established in KBO League's inaugural year in 1982.

Selection format[]

Each year, one award is given to the best player at each position, as voted by baseball writers, analysts and broadcasters. (In the KBO's first year, 1982, the award was given exclusively for defensive prowess, similar to the MLB Gold Glove Award).^[1] All outfielders are grouped for three outfielder awards and designated hitters have been included since 1984. League leaders in major offensive and pitching categories earn automatic nominations for the award. Other position players have to appear in a minimal number of defensive innings at the position, while starting pitchers have to appear in sufficient innings to qualify for the ERA title (i.e. 144 innings or average of 1 per game) to be nominated. Relievers can qualify by recording at least 10 wins, 30 saves or 30 holds.^[2]

Award winners[]


Year	Pitcher (P)	Catcher (C)	First Baseman (1B)	Second Baseman (2B)	Third Baseman (3B)	Shortstop (SS)	Outfielder (OF)	Outfielder (OF)	Outfielder (OF)	Designated Hitter (DH)
1982	Hwang Tae-hwan OB Bears	Kim Yong-oon MBC Blue Dragons	Kim Yong-dal MBC Blue Dragons	Cha Yong-hwa Haitai Tigers	Kim Yong-hee Lotte Giants	Oh Dae-seok Samsung Lions	Kim Joon-hwan Haitai Tigers	Kim Song-kwan Lotte Giants	Yang Seung-kwan Sammi Superstars
1983	Jang Myeong-bu Sammi Superstars	Lee Man-soo Samsung Lions	Shin Gyeong-sik OB Bears	Sammi Superstars	Kim Yong-hee Lotte Giants	Kim Jae-bak MBC Blue Dragons	Jang Hyo-jo Samsung Lions	Haitai Tigers	OB Bears
1984	Choi Dong-won Lotte Giants	Lee Man-soo Samsung Lions	Kim Yong-cheol Lotte Giants	Sammi Superstars	MBC Blue Dragons	Kim Jae-bak MBC Blue Dragons	Hong Mun-jong Lotte Giants	Jang Hyo-jo Samsung Lions	Haitai Tigers	Yang Se-jong OB Bears
1985	Kim Si-jin Samsung Lions	Lee Man-soo Samsung Lions	Kim Seong-han Haitai Tigers	Chungbo Pintos	Haitai Tigers	Kim Jae-bak MBC Blue Dragons	Jang Hyo-jo Samsung Lions	MBC Blue Dragons	OB Bears	Kim Yong-hee Lotte Giants
1986	Sun Dong-yol Haitai Tigers	Lee Man-soo Samsung Lions	Kim Seong-han Haitai Tigers	Kim Seong-rae Samsung Lions	Han Dae-hwa Haitai Tigers	Kim Jae-bak MBC Blue Dragons	Jang Hyo-jo Samsung Lions	Haitai Tigers	MBC Blue Dragons	Kim Bong-yeon Haitai Tigers
1987	Kim Si-jin Samsung Lions	Lee Man-soo Samsung Lions	Kim Seong-han Haitai Tigers	Kim Seong-rae Samsung Lions	Han Dae-hwa Haitai Tigers	Ryu Jung-il Samsung Lions	Jang Hyo-jo Samsung Lions	Haitai Tigers	MBC Blue Dragons	Yu Seung-an Binggrae Eagles
1988	Sun Dong-yol Haitai Tigers	Jang Chae-geun Haitai Tigers	Kim Seong-han Haitai Tigers	Kim Seong-rae Samsung Lions	Han Dae-hwa Haitai Tigers	Chang Jong-hoon Binggrae Eagles	Binggrae Eagles	Binggrae Eagles	Haitai Tigers	Kim Yong-cheol Lotte Giants
1989	Sun Dong-yol Haitai Tigers	Yu Seung-an Binggrae Eagles	Kim Seong-han Haitai Tigers	Gang Gi-ung Samsung Lions	Han Dae-hwa Haitai Tigers	Kim Jae-bak MBC Blue Dragons	Go Won-bu Binggrae Eagles	Taepyungyang Dolphins	Binggrae Eagles	Park Cheol-woo Haitai Tigers
1990	Sun Dong-yol Haitai Tigers	Kim Dong-soo LG Twins	Kim Seong-han Haitai Tigers	Gang Gi-ung Samsung Lions	Han Dae-hwa Haitai Tigers	Chang Jong-hoon Binggrae Eagles	Binggrae Eagles	Lee Ho-seong Haitai Tigers	Binggrae Eagles	Samsung Lions
1991	Sun Dong-yol Haitai Tigers	Jang Chae-geun Haitai Tigers	Kim Seong-han Haitai Tigers	Lotte Giants	Han Dae-hwa Haitai Tigers	Ryu Jung-il Samsung Lions	Binggrae Eagles	Lee Ho-seong Haitai Tigers	Haitai Tigers	Chang Jong-hoon Binggrae Eagles
1992	Yeom Jong-seok Lotte Giants	Jang Chae-geun Haitai Tigers	Chang Jong-hoon Binggrae Eagles	Lotte Giants	Song Gu-hong LG Twins	Park Gye-won Lotte Giants	Kim Eung-guk Lotte Giants	Binggrae Eagles	Haitai Tigers	Kim Ki-tai Ssangbangwool Raiders
1993	Sun Dong-yol Haitai Tigers	Kim Dong-soo LG Twins	Kim Seong-rae Samsung Lions	Gang Gi-ung Samsung Lions	Han Dae-hwa LG Twins	Lee Jong-beom Haitai Tigers	Jeon Jun-ho Lotte Giants	Kim Kwang-rim Ssangbangwool Raiders	Haitai Tigers	Kim Ki-tai Ssangbangwool Raiders
1994	Jeong Myeong-won Taepyungyang Dolphins	Kim Dong-soo LG Twins	Seo Yong-bin LG Twins	Park Jong-ho LG Twins	Han Dae-hwa LG Twins	Lee Jong-beom Haitai Tigers	Kim Jae-hyun LG Twins	Park No-joon Ssangbangwool Raiders	Yoon Deok-kyu Taepyungyang Dolphins	Kim Ki-tai Ssangbangwool Raiders
1995	Lee Sang-hoon LG Twins	Kim Dong-soo LG Twins	Chang Jong-hoon Hanwha Eagles	Lee Myeong-su OB Bears	Haitai Tigers	Kim Min-ho OB Bears	Jeon Jun-ho Lotte Giants	Kim Kwang-rim Ssangbangwool Raiders	Kim Sang-ho OB Bears	Kim Hyeong-seok OB Bears
1996	Koo Dae-sung Hanwha Eagles	Park Kyung-oan Ssangbangwool Raiders	Kim Gyeong-gi Hyundai Unicorns	Lotte Giants	Haitai Tigers	Lee Jong-beom Haitai Tigers	Kim Eung-guk Lotte Giants	Park Jae-hong Hyundai Unicorns	Yang Joon-hyuk Samsung Lions	Haitai Tigers
1997	Lee Dae-jin Haitai Tigers	Kim Dong-soo LG Twins	Lee Seung-yuop Samsung Lions	Choe Tae-won Ssangbangwool Raiders	Haitai Tigers	Lee Jong-beom Haitai Tigers	Lee Byung-kyu LG Twins	Park Jae-hong Hyundai Unicorns	Yang Joon-hyuk Samsung Lions	Haitai Tigers
1998	Chung Min-tae Hyundai Unicorns	Park Kyung-oan Hyundai Unicorns	Lee Seung-yuop Samsung Lions	Lotte Giants	Kim Han-soo Samsung Lions	LG Twins	Jeon Jun-ho Hyundai Unicorns	Kim Jae-hyun LG Twins	Park Jae-hong Hyundai Unicorns	Yang Joon-hyuk Samsung Lions
1999	Chung Min-tae Hyundai Unicorns	Kim Dong-soo Samsung Lions	Lee Seung-yuop Samsung Lions	Lotte Giants	Kim Han-soo Samsung Lions	LG Twins	Jung Soo-keun Doosan Bears	Lee Byung-kyu LG Twins	Felix Jose Lotte Giants	Dan Rohrmeier Hanwha Eagles
2000	Lim Sun-dong Hyundai Unicorns	Park Kyung-oan Hyundai Unicorns	Lee Seung-yuop Samsung Lions	Park Jong-ho Hyundai Unicorns	Kim Dong-joo Doosan Bears	Park Jin-man Hyundai Unicorns	Lee Byung-kyu LG Twins	Park Jae-hong Hyundai Unicorns	Song Ji-man Hanwha Eagles	Tyrone Woods Doosan Bears
2001	Shin Yoon-ho LG Twins	Hong Sung-heon Doosan Bears	Lee Seung-yuop Samsung Lions	Doosan Bears	Kim Han-soo Samsung Lions	Park Jin-man Hyundai Unicorns	Jung Soo-keun Doosan Bears	Lee Byung-kyu LG Twins	Shim Jae-hak Doosan Bears	Yang Joon-hyuk LG Twins
2002	Song Jin-woo Hanwha Eagles	Jin Kab-yong Samsung Lions	Lee Seung-yuop Samsung Lions	Kim Jong-kook KIA Tigers	Kim Han-soo Samsung Lions	Tilson Brito Samsung Lions	Lee Jong-beom KIA Tigers	Shim Jeong-soo Hyundai Unicorns	Song Ji-man Hanwha Eagles	Ma Hae-young Samsung Lions
2003	Chung Min-tae Hyundai Unicorns	Kim Dong-soo Hyundai Unicorns	Lee Seung-yuop Samsung Lions	Doosan Bears	Kim Han-soo Samsung Lions	Hong Se-wan KIA Tigers	Lee Jong-beom KIA Tigers	Shim Jeong-soo Hyundai Unicorns	Yang Joon-hyuk Samsung Lions	Kim Dong-joo Doosan Bears
2004	Bae Young-soo Samsung Lions	Hong Sung-heon Doosan Bears	Yang Joon-hyuk Samsung Lions	Park Jong-ho Samsung Lions	Kim Han-soo Samsung Lions	Park Jin-man Hyundai Unicorns	Cliff Brumbaugh Hyundai Unicorns	Lee Byung-kyu LG Twins	Lee Jin-young/ Park Han-yi SK Wyverns/ Samsung Lions	Kim Ki-tai SK Wyverns
2005	Son Min-han Lotte Giants	Jin Kab-yong Samsung Lions	Kim Tae-kyun Hanwha Eagles	Doosan Bears	Lee Bum-ho Hanwha Eagles	Son Si-hyun Doosan Bears	Lee Byung-kyu LG Twins	Jay Davis Hanwha Eagles	Larry Sutton Hyundai Unicorns	Kim Jae-hyun SK Wyverns
2006	Ryu Hyun-jin Hanwha Eagles	Jin Kab-yong Samsung Lions	Lee Dae-ho Lotte Giants	Jeong Keun-woo SK Wyverns	Lee Bum-ho Hanwha Eagles	Park Jin-man Samsung Lions	Lee Taek-keun Hyundai Unicorns	Lee Yong-kyu KIA Tigers	Park Han-yi Samsung Lions	Yang Joon-hyuk Samsung Lions
2007	Danny Rios Doosan Bears	Park Kyung-oan SK Wyverns	Lee Dae-ho Lotte Giants	Ko Young-min Doosan Bears	Kim Dong-joo Doosan Bears	Park Jin-man Samsung Lions	Lee Jong-wook Doosan Bears	Shim Jeong-soo Samsung Lions	Lee Dae-hyung LG Twins	Yang Joon-hyuk Samsung Lions
2008	Kim Kwang-hyun SK Wyverns	Kang Min-ho Lotte Giants	Kim Tae-kyun Hanwha Eagles	Lotte Giants	Kim Dong-joo Doosan Bears	Park Ki-hyuk Lotte Giants	Karim Garcia Lotte Giants	Kim Hyun-soo Doosan Bears	Lee Jong-wook Doosan Bears	Hong Sung-heon Doosan Bears
2009	Aquilino Lopez KIA Tigers	^[3] KIA Tigers	Choi Hee-seop KIA Tigers	Jeong Keun-woo SK Wyverns	Kim Sang-hyun KIA Tigers	Son Si-hyun Doosan Bears	Kim Hyun-soo Doosan Bears	Park Yong-taik LG Twins	Lee Taek-keun Seoul Heroes	Hong Sung-heon Lotte Giants
2010	Ryu Hyun-jin Hanwha Eagles	Cho In-sung LG Twins	Choi Joon-suk Doosan Bears	Lotte Giants	Lee Dae-ho Lotte Giants	Kang Jung-ho Nexen Heroes	Kim Hyun-soo Doosan Bears	Kim Kang-min SK Wyverns	Lee Jong-wook Doosan Bears	Hong Sung-heon Lotte Giants
2011	Yoon Suk-min KIA Tigers	Kang Min-ho Lotte Giants	Lee Dae-ho Lotte Giants	An Chi-hong KIA Tigers	Choi Jeong SK Wyverns	Lee Dae-soo Hanwha Eagles	Choi Hyung-woo Samsung Lions	Lee Yong-kyu KIA Tigers	Son Ah-seop Lotte Giants	Hong Sung-heon Lotte Giants
2012	Jang Won-sam Samsung Lions	Kang Min-ho Lotte Giants	Park Byung-ho Nexen Heroes	Seo Geon-chang Nexen Heroes	Choi Jeong SK Wyverns	Kang Jung-ho Nexen Heroes	Park Yong-taik LG Twins	Lee Yong-kyu KIA Tigers	Son Ah-seop Lotte Giants	Lee Seung-yuop Samsung Lions
2013	Son Seung-lak Nexen Heroes	Kang Min-ho Lotte Giants	Park Byung-ho Nexen Heroes	Jeong Keun-woo SK Wyverns	Choi Jeong SK Wyverns	Kang Jung-ho Nexen Heroes	Park Yong-taik LG Twins	Choi Hyung-woo Samsung Lions	Son Ah-seop Lotte Giants	Lee Byung-kyu LG Twins
2014	Andy Van Hekken Nexen Heroes	Yang Eui-ji Doosan Bears	Park Byung-ho Nexen Heroes	Seo Geon-chang Nexen Heroes	Park Seok-min Samsung Lions	Kang Jung-ho Nexen Heroes	Na Sung-bum NC Dinos	Choi Hyung-woo Samsung Lions	Son Ah-seop Lotte Giants	Lee Seung-yuop Samsung Lions
2015	Eric Hacker NC Dinos	Yang Eui-ji Doosan Bears	Eric Thames NC Dinos	Yamaico Navarro Samsung Lions	Park Seok-min Samsung Lions	Kim Jae-ho Doosan Bears	Na Sung-bum NC Dinos	Kim Hyun-soo Doosan Bears	Yoo Han-joon KT Wiz	Lee Seung-yuop Samsung Lions
2016	Dustin Nippert Doosan Bears	Yang Eui-ji Doosan Bears	Eric Thames NC Dinos	Seo Geon-chang Nexen Heroes	Choi Jeong SK Wyverns	Kim Jae-ho Doosan Bears	Choi Hyung-woo Samsung Lions	Kim Joo-chan KIA Tigers	Kim Jae-hwan Doosan Bears	Kim Tae-kyun Hanwha Eagles
2017	Yang Hyeon-jong KIA Tigers	Kang Min-ho Samsung Lions	Lee Dae-ho Lotte Giants	An Chi-hong KIA Tigers	Choi Jeong SK Wyverns	Kim Sun-bin KIA Tigers	Choi Hyung-woo KIA Tigers	Roger Bernadina KIA Tigers	Na Sung-bum Lotte Giants	Park Yong-taik LG Twins
2018	Josh Lindblom Doosan Bears	Yang Eui-ji Doosan Bears	Park Byung-ho Nexen Heroes	An Chi-hong KIA Tigers	Hur Kyoung-min Doosan Bears	Kim Ha-seong Nexen Heroes	Kim Jae-hwan Doosan Bears	Jeon Jun-ho Lotte Giants	Lee Jung-hoo Nexen Heroes	Lee Dae-ho Lotte Giants
2019^[4]	Josh Lindblom Doosan Bears	Yang Eui-ji NC Dinos	Park Byung-ho Kiwoom Heroes	Park Min-woo NC Dinos	Choi Jeong SK Wyverns	Kim Ha-seong Kiwoom Heroes	Lee Jung-hoo Kiwoom Heroes	Mel Rojas Jr. KT Wiz	Jerry Sands Kiwoom Heroes	José Miguel Fernández Doosan Bears
2020^[5]	Raúl Alcántara Doosan Bears	Yang Eui-ji NC Dinos	Kang Baek-ho KT Wiz	Park Min-woo NC Dinos	Jae-gyun Hwang KT Wiz	Ha-seong Kim Kiwoom Heroes	Mel Rojas Jr. KT Wiz	Hyun-soo Kim LG Twins	Lee Jung-hoo Kiwoom Heroes	José Miguel Fernández Doosan Bears

Source: Data from baseball-reference.com unless otherwise cited^[6]

Records[]

Most total awards:

Lee Seung-yuop (Hangul: 이승엽; Hanja: 李承燁). 10 times (1B: 1997–2003 | DH: 2012, 2014–2015)
Yang Joon-hyuk (양준혁; 梁埈赫). 8 times (1B: 2004 | OF: 1996–1997, 2003 | DH: 1998, 2001, 2006–2007)
Han Dae-hwa (한대화; 韓大化). 8 times (3B: 1986–1991, 1993–1994)

Most awarded pitcher:

Sun Dong-yol (선동열; 宣銅烈). 6 times (1986, 1988–1991, 1993)

Most awarded catcher:

Kim Dong-soo (김동수; 金東洙). 7 times (1990, 1993–1995, 1997, 1999, 2003)

Most awarded first baseman:

Kim Seong-han (김성한; 金城漢). 7 times (1985–1991)
Lee Seung-yuop (이승엽; 李承燁). 7 times (1997–2003)

Most awarded second baseman:

. 5 times (1991–1992, 1996, 1998–1999)

Most awarded third baseman:

Han Dae-hwa (한대화; 韓大化). 8 times (1986–1991, 1993–1994)

Most awarded shortstop:

Kim Jae-bak (김재박; 金在博). 5 times (1983–1986, 1989)
Park Jin-man (박진만; 朴鎮萬). 5 times (2000–2001, 2004, 2006–2007)

Most awarded outfielder:

Lee Byung-kyu (이병규; 李炳圭). 6 times (1997, 1999–2001, 2004–2005)

Most awarded designated hitter:

Kim Ki-tai (김기태; 金杞泰). 4 times (1992–1994, 2004)
Hong Sung-heon (홍성흔; 洪性炘). 4 times (2008–2011)

Foreign-born award winners[]

Each KBO team is allowed to sign up to three foreign-born players (two pitchers and one position player). The following is a list of foreign players that have won the KBO Golden Gloves over the years:^[7]

Felix Jose (1999, outfielder)
Dan Rohrmeier (1999, designated hitter)
Tyrone Woods (2000, designated hitter)
Tilson Brito (2002, shortstop)
Cliff Brumbaugh (2004, outfielder)
Jay Davis (2005, outfielder)
Larry Sutton (2005, outfielder)
Danny Rios (2007, pitcher)
Karim Garcia (2008, outfielder)
Aquilino Lopez (2009, pitcher)
Andy Van Hekken (2014, pitcher)^[8]
Eric Hacker (2015, pitcher)
Eric Thames (2015–2016, first baseman)^[9]
Yamaico Navarro (2015, second baseman)
Dustin Nippert (2016, pitcher)
Roger Bernadina (2017, outfielder)
Josh Lindblom (2018–2019, pitcher)^[10]^[11]
Mel Rojas Jr. (2019-2020 outfielder)
Jerry Sands (2019, outfielder)
Jose Miguel Fernandez (2019–2020, designated hitter)
Raúl Alcántara (2020, pitcher)

References[]

^ "Korea Baseball Organization Gold Gloves," BR Bullpen. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^ "A Brief Introduction to Some KBO Awards". FanGraphs Baseball. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
^ Yoon Chul. "Kim Sang-hoon Hits Jackpot," The Korea Times (2009-11-11).
^ 유지호 (2019-12-09). "(LEAD) KBO's regular season MVP claims Golden Glove". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ jeeho@yna.co.kr (December 11, 2020). "(LEAD) Star catcher earns near-unanimous support for KBO's Golden Glove". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
^ "Korea Baseball Organization Gold Gloves - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ KWON SANG-SOO. "Give foreign players fair shot at Golden Gloves," Korea JoongAng Daily (December 17, 2013).
^ Fenech, Anthony. "Former Tiger Van Hekken still wants to pitch". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^ "U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea gives out Golden Glove Award to KBO's best ... DH?". MLB.com. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ 유지호 (2019-12-09). "American ace Lindblom closes KBO chapter with 2nd, likely last, Golden Glove". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^ 유지호 (2019-12-09). "KBO's regular season MVP claims Golden Glove". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-12-23.

External links[]

KBO League official website

[1] "Korea Baseball Organization Gold Gloves," BR Bullpen. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[2] "A Brief Introduction to Some KBO Awards". FanGraphs Baseball. Retrieved 2020-05-28.

[3] Yoon Chul. "Kim Sang-hoon Hits Jackpot," The Korea Times (2009-11-11).

[4] 유지호 (2019-12-09). "(LEAD) KBO's regular season MVP claims Golden Glove". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[5] @yna.co.kr (December 11, 2020). "(LEAD) Star catcher earns near-unanimous support for KBO's Golden Glove". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-04-26.

[6] "Korea Baseball Organization Gold Gloves - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[7] KWON SANG-SOO. "Give foreign players fair shot at Golden Gloves," Korea JoongAng Daily (December 17, 2013).

[8] Fenech, Anthony. "Former Tiger Van Hekken still wants to pitch". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2019-12-23.

[9] "U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea gives out Golden Glove Award to KBO's best ... DH?". MLB.com. Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[10] 유지호 (2019-12-09). "American ace Lindblom closes KBO chapter with 2nd, likely last, Golden Glove". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-12-23.

[11] 유지호 (2019-12-09). "KBO's regular season MVP claims Golden Glove". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2019-12-23.

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