Chan Ho Park was born on Saturday, June 30, 1973, in Kong Ju City, South Korea. Park was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 8, 1994, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Chan Ho Park baseball stats page.
"He (Chan Ho Park) was a true competitor and paved the way for players from South Korea . Chan Ho had a great career and was the exemplification of class, dignity and character." - Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda on MLB.com (Andrew Simon, 11/30/2012, 'Park, all-time winningest Asian-born pitcher, retires', Source )
Chan Ho Park Autograph on a 2001 Upper Deck Vintage (#234)
Chan Ho ParkChan Ho Park Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1994 | 21 | Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1995 | 22 | Dodgers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
1996 | 23 | Dodgers | 48 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.2 | 477 | 82 | 44 | 48 | 7 | 71 | 3 | 119 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - |
1997 | 24 | Dodgers | 32 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 192.0 | 792 | 149 | 72 | 80 | 24 | 70 | 1 | 166 | 4 | 8 | 1 | - |
1998 | 25 | Dodgers | 34 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 220.2 | 946 | 199 | 91 | 101 | 16 | 97 | 1 | 191 | 6 | 11 | 2 | - |
1999 | 26 | Dodgers | 33 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 5.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194.1 | 883 | 208 | 113 | 120 | 31 | 100 | 4 | 174 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
2000 | 27 | Dodgers | 34 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 3.27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 226.0 | 963 | 173 | 82 | 92 | 21 | 124 | 4 | 217 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 28 | Dodgers | 36 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 234.0 | 981 | 183 | 91 | 98 | 23 | 91 | 1 | 218 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
2002 | 29 | Rangers | 25 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 5.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.2 | 666 | 154 | 93 | 95 | 20 | 78 | 2 | 121 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 30 | Rangers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 7.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 146 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
2004 | 31 | Rangers | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.2 | 428 | 105 | 58 | 63 | 22 | 33 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
2005 | 32 | Rangers | 20 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 5.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109.2 | 502 | 130 | 69 | 70 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 32 | Padres | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 5.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.2 | 213 | 50 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 33 | Padres | 24 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 136.2 | 606 | 146 | 73 | 81 | 20 | 44 | 7 | 96 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 34 | Mets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | 35 | Dodgers | 54 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95.1 | 412 | 97 | 36 | 43 | 12 | 36 | 7 | 79 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2009 | 36 | Phillies | 45 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.1 | 362 | 84 | 41 | 43 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 73 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
2010 | 37 | Yankees | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 157 | 40 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | 37 | Pirates | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | 121 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
17 Years | 476 | 287 | 26 | 124 | 98 | .559 | 4.36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1,993.0 | 8,714 | 1,872 | 965 | 1,046 | 230 | 910 | 35 | 1,715 | 75 | 138 | 14 | 19 |
Chan Ho ParkChan Ho Park Hitting Stats |
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Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1994 | 21 | Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1995 | 22 | Dodgers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1996 | 23 | Dodgers | 48 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .100 | .053 |
1997 | 24 | Dodgers | 32 | 51 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .236 | .255 |
1998 | 25 | Dodgers | 34 | 72 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .216 | .250 |
1999 | 26 | Dodgers | 33 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .153 | .175 | .186 |
2000 | 27 | Dodgers | 34 | 70 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .236 | .357 |
2001 | 28 | Dodgers | 36 | 69 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .145 | .203 | .188 |
2002 | 29 | Rangers | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2003 | 30 | Rangers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
2004 | 31 | Rangers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2005 | 32 | Rangers | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
2005 | 32 | Padres | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .214 |
2006 | 33 | Padres | 24 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 | .268 | .268 |
2007 | 34 | Mets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2008 | 35 | Dodgers | 54 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
2009 | 36 | Phillies | 45 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .294 | .357 |
2010 | 37 | Yankees | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2010 | 37 | Pirates | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 476 | 430 | 27 | 77 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 155 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .179 | .215 | .240 |
Chan Ho ParkChan Ho Park Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1994 Dodgers | P | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1995 Dodgers | P | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1996 Dodgers | P | 48 | 10 | 326 | 33 | 0.7 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.65 |
1997 Dodgers | P | 32 | 29 | 576 | 37 | 1.2 | 35 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 1.64 |
1998 Dodgers | P | 34 | 34 | 662 | 52 | 1.5 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.96 |
1999 Dodgers | P | 33 | 33 | 583 | 48 | 1.5 | 48 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.22 |
2000 Dodgers | P | 34 | 34 | 678 | 63 | 1.9 | 60 | 20 | 40 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.39 |
2001 Dodgers | P | 36 | 35 | 702 | 54 | 1.5 | 52 | 12 | 40 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.00 |
2002 Rangers | P | 25 | 25 | 437 | 28 | 1.1 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 1.67 |
2003 Rangers | P | 7 | 7 | 89 | 10 | 1.4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.73 |
2004 Rangers | P | 16 | 16 | 287 | 18 | 1.1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 1.51 |
2005 Rangers | P | 20 | 20 | 330 | 39 | 2.0 | 38 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 3.11 |
2005 Padres | P | 10 | 9 | 138 | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.96 |
2006 Padres | P | 24 | 21 | 411 | 27 | 1.1 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 1.64 |
2007 Mets | P | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
2008 Dodgers | P | 54 | 5 | 285 | 31 | 0.6 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.94 |
2009 Phillies | P | 45 | 7 | 249 | 15 | 0.3 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.52 |
2010 Yankees | P | 27 | 0 | 105 | 6 | 0.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.54 |
2010 Pirates | P | 26 | 0 | 84 | 11 | 0.4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.54 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 476 | 287 | 5,978 | 483 | 1.0 | 463 | 143 | 320 | 20 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.09 | |
17 Years | 476 | 287 | 5,978 | 483 | 1.0 | 463 | 143 | 320 | 20 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.09 |
Chan Ho ParkChan Ho Park Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1994 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.20 | 13.50 | 11.25 |
1995 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.50 | 15.75 | 4.50 |
1996 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 9.5 | 1.68 | 9.86 | 5.88 |
1997 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 25.5 | 2.37 | 7.78 | 3.28 |
1998 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 24.0 | 1.97 | 7.79 | 3.96 |
1999 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 9.8 | 1.74 | 8.06 | 4.63 |
2000 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 4.4 | 11.7 | 1.75 | 8.64 | 4.94 |
2001 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 17.3 | 2.40 | 8.38 | 3.50 |
2002 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.55 | 7.48 | 4.82 |
2003 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.64 | 4.85 | 7.58 |
2004 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.91 | 5.93 | 3.10 |
2005 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.48 | 6.57 | 4.43 |
2005 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 1.27 | 6.50 | 5.12 |
2006 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 8.2 | 2.18 | 6.32 | 2.90 |
2007 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 9.00 | 4.50 |
2008 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.19 | 7.46 | 3.40 |
2009 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 14.0 | 2.21 | 7.88 | 3.56 |
2010 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.42 | 7.39 | 3.06 |
2010 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.29 | 7.31 | 2.22 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 143.3 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 1.88 | 7.74 | 4.11 |
Chan Ho ParkChan Ho Park Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1994 Los Angeles Dodgers | 61 | $109,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Los Angeles Dodgers | 61 | $114,000.00 | - | - |
1996 Los Angeles Dodgers | 61 | $124,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Los Angeles Dodgers | 61 | $270,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Los Angeles Dodgers | 61 | $700,000.00 | - | - |
1999 Los Angeles Dodgers | 61 | $2,300,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Los Angeles Dodgers | 61 | $3,850,000.00 | - | - |
2001 Los Angeles Dodgers | 61 | $9,900,000.00 | Stats | - |
2002 Texas Rangers | 61 | $6,884,803.00 | - | - |
2003 Texas Rangers | 61 | $12,884,803.00 | - | - |
2004 Texas Rangers | 61 | $13,879,164.00 | - | - |
2005 Texas Rangers | 61 | $15,000,000.00 | - | - |
2005 San Diego Padres | 61 | " " | - | - |
2006 San Diego Padres | 61 | $15,333,679.00 | - | - |
2007 New York Mets | 61 | $1,600,000.00 | - | - |
2008 Los Angeles Dodgers | 61 | " " | - | - |
2009 Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | $2,500,000.00 | - | Stats |
2010 New York Yankees | 61 | $1,200,000.00 | - | - |
2010 Pittsburgh Pirates | 61 | $1,200,000.00 | - | - |
Chan Ho Park Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that in his final Major League appearance on October 1, 2010 , Chan Ho Park - the first South Korean Major League baseball player - pitched three scoreless innings, earned his 124th career win, and passed Hideo Nomo 's record for most games won by an Asian-born pitcher?
On
June 21, 2008
, Park took the mound against the Cleveland Indians at the Dodger Stadium and joined
Kevin Brown
,
Al Leiter
,
Javier Vazquez
, and
Jamie Moyer
as the only pitchers to start a game against all thirty Major League teams. More notable dates in Chan Ho Park's Major League career:
Chan Ho Park vs Tim Belcher | Photo by The Korean Herald | Photoshopped by Baseball Almanac
Chan Ho Park was pitching on April 6, 1996 , relieved Ramon Martinez in the second inning, pitched four scoreless innings, recorded the win, and became the first South Korean to win a Major League game.
Chan Ho Park was pitching on April 23, 1999 , when Fernando Tatis hit two grand slams during the same inning , a spectacularly rare feat and Park gave up both slams.
Chan Ho Park was pitching on June 5, 1999 , and was tagged out on a bunt attempt by opposing pitcher Tim Belcher . Park believed the tag was unnecessarily hard, an MMA fight started (photo of the kickboxing portion appears above), and Park ended up being ejected, later fined $3,000, and suspended seven games.
Chan Ho Park was pitching on August 24, 2000 , and in the bottom of the third inning, Park hit the first pitch by Javier Vazquez into the center field stands, the first home run ever hit by a South Korean born ballplayer.
Chan Ho Park was pitching on October 5, 2001 , when Barry Bonds hit home run number seventy-one (and seventy-two) breaking the record for most home runs in a season set by Mark McGwire , who hit 70 in 1998.
Chan Ho Park was pitching on June 4, 2005 , earned the win, and became the first South Korean born pitcher to win 100 big league games.
Chan Ho Park was essentially a power pitcher, his biggest weapon being a four-seam fastball in 95-98 mph range. Mixed with a two-seam fastball, a slider, a curveball, and a changeup, he had five consecutive seasons of 10+ wins with the Dodgers. Fox play by play announcer Matt Vasgersian once said about Park's two-seam fastball, "You can only see a two-seamer like that in PlayStation 2."