2017 KBO League season

The 2017 KBO League season was the 36th season in the history of the KBO League.

2017 KBO League
LeagueKBO League
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 31 – October 3
Number of games144 per team
Number of teams10
Total attendance8,400,688
Regular Season
Season championsKia Tigers
Season MVPYang Hyeon-jong (Kia)
Postseason
Wild Card championsNC Dinos
  Wild Card runners-upSK Wyverns
Semi-playoffs championsNC Dinos
  Semi-playoffs runners-upLotte Giants
Playoffs championsDoosan Bears
  Playoffs runners-upNC Dinos
Korean Series
ChampionsKia Tigers
  Runners-upDoosan Bears
Finals MVPYang Hyeon-jong (Kia)

Standings

RankTeamWLDPct.GBPostseason
1KIA Tigers87561.608--Korean Series
2Doosan Bears84573.5962.0Playoff
3Lotte Giants80622.5636.5Semi-playoff
4NC Dinos79623.5607.0Wild Card
5SK Wyverns75681.52412.0
6LG Twins69723.48917.0Did not qualify
7Nexen Heroes69732.48617.5
8Hanwha Eagles61812.43025.5
9Samsung Lions55845.39630.0
10KT Wiz50940.34737.5

Source[1]

League Leaders

Foreign players

Each team can sign up to three foreign players. Due to the high proportion of pitchers signed in previous years, beginning in 2014 the league has mandated that at least one of the foreign players must be a position player.

TeamPlayerPositionIn KBO sinceSalaryNotes
Samsung Lions Anthony RanaudoPitcher2017$1,050,000
Zach PetrickPitcher2017$450,000
Darin RufInfielder2017$1,100,000
NC Dinos Jeff ManshipPitcher2017$1,600,000
Eric HackerPitcher2014$600,000
Xavier ScruggsInfielder2017$700,000
Doosan Bears Dustin NippertPitcher2011$2,100,000KBO All-Star
Michael BowdenPitcher2016$1,100,000
Nick EvansInfielder2016$680,000KBO All-Star
Nexen Heroes Sean O'SullivanPitcher2017$1,100,000Released
Andy Van HekkenPitcher2016$900,000
Danny DornOutfielder2016$650,000Released
Jake BrighamPitcher2017$500,000Signed to replace Sean O'Sullivan
Michael ChoiceOutfielder2017$200,000Signed to replace Danny Dorn
SK Wyverns Merrill KellyPitcher2015$850,000KBO All-Star
Scott DiamondPitcher2017$600,000
Danny WorthInfielder2017$700,000Released
Jamie RomakInfielder2017$500,000Signed to replace Danny Worth
Hanwha Eagles Alexi OgandoPitcher2017$1,300,000
Carlos VillanuevaPitcher2017$1,000,000
Wilin RosarioInfielder2016$1,500,000KBO All-Star
Kia Tigers Héctor NoesíPitcher2016$1,700,000
Pat DeanPitcher2017$700,000
Roger BernadinaOutfielder2017$750,000KBO All-Star
Lotte Giants Nick AdditonPitcher2017$350,000
Brooks RaleyPitcher2015$850,000KBO All-Star
Parker MarkelPitcher2017$500,000
Andy BurnsInfielder2017$600,000
LG Twins Henry SosaPitcher2012$500,000
Luis JimenezInfielder2015$700,000Released
David HuffPitcher2016$1,000,000
James LoneyInfielder2016$250,000signed to replace Luis Jimenez
KT Wiz Ryan FeierabendPitcher2015$350,000KBO All-Star
Donn RoachPitcher2017$650,000
Johnny MonellInfielder2017$450,000Released

Foreign hitters

TeamPlayerBatting
average
Home runsRBINotes
Doosan BearsNick Evans.2972690KBO All-Star
Hanwha EaglesWilin Rosario.33937111KBO All-Star
Kia TigersRoger Bernadina.3202711132 stolen bases; KBO All-Star, KBO runs scored leader, Golden Glove Award
KT WizMel Rojas Jr..3011856
LG TwinsLuis Jiménez.276730
Lotte GiantsAndy Burns.3031557
NC DinosXavier Scruggs.30035111
Nexen HeroesDanny Dorn.14012Released by the team
Michael Choice.3071742Signed to replace Danny Dorn
Samsung LionsDarin Ruf.31531124KBO RBI leader
SK WyvernsDanny Worth.11100Released by the team
Jamie Romak.2423164Signed to replace Danny Worth

Postseason

  Wild Card Semi-playoff Playoff Korean Series
                                     
  1 KIA Tigers 4
  2 Doosan Bears 3     2 Doosan Bears 1
  3 Lotte Giants 2     4 NC Dinos 1
  4 NC Dinos 2     4 NC Dinos 3
  5 SK Wyverns 0

Wild Card

The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.

NC Dinos won the series, 2–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 5SK Wyverns 5 – NC Dinos 10Masan Baseball Stadium3:449,926[4]

Semi-playoff

NC Dinos won the series, 3–2.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 8NC Dinos 9 – Lotte Giants 2 (11)Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium4:4526,000[5] 
2October 9NC Dinos 0 – Lotte Giants 1Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium3:1725,169[6] 
3October 11Lotte Giants 6 – NC Dinos 13Masan Baseball Stadium4:0411,000[7] 
4October 13Lotte Giants 7 – NC Dinos 1Masan Baseball Stadium2:4711,000[8] 
5October 15NC Dinos 9 – Lotte Giants 0Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium3:5925,938[9]

Playoff

Doosan Bears won the series, 3–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 17NC Dinos 13 – Doosan Bears 5Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:5624,354[10] 
2October 18NC Dinos 7 - Doosan Bears 17Jamsil Baseball Stadium4:0223,037[11] 
3October 20Doosan Bears 14 – NC Dinos 3Masan Baseball Stadium3:5511,000[12] 
4October 21Doosan Bears 14 – NC Dinos 5Masan Baseball Stadium3:5311,000[13]

Korean Series

Kia Tigers won the series, 4–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 25Doosan Bears 5 – Kia Tigers 3Gwangju-Kia Champions Field3:3519,600[14] 
2October 26Doosan Bears 0 – Kia Tigers 1Gwangju-Kia Champions Field3:1619,600[15] 
3October 28Kia Tigers 6 – Doosan Bears 3Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:1625,000[16] 
4October 29Kia Tigers 5 – Doosan Bears 1Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:3325,000[17] 
5October 30KIA Tigers 7 – Doosan Bears 6Jamsil Baseball Stadium4:0925,000[18]

Attendances

Team Total attendance Home average Change vs. 2016
Doosan Bears1,094,82915,206–6 %
LG Twins1,134,83615,762–2 %
SK Wyverns892,54112,396+3.2%
Lotte Giants1,038,49214,424+21.8%
Samsung Lions704,8579,790–17.2 %
Nexen Heroes699,3809,714–10.6 %
KIA Tigers1,024,83014,234+32.5%
KT Wiz686,5419,535+0.6%
Hanwha Eagles593,2518,240–10.2 %
NC Dinos531,1217,377–3.3 %
Total 8,400,688 11,668 +0.7 %

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