Kim Ki-tae
This article is about a baseball player. For the military personnel, see Kim Ki-tae (military).
Kim Ki-tae | |||
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Kia Tigers – No. 77 | |||
Designated hitter / First baseman / Manager | |||
Born: | May 23, 1969|||
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debut | |||
April 11, 1991, for the Ssangbangwool Raiders | |||
Last appearance | |||
September 25, 2005, for the SK Wyverns | |||
KBO statistics | |||
Batting average | .294 | ||
Home runs | 249 | ||
Runs batted in | 923 | ||
Teams | |||
As player As coach
As manager
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Medal record | ||
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Representing South Korea | ||
Men’s Baseball | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2000 Sydney | Team |
Kim Ki-tae | |
Hangul | 김기태 |
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Hanja | 金杞泰 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Gitae |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kit'ae |
Kim Ki-tae (Hangul: 김기태, Hanja: 金杞泰; born May 23, 1969 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a former South Korean baseball player who played for the Ssangbangwool Raiders, Samsung Lions and SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization and current manager of Kia Tigers.
During his pro career, he was used primarily as a designated hitter, with occasional games at first base. As a full-time designated hitter, Kim won a home run title in 1994 and a batting title in 1997. He is a four-time KBO Golden Glove Award winner as well.
In 2000, Kim was a member of the 2000 South Korean Olympic baseball team which won the bronze medal in the baseball tournament.
In 2014, Kim became manager of the Kia Tigers.
External links
- Profile at databaseOlympics.com
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
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