# 2017 KBO League season

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

## Standings

| Rank | Team | W | L | D | Pct. | GB | Postseason |
| 1 | KIA Tigers | 87 | 56 | 1 | .608 | -- | Korean Series |
| 2 | Doosan Bears | 84 | 57 | 3 | .596 | 2.0 | Playoff |
| 3 | Lotte Giants | 80 | 62 | 2 | .563 | 6.5 | Semi-playoff |
| 4 | NC Dinos | 79 | 62 | 3 | .560 | 7.0 | Wild Card |
| 5 | SK Wyverns | 75 | 68 | 1 | .524 | 12.0 | Wild Card |
| 6 | LG Twins | 69 | 72 | 3 | .489 | 17.0 | Did not qualify |
| 7 | Nexen Heroes | 69 | 73 | 2 | .486 | 17.5 | Did not qualify |
| 8 | Hanwha Eagles | 61 | 81 | 2 | .430 | 25.5 | Did not qualify |
| 9 | Samsung Lions | 55 | 84 | 5 | .396 | 30.0 | Did not qualify |
| 10 | KT Wiz | 50 | 94 | 0 | .347 | 37.5 | Did not qualify |
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## League Leaders

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Kim Sun-bin | KIA Tigers | .370 |
| Home runs | Choi Jeong | SK Wyverns | 46 |
| Runs batted in | Darin Ruf | Samsung Lions | 124 |
| Runs | Roger Bernadina | KIA Tigers | 118 |
| Hits | Son Ah-seop | Lotte Giants | 192 |
| Stolen Base | Park Hae-min | Samsung Lions | 40 |
| On Base Percentage | Choi Hyung-woo | KIA Tigers | .450 |
| Slugging Percentage | Choi Jeong | SK Wyverns | .684 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Earned run average | Ryan Feierabend | kt Wiz | 3.04 |
| Wins | Yang Hyeon-jong Hector Noesi | KIA Tigers KIA Tigers | 20 |
| Saves | Son Seung-lak | Lotte Giants | 37 |
| Holds | Jin Hae-soo | LG Twins | 24 |
| Innings Pitched | Hector Noesi | KIA Tigers | 201.2 |
| Winning percentage | Hector Noesi | KIA Tigers | .800 |
| Strikeouts | Merrill Kelly | SK Wyverns | 189 |
| WHIP | Ryan Feierabend | kt Wiz | 1.15 |

## 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.
| Team | Player | Position | In KBO since | Salary | Notes |
| Samsung Lions | Anthony Ranaudo | Pitcher | 2017 | $1,050,000 | |
| Samsung Lions | Zach Petrick | Pitcher | 2017 | $450,000 | |
| Samsung Lions | Darin Ruf | Infielder | 2017 | $1,100,000 | |
| NC Dinos | Jeff Manship | Pitcher | 2017 | $1,600,000 | |
| NC Dinos | Eric Hacker | Pitcher | 2014 | $600,000 | |
| NC Dinos | Xavier Scruggs | Infielder | 2017 | $700,000 | |
| Doosan Bears | Dustin Nippert | Pitcher | 2011 | $2,100,000 | KBO All-Star |
| Doosan Bears | Michael Bowden | Pitcher | 2016 | $1,100,000 | |
| Doosan Bears | Nick Evans | Infielder | 2016 | $680,000 | KBO All-Star |
| Nexen Heroes | Sean O'Sullivan | Pitcher | 2017 | $1,100,000 | Released |
| Nexen Heroes | Andy Van Hekken | Pitcher | 2016 | $900,000 | |
| Nexen Heroes | Danny Dorn | Outfielder | 2016 | $650,000 | Released |
| Nexen Heroes | Jake Brigham | Pitcher | 2017 | $500,000 | Signed to replace Sean O'Sullivan |
| Nexen Heroes | Michael Choice | Outfielder | 2017 | $200,000 | Signed to replace Danny Dorn |
| SK Wyverns | Merrill Kelly | Pitcher | 2015 | $850,000 | KBO All-Star |
| SK Wyverns | Scott Diamond | Pitcher | 2017 | $600,000 | |
| SK Wyverns | Danny Worth | Infielder | 2017 | $700,000 | Released |
| SK Wyverns | Jamie Romak | Infielder | 2017 | $500,000 | Signed to replace Danny Worth |
| Hanwha Eagles | Alexi Ogando | Pitcher | 2017 | $1,300,000 | |
| Hanwha Eagles | Carlos Villanueva | Pitcher | 2017 | $1,000,000 | |
| Hanwha Eagles | Wilin Rosario | Infielder | 2016 | $1,500,000 | KBO All-Star |
| Kia Tigers | Héctor Noesí | Pitcher | 2016 | $1,700,000 | |
| Kia Tigers | Pat Dean | Pitcher | 2017 | $700,000 | |
| Kia Tigers | Roger Bernadina | Outfielder | 2017 | $750,000 | KBO All-Star |
| Lotte Giants | Nick Additon | Pitcher | 2017 | $350,000 | |
| Lotte Giants | Brooks Raley | Pitcher | 2015 | $850,000 | KBO All-Star |
| Lotte Giants | Parker Markel | Pitcher | 2017 | $500,000 | |
| Lotte Giants | Andy Burns | Infielder | 2017 | $600,000 | |
| LG Twins | Henry Sosa | Pitcher | 2012 | $500,000 | |
| LG Twins | Luis Jimenez | Infielder | 2015 | $700,000 | Released |
| LG Twins | David Huff | Pitcher | 2016 | $1,000,000 | |
| LG Twins | James Loney | Infielder | 2016 | $250,000 | signed to replace Luis Jimenez |
| KT Wiz | Ryan Feierabend | Pitcher | 2015 | $350,000 | KBO All-Star |
| KT Wiz | Donn Roach | Pitcher | 2017 | $650,000 | |
| KT Wiz | Johnny Monell | Infielder | 2017 | $450,000 | Released |

### Foreign hitters

| Team | Player | Batting average | Home runs | RBI | Notes |
| Doosan Bears | Nick Evans | .297 | 26 | 90 | KBO All-Star |
| Hanwha Eagles | Wilin Rosario | .339 | 37 | 111 | KBO All-Star |
| Kia Tigers | Roger Bernadina | .320 | 27 | 111 | 32 stolen bases; KBO All-Star, KBO runs scored leader, Golden Glove Award |
| KT Wiz | Mel Rojas Jr. | .301 | 18 | 56 | |
| LG Twins | Luis Jiménez | .276 | 7 | 30 | |
| Lotte Giants | Andy Burns | .303 | 15 | 57 | |
| NC Dinos | Xavier Scruggs | .300 | 35 | 111 | |
| Nexen Heroes | Danny Dorn | .140 | 1 | 2 | Released by the team |
| Nexen Heroes | Michael Choice | .307 | 17 | 42 | Signed to replace Danny Dorn |
| Samsung Lions | Darin Ruf | .315 | 31 | 124 | KBO RBI leader |
| SK Wyverns | Danny Worth | .111 | 0 | 0 | Released by the team |
| SK Wyverns | Jamie Romak | .242 | 31 | 64 | Signed to replace Danny Worth |

## Postseason

| Wild Card | Wild Card | Wild Card | Semi-playoff | Semi-playoff | Semi-playoff | Playoff | Playoff | Playoff | Korean Series | Korean Series | 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.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 5 | SK Wyverns 5 – NC Dinos 10 | Masan Baseball Stadium | 3:44 | 9,926 |

### Semi-playoff

NC Dinos won the series, 3–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 8 | NC Dinos 9 – Lotte Giants 2 (11) | Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium | 4:45 | 26,000 |
| 2 | October 9 | NC Dinos 0 – Lotte Giants 1 | Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium | 3:17 | 25,169 |
| 3 | October 11 | Lotte Giants 6 – NC Dinos 13 | Masan Baseball Stadium | 4:04 | 11,000 |
| 4 | October 13 | Lotte Giants 7 – NC Dinos 1 | Masan Baseball Stadium | 2:47 | 11,000 |
| 5 | October 15 | NC Dinos 9 – Lotte Giants 0 | Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium | 3:59 | 25,938 |

### Playoff

Doosan Bears won the series, 3–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 17 | NC Dinos 13 – Doosan Bears 5 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:56 | 24,354 |
| 2 | October 18 | NC Dinos 7 - Doosan Bears 17 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 4:02 | 23,037 |
| 3 | October 20 | Doosan Bears 14 – NC Dinos 3 | Masan Baseball Stadium | 3:55 | 11,000 |
| 4 | October 21 | Doosan Bears 14 – NC Dinos 5 | Masan Baseball Stadium | 3:53 | 11,000 |

### Korean Series

Kia Tigers won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 25 | Doosan Bears 5 – Kia Tigers 3 | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | 3:35 | 19,600 |
| 2 | October 26 | Doosan Bears 0 – Kia Tigers 1 | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | 3:16 | 19,600 |
| 3 | October 28 | Kia Tigers 6 – Doosan Bears 3 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:16 | 25,000 |
| 4 | October 29 | Kia Tigers 5 – Doosan Bears 1 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:33 | 25,000 |
| 5 | October 30 | KIA Tigers 7 – Doosan Bears 6 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 4:09 | 25,000 |

## Attendances

| Team | Total attendance | Home average | Change vs. 2016 |
| Doosan Bears | 1,094,829 | 15,206 | –6 % |
| LG Twins | 1,134,836 | 15,762 | –2 % |
| SK Wyverns | 892,541 | 12,396 | +3.2% |
| Lotte Giants | 1,038,492 | 14,424 | +21.8% |
| Samsung Lions | 704,857 | 9,790 | –17.2 % |
| Nexen Heroes | 699,380 | 9,714 | –10.6 % |
| KIA Tigers | 1,024,830 | 14,234 | +32.5% |
| KT Wiz | 686,541 | 9,535 | +0.6% |
| Hanwha Eagles | 593,251 | 8,240 | –10.2 % |
| NC Dinos | 531,121 | 7,377 | –3.3 % |
| Total | 8,400,688 | 11,668 | +0.7 % |