Yang Hyeon-jong (36, KIA Tigers), the active pitcher with the most wins (171 wins) and the second-most career wins pitcher,
is about to leap into second place with the most innings pitched in history.
Hyeon-jong Yang earned his first complete game of the season against KT Wiz on the 1st with a near-perfect pitch, giving only 1 run in 9 innings.
Yang Hyeon-jong’s total pitching innings are 2,377 innings. 파워볼사이트
There are only 17⅔ innings left to reach the record of Jeong Min-cheol (MBC Sports Plus commentator, 2,394⅔ innings), who ranks second in this category.
If he achieves just three quality starts (QS, pitching 3 earned runs or less over 6 innings as a starter), he will surpass Jeong Min-cheol and rise to second place.
Although there is still a long way to go to reach the records of Song Jin-woo (retired),
who holds the record for most innings pitched in his career (3,03 innings) and most wins in his career (210 wins).
Yang Hyeon-jong has already established himself as a great pitcher who continues the lineage of steady pitchers in the KBO League has been firmly established.
Until last year, Yang Hyeon-jong had pitched 170 innings for 9 consecutive years for the first time in history.
He pitched 44⅔ innings in 7 games this year, staying on the mound for an average of more than 6 innings per game.
If he avoids injuries and continues his current trend, he will easily exceed 170 innings.
Yang Hyeon-jong’s greatest advantage is that even though he is only 36 years old, the speed at which he eats up innings remains the same.
Compared to Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha Eagles), who is one year older than Yang Hyeon-jong, pitching 38 innings in 7 games, and Kim Gwang-hyun (SSG Landers),
who is the same age, pitching 36⅔ innings in 7 games, Yang Hyeon-jong’s sense of responsibility for doing his part is scary all.
Yang Hyeon-jong, who plays as KIA’s second starting pitcher this season,
has pitched more innings than any other first starting pitcher on each team,
including fellow first starting pitcher Will Crowe (35⅓ innings).
Yang Hyeon-jong, who tied for first place with 5 QS counts, is followed by William Cuevas (33, kt), Daniel Castano (29, NC Dinos),
Emmanuel de Jesus (27), and Ariel Jurado (28, Kiwoom Heroes).
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