2022 KBO League | |
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League | KBO League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 2 – October 11 (regular season) |
Number of games | 144 per team |
Number of teams | 10 |
TV partner(s) | KBS, MBC, SBS, SPOTV |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | SSG Landers |
Season MVP | Lee Jung-hoo (Kiwoom) |
Postseason | |
Wild Card champions | KT Wiz |
Wild Card runners-up | Kia Tigers |
Semi-playoffs champions | Kiwoom Heroes |
Semi-playoffs runners-up | KT Wiz |
Playoffs champions | Kiwoom Heroes |
Playoffs runners-up | LG Twins |
Korean Series | |
Champions | SSG Landers |
Runners-up | Kiwoom Heroes |
Finals MVP | Kim Kang-min |
The 2022 KBO League season was the 41st season in the history of the KBO League. The regular season began on April 2 and ended on October 11. [1] A postseason then followed, culminating with the championship Korean Series. KT Wiz entered the season as defending champions.
No changes were made to the league's makeup from the prior season, with the same 10 teams competing. [2] Each team is scheduled to play 144 games, via facing every other team 16 times. [3]
The league announced some operational changes: [4]
Additionally, some temporary measures used during the prior season, such as not playing extra innings, were discontinued. [4]
Last updated October 12, 2022
Rank | Team | Record | GB | Postseason | |
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Won–Lost (Win %) | Tied | ||||
1 | SSG Landers | 88–52 (.629) | 4 | – | Korean Series |
2 | LG Twins | 87–55 (.613) | 2 | 2 | Playoff |
3 | Kiwoom Heroes | 80–62 (.563) | 2 | 9 | Semi-playoff |
4 | KT Wiz | 80–62 (.563) | 2 | 9 | Wildcard Game |
5 | Kia Tigers | 70–73 (.490) | 1 | 19½ | |
6 | NC Dinos | 67–74 (.475) | 3 | 21½ | Did not qualify |
7 | Samsung Lions | 66–76 (.465) | 2 | 23 | |
8 | Lotte Giants | 64–76 (.457) | 4 | 24 | |
9 | Doosan Bears | 60–82 (.423) | 2 | 29 | |
10 | Hanwha Eagles | 46–96 (.324) | 2 | 43 |
Note: Regular-season games are limited to 12 innings; [6] tie results are ignored by the league when computing winning percentage and games behind.
Wild Card | Semi-playoff | Playoff | Korean Series | |||||||||||||||
1 | SSG Landers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | LG Twins | 1 | 3 | Kiwoom Heroes | 2 | |||||||||||||
3 | Kiwoom Heroes | 3 | 3 | Kiwoom Heroes | 3 | |||||||||||||
4 | KT Wiz | 2 | 4 | KT Wiz | 2 | |||||||||||||
5 | Kia Tigers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.
KT Wiz (2) vs. Kia Tigers (0)
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 13 | Kia Tigers − 2, KT Wiz − 6 | Suwon Baseball Stadium | 3:02 | 17,600 |
Kiwoom Heroes (3) vs. KT Wiz (2)
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 16 | KT Wiz – 4, Kiwoom Heroes – 8 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 3:12 | 15,018 |
2 | October 17 | KT Wiz – 2, Kiwoom Heroes – 0 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 2:39 | 9,282 |
3 | October 19 | Kiwoom Heroes – 9, KT Wiz – 2 | Suwon Baseball Stadium | 3:16 | 9,791 |
4 | October 20 | Kiwoom Heroes – 6, KT Wiz – 9 | Suwon Baseball Stadium | 3:35 | 8,464 |
5 | October 22 | KT Wiz – 3, Kiwoom Heroes – 4 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 2:58 | 13,028 |
LG Twins (1) vs. Kiwoom Heroes (3)
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 24 | Kiwoom Heroes – 3, LG Twins – 6 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:03 | 23,750 |
2 | October 25 | Kiwoom Heroes – 7, LG Twins – 6 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 4:19 | 23,750 |
3 | October 27 | LG Twins – 4, Kiwoom Heroes – 6 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 3:21 | 16,300 |
4 | October 28 | LG Twins – 1, Kiwoom Heroes – 4 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 3:15 | 16,300 |
SSG Landers (4) vs. Kiwoom Heroes (2)
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | November 1 | Kiwoom Heroes – 7, SSG Landers – 6 | Incheon SSG Landers Field | 4:19 | 22,500 |
2 | November 2 | Kiwoom Heroes – 1, SSG Landers – 6 | Incheon SSG Landers Field | 3:09 | 22,500 |
3 | November 4 | SSG Landers – 8, Kiwoom Heroes – 2 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 3:50 | 16,300 |
4 | November 5 | SSG Landers – 3, Kiwoom Heroes – 6 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 3:39 | 16,300 |
5 | November 7 | Kiwoom Heroes – 4, SSG Landers – 5 | Incheon SSG Landers Field | 3:14 | 22,500 |
6 | November 8 | Kiwoom Heroes – 3, SSG Landers – 4 | Incheon SSG Landers Field | 2:37 | 22,500 |
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