Kim Joo-chan | |
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Kia Tigers – No. 16 | |
Left fielder | |
Born: | March 25, 1981|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
KBO debut | |
2000, for the Samsung Lions | |
KBO statistics (through July 27,2019) | |
Batting average | .299 |
Hits | 1,848 |
Home runs | 135 |
RBI | 771 |
Teams | |
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Kim Joo-chan | |
Hangul | 김주찬 |
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Hanja | 金周璨 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Ju-chan |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chu-ch'an |
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