| 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 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金周璨 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Ju-chan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chu-ch'an |
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