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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
10 394 841 54 60 86 4.42 14.1
Birth Date1-19-1979
Height5' 9"
Weight175 lbs
Age45 years, 3 months, 5 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1999 ARI MLB 25 0 27.3 1 2 1 20 20 31 2 101 6.6 6.6 0.7 10.2 0% .286 1.46 4.50 4.61 85 3.23 62.8 0.7
2000 ARI MLB 61 1 70.7 6 6 14 52 46 111 9 110 6.6 5.9 1.1 14.1 0% .297 1.39 3.90 4.46 64 2.43 46.7 2.5
2001 ARI MLB 78 0 98.0 5 6 19 58 44 113 10 103 5.3 4.0 0.9 10.4 0% .221 1.04 3.61 2.94 83 3.04 63.0 2.5
2002 ARI MLB 72 0 84.0 8 3 36 64 26 92 5 105 6.9 2.8 0.5 9.9 0% .276 1.07 2.60 2.04 68 2.53 54.2 2.6
2003 ARI 0 7 7 43.0 1 5 0 34 15 33 6 103 7.1 3.1 1.3 6.9 0% .228 1.14 4.57 3.56 84 2.97 62.3 1.2
2003 BOS 0 49 5 79.3 8 5 16 70 18 69 6 104 7.9 2.0 0.7 7.8 0% .272 1.11 3.32 3.18 86 3.23 67.8 2.1
2004 BOS MLB 7 3 17.3 2 1 0 17 7 6 1 111 8.8 3.6 0.5 3.1 0% .262 1.38 4.77 6.23 110 6.75 139.2 -0.2
2005 COL MLB 40 22 148.0 5 12 0 156 71 115 17 114 9.5 4.3 1.0 7.0 0% .309 1.53 4.64 4.86 106 5.36 115.3 0.2
2006 COL MLB 27 27 155.0 8 12 0 179 61 129 18 105 10.4 3.5 1.0 7.5 0% .340 1.55 4.28 5.57 92 4.12 83.9 2.9
2007 ARI 0 2 2 2.7 0 1 0 11 2 3 1 108 37.1 6.8 3.4 10.1 0% .667 4.88 9.17 23.63 107 5.06 104.8 0.0
2007 COL 0 3 1 6.0 1 2 0 6 4 2 2 107 9.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 0% .200 1.67 9.33 10.50 112 4.92 101.8 0.1
2007 FLO 0 23 19 109.7 9 5 0 114 62 102 17 105 9.4 5.1 1.4 8.4 0% .307 1.60 5.40 5.42 114 6.17 127.6 -0.5
2003 TOT MLB 56 12 122.3 9 10 16 104 33 102 12 104 7.7 2.4 0.9 7.5 0% .000 1.12 3.76 3.31 85 3.14 65.8 3.3
2007 TOT MLB 28 22 118.3 10 8 0 131 68 107 20 105 10.0 5.2 1.5 8.1 0% .000 1.68 5.68 6.08 113 6.08 125.8 -0.4
CareerMLB39487841.0546086781376806941078.44.01.08.646%.2951.384.214.42914.0784.614.1

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1999 ARI MLB NL 25 0 27.3 1 2 1 20 20 31 2 101 6.6 6.6 0.7 10.2 0% .286 1.46 4.50 4.61 85 3.23 62.8
1999 ELP AA TXS 10 0 21.3 2 0 0 6 9 32 0 2.5 3.8 0.0 13.5 0% -.146 0.70 1.66 2.11 0 0.00 0.0
1999 TUC AAA PCL 11 3 30.0 4 0 1 21 15 40 2 6.3 4.5 0.6 12.0 0% -.328 1.20 3.42 2.40 0 0.00 0.0
2000 ARI MLB NL 61 1 70.7 6 6 14 52 46 111 9 110 6.6 5.9 1.1 14.1 0% .297 1.39 3.90 4.46 64 2.43 46.7
2000 TUC AAA PCL 2 2 8.3 0 0 0 1 4 13 0 1.1 4.3 0.0 14.1 0% -.059 0.60 1.89 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2001 ARI MLB NL 78 0 98.0 5 6 19 58 44 113 10 103 5.3 4.0 0.9 10.4 0% .221 1.04 3.61 2.94 83 3.04 63.0
2002 ARI MLB NL 72 0 84.0 8 3 36 64 26 92 5 105 6.9 2.8 0.5 9.9 0% .276 1.07 2.60 2.04 68 2.53 54.2
2003 ARI MLB NL 7 7 43.0 1 5 0 34 15 33 6 103 7.1 3.1 1.3 6.9 0% .228 1.14 4.57 3.56 84 2.97 62.3
2003 BOS MLB AL 49 5 79.3 8 5 16 70 18 69 6 104 7.9 2.0 0.7 7.8 0% .272 1.11 3.32 3.18 86 3.23 67.8
2003 TUC AAA PCL 3 3 17.7 1 1 0 17 1 8 2 8.6 0.5 1.0 4.1 0% .273 1.02 4.54 2.54 0 0.00 0.0
2004 BOS MLB AL 7 3 17.3 2 1 0 17 7 6 1 111 8.8 3.6 0.5 3.1 0% .262 1.38 4.77 6.23 110 6.75 139.2
2004 SAR A+ FSL 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .000 0.00 1.22 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2004 PAW AAA INT 22 19 60.7 2 6 0 71 12 39 6 10.5 1.8 0.9 5.8 0% .319 1.37 4.14 5.34 0 0.00 0.0
2005 COL MLB NL 40 22 148.0 5 12 0 156 71 115 17 114 9.5 4.3 1.0 7.0 0% .309 1.53 4.64 4.86 106 5.36 115.3
2006 COL MLB NL 27 27 155.0 8 12 0 179 61 129 18 105 10.4 3.5 1.0 7.5 0% .340 1.55 4.28 5.57 92 4.12 83.9
2006 CSP AAA PCL 3 3 13.0 0 1 0 18 4 11 0 115 12.5 2.8 0.0 7.6 0% .383 1.69 2.80 6.23 75 4.81 100.9
2006 KOR wor WBC 3 0 4.0 1 0 0 3 2 6 0 6.8 4.5 0.0 13.5 0% .300 1.25 2.26 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2007 ARI MLB NL 2 2 2.7 0 1 0 11 2 3 1 108 37.1 6.8 3.4 10.1 0% .667 4.88 9.17 23.63 107 5.06 104.8
2007 COL MLB NL 3 1 6.0 1 2 0 6 4 2 2 107 9.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 0% .200 1.67 9.33 10.50 112 4.92 101.8
2007 FLO MLB NL 23 19 109.7 9 5 0 114 62 102 17 105 9.4 5.1 1.4 8.4 0% .307 1.60 5.40 5.42 114 6.17 127.6
2007 CSP AAA PCL 5 5 24.3 1 1 0 21 11 31 2 105 7.8 4.1 0.7 11.5 0% .317 1.32 3.40 2.96 75 2.74 56.1
2018 MEL Wnt ABL 9 0 9.7 1 0 1 6 5 9 1 5.6 4.7 0.9 8.4 0% .200 1.14 3.62 0.93 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2007-04-16 2007-05-13 15-DL 27 25 Right Thumb Contusion Thumb -
2006-04-03 2006-04-30 15-DL 27 24 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2004-03-26 2004-04-29 15-DL 34 19 Right Shoulder Strain -
2003-04-30 2003-05-26 15-DL 26 23 Right Ankle Contusion -
1999-07-28 1999-09-07 15-DL 41 35 - Neck Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2008 SFN $850,000
2007 COL $2,500,000
2006 COL $1,250,000
2005 COL $5,000,000
2004 BOS $3,425,000
2003 ARI $3,250,000
2002 ARI $762,500
2001 ARI $762,500
2000 ARI $762,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$18,562,500
9 yrTotal$18,562,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
8 y 9 dScott Boras (prev Genske, Moorad)

Details
  • released 3/25/10 signed as a free agent from PIT 2/1/10 (minor-league contract)
  • released 3/26/08 signed as a free agent from PIT 2/20/08, 1 year/$0.85M (08)
  • $1M performance bonus
  • signed as a free agent from AZ 8/25/07
  • designated for assignment 8/15/07
  • claimed off waivers from FL 8/3/07
  • acquired in trade from COL 5/13/07
  • COL exercised $2.5M 07 option 11/06
  • re-signed as a free agent 1/06, 1 year/$1.5M (06), 06:$1.25M, 07: $2.5M club option $0.25M buyout
  • acquired in trade from BOS 3/05 recalled 9/04 optioned to Triple-A 5/04
  • avoided arbitration 1/04, 2 year/$10M (04-05)
  • 04:$5M, 05:$5M
  • acquired in trade from AZ 5/03
  • 1 year/$3.25M (03) (avoided arbitration) 1/03

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2014-04-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)Aside from a short stint from Byung-Hyun Kim, has there been a submariner who has had any success as a starting pitcher? Is there health benefit to a submarine motion?
(doog7642 from Blaine, MN)		The low-abduction of the shoulder (under 90 degrees) is a much more natural motion, so sidewinders do have a functional advantage. That said, true submariners tend to endure a section of very poor balance during the stride phase, and the ever-changing center-of-gravity creates other potential implications of the motion. I think that the main reason we don't see starters is that submariners tend to have extreme platoon splits, making them vulnerable to lineups that are stacked with opposite-handed bats. (Doug Thorburn)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day OneUh oh, a leadoff walk off Feliz! Cue the predictions of closers whose careers "ended" because of post-season mishaps. George Foster! Byung-Hyun Kim! Brad Lidge! Oh, wait... (Christina Kahrl)
 

PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Byung-Hyun Kim threw 505 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2007, including pitches thrown in . In 2007, he relied primarily on his Sinker (89mph) and Slider (79mph), also mixing in a Change (80mph). He also rarely threw a Fourseam Fastball (85mph) and Curve (89mph).