Seung-hwan Oh
| Seung-hwan Oh | |
|---|---|
Oh with the Colorado Rockies in 2019 | |
| Samsung Lions – No. 21 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: July 15, 1982 Jeongeup, South Korea | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| KBO: April 3, 2005, for the Samsung Lions | |
| NPB: March 29, 2014, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| MLB: April 3, 2016, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| KBO statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 44-33 |
| Earned run average | 2.25 |
| Strikeouts | 858 |
| Saves | 427 |
| NPB statistics (through 2015 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 4–7 |
| Earned run average | 2.25 |
| Strikeouts | 147 |
| Saves | 80 |
| MLB statistics (through 2019 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 16–13 |
| Earned run average | 3.31 |
| Strikeouts | 252 |
| Saves | 42 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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| Seung-hwan Oh | |
| Hangul | 오승환 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | O Seung-hwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | O Sŭng-hwan |
Seung-hwan Oh (Hangul: ; Korean: 오승환; Hanja: 吳昇桓; Korean pronunciation: [o.sɯŋ.ɦwan]; born July 15, 1982) is a South Korean professional baseball relief pitcher for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Colorado Rockies.
Oh is known as "Dol-bucheo" (Stone Buddha) for being unshaken and maintaining an emotionless face in every situation. His prowess as a relief pitcher also earned him the nickname "Kkeut-pan Wang" (Final Boss), in South Korea and among Cardinals fans.