2022 Stats
AVG
.251
HR
11
RBI
59
R
58
SB
12
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
After looking overmatched the previous season, Kim settled in as the Padres regular shortstop, posting a 105 wRC+ while playing excellent defense. His biggest strides came against curveballs and sliders. In his rookie season, Kim fanned at a 35% clip against breaking pitches, but last season he lowered it to 17%. Kim fanned at a 19% rate both years facing fastballs. He doesn't hit the ball hard, but Kim puts it in play with a pull approach allowing him to take advantage of the shorter distances down the left field line in Petco Park. Kim was successful on 12 of 14 stolen base attempts. He's a candidate to run more as he further acclimated to MLB pitching. It's unclear where Kim will play, as the Padres have some moving parts, including the return of Fernando Tatis, who may move off shortstop. If Kim is a regular, he's mixed-league worthy, but be ready if he doesn't play as much as last season. Read Past Outlooks
Absent from Wednesday's lineup
Kim isn't starting Wednesday against the Giants, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
ANALYSIS
Kim is in the midst of a three-game hitting streak in which he's gone 5-for-11 with a homer, a double, three RBI, two runs and a stolen base. He'll get a breather while Jake Cronenworth starts at shortstop and bats cleanup.
Kim is in the midst of a three-game hitting streak in which he's gone 5-for-11 with a homer, a double, three RBI, two runs and a stolen base. He'll get a breather while Jake Cronenworth starts at shortstop and bats cleanup.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+13%
OPS vs LHP
2022
+12%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .735 | 278 | 4 | 32 | .254 | ||||
| Since 2020vs Right | .653 | 602 | 15 | 61 | .226 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .765 | 188 | 2 | 18 | .270 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .681 | 394 | 9 | 41 | .243 | ||||
| 2021vs Left | .672 | 90 | 2 | 14 | .222 | ||||
| 2021vs Right | .601 | 208 | 6 | 20 | .194 | ||||
| 2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
Even Split
2022
+14%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | .679 | 436 | 10 | 38 | .229 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | .678 | 444 | 9 | 55 | .240 | ||||
| 2022Home | .659 | 287 | 5 | 19 | .234 | ||||
| 2022Away | .754 | 295 | 6 | 40 | .268 | ||||
| 2021Home | .719 | 149 | 5 | 19 | .219 | ||||
| 2021Away | .530 | 149 | 3 | 15 | .187 | ||||
| 2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ha-Seong Kim compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.51BB Rate
8.8%K Rate
17.2%BABIP
.290ISO
.132AVG
.251OBP
.325SLG
.383OPS
.708wOBA
.315Exit Velocity
86.7 mphHard Hit Rate
27.8%Barrels/PA
3.1%Expected BA
.250Expected SLG
.368Sprint Speed
24.8 ft/secGround Ball %
39.5%Line Drive %
21.2%Fly Ball %
39.3%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
After a career of impressive numbers in the KBO, Kim struggled to adjust to the quality of major-league pitching as he hit .160 off non-fastballs and just .230 off the hard stuff. Breaking balls were particularly troublesome for him as he saw them 30% of the time and hit .159/.178/.341 off that pitch classification. His defensive prowess was his saving grace last season. Kim showed the ability to play three positions and was even 6-for-7 in his steal attempts when he did manage to reach base. He is a bottom-of-the-order hitter in his current form, and it will be interesting to see how he and the league adjust to pitchers no longer hitting as Kim was particularly bad hitting in front of pitchers last season (.177/.241/.317). Whereas his value was inflated last season, he is more properly priced in drafts this season.
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Goes deep Sunday
Kim went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the White Sox.
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Posts 11th steal
Kim went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Friday's 3-1 loss to the White Sox.
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Three hits Sunday
Kim went 3-for-6 with two doubles and two runs scored in Sunday's 13-6 victory over Colorado.
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Swats 10th homer
Kim went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-0 win against St. Louis.
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Fills stat sheet Friday
Kim went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, a stolen base and three total runs scored in Friday's 12-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
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