Lee Bum-ho

Lee Bum-ho (Korean: 이범호; Hanja: 李杋浩; born November 25, 1981) is a South Korean former third baseman who played primarily in the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee Bum-ho
Third baseman
Born: (1981-11-25) November 25, 1981
Taegu, South Korea
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
KBO: April 5, 2000, for the Hanhwa Eagles
NPB: April, 2010, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Last appearance
NPB: 2010, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
KBO: 2019, for the Kia Tigers
KBO statistics
Batting average.271
Home runs334
RBI1,127
NPB statistics
Batting average.226
Home runs4
RBI8
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Lee Bum-ho
Medal record
Men's baseball
World Baseball Classic
2009 Los Angeles Team
2006 San Diego Team
Korean name
Hangul
이범호
Hanja
李杋浩
Revised RomanizationI Beom-ho
McCune–ReischauerI Pŏm-ho

Lee is considered one of the best defensive third basemen in the KBO league history. He made great contributions on offense as well. He hit with considerable power, which enabled him to collect 20+ home runs nearly every season.

Professional career

Lee made his pro debut in 2000, drafted by the Hanwha Eagles in the 2nd round (8th pick, 16th overall) of the 2000 KBO Draft.

He had a couple of mediocre seasons as a backup shortstop, but started to show signs of promise in 2002 when he batted .260 and hit 11 home runs. After the 2002 season, Lee was selected for the South Korea national baseball team for the first time and competed in the 2002 Intercontinental Cup held in Cuba. In the gold medal game, Lee hit a solo home run off Cuba's starter José Ibar in the bottom of the 4th inning to break a 0–0 tie.

His stats dipped slightly in 2003, but broke out again in the 2004 season when he batted a career-high .308 with 23 home runs and 74 RBIs, playing in all 126 regular-season games as a shortstop.

In 2005, Lee moved from shortstop to third base, and hit a career-high 26 home runs with 68 RBIs. He won his first KBO League Golden Glove Award at third base, edging out Kim Dong-Joo in the balloting.

Prior to the 2006 season, Lee was called up to the South Korea national baseball team and competed in the inaugural World Baseball Classic.

From 2004 through 2007, Lee had four consecutive seasons with 20 or more home runs. In 2006, Lee won his second KBO League Golden Glove Award.

In 2008, he batted .276, hit 19 home runs, drove in 77 runs and stole a career-high 12 bases.

In March 2009, Lee competed for the South Korean national baseball team for the 2009 World Baseball Classic. For the Classic, Lee went 8-for-20 with 3 home runs, 5 runs and 7 RBIs in six games. He was fifth in RBI and tied for the lead with six others in home runs in the tournament, and named to the All-Star team at third base. In the 2009 KBO season, Lee had another solid performance, batting .284 with 25 home runs (7th in the league), 124 hits and a career-high 79 RBIs in 126 regular-season games as a third baseman.

Lee signed as a free agent with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Japanese Pacific League in November 2009. He batted .226 in 48 games for the Hawks in 2010, with 4 home runs and 8 RBI. He hit his first NPB home run on April 9, 2010, against Nippon Ham at Fukuoka Dome in the seventh inning off Hirotoshi Masui.

On January 27, 2011, Lee returned to the KBO League, signing with the Kia Tigers.

Career statistics
Year Team AVG G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI RUN SB CS BB SO GIDP SF SLG
2000Hanwha.16269741270131110112121.297
2001.1967113827713162224132538.326
2002.2601112967720211354151275756.453
2003.2381073237719111384626526369.406
2004.30813348114835323748063518089.536
2005.27312644412127126686962629487.514
2006.257126421108251207353027287114.463
2007.2461264181031402163572077731410.431
2008.2761254341202131977801217050184.470
2009.284126436124210257964316070103.505
Total10 Season.265112034659171961216052652339204956208561.467

Notable international careers
Year Venue Competition Team Individual Note
2002  Cuba Intercontinental Cup .303 BA (10-for-33), 1 HR
2006  United States World Baseball Classic .176 BA (3-for-17), 2 RBI, 1 R
2009  United States World Baseball Classic .400 BA (8-for-20), 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R
All-Star (3B), HR title
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