Seung Song: WBC pitcher was once top Red Sox arm
Korean World Baseball Classic pitcher Seung Song was once a top prospect in North America, but never pitched in the majors. What happened?
- Born: 1972/12/05
- Age: 39
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 230
- Bats/Throws: L / R
- Seasons: 17
- Place of birth: Chicago, IL
- Drafted by: the Washington Nationals in 1991 (1st round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 56 | 214 | 35 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 36 | 13 | 3 | .262 | .335 | .416 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Expos | 10 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .226 | .323 |
| 1993 | 101 | 380 | 82 | 125 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 101 | 54 | 71 | 31 | 10 | .329 | .417 | .600 | |
| 1994 | Expos | 100 | 334 | 43 | 94 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 63 | 10 | 3 | .281 | .332 | .398 |
| 1995 | Expos | 29 | 69 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0 | .130 | .221 | .188 |
| 1996 | Expos | 117 | 227 | 29 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 52 | 7 | 1 | .242 | .340 | .423 |
| 1996 | 20 | 76 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 2 | .303 | .369 | .408 | |
| 1997 | Marlins | 61 | 137 | 23 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 2 | .234 | .354 | .445 |
| 1997 | 39 | 131 | 27 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 2 | .366 | .415 | .649 | |
| 1998 | Marlins | 153 | 588 | 85 | 166 | 45 | 3 | 22 | 90 | 47 | 112 | 27 | 14 | .282 | .337 | .481 |
| 1999 | Marlins | 69 | 251 | 37 | 76 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 30 | 47 | 5 | 6 | .303 | .379 | .518 |
| 1999 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .387 | .424 | .710 | |
| 2000 | Marlins | 121 | 420 | 75 | 126 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 91 | 50 | 82 | 24 | 3 | .300 | .378 | .529 |
| 2001 | Marlins | 149 | 555 | 123 | 176 | 44 | 4 | 31 | 103 | 59 | 101 | 18 | 3 | .317 | .390 | .578 |
| 2002 | Red Sox | 47 | 171 | 30 | 54 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 0 | .316 | .374 | .561 |
| 2002 | Expos | 15 | 53 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .208 | .263 | .415 |
| 2002 | Marlins | 84 | 296 | 49 | 85 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 57 | 58 | 68 | 10 | 5 | .287 | .414 | .537 |
| 2002 | 146 | 520 | 86 | 150 | 43 | 0 | 28 | 79 | 76 | 106 | 15 | 5 | .288 | .388 | .533 | |
| 2003 | Mets | 108 | 365 | 57 | 106 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 68 | 51 | 66 | 3 | 0 | .290 | .376 | .518 |
| 2004 | Mets | 113 | 396 | 55 | 103 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 63 | 47 | 103 | 11 | 4 | .260 | .352 | .462 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | |
| 2005 | Mets | 150 | 550 | 85 | 150 | 22 | 2 | 34 | 98 | 63 | 98 | 12 | 2 | .273 | .358 | .505 |
| 2006 | Mets | 97 | 332 | 45 | 81 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 29 | 58 | 6 | 0 | .244 | .324 | .407 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .571 | 1 | |
| 2007 | Cubs | 108 | 282 | 40 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 35 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .373 | .422 |
| 2008 | Rays | 80 | 246 | 32 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 28 | 58 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .349 | .455 |
| 2009 | Padres | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .176 | .125 |
| 2009 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .227 | .238 | |
| Career Total | 1621 | 5319 | 824 | 1479 | 340 | 23 | 233 | 865 | 601 | 1064 | 148 | 43 | .278 | .358 | .482 | |
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