Park Kyung-oan

Park Kyung-Oan
SK Wyverns – No. 72
Catcher
Born: (1972-07-11) July 11, 1972 Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Bats: Right Throws: Right
KBO debut
1991, for the Ssangbangwool Raiders
KBO statistics (through 2013)
Batting average	.249
Home runs	314
RBI	995
Teams
As player Ssangbangwool Raiders (1991–1997) Hyundai Unicorns (1998–2002) SK Wyverns (2003–2013) As coach SK Wyverns Catcher coach (2016-present) As manager SK Wyverns General 2nd (2013-2014)
Career highlights and awards
KBO MVP (2000)

Park Kyung-oan

Medal record
Representing South Korea
Men's baseball
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	Team
World Baseball Classic
	2009 Los Angeles	Team

Park Kyung-oan
Hangul	박경완
Hanja	朴勍完
Revised Romanization	Bak Gyeongwan
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Kyŏngwan

This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.

Park Kyung-Wan (born July 11, 1972 in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea) is a former South Korean baseball catcher and Current General 2nd manager of SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization. and former Olympic bronze medalist.

Professional career

1991–1997

Park started out his career as a member of the Ssangbangwool Raiders.

1998–2002

Park was then traded to the Hyundai Unicorns, where he played for the next 5 seasons. It was there where he had his arguably best season of his career, hitting 0.282 and 40 home runs in one season.

2009

Park represented the Korean national baseball team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, leading his team to second place. A four-time Golden Glove winner, Park is considered by many to be one of the best catchers in Korean baseball history.

2010

In his 2010 season, Park became the first catcher in Korean baseball history to accomplish 300 career home runs.

2013

Since 2013, Park has worked as a General 2nd Manager for the SK Wyverns.

Awards

• 1996 Golden Glove
• 1998 Golden Glove
• 2000 Golden Glove
• 2000 KBO MVP
• 2007 Golden Glove

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
• Profile from databaseolympics.com