Ha-Seong Kim

Ha-Seong Kim

27-Year-Old ShortstopSS
San Diego Padres
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
RANKSFrom Preseason
#262
ADP
$Signed a four-year, $28 million contract with the Padres in December of 2020.
Hits double in return
SSSan Diego Padres
September 22, 2023
Kim (abdomen) went 1-for-4 with a double in Friday's 4-2 win over the Cardinals.
ANALYSIS
Kim had missed four games with abdominal discomfort. The infielder has had a rough September, going 10-for-58 (.172) over 15 contests. His struggles have caused his season slash line to sag to .265/.356/.408 with 17 home runs, 36 stolen bases, 58 RBI, 81 runs scored and 21 doubles through 144 games.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
52
1
2
6
21
10
5
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
21
4
3
7
9
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+20%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+30%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+12%
OPS vs LHP
2021
 
 
+12%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .795 466 49 12 60 15 .271 .354 .441
Since 2021vs Right .665 1029 119 24 92 39 .232 .310 .355
2023vs Left .883 188 25 8 28 10 .295 .371 .512
2023vs Right .681 427 58 9 31 26 .240 .340 .342
2022vs Left .765 188 19 2 18 5 .270 .369 .396
2022vs Right .681 394 39 9 41 7 .243 .304 .377
2021vs Left .672 90 5 2 14 0 .222 .289 .383
2021vs Right .601 208 22 6 20 6 .194 .262 .339
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+2%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+4%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+14%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+36%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .700 737 73 18 65 23 .240 .328 .372
Since 2021Away .712 759 95 18 87 31 .247 .321 .391
2023Home .730 301 39 8 27 13 .257 .338 .392
2023Away .760 315 44 9 32 23 .258 .362 .398
2022Home .659 287 23 5 19 7 .234 .325 .333
2022Away .754 295 35 6 40 5 .268 .324 .430
2021Home .719 149 11 5 19 3 .219 .313 .406
2021Away .530 149 16 3 15 3 .187 .228 .302
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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.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.60
 
BB Rate
12.2%
 
K Rate
20.1%
 
BABIP
.304
 
ISO
.138
 
AVG
.257
 
OBP
.350
 
SLG
.395
 
OPS
.745
 
wOBA
.333
 
Exit Velocity
86.4 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
27.0%
 
Barrels/PA
2.9%
 
Expected BA
.241
 
Expected SLG
.355
 
Sprint Speed
24.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
40.8%
 
Line Drive %
20.4%
 
Fly Ball %
38.8%
 
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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.
Kim is something of a rarity as a player coming over from Asia in his mid-20s. The 25-year-old was a star in the KBO, hitting .281 or better in six straight seasons while averaging 26 homers and 26 steals. This past year was his best yet, as he hit a career-high 30 HR while slashing .306/.397/.523 and stealing 23 bases. He also demonstrated excellent control of the strike zone, walking more than he struck out. Showing such a well-rounded skill set while primarily playing shortstop indicates he's definitely ready to make the jump, though there are questions that come with the step up in competition. He's likely a fringy defender at best at shortstop at the MLB level, and he won't be asked to play that position much after signing with the Padres. Kim should close to play every day between second, third and the outfield, and the major-league equivalencies paint him as a solid cross-category asset.
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Returns to lineup Friday
SSSan Diego Padres
September 22, 2023
Kim (abdomen) is back in the lineup Friday against the Cardinals.
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Held out again Wednesday
SSSan Diego Padres
Abdomen
September 20, 2023
Kim (abdomen) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rockies, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Out with sore abdomen
SSSan Diego Padres
Abdomen
September 19, 2023
Kim (abdomen) remains out of the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies.
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Still feeling soreness
SSSan Diego Padres
Abdomen
September 18, 2023
Kim "is still experiencing some abdominal discomfort," Annie Heilbrunn of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Battling abdominal issue
SSSan Diego Padres
Abdomen
September 17, 2023
Kim was scratched from Sunday's lineup versus Oakland due to abdominal discomfort, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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