Foreign Players in the KBO 2000

A new millennium and a new KBO season, and since 1998, a new crop of foreign players.  As with the previous seasons, you will notice some familiar faces, including the best foreign player, thus far, in the KBO, Doosan's Tyrone Woods.  The 2000 season would bring the most famous ex-MLBer the KBO had seen in three-time all-star Julio Franco.  This year would also bring the first time a foreign player changed teams in-season.  The less renown of the Mitchell brothers, Kevin's brother Keith, would also make an appearance in the league, playing a little over half a season here.

2000 saw a few other changes to league as well.  The financially troubled Ssangbangwool Raiders of North Jeolla Province folded and were replaced by a new franchise, the SK Wyverns.  While these teams are not officially connected, many Raiders players went on to play for SK.  The new Wyvers team made its home in Incheon, where they replaced the recently departed Hyundai Unicorns, who had just moved to Suwon.

2000 Season

Doosan Bears / 두산 베어스

Tyrone Woods (타이론 우즈) / 1B (내야수) / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.315	127	479	151	22	0	39	77	4	111

Mike Farmer (마이크 파머)  / Pitcher (투수) / American (미국)

Year	G	W-L-S	Innings	Batters	Hits	HR	Walks	SO	ER	ERA
2000	27	10-9-0	152.2	689	158	11	85	92	77	4.54

LG Twins / LG 트윈스

*Bubba Smith (찰스 스미스) / OF (외야수) / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.314	42	153	48	8	0	15	20	0	43

Brent Cookson (브렌트 쿡슨) / OF (외야수) / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.222	20	81	18	2	1	6	5	1	20

Denny Harriger (데니 해리거) / Pitcher (투수) / American (미국)

Year	G	W-L-S	Innings	Batters	Hits	HR	Walks	SO	ER	ERA
2000	31	17-10-0	225	905	192	10	61	162	78	3.12

Jim Tatum (짐 테이템) / IF (내야수) / 3B / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.292	20	72	21	4	1	4	10	0	10

Haitai Tigers / 해태 타이거즈

Jayson Bass (제이슨 배스)  / OF (외야수) / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.271	15	59	16	4	0	3	9	3	13

Keith Mitchell (키스 미첼) / OF (외야수) / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.227	77	238	54	8	0	8	38	3	38

Arquimedez Pozo (아르키메데스 포조)  / IF (내야수) / Dominican Republic (도미니카 공화국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.213	39	122	26	3	0	1	6	1	8

Jesus Tavarez (헤수스 타바레스)  / OF (외야수) / Dominican Republic (도미니카 공화국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.334	74	305	102	15	2	3	21	31	44

Jose Francisco Malave (didn’t play)

Hanwha Eagles / 한화 이글스

Jay Davis (제이 데이비스) / OF (외야수) / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.334	107	419	140	29	1	22	25	21	80

Dan Rohrmeier (댄 로마이어) / IF (내야수) / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.296	123	473	140	30	0	29	53	3	96

Lotte Giants / 롯데 자이언츠

Emiliano Giron (에밀리아노 기론) / Pitcher (투수) / Dominican Republic (도미니카 공화국)

Year	G	W-L-S	Innings	Batters	Hits	HR	Walks	SO	ER	ERA
2000	31	10-8-0	169	757	183	21	85	134	94	5.01

Derrick White (데릭 화이트) / OF (외야수) / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.303	74	294	89	17	1	11	25	4	53

Ted Wood (테드 우드) / OF (외야수) / Dominican Republic (도미니카 공화국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.255	35	110	28	9	0	1	11	1	9

Samsung Lions / 삼성 라이온즈

*Bubba Smith (찰스 스미스) / OF (외야수) &  IF (내야수)  / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.274	76	270	74	19	1	20	33	0	57

Julio Franco (훌리오 프랑코) / OF (외야수) / Dominican Republic (도미니카 공화국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.327	132	477	156	19	1	22	63	12	110

Michael Garcia (마이클 가르시아) / Pitcher / (투수) American (미국)

Year	G	W-L-S	Innings	Batters	Hits	HR	Walks	SO	ER	ERA
2000	13	2-5-0	55.2	237	46	2	20	34	18	2.91

Hyundai Unicorns / 현대 유니콘스

Charles Carpenter (찰스 카펜터)  / OF (외야수)  / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.282	39	142	40	7	0	5	13	5	32

Darryl Brinkley (대릴 브링클리) / OF (외야수)  / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.209	27	91	19	1	0	3	6	2	14

Eddie Williams (에디 윌리엄스) / IF (내야수) / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.248	37	133	33	7	0	12	25	0	26

Tom Quinlan (톰 퀸란) / IF (내야수) / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.236	133	487	115	23	2	37	36	2	91

SK Wyverns / SK 와이번스

Victor Cole (빅터 콜) / Pitcher (투수) / American (미국)

Year	G	W-L-S	Innings	Batters	Hits	HR	Walks	SO	ER	ERA
2000	37	8-10-2	114.1	533	116	12	78	71	78	6.14

Hensley Meulens (헨슬리 뮬렌 ) / OF (외야수) / Curaçao (퀴라소)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.196	14	46	9	0	0	1	6	2	3

Harvey Pulliam (하비 풀리엄) / OF (외야수) / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.267	91	288	77	13	1	16	27	2	55

Tyrone Horne (타이론 혼즈) / OF (외야수) / American (미국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.317	23	82	26	6	1	1	7	0	10

Tilson Brito (틸슨 브리또 or 브리토) / IF (내야수) / Dominican Republic (도미니카 공화국)

Year	Avg.	G	AB	Hits	2B	3B	HR	Walks	SB	RBI
2000	.338	103	405	137	26	4	15	11	3	70

*Bubba Smith moved from Samsung to LG during the season. 

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