No hit in 5 at-bats to bring down the batting average, Lee Jung-hoo is already out of 6 hitters who will keep his fourth .300

Jun 04, 2025

No hit in 5 at-bats to bring down the batting average, Lee Jung-hoo is already out of 6 hitters who will keep his fourth .300
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo was silent with no hits in five at-bats, collapsing his batting average of .270. AFP Yonhap News



No hit in 5 at-bats to bring down the batting average, Lee Jung-hoo is already out of 6 hitters who will keep his fourth .300
Lee Jung-hoo is analyzed to be less likely to be a hit even if he hits well because his bat speed and batting speed are in the lower ranks of the major leagues. AP Yonhap News
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo's batting average is falling without fail. It has fallen by 207 percent.

Lee Jung-hoo was silent with no hits in five at-bats in the second game of the three consecutive home games against the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park on the 4th (Korea time). His batting average fell from 0.275 the previous day to 0.269 (63 hits in 234 at-bats). It is the first time in two months that Lee Jung-hoo's batting average has fallen below 0.270 since April 5, the beginning of the season. OPS also fell from 0.755 to 0.739. OPS is also at its lowest level since April 5.

He has a batting average of 0.148 (4 hits in 27 at-bats) in the last seven games since the game against the Detroit Tigers on the 28th of last month. It's a slump. The RBI has not been added on the 15th day since the game against the Kansas City Royals on the 22nd of last month, and the score has not been added on the 11th day since the game against the Washington Nationals on May 25. The batting order has been jagged for the past 10 days, with 3 → 4 → 3 → 2.




As the team's central hitter, he shows no contribution. Local media, which praised Lee Jung-hoo for securing a `superstar' in San Francisco earlier in the season, also became cold. The passion and support of the fan club 'Hoo Lee Gans' which shouts "Jeonghuri!" also sounds empty.

No hit in 5 at-bats to bring down the batting average, Lee Jung-hoo is already out of 6 hitters who will keep his fourth .300
Lee Jung-hoo enters the batter's box in the bottom of the third inning against San Diego on the 4th (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News
This is the 14th time that Lee Jung-hoo has failed to score a hit out of 57 games he played as a starter this year. The ratio of hitless games was 24.6%, which means that no hits were made in one of the four games. After May alone, there are nine games.

In particular, Lee Jung-hoo played five at-bats this season against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 15, the Los Angeles Angels on April 21, the Chicago Cubs on May 8, and the fourth game on the day.




The batting average, which was above 300, fell to 290 in the Minnesota Twins match on the 10th of last month, and collapsed in the 280s and 270s in turn.

Now, the league's average batting average of 0.244 is closer than 300. As of today, out of 169 hitters who have met the regulation at-bats, the batting average is only about the middle, ranking 60th.

St. Louis Cardinals Brandon Donovan, who was identified as a key hitter with a batting average of .300 along with Lee Jung-hoo at the beginning of the season, has been on the decline since late April There was a case in which it fell to over 30% in mid-May, then succeeded in turning it around by hitting a total of six hits against Philadelphia on May 15 and the Kansas City Royals on May 16, and recovered to 0.321 as of that day.




Lee Jung-hoo also needs to play multi-hit games often. However, there are only 15 multi-hit games out of 60 games. In particular, more than three hits are essential, and Donovan has 10 games with three hits or more this season. I've done it six times since May 15th. On the other hand, Lee Jung-hoo only had four or more hits. That is also the last time against the Chicago Cubs on May 7.

No hit in 5 at-bats to bring down the batting average, Lee Jung-hoo is already out of 6 hitters who will keep his fourth .300
San Diego Jeremiah Estrada roars after confirming his victory by hitting Lee Jung-hoo with a ground ball to shortstop in the bottom of the 10th inning of extra time. AP Yonhap News
None of the five hits Lee Jung-hoo hit on the day, or more than 95 miles, were hard hits. In the bottom of the first inning, the left-field fly ball was the fastest at 89.2 miles, the first base grounder in the third inning was 93.2 miles, the center field fly in the fifth inning was 83.4 miles, and the center field fly in the seventh inning was 74.7 miles, and the shortstop grounder hit with two outs and third base in the bottom of the 10th inning was only 82.8 miles.

Lee's average bat speed this season is 68.5 miles, 202nd out of 222 people surveyed, and 191st out of 259 with an average batting speed of 88.3 miles. The reason why the hit is not coming out even though it is in the top 11th place with a 35.6% hit rate is because there are relatively few strong and fast hits, although it is accurate in the end.

MLB.com included Lee Jung-hoo on April 23rd, citing 6 players who will keep a batting average of 300 this year. At that time, Lee Jung-hoo had a batting average of 0.329. The other five are Aaron Judge (0.389) and Paul Goldschmidt (0.327), Athletics Jacob Wilson (0.355), Boston Red Sox Trevor Story (0.218), and Cleveland Guardians Stephen Kwan (0.308). Among them, Lee Jung-hoo and Story are the only hitters that have fallen below 30%. Story also has four hitless games in five at-bats.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.