411 games 2302.2 innings. It was later than Hyunjong, but it was faster. Kim Kwang-hyun achieved 2,000 strikeouts. a new record for minimum innings in all-time games

Sep 07, 2025

411 games 2302.2 innings. It was later than Hyunjong, but it was faster. Kim Kwang-hyun achieved 2,000 strikeouts. a new record for minimum innings in all-time games
SSG-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. Kim Kwang-hyun is cheering after catching Choi Won-young with a double play in the bottom of the fourth inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.7/



411 games 2302.2 innings. It was later than Hyunjong, but it was faster. Kim Kwang-hyun achieved 2,000 strikeouts. a new record for minimum innings in all-time games
SSG-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. Kim Kwang-hyun, who achieved 2,000 strikeouts during his pitching in the third inning, is being congratulated by coach Lee Sung-yo. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.7/
411 games 2302.2 innings. It was later than Hyunjong, but it was faster. Kim Kwang-hyun achieved 2,000 strikeouts. a new record for minimum innings in all-time games
SSG-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. Kim Kwang-hyun, who achieved 2,000 strikeouts during his pitching in the third inning, is being congratulated by his teammates. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.7/
Kim Kwang-hyun of SSG Landers achieved 2,000 strikeouts in his career. It is the third record in the KBO league after Song Jin-woo and Yang Hyun-jong. Kim Kwang-hyun has taken the least innings ever.

Kim Kwang-hyun started in an away game against the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 7th and struck out No. 9 Park Hae-min with a swing and miss in the bottom of the 3rd inning, recording his 2000th strikeout in the KBO League. Kim Kwang-hyun, who had a career-high 1997 strikeouts until the previous day, struck out leader Shin Min-jae with a slider in the bottom of the first inning, and in the bottom of the second inning, Oh Ji-hwan was swung and missed with a low fastball of 146km from the full count to record his 1999th strikeout.

The victim of the 2000th strikeout was Park Hae-min. Kim Kwang-hyun, who met Park Hae-min after one out in the bottom of the third inning, struck out Park Hae-min by inducing him to swing and miss with a 145km outside fastball on the fourth pitch in 1B2S.




The moment he struck out Park Hae-min, Kim Kwang-hyun put his hands above his head and took a moment to celebrate his record achievement. At that time, a guide to Kim Kwang-hyun's record of 2,000 strikeouts appeared on the electronic board, and 23,750 spectators who filled Jamsil Stadium applauded.

411 games 2302.2 innings. It was later than Hyunjong, but it was faster. Kim Kwang-hyun achieved 2,000 strikeouts. a new record for minimum innings in all-time games
SSG-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. Kim Kwang-hyun, who achieved 2,000 strikeouts during his pitching in the third inning, is being congratulated by coach Lee Sung-yo. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.7/
411 games 2302.2 innings. It was later than Hyunjong, but it was faster. Kim Kwang-hyun achieved 2,000 strikeouts. a new record for minimum innings in all-time games
SSG-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. Kim Kwang-hyun took the mound as an SSG starting pitcher. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.7/
411 games 2302.2 innings. It was later than Hyunjong, but it was faster. Kim Kwang-hyun achieved 2,000 strikeouts. a new record for minimum innings in all-time games
SSG-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. Kim Kwang-hyun took the mound as an SSG starting pitcher. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.7/
It took a total of 411 games and 2,302 ⅔ innings for Kim Kwang-hyun, who joined in 2007, to come with 2,000 strikeouts. This is the smallest game of all time and a new minimum innings record. It was achieved faster than 497 games and 2413 ⅓ innings recorded by KIA Yang Hyun-jong, who struck out 2,000 for the second time.

Kim Kwang-hyun became the strikeout king with 150 in 2008, in his second year, and since then, he has struck out more than 100 strikeouts every year, except in 2011 and 2012, when he was unable to throw 100 innings due to injury. From 2013 to this year, he has recorded 100 strikeouts for 10 consecutive years (2020, 2021 entering the U.S.).




During the two years between 2020 and 2021, when he played for the St. Louis Cardinals in the Major League, he recorded 104 strikeouts, with Kim Kwang-hyun's total strikeouts in Korea and the U.S. reaching 2,104.

The milestone came out, but since it was an away game, a simple 2,000 strikeout ceremony was held after the end of the third inning with coach Lee Sung-yong handing over a bouquet of congratulations.

Jamsil = Reporter Kwon In-ha indyk@sportschosun.com




◇ Key strikeouts by Kim Kwang-hyun

No. 1 strikeout = April 10, 2007 against Samsung

500th strikeout = April 5, 2011 against LG

1000th strikeout = September 4, 2015 against Samsung

No. 1500 strikeouts = May 14, 2022 against NC

Total 2000 strikeouts = against LG on September 7, 2025

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