It's never been lower in 14G...I'm writing the MVP name. Ponce, maybe a milestone will come out today

Sep 03, 2025

It's never been lower in 14G...I'm writing the MVP name. Ponce, maybe a milestone will come out today
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 12th. Hanwha starter Ponce roars after overcoming the crisis of losing points in the first inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.12/



You just need to show what you've shown in the last 14 games. Cody Ponce (31, Hanwha Eagles) will challenge the milestone.

Ponce has 220 strikeouts for the season until the 2nd. If you add six more in the future, it is a new record for the most strikeouts in a single season.

The previous KBO league record for the most strikeouts in a single season is 225 strikeouts set by Doosan Miranda in the 2021 season.




Ponce's record of 220 strikeouts is tied for fifth place with Jang Dae-jung (Sammi) in the 1983 season with the most strikeouts in a single season.

He showed a fast strikeout pace from the start of the season. Starting with four strikeouts in five innings in his debut, he increased the number of strikeouts with eight strikeouts in seven innings in his second appearance and 10 strikeouts in seven innings in his third appearance, signaling his performance in the KBO league.

In the match against Daejeon SSG on May 17, he recorded 18 strikeouts in eight innings, setting a new record for the most strikeouts in a regular inning. In addition, against Lotte in Daejeon on August 12, he surpassed 200 strikeouts in 23 games of the season, becoming the hero of the least 200 strikeouts in history. He is now aiming for the most strikeouts in a single season in 26 games, exceeding Miranda's 225 strikeouts in 28 games.




It's never been lower in 14G...I'm writing the MVP name. Ponce, maybe a milestone will come out today
It's never been lower in 14G...I'm writing the MVP name. Ponce, maybe a milestone will come out today
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 12th. Hanwha Ponce, who is pitching as a starter. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.12/
The fact that the strikeouts by month, inning, and left and right hitters were not large and steady accelerated the achievement of new records. Starting with 8.71 per game between March and April, the team recorded 8.8 strikeouts per game in May, nine per game in June, 8.5 in July and nine per game in August. He maintained eight to nine strikeouts per game every month without being affected by the hot weather. In the last 14 games, he has recorded more than seven strikeouts.

Even in the game, the number of strikeouts with a similar percentage from the 1st to the 6th inning is recorded without much ups and downs in each inning. He has 33 strikeouts in the first inning, accounting for 15% of all strikeouts, and 31 strikeouts in the sixth inning and 14.1% overall, showing his strength in the middle and second half of the game.

He also has strikeouts regardless of left and right hitters. With 120 strikeouts, or 54.5% of the total strikeouts, against left-handed hitters, and 100 strikeouts, or 45.5% against right-handed hitters, the left-right deviation is not large.




It's never been lower in 14G...I'm writing the MVP name. Ponce, maybe a milestone will come out today
The game between Hanwha and Kiwoom at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 28th, Hanwha Ponce struck out Kiwoom Jeon Tae-hyun in the bottom of the fourth inning and is moving after finishing the inning. Gocheok = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.08.28/
The fact that he uses various pitches is also taking away the timing of batters. He used a total of six pitches as a strikeout decision, and among them, fastball was the highest at 43.2%. It was followed by a changeup of 26.8%, a curve of 12.3%, a slider of 10.9%, a cutter of 5%, and a fork of 1.8%.

As of the 1st, Ponce is not only the No. 1 strikeout, but also the No. 1 winner with 16 wins and the No. 1 ERA in this category, so he will also challenge the Triple Crown as a pitcher for the first time in two years since Peddy (former NC) in the 2023 season. In fact, it is approaching the MVP award.

KBO will award the record award in accordance with the citation rules if Ponce achieves the record of most strikeouts in a single season.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.