For four years with 11.5 billion won, he hit .250 with 75 home runs. 260 RBIs. Will Kim Jae-hwan, who ran out of Doosan, receive more than Kim Hyun-soo for three years and 5 billion won

Nov 27, 2025

When Kim Jae-hwan signed an FA contract with Doosan for a total of 11.5 billion won for four years. Photo courtesy = Doosan Bears



When Kim Jae-hwan signed an FA contract with Doosan for a total of 11.5 billion won for four years. Photo courtesy = Doosan Bears
For four years with 11.5 billion won, he hit .250 with 75 home runs. 260 RBIs. Will Kim Jae-hwan, who ran out of Doosan, receive more than Kim Hyun-soo for three years and 5 billion won
The game between KT and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 6th, and Kim Jae-hwan, with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, hit a come-from-behind three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning and is sharing joy with acting manager Cho Sung-hwan. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.06/
Kim Jae-hwan, who was the center hitter of the Doosan Bears, was excluded from the list of pending players and became a free agent.

Kim Jae-hwan, who signed a huge contract worth a total of 11.5 billion won for four years after completing the 2021 season, became the second FA after completing this season, but he did not apply, but it was because of the clause that he would release it if it broke down after preferential negotiations with Doosan during the FA contract four years ago, and negotiations with Doosan did not go well, so he eventually came out of Doosan and recognized another team.

In other words, Kim Jae-hwan has no compensation players or compensation because he was released. Doosan just sends its center hitter to another team.




Kim Jae-hwan is an attractive hitter with long hitting power. He hit 276 home runs in his career. He was also the home run king with 44 home runs in 2018.

However, the accuracy is decreasing. During the four years of his contract, he was the only one with a batting average of over .25 percent in 2024.

He has a batting average of .25 and 417 hits in four years when he received 11.5 billion won. He hit 75 home runs and 260 RBIs. With a slugging percentage of 0.436 and an on-base percentage of 0.352, the OPS was 0.788.




There is an FA that can be compared to Kim Jae-hwan. It's Kim Hyun-soo. Kim Jae-hwan was born in September 1988, and Kim Hyun-soo was born in January 1988. Kim Hyun-soo and Kim Jae-hwan are two years apart from the professional roster in 2006 and 2008.

For four years with 11.5 billion won, he hit .250 with 75 home runs. 260 RBIs. Will Kim Jae-hwan, who ran out of Doosan, receive more than Kim Hyun-soo for three years and 5 billion won
The way Kim Hyun-soo signed an FA contract for 4+2 years and 11.5 billion won. Photo courtesy = LG Twins
For four years with 11.5 billion won, he hit .250 with 75 home runs. 260 RBIs. Will Kim Jae-hwan, who ran out of Doosan, receive more than Kim Hyun-soo for three years and 5 billion won
Kim Hyun-soo signed a three-year, 5 billion won jackpot contract with KT. Photo courtesy of KT Wiz
For four years with 11.5 billion won, he hit .250 with 75 home runs. 260 RBIs. Will Kim Jae-hwan, who ran out of Doosan, receive more than Kim Hyun-soo for three years and 5 billion won
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the LG Twins in Game 5 of the Korean Series at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 31st. Kim Hyun-soo, the MVP of the Korean Series, is taking a commemorative photo. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.31/
Kim Hyun-soo also signed an FA contract with LG after the 2021 season. At that time, the total amount was 11.5 billion won for 4+2 years. If the option was filled at 9 billion won for 4 years, the contract of 2.5 billion won for 2 years would continue. He became an FA again after failing to fill the options this time, and signed a three-year contract with KT Wiz for a total of 5 billion won.

Kim Hyun-soo hit 293 with 589 hits, 49 homers and 353 RBIs in four years when he received 9 billion won. He posted a slugging percentage of 0.425, an on-base percentage of 0.370 and an OPS of 0.795.




Comparing the four-year performance, Kim Jae-hwan is ahead only in home run and slugging percentage, while Kim Hyun-soo is better for the rest. Kim Hyun-soo also had a batting average of 399 (184 hits in 596 at-bats), while Kim Jae-hwan had 262 (110 hits in 420 at-bats).

There is also a difference in this year's grades. Kim Hyun-soo hit a batting average of 298 (144 hits in 483 at-bats) with 12 home runs and 90 RBIs, while Kim Jae-hwan hit 241 (83 hits in 344 at-bats) with 13 home runs and 50 RBIs in 103 games.

In the meantime, Kim Jae-hwan, who has used a large Jamsil stadium, may hit more home runs if he goes to a small stadium, so if a team with a small stadium wants to reinforce its long-shot power, Kim Jae-hwan may be considered. There is no better long hitter in the FA market than Kim Jae-hwan.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.