2017 KBO League season

{{KBOseason|year=2017|prev year season link=2016 KBO League season}}{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2017 KBO League

| league = KBO League

| sport = Baseball

| logo = 2017 KBO League season.png

| pixels = 200px

| caption =

| duration = March 31 – October 3

| no_of_games = 144 per team

| no_of_teams = 10

| attendance = 8,400,688

| season = Regular Season

| season_champs = Kia Tigers

| MVP = Yang Hyeon-jong (Kia)

| MVP_link = KBO League Most Valuable Player Award

| playoffs = Postseason

| playoffs_link =

| conf1 = Wild Card

| conf1_link =

| conf1_champ = NC Dinos

| conf1_runner-up = SK Wyverns

| conf2 = Semi-playoffs

| conf2_link =

| conf2_champ = NC Dinos

| conf2_runner-up = Lotte Giants

| conf3 = Playoffs

| conf3_link =

| conf3_champ = Doosan Bears

| conf3_runner-up = NC Dinos

| finals = Korean Series

| finals_link = 2017 Korean Series

| finals_champ = Kia Tigers

| finals_runner-up = Doosan Bears

| finals_MVP = Yang Hyeon-jong (Kia)

| finals_MVP_link = Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award

| seasonslist = List of KBO League seasons

| seasonslistnames = KBO League

| prevseason_link = 2016 KBO League season

| prevseason_year = 2016

| nextseason_link = 2018 KBO League season

| nextseason_year = 2018

}}

The 2017 KBO League season was the 36th season in the history of the KBO League.

Standings

Rank \|\| Team \|\| W \|\| L \|\| D \|\| Pct. \|\| GB \|\| Postseason
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60%;"
style="background-color:#ccffcc;" \| 1	KIA Tigers	87	56	1	.608\|
-	Korean Series
style="background-color:#ccccff;" \| 2	Doosan Bears	84	57	3	.596	2.0	Playoff
style="background-color:#BBF3FF;" \| 3	Lotte Giants	80	62	2	.563	6.5	Semi-playoff
style="background-color:#ffffcc;" \| 4	NC Dinos	79	62	3	.560	7.0	rowspan="2" \| Wild Card
style="background-color:#ffffcc;" \| 5	SK Wyverns	75	68	1	.524	12.0
6	LG Twins	69	72	3	.489	17.0	rowspan="5" \| Did not qualify
7	Nexen Heroes	69	73	2	.486	17.5
8	Hanwha Eagles	61	81	2	.430	25.5
9	Samsung Lions	55	84	5	.396	30.0
10	KT Wiz	50	94	0	.347	37.5

Source{{cite web|url=http://eng.koreabaseball.com/Standings/TeamStandings.aspx|title=KBO|publisher=}}

League Leaders

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Batting leaders{{cite web\|url=http://eng.koreabaseball.com/stats/BattingTop5.aspx\|title=KBO\|publisher=}} !scope="col" width="7%" \| Stat !scope="col" width="10%" \| Player !scope="col" width="20%" \| Team !scope="col" width="3%" \| Total
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Batting average \| Kim Sun-bin \|\| KIA Tigers \|\| .370
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Home runs \| Choi Jeong \|\| SK Wyverns \|\| 46
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Runs batted in \| Darin Ruf \|\| Samsung Lions \|\| 124
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Runs \| Roger Bernadina \|\| KIA Tigers \|\| 118
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Hits \| Son Ah-seop \|\| Lotte Giants \|\| 192
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Stolen Base \| Park Hae-min \|\| Samsung Lions \|\| 40
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| On Base Percentage \| Choi Hyung-woo \|\| KIA Tigers \|\| .450
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Slugging Percentage \| Choi Jeong \|\| SK Wyverns \|\| .684

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Batting leaders{{cite web|url=http://eng.koreabaseball.com/stats/BattingTop5.aspx|title=KBO|publisher=}}

!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat

!scope="col" width="10%" | Player

!scope="col" width="20%" | Team

!scope="col" width="3%" | Total

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Batting average

| Kim Sun-bin || KIA Tigers || .370

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Home runs

| Choi Jeong || SK Wyverns || 46

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Runs batted in

| Darin Ruf || Samsung Lions || 124

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Runs

| Roger Bernadina || KIA Tigers || 118

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Hits

| Son Ah-seop || Lotte Giants || 192

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Stolen Base

| Park Hae-min || Samsung Lions || 40

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| On Base Percentage

| Choi Hyung-woo || KIA Tigers || .450

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Slugging Percentage

| Choi Jeong || SK Wyverns || .684

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Pitching leaders{{cite web\|url=http://eng.koreabaseball.com/Stats/PitchingTop5.aspx\|title=KBO\|publisher=}} !scope="col" width="7%" \| Stat !scope="col" width="10%" \| Player !scope="col" width="25%" \| Team !scope="col" width="3%" \| Total
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Earned run average \| Ryan Feierabend \|\| kt Wiz \|\| 3.04
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Wins \| Yang Hyeon-jong Hector Noesi \|\| KIA Tigers KIA Tigers \|\| 20
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Saves \| Son Seung-lak \|\| Lotte Giants \|\| 37
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Holds \| Jin Hae-soo \|\| LG Twins \|\| 24
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Innings Pitched \| Hector Noesi \|\| KIA Tigers \|\| 201.2
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Winning percentage \| Hector Noesi \|\| KIA Tigers \|\| .800
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| Strikeouts \| Merrill Kelly \|\| SK Wyverns \|\| 189
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"\| WHIP \| Ryan Feierabend \|\| kt Wiz \|\| 1.15

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Pitching leaders{{cite web|url=http://eng.koreabaseball.com/Stats/PitchingTop5.aspx|title=KBO|publisher=}}

!scope="col" width="7%" | Stat

!scope="col" width="10%" | Player

!scope="col" width="25%" | Team

!scope="col" width="3%" | Total

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Earned run average

| Ryan Feierabend || kt Wiz || 3.04

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Wins

| Yang Hyeon-jong
Hector Noesi || KIA Tigers
KIA Tigers || 20

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Saves

| Son Seung-lak || Lotte Giants || 37

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Holds

| Jin Hae-soo || LG Twins || 24

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Innings Pitched

| Hector Noesi || KIA Tigers || 201.2

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Winning percentage

| Hector Noesi || KIA Tigers || .800

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| Strikeouts

| Merrill Kelly || SK Wyverns || 189

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| WHIP

| Ryan Feierabend || kt Wiz || 1.15

Foreign players

Each team can sign up to three foreign players. Due to the high proportion of pitchers signed in previous years, beginning in 2014 the league has mandated that at least one of the foreign players must be a position player.

Team	Player	Position	In KBO since	Salary
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan=3\|Samsung Lions \| Anthony Ranaudo	Pitcher	2017	$1,050,000
Zach Petrick	Pitcher	2017	$450,000
Darin Ruf	Infielder	2017	$1,100,000
rowspan=3\|NC Dinos \| Jeff Manship	Pitcher	2017	$1,600,000
Eric Hacker	Pitcher	2014	$600,000
Xavier Scruggs	Infielder	2017	$700,000
rowspan=3\|Doosan Bears \| Dustin Nippert	Pitcher	2011	$2,100,000	KBO All-Star
Michael Bowden	Pitcher	2016	$1,100,000
Nick Evans	Infielder	2016	$680,000	KBO All-Star
rowspan=5\|Nexen Heroes \| Sean O'Sullivan	Pitcher	2017	$1,100,000	Released
Andy Van Hekken	Pitcher	2016	$900,000
Danny Dorn	Outfielder	2016	$650,000	Released
Jake Brigham	Pitcher	2017	$500,000	Signed to replace Sean O'Sullivan
Michael Choice	Outfielder	2017	$200,000	Signed to replace Danny Dorn
rowspan=4\|SK Wyverns \| Merrill Kelly	Pitcher	2015	$850,000	KBO All-Star
Scott Diamond	Pitcher	2017	$600,000
Danny Worth	Infielder	2017	$700,000	Released
Jamie Romak	Infielder	2017	$500,000	Signed to replace Danny Worth
rowspan=3\|Hanwha Eagles \| Alexi Ogando	Pitcher	2017	$1,300,000
Carlos Villanueva	Pitcher	2017	$1,000,000
Wilin Rosario	Infielder	2016	$1,500,000	KBO All-Star
rowspan=3\|Kia Tigers \| Héctor Noesí	Pitcher	2016	$1,700,000
Pat Dean	Pitcher	2017	$700,000
Roger Bernadina	Outfielder	2017	$750,000	KBO All-Star
rowspan=4\|Lotte Giants \| Nick Additon	Pitcher	2017	$350,000
Brooks Raley	Pitcher	2015	$850,000	KBO All-Star
Parker Markel	Pitcher	2017	$500,000
Andy Burns	Infielder	2017	$600,000
rowspan=4\|LG Twins \| Henry Sosa	Pitcher	2012	$500,000
Luis Jimenez	Infielder	2015	$700,000	Released
David Huff	Pitcher	2016	$1,000,000
James Loney	Infielder	2016	$250,000	signed to replace Luis Jimenez
rowspan=3\|KT Wiz \| Ryan Feierabend	Pitcher	2015	$350,000	KBO All-Star
Donn Roach	Pitcher	2017	$650,000
Johnny Monell	Infielder	2017	$450,000	Released

= Foreign hitters =

Team	Player	Batting average	Home runs	RBI	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
Doosan Bears	Nick Evans	.297	26	90	KBO All-Star
Hanwha Eagles	Wilin Rosario	.339	37	111	KBO All-Star
Kia Tigers	Roger Bernadina	.320	27	111	32 stolen bases; KBO All-Star, KBO runs scored leader, Golden Glove Award
KT Wiz	Mel Rojas Jr.	.301	18	56
LG Twins	Luis Jiménez	.276	7	30
Lotte Giants	Andy Burns	.303	15	57
NC Dinos	Xavier Scruggs	.300	35	111
rowspan = 2 \| Nexen Heroes	Danny Dorn	.140	1	2	Released by the team
Michael Choice	.307	17	42	Signed to replace Danny Dorn
Samsung Lions	Darin Ruf	.315	31	124	KBO RBI leader
rowspan = 2 \| SK Wyverns	Danny Worth	.111	0	0	Released by the team
Jamie Romak	.242	31	64	Signed to replace Danny Worth

Postseason

{{5TeamBracket-KBO

| RD1 = Wild Card

| RD2 = Semi-playoff

| RD3 = Playoff

| RD4 = Korean Series

| RD1-team1= NC Dinos

| RD1-score1= 2

| RD1-team2= SK Wyverns

| RD1-score2= 0

| RD2-team1= Lotte Giants

| RD2-score1= 2

| RD2-seed2= 4

| RD2-team2= NC Dinos

| RD2-score2= 3

| RD3-team1= Doosan Bears

| RD3-score1= 3

| RD3-seed2= 4

| RD3-team2= NC Dinos

| RD3-score2= 1

| RD4-team1= KIA Tigers

| RD4-score1= 4

| RD4-seed2= 2

| RD4-team2= Doosan Bears

| RD4-score2= 1

}}

=Wild Card=

The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.

{{MLB Playoff Summary

| winner = NC Dinos

| leader =

| score = 2–0

| date1 = October 5

| score1 = SK Wyverns 5 – NC Dinos 10

| loc1 = Masan Baseball Stadium

| time1 = 3:44

| att1 = 9,926

| ref1 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171005&gameId=20171005SKNC0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

}}

=Semi-playoff=

{{MLB Playoff Summary

| summary =

| winner = NC Dinos

| leader =

| score = 3–2

| date1 = October 8

| score1 = NC Dinos 9 – Lotte Giants 2 (11)

| loc1 = Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium

| time1 = 4:45

| att1 = 26,000

| ref1 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171008&gameId=20171008NCLotte0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

| date2 = October 9

| score2 = NC Dinos 0 – Lotte Giants 1

| loc2 = Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium

| time2 = 3:17

| att2 = 25,169

| ref2 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171009&gameId=20171009NCLotte0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

| date3 = October 11

| score3 = Lotte Giants 6 – NC Dinos 13

| loc3 = Masan Baseball Stadium

| time3 = 4:04

| att3 = 11,000

| ref3 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171011&gameId=20171011LotteNC0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

| date4 = October 13

| score4 = Lotte Giants 7 – NC Dinos 1

| loc4 = Masan Baseball Stadium

| time4 = 2:47

| att4 = 11,000

| ref4 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171013&gameId=20171013LotteNC0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

| date5 = October 15

| score5 = NC Dinos 9 – Lotte Giants 0

| loc5 = Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium

| time5 = 3:59

| att5 = 25,938

| ref5 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171015&gameId=20171015NCLotte0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

}}

=Playoff=

{{MLB Playoff Summary

| summary =

| winner = Doosan Bears

| leader =

| score = 3–1

| date1 = October 17

| score1 = NC Dinos 13 – Doosan Bears 5

| loc1 = Jamsil Baseball Stadium

| time1 = 3:56

| att1 = 24,354

| ref1 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171017&gameId=20171017NCDoosan0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

| date2 = October 18

| score2 = NC Dinos 7 - Doosan Bears 17

| loc2 = Jamsil Baseball Stadium

| time2 = 4:02

| att2 = 23,037

| ref2 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171018&gameId=20171018NCDoosan0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

| date3 = October 20

| score3 = Doosan Bears 14 – NC Dinos 3

| loc3 = Masan Baseball Stadium

| time3 = 3:55

| att3 = 11,000

| ref3 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171020&gameId=20171020DoosanNC0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

| date4 = October 21

| score4 = Doosan Bears 14 – NC Dinos 5

| loc4 = Masan Baseball Stadium

| time4 = 3:53

| att4 = 11,000

| ref4 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171021&gameId=20171021DoosanNC0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

}}

=Korean Series=

{{MLB Playoff Summary

| summary =

| winner =Kia Tigers

| leader =

| score = 4–1

| date1 = October 25

| score1 = Doosan Bears 5 – Kia Tigers 3

| loc1 = Gwangju-Kia Champions Field

| time1 = 3:35

| att1 = 19,600

| ref1 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171021&gameId=20171021DoosanNC0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

| date2 = October 26

| score2 = Doosan Bears 0 – Kia Tigers 1

| loc2 = Gwangju-Kia Champions Field

| time2 = 3:16

| att2 = 19,600

| ref2 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171021&gameId=20171021DoosanNC0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

| date3 = October 28

| score3 = Kia Tigers 6 – Doosan Bears 3

| loc3 = Jamsil Baseball Stadium

| time3 = 3:16

| att3 = 25,000

| ref3 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171021&gameId=20171021DoosanNC0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

| date4 = October 29

| score4 = Kia Tigers 5 – Doosan Bears 1

| loc4 = Jamsil Baseball Stadium

| time4 = 3:33

| att4 = 25,000

| ref4 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171021&gameId=20171021DoosanNC0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

| date5 = October 30

| score5 = KIA Tigers 7 – Doosan Bears 6

| loc5 = Jamsil Baseball Stadium

| time5 = 4:09

| att5 = 25,000

| ref5 = {{Cite web|url=http://www.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/GameCenter/Main.aspx?gameDate=20171021&gameId=20171021DoosanNC0§ion=REVIEW|title = Kbo 홈페이지}}

}}

Attendances

Team !Total attendance !Home average !Change vs. 2016
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
Doosan Bears	1,094,829	15,206	–6 %
LG Twins	1,134,836	15,762	–2 %
SK Wyverns	892,541	12,396	+3.2%
Lotte Giants	1,038,492	14,424	+21.8%
Samsung Lions	704,857	9,790	–17.2 %
Nexen Heroes	699,380	9,714	–10.6 %
KIA Tigers	1,024,830	14,234	+32.5%
KT Wiz	686,541	9,535	+0.6%
Hanwha Eagles	593,251	8,240	–10.2 %
NC Dinos	531,121	7,377	–3.3 %
Total !8,400,688 !11,668 !+0.7 %

References

Category:KBO League seasons

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