Chan Ho Park Career Pitching Statistics Overview
Chan Ho Park is a retired South Korean professional pitcher who compiled a career MLB record of 124 wins and 98 losses with a 4.36 ERA over 18 major league seasons. He debuted with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1994 and became the first Korean-born pitcher to start a World Series game in 2001 against the New York Yankees, a milestone documented by MLB and ESPN. His career totals include 1,754 strikeouts, 216 games started, and 33 complete games across stints with the Dodgers, Rangers, Mets, Dodgers again, Phillies, Yankees, Angels, and Rockies, as reported by Baseball Reference and MLB.com.
His peak statistical seasons came between 1996 and 2001, when he averaged 14 wins per year and posted a career-low 3.27 ERA in 2000 while recording 18 wins for the Dodgers. Park also spent significant time in the KBO League and NPB, where he added 94 wins and a 3.63 ERA across five seasons with the Hanwha Eagles and Chunichi Dragons, according to the Korea Baseball Organization and NPB official records. His international resume includes two Olympic gold medals with the South Korean national team in 2008 and 2009, reinforcing his status as one of the most decorated Asian pitchers in professional baseball history.
Chan Ho Park Year-by-Year Performance and Key Metrics
In 1996, Park posted a 14-5 record with a 3.38 ERA and 149 strikeouts in 28 starts for the Dodgers, earning National League Rookie of the Year runner-up honors and a spot on the Baseball Digest All-Rookie team. His 1998 season produced a 15-12 record with a 3.88 ERA and 191 strikeouts over 34 starts, marking the first of three consecutive seasons with at least 15 wins and establishing him as a frontline starter for Los Angeles.
His 2001 campaign with the Dodgers and Rangers saw him finish 14-11 with a 4.45 ERA across 33 starts, including a career-high 214 innings pitched and a World Series appearance. From 2002 to 2005, he split time between the Mets, Phillies, and Dodgers, posting a combined 42-35 record with a 4.62 ERA while anchoring rotation spots and frequently serving as the highest-paid Korean player on MLB rosters, per contract data published by Spotrac and Over the Cap.
Chan Ho Park Post-MLB Career and Legacy Statistics
After leaving MLB in 2010, Park continued pitching in the KBO League with the Hanwha Eagles and in Nippon Professional Baseball with the Chunichi Dragons, compiling a combined 18-14 record with a 3.55 ERA across three KBO seasons and two NPB seasons. His KBO tenure included a 10-7 record with a 3.01 ERA in 2011, and he retired from professional baseball in 2013 after a career spanning four countries and three major leagues.
Chan Ho Park remains a pioneering figure in international baseball, and his career statistics are frequently cited in discussions about the globalization of MLB talent pipelines, as highlighted by the ESPN MLB analytics team and the Society for American Baseball Research. His legacy is also tracked through the Korean Baseball Organization Hall of Fame consideration process and ongoing retrospectives by MLB Network and The Athletic, which continue to reference his pitching splits, postseason line, and role in opening doors for future Korean pitchers in North American professional leagues.