2016 KBO League season

The 2016 KBO League season was the 35th season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball League.

2016 Tire Bank KBO League
LeagueKBO League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 1 – October 9
Number of games144 per team
Number of teams10
Total attendance8,339,577
Regular Season
Season championsDoosan Bears
Season MVPDustin Nippert (Doosan)
Postseason
Wild Card championsLG Twins
  Wild Card runners-upKIA Tigers
Semi-playoffs championsLG Twins
  Semi-playoffs runners-upNexen Heroes
Playoffs championsNC Dinos
  Playoffs runners-upLG Twins
Korean Series
ChampionsDoosan Bears
  Runners-upNC Dinos
Finals MVPYang Eui-ji (Doosan)

Season structure

Stadium changes for 2016 season

Regular season

Each KBO team played 144 games during the regular season with all teams playing each other 16 times. The 144-game-schedule began in the 2015 season due to the addition of the KT Wiz. During the 2014 season, each team had played 128 games.

All-Star Game

On July 16, the best players participated in the 2016 KBO All-Star Game at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. The participating franchises were divided into two regions, the Dream All-Stars (Samsung Lions, Doosan Bears, Lotte Giants, SK Wyverns, KT Wiz) and Nanum All-Stars (Kia Tigers, Hanwha Eagles, LG Twins, Nexen Heroes, NC Dinos). The Nanum All-Star team emerged victorious with an 8–4 victory over the Dream All-Star Team in front of a sold-out crowd of 16, 300 fans. Doosan Bears outfielder Min Byung-hun, who hit two home runs during the game, was named the MVP of the game. The KBO All-Star Game however does not determine home-field advantage in the Korean Series.[4]

Postseason

The 2016 KBO League season culminates in its championship series, known as the Korean Series. Before the 2015 season, the Semi-playoff format was tweaked. Previously, the top four teams after the end of the regular season qualified for the postseason, but in 2015, the top five teams qualified for the postseason. The team with the best record gained a direct entry into the Korean Series, while the other four teams competed for the remaining place in a step-ladder playoff system. Starting in 2015, the fourth-place and the fifth-place teams played in a "Wildcard" game/series.

Procedure to Determine Final Standings
  • Champion (first place): Korean Series Winner
  • Runner-up (second place): Korean Series Loser
  • Third–Tenth place: Regular Season records determine third to tenth place spots in Final Standings

Standings
RankTeamWLDPct.GBPostseason
1Doosan Bears935010.650—Korean Series
2NC Dinos835830.5899Playoff
3Nexen Heroes776610.53816Semi-playoff
4LG Twins717120.50021½Wild Card
5KIA Tigers707310.49023
6SK Wyverns697500.47924½Did not qualify
7Hanwha Eagles667530.46826
8Lotte Giants667800.45827½
9Samsung Lions657810.45528
10KT Wiz538920.37339½

Source [5]

Postseason
Wild CardSemi-playoffPlayoffKorean Series
1Doosan Bears4
2NC Dinos32NC Dinos0
3Nexen Heroes14LG Twins1
4LG Twins24LG Twins3
5KIA Tigers1

Wild Card

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

LG won the series, 2–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 10KIA Tigers 4 – LG Twins 2Jamsil Baseball Stadium2:4325,000[6] 
2October 11KIA Tigers 0 – LG Twins 1Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:2125,000[7]

Semi-playoff

LG won the series, 3–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 13LG Twins 7 – Nexen Heroes 0Gocheok Sky Dome3:1616,300[8] 
2October 14LG Twins 1 – Nexen Heroes 5Gocheok Sky Dome3:0616,300[9] 
3October 16Nexen Heroes 1 – LG Twins 4Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:0125,000[10] 
4October 17Nexen Heroes 4 – LG Twins 5Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:3324,352[11]

Playoff

NC won the series, 3–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 21LG Twins 2 – NC Dinos 3Masan Baseball Stadium3:3511,000[12] 
2October 22LG Twins 0 – NC Dinos 2Masan Baseball Stadium2:2911,000[13] 
3October 24NC Dinos 1 – LG Twins 2 (11)Jamsil Baseball Stadium4:4625,000[14] 
4October 25NC Dinos 8 – LG Twins 3Jamsil Baseball Stadium4:0025,000[15]

Korean Series
Main article: 2016 Korean Series

Doosan won the series, 4–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 29NC Dinos 0 – Doosan Bears 1 (11)Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:5125,000[16] 
2October 30NC Dinos 1 – Doosan Bears 5Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:1025,000[17] 
3November 1Doosan Bears 6 – NC Dinos 0Masan Baseball Stadium3:1711,000[18] 
4November 2Doosan Bears 8 – NC Dinos 1Masan Baseball Stadium3:2411,000[19]

Foreign players

Each team could have signed up to three foreign players. Due to the high proportion of pitchers signed in previous years, beginning in 2014 the league mandated that at least one of the foreign players must be a position player. Also with the KT Wiz being an expansion team that started play in 2015, they were given an exemption and were allowed to sign four foreign players instead of just the normally allowed three.

TeamPlayerPositionIn KBO sinceSalaryNotes
Samsung LionsAllen WebsterPitcher2016$850,000
Collin BalesterPitcher2016$500,000Released
Arnold LeónPitcher2016$500,000[20]Signed to replace Collin Balester
Aarom BaldirisInfielder2016$950,000
NC DinosZach StewartPitcher2015$750,000
Eric HackerPitcher2014$900,000
Eric ThamesInfielder2013$1,500,000KBO All-Star
Doosan BearsDustin NippertPitcher2011$1,200,000KBO All-Star, KBO MVP
Michael BowdenPitcher2016$650,000pitched no-hitter on 6/30/16 against NC Dinos
Nick EvansFirst Baseman / Outfielder2016$550,000
Nexen HeroesRyan FeierabendPitcher2015$580,000Released mid-season; picked up by KT Wiz
Robert CoelloPitcher2016$550,000Released
Danny DornFirst Baseman / Outfielder2016$750,000
Scott McGregorPitcher2016$150,000Signed to replace Robert Coello
SK WyvernsMerrill KellyPitcher2015$750,000KBO All-Star
Chris SeddonPitcher2013$500,000Released
Héctor GómezInfielder2016$650,000
Braulio LaraPitcher2016$230,000Signed to replace Chris Seddon
Hanwha EaglesEsmil RogersPitcher2015$1,900,000Released
Alex Maestri[21]Pitcher2016¥50,000,000 (about $440,000)Released
Wilin RosarioCatcher / Infielder2016$1,300,000KBO All-Star
Fabio CastilloPitcher2016$250,000Signed to replace Alex Maestri
Eric SurkampPitcher2016$450,000Signed to replace Esmil Rogers
Kia TigersHéctor NoesíPitcher2016$1,700,000KBO All-Star
Zeke SpruillPitcher2016$700,000
Brett PillInfielder2014$900,000
Lotte GiantsJosh LindblomPitcher2015$1,200,000
Brooks RaleyPitcher2015$680,000
Jim AdduciOutfielder2015$780,000Released
Justin MaxwellOutfielder2016$280,000Signed to replace Jim Adduci
LG TwinsHenry SosaPitcher2012$900,000
Luis JimenezInfielder2015$900,000KBO All-Star
Scott CopelandPitcher2016$750,000[22]Released
David HuffPitcher2016$550,000Signed to replace Scott Copeland
KT Wiz[23]Yohan PinoPitcher2016$500,000
Sugar Ray MarimónPitcher2016$600,000Released
Travis BanwartPitcher2014$600,000
Andy MarteInfielder2015$850,000
Josh LoweyPitcher2016$220,000Signed to replace Sugar Ray Marimón

Foreign hitters
TeamPlayerBatting AverageHome runsRBINotes
Doosan BearsNick Evans.3082481
Hanwha EaglesWilin Rosario.32133120KBO All-Star
Kia TigersBrett Pill.3132086
KT WizAndy Marte.2652274
LG TwinsLuis Jiménez.30826102KBO All-Star
Lotte GiantsJim Adduci.291741Released by the team
Justin Maxwell.288416
NC DinosEric Thames.32140121KBO Home run leader, KBO SLG leader, KBO All-Star, Golden Glove Award
Nexen HeroesDanny Dorn.2951670
Samsung LionsAarom Baldiris.266833
SK WyvernsHéctor Gómez.2832162

Attendances
Team Total attendance Home average
Doosan Bears1,165,02016,180
LG Twins1,157,64616,078
SK Wyverns865,19412,016
Lotte Giants852,63911,842
Samsung Lions851,41711,825
Nexen Heroes782,12110,862
KIA Tigers773,49910,743
KT Wiz682,4449,478
Hanwha Eagles660,4729,173
NC Dinos549,1257,627

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