Hong-Chih Kuo played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2011, appearing in 218 games over 7 seasons. He recorded a total of 13 W and 17 L, an ERA of 3.73, 345 SO, a WHIP of 1.214, and a WAR of 4.7.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Hong-Chih Kuo |
| Date of Birth | July 23, 1981 |
| Nationality |  Taiwan |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Throws | Left |
| Bats | Left |
| MLB Debut | 2005 |
Hong-Chih Kuo Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Hong-Chih Kuo.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Baseball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 Career Summary
Hong-Chih Kuo appeared in 218 games over 7 MLB seasons from 2005 to 2011. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 14 (MLB Rank: 4,022) |
| GF | 40 (MLB Rank: 2,059) |
| W | 13 (MLB Rank: 3,660) |
| L | 17 (MLB Rank: 3,504) |
| SV | 13 (MLB Rank: 1,061) |
| ERA | 3.73 (MLB Rank: 3,230) |
| IP | 292.1 (MLB Rank: 3,575) |
| SO | 345 (MLB Rank: 2,248) |
| BB | 127 (MLB Rank: 3,359) |
| H | 228 (MLB Rank: 4,054) |
| HR | 18 (MLB Rank: 4,019) |
| SO9 | 10.62 (MLB Rank: 360) |
| BB9 | 3.91 (MLB Rank: 5,412) |
| H9 | 7.02 (MLB Rank: 11,023) |
| HR9 | 0.55 (MLB Rank: 7,157) |
| WHIP | 1.214 (MLB Rank: 10,583) |
| WAR | 4.7 (MLB Rank: 2,188) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2011)
In his final season (2011), Hong-Chih Kuo recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 5 |
| W | 1 |
| L | 2 |
| ERA | 9 |
| IP | 27 |
| SO | 36 |
| BB | 23 |
| H | 24 |
| HR | 4 |
| SO9 | 12 |
| BB9 | 7.67 |
| H9 | 8 |
| HR9 | 1.33 |
| WHIP | 1.741 |
| WAR | −1.6 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 2008, 5 W
- Most SO: 2008, 96 SO
- Most IP: 2008, 80 IP
- Best WAR: 2010, 3.2 WAR
- Best ERA: 2010, 1.2 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Hong-Chih Kuo appeared in 9 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.98, pitched 12.1 IP, struck out 15 batters, with 1 W and 1 L.
Hong-Chih Kuo Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.1 | -0.1 | 1.875 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 4.52 | 16.9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
2006 | 1 | 5 | 4.22 | 0.167 | 0 | 71 | 59.2 | 0.6 | 1.458 | 3 | 54 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 107 | 3.13 | 10.7 | 2.15 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 258 |
2007 | 1 | 4 | 7.42 | 0.2 | 0 | 27 | 30.1 | -0.6 | 1.615 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 60 | 4.23 | 8 | 1.93 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 140 |
2008 | 5 | 3 | 2.14 | 0.625 | 1 | 96 | 80 | 2.6 | 1.013 | 4 | 60 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 196 | 2.28 | 10.8 | 4.57 | 3 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 323 |
2009 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 30 | 0.6 | 1.133 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 135 | 3.33 | 9.6 | 2.46 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 124 |
2010 | 3 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 12 | 73 | 60 | 3.2 | 0.783 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 324 | 1.81 | 11 | 4.06 | 0 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 229 |
2011 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.333 | 0 | 36 | 27 | -1.6 | 1.741 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 41 | 5.06 | 12 | 1.57 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 8 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 127 |
