Oh Seung-Hwan

Oh Seung-hwan
Oh in 2016
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 26
Relief pitcher
Born: (1982-07-15) July 15, 1982 (age 34) Jeongeup, South Korea
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
KBO: April 3, 2005, for the Samsung Lions
NPB: March 29, 2014, for the Hanshin Tigers
MLB: April 3, 2016, for the St. Louis Cardinals
KBO League statistics
Win–loss record	28–13
Saves	277
Earned run average	1.69
WHIP	0.84
Strikeouts	625
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	4–7
Saves	80
Earned run average	2.25
WHIP	0.99
Strikeouts	147
MLB statistics (through April 23, 2017)
Win–loss record	7–3
Saves	24
Earned run average	2.32
WHIP	1.00
Strikeouts	111
Teams
Samsung Lions (2005–2013) Hanshin Tigers (2014–2015) St. Louis Cardinals (2016–present)
Career highlights and awards
KBO 7× KBO All-Star (2005–2008, 2011–2013) 5× KBO Relief Man Award (2006–2008, 2011, 2012) KBO Rookie of the Year (2005) 5× Korean Series champion (2005, 2006, 2011–2013) 2× Korean Series MVP (2005, 2011) Asia Series champion (2011) NPB NPB All-Star (2015) CLCS MVP (2014) 2× NPB saves leader (2014, 2015) Professional records KBO League all-time saves leader (277) KBO League fewest games to reach 100 saves NBP most saves by Korean pitcher in a single season (41)

Seung-hwan Oh

Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
	2006 Doha	Team
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Team
World Baseball Classic
	2009 Los Angeles	Team
	2006 San Diego	Team

Seung-hwan Oh
Hangul	오승환
Hanja	吳昇桓
Revised Romanization	O Seung-hwan
McCune–Reischauer	O Sŭng-hwan

KBO

NPB

Professional records

Oh Seung-hwan (Hangul: 오승환; Korean pronunciation: [o.sɯŋ.ɦwan]; born July 15, 1982) is a Korean professional baseball relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League in South Korea and the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in Japan. He is known as "Dol-bucheo" (Stone Buddha) for being unshaken and maintaining an emotionless face in every situation. He is considered to be one of the greatest closers in the history of Korean baseball. His prowess as a relief pitcher also earned him the nickname, "Kkeut-pan Wang" (Final Boss), in South Korea and among Cardinal fans.

Oh attended Kyunggi High School in Seoul, South Korea. He had been a pitcher since he began baseball, but he switched to the outfield after getting serious arm injuries in 1999. He joined the 2001 KBO draft at the end of his last high school season, but, despite intriguing some MLB scouts, went undrafted, and Oh elected to attend college instead.

Upon graduation from high school, Oh started his collegiate career at Dankook University, but missed the entire 2001 and 2002 seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2001.

In 2003, he came back to the mound, pitching limited innings as a relief pitcher.

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