Lim Kyung-wan

Lim Kyung-Wan
Sydney Blue Sox – No. 43
Relief pitcher
Born: December 28, 1975 Busan, South Korea
Bats: Right Throws: Right
KBO debut
April 13, 1998, for the Lotte Giants
KBO statistics (through 2015)
Win–loss record	30-46
Saves	33
Earned run average	4.18
Strikeouts	406
Teams
Lotte Giants (1998–2011) (KBO) SK Wyverns (2012–2014)(KBO) Hanwha Eagles (2015) (KBO) Sydney Blue Sox (2015–present) (ABL)
Career highlights and awards
KBO hold leader (2004)

Lim Kyung-wan
Hangul	임경완
Hanja	林炅玩
Revised Romanization	Im Gyeong-wan
McCune–Reischauer	Rim Kyŏng-wan

Lim Kyung-Wan (Hangul: 임경완, Hanja: 林炅玩) (born December 28, 1975 in Busan) is a South Korean relief pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization.

Professional career

Upon graduating from Inha University, Lim joined the Lotte Giants in 1998, selected in the first round of the 1998 KBO Draft. As a relief pitcher he garnered attention in 2004 when led the KBO league in holds with 22.

In the 2008 season, Lim became the closer of the Giants. During the season, however, he never overwhelmed hitters as a closer, struggling to save his team's win in the leading situation being able to earn a save. Due to his "dramatic" closing games, Giants fans started to call him the notorious nickname, Lim jakka (Author Lim).^[1] Lim finally lost the closer's role to former Rockies setup man David Cortés in August 2008.

References

1. 'Author Lim' Lim Kyung-Wan,"Someone says that write dramatic stories" KukiNews, May 22, 2008 (Korean Article)

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Lim Kyung-wan on Cyworld