Kao Kuo-ching

Kao Kuo-ching
First baseman
Born: 6 October 1978 (1978-10-06) (age 46)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
CPBL debut
March 3, 2004, for the Uni-President Lions
Last CPBL appearance
May 26, 2024, for the Uni-President Lions
Career statistics
Batting average.300
Home runs134
RBI903
Teams
Career highlights and awards
In this Chinese name, the family name is Kao.

Kao Kuo-ching (Chinese: 高國慶; pinyin: Gāo Guóqìng; Wade–Giles: Kao1 Kuo2 Ching4; born 6 October 1978) is a Taiwanese former professional baseball first baseman. He played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions from 2004 to 2024. He served as the Lions' captain beginning in 2007. He has also played for the Taiwan national baseball team in 2008 Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[1]

Career

Kao refused to sign a long-term contract with Uni-President Lions in 2012, having the confidence that he would perform better the next season.[2] Before 2013 season, he claimed that he did not regret about not signing a long-term with Uni-President Lions the previous year.[3]

Kao did not play for the Lions in 2023, and was non-tendered by the team on November 30, 2023.[4]

On May 27, 2024, Kao announced his retirement from professional baseball, and ended his career by playing in one final game for Lions, in which he went 0-for-4 with one RBI and three strikeouts.[5]

Career statistics

year team games AB H HR RBI SB BB SO TB GDP BA
2004 Uni-President Lions 99 301 72 12 34 10 37 68 128 15 .239
2005 Uni-President Lions 99 358 112 5 52 2 30 63 153 17 .313
2006 Uni-President Lions 82 291 82 3 26 2 19 38 111 11 .282
2007 Uni-President Lions 100 425 152 20 89 0 30 51 238 20 .358
2008 Uni-President Lions 96 395 131 7 74 0 32 49 184 10 .332
2009 Uni-President Lions 70 277 98 5 47 0 23 37 131 13 .354
2010 Uni-President Lions 106 408 111 3 47 1 48 63 142 14 .272
2011 Uni-President Lions 120 472 157 22 84 2 53 64 260 14 .333
2012 Uni-President Lions 114 432 115 13 82 1 52 67 183 16 .266
2013 Uni-President Lions 112 418 123 6 46 3 24 64 160 15 .294
2014 Uni-President Lions 107 340 89 2 32 1 26 49 112 15 .262
2015 Uni-President Lions 91 346 113 5 57 6 27 44 148 12 .327
2016 Uni-President Lions 111 437 132 11 74 1 38 74 183 18 .302
2017 Uni-President Lions 102 323 95 6 34 1 24 62 130 11 .294
2018 Uni-President Lions 98 274 89 6 46 2 14 33 121 8 .325
2019 Uni-President Lions 100 242 65 5 27 0 16 38 89 12 .269
TOTAL 16 years 1607 5739 1736 131 851 32 437 864 2473 221 .302

See also

References

  1. ^ "Taiwan secures final Olympic baseball berth". The China Post. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. ^ "中華職棒／高國慶加薪9萬、今年月薪35萬 本季第5高". nownews (in Chinese). 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  3. ^ "面對失敗 高國慶不悔婉拒複數約" [In the face of failure, Gao Guoqing did not regret it, and declined the plural appointment]. ET Today (in Chinese). 11 January 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  4. ^ @GOCPBL (30 November 2023). "Uni-Lions have non-tendered the following players: Kao Kuo-Ching" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "CPBL: Lions legendary slugger Kuo-Ching Kao calls it a career after 20 years". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
Awards
Preceded by
Lin En-yu(林恩宇)
 CPBL MVP of the Year Award
2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Chang Tai-shan(張泰山)
 CPBL Hit Champion Award
2007 		Succeeded by
Chen Kuan-jen(陳冠任)


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