'LG Killer' KT Benjamin "I'm confident that nothing will change"
KT starter Benjamin reverses course
Game 5 of the 2023 KBO League Postseason Playoffs between the NC Dinos and the KT Wiz at Katie Wiz Park in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, on Friday afternoon. KT starting pitcher Benjamin reverses in the first inning.
Wes Benjamin, 30, a foreign left-handed pitcher for the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) KT Wiz, has been labeled a "twin killer.
Benjamin, who donned the KT uniform as a substitute last year, has been particularly formidable when facing the LG Twins.
Benjamin faced LG five times in the regular season this year, going 4-0 with a 0.84 ERA.
In total, he's allowed just three earned runs in 32⅓ innings. He's literally a sniper.
"I think it's because LG has a lot of lefties," Benjamin said in a recent interview with Yonhap News Agency.
He was referring to the common phenomenon of left-handed pitchers being strong against lefties.
However, Benjamin hasn't faced lefties or righties this year.
Benjamin has a .238 wOBA against righties this year and a .242 wOBA against lefties. That's not a significant difference.
Nevertheless, Benjamin has been extremely strong against LG hitters.
Most of their top hitters, including Kim Hyun-soo (0.182), Oh Ji-hwan (0.167), Park Hae-min (0.167), Hong Chang-ki (0.167), Moon Bo-kyung (0.100), Moon Sung-joo (0.000), and Austin Dean (0.091), couldn't get past him.
Of the LG batters who started in Games 1 and 2 of the Korean Series (KS), only Park Dong-won (0.273) had a batting average above double digits against Benjamin. 19가이드03
Game 5 of the 2023 KBO League Postseason Playoffs between the NC Dinos and the KT Wiz at Katie Wiz Park in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, on Friday afternoon. KT starting pitcher Benjamin reverses in the first inning.
Wes Benjamin, 30, a foreign left-handed pitcher for the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) KT Wiz, has been labeled a "twin killer.
Benjamin, who donned the KT uniform as a substitute last year, has been particularly formidable when facing the LG Twins.
Benjamin faced LG five times in the regular season this year, going 4-0 with a 0.84 ERA.
In total, he's allowed just three earned runs in 32⅓ innings. He's literally a sniper.
"I think it's because LG has a lot of lefties," Benjamin said in a recent interview with Yonhap News Agency.
He was referring to the common phenomenon of left-handed pitchers being strong against lefties.
However, Benjamin hasn't faced lefties or righties this year.
Benjamin has a .238 wOBA against righties this year and a .242 wOBA against lefties. That's not a significant difference.
Nevertheless, Benjamin has been extremely strong against LG hitters.
Most of their top hitters, including Kim Hyun-soo (0.182), Oh Ji-hwan (0.167), Park Hae-min (0.167), Hong Chang-ki (0.167), Moon Bo-kyung (0.100), Moon Sung-joo (0.000), and Austin Dean (0.091), couldn't get past him.
Of the LG batters who started in Games 1 and 2 of the Korean Series (KS), only Park Dong-won (0.273) had a batting average above double digits against Benjamin. 19가이드03
2023-11-11 23:35
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