| 2018 KBO League | |
| League: | KBO League |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | March 24 – October 14 |
| No Of Games: | 144 per team |
| No Of Teams: | 10 |
| Attendance: | 8,073,742 |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champs: | Doosan Bears |
| Mvp: | Kim Jae-hwan (Doosan) |
| Mvp Link: | KBO League Most Valuable Player Award |
| Playoffs: | Postseason |
| Conf1: | Wild Card |
| Conf1 Champ: | Nexen Heroes |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | KIA Tigers |
| Conf2: | Semi-playoffs |
| Conf2 Champ: | Nexen Heroes |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Hanwha Eagles |
| Conf3: | Playoffs |
| Conf3 Champ: | SK Wyverns |
| Conf3 Runner-Up: | Nexen Heroes |
| Finals: | Korean Series |
| Finals Link: | 2018 Korean Series |
| Finals Champ: | SK Wyverns |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Doosan Bears |
| Finals Mvp: | Han Dong-min (SK) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of KBO League seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | KBO League |
| Prevseason Link: | 2017 KBO League season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2017 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2019 KBO League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2019 |
The 2018 KBO League season was the 37th season in the history of the KBO League.
| Rank | Team | D | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | 51 | 0 | – | Korean Series | ||
| 2 | 78 | 65 | 1 | 14.5 | Playoff | ||
| 3 | 77 | 67 | 0 | 16.0 | Semi-playoff | ||
| 4 | 75 | 69 | 0 | 18.0 | Wild Card | ||
| 5 | 70 | 74 | 0 | 23.0 | |||
| 6 | 68 | 72 | 4 | 23.0 | Did not qualify | ||
| 7 | 68 | 74 | 2 | 24.0 | |||
| 8 | 67 | 75 | 1 | 24.5 | |||
| 9 | 59 | 82 | 3 | 32.5 | |||
| 10 | 58 | 85 | 1 | 34.5 | |||
Source[1]
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting average | .362 | |||
| Home runs | 44 | |||
| Runs batted in | Kim Jae-hwan | Doosan Bears | 133 | |
| Runs | 118 | |||
| Hits | Jeon Jun-woo | Lotte Giants | 190 | |
| Stolen Base | 36 | |||
| On Base Percentage | .460 | |||
| Slugging Percentage | Park Byung-ho | Nexen Heroes | .718 |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earned run average | Doosan Bears | 2.88 | ||
| Wins | Doosan Bears | 18 | ||
| Saves | 35 | |||
| Holds | Lotte Giants | 25 | ||
| Innings Pitched | Nexen Heroes | 199 | ||
| Winning percentage | Seth Frankoff | Doosan Bears | .857 | |
| Strikeouts | Hanwha Eagles | 195 | ||
| WHIP | Josh Lindblom | Doosan Bears | 1.07 |
Each team can sign up to three foreign players. Due to the high proportion of pitchers signed in previous years, beginning in 2014 the league has mandated that at least one of the foreign players must be a position player.
| Team | Player | Position | In KBO since | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Lions | Pitcher | 2018 | $1,050,000 | ||
| Pitcher | 2018 | $700,000 | |||
| Infielder | 2017 | $1,500,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2018 | $800,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2018 | $900,000 | |||
| Infielder | 2017 | $1,300,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2018 | $850,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2015 | $1,450,000 | |||
| Infielder | 2018 | $800,000 | Released | ||
| Outfielder | 2018 | $320,000 | Mid-season signing | ||
| Pitcher | 2015 | $1,500,000 | Released | ||
| Pitcher | 2017 | $650,000 | |||
| Outfielder | 2017 | $600,000 | Released | ||
| Pitcher | 2013 | $300,000 | Mid-season signing | ||
| Outfielder | 2018 | $100,000 | Mid-season signing | ||
| Pitcher | 2015 | $1,750,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2018 | $1,100,000 | |||
| Infielder | 2017 | $850,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2018 | $700,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2018 | $575,000 | Released | ||
| Outfielder | 2018 | $700,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2018 | $500,000 | Mid-season signing | ||
| Pitcher | 2016 | $2,000,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2017 | $925,000 | |||
| Outfielder | 2017 | $1,100,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2015 | $1,170,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2018 | $1,000,000 | |||
| Infielder | 2017 | $730,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2012 | $1,200,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2018 | $800,000 | |||
| Infielder | 2018 | $800,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2015 | $1,050,000 | |||
| Pitcher | 2011 | $1,000,000 | |||
| Outfielder | 2017 | $1,000,000 | |||
| Team | Player | Batting Average | Home Runs | RBI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .138 | 1 | 4 | Released by the team | ||
| .128 | 1 | 4 | Signed to replace Jimmy Paredes | ||
| .306 | 30 | 110 | |||
| .315 | 20 | 70 | |||
| .305 | 43 | 114 | |||
| .339 | 8 | 34 | |||
| .303 | 15 | 57 | |||
| .257 | 26 | 97 | |||
| .258 | 17 | 61 | Released by the team | ||
| .314 | 12 | 37 | Signed to replace Michael Choice | ||
| .330 | 33 | 125 | |||
| .316 | 43 | 107 | |||
The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.
See main article: 2018 Korean Series.
| Team | Total attendance | Home average | Change vs. 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doosan Bears | 1,112,066 | 15,445 | 2 % | |
| LG Twins | 1,108,677 | 15,398 | −2 % | |
| SK Wyverns | 1,037,211 | 14,406 | 16 % | |
| Lotte Giants | 901,634 | 12,523 | −13 % | |
| KIA Tigers | 861,729 | 11,968 | −16 % | |
| Samsung Lions | 752,310 | 10,449 | 7 % | |
| Hanwha Eagles | 734,110 | 10,196 | 24 % | |
| KT Wiz | 668,559 | 9,286 | −3 % | |
| Nexen Heroes | 454,574 | 6,314 | −35 % | |
| NC Dinos | 442,872 | 6,151 | −17 % | |
| Total | 8,073,742 | 11,214 | -4 % |