Jeon Jun-ho (; born February 15, 1969) is a retired
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who played for the
Lotte Giants
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, the
Hyundai Unicorns
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, and the
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in the
Korea Baseball Organization
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Jeon is the all-time stolen base leader in the
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, with 550 career steals.
[Hyun-kyung, Kang]
"KT Wiz outfielder seeks to become all-time leader in stolen base,"
''The Korea Times'' (2017-07-21). He led the league in triples five times, in 1995 and 1996, and from 2002 to 2004. He is also one of the few hitters to surpass 2,000 career hits in the KBO League, with 2,018.
See also
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List of KBO career stolen bases leaders
The following is the current leaderboard for career stolen bases in KBO League Korean baseball.
The first KBO Stolen Base King was Kim Il-kwon, who stole 363 bases in a career that spanned from 1982 to 1991. His record was broken in 1997 by Lee ...
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List of KBO career hits leaders The following is the current leaderboard for career hits in KBO League Korean baseball.
Players with 1,700 or more hits
* ''Stats updated as of October 12, 2022.''
References
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See also
* List of KBO career home run leaders
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External links
Career statistics and player informationfrom
Korea Baseball Organization
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ko, 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the KBO League ( ko, KBO 리그) and KBO ...
Jeon Jun-hoat NC Dinos Baseball Company
1969 births
Living people
People from Changwon
NC Dinos coaches
SSG Landers coaches
Kiwoom Heroes players
Hyundai Unicorns players
Lotte Giants players
KBO League outfielders
South Korean baseball players
Yeungnam University alumni
Sportspeople from South Gyeongsang Province
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