Kao Chih-kang

Kao Chih-kang
Catcher
Born: 7 February 1981 (1981-02-07) (age 43)
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
CPBL debut
March 13, 2005, for the Uni-President Lions
Last CPBL appearance
August 26, 2018, for the Uni-President Lions
Career statistics
Batting average.278
Home runs21
Runs batted in363
Stolen bases49
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Kao playing for the Chinese Taipei national team in 2013 World Baseball Classic
Medal record
Men’s baseball
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Baseball World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Taipei Team
Intercontinental Cup
Silver medal – second place 2002 Havana Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Taichung Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Asian Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Taipei Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Sapporo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Taichung Team
In this Chinese name, the family name is Kao.

Kao Chih-kang (Chinese: 高志綱; pinyin: Gāo Zhìngāng; Wade–Giles: Kao1 Chih4 Kang1; born 7 February 1981 in Taichung County, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese former professional baseball catcher. He played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions from 2005 to 2018.

Career

After a brief amateur career in the Taiwan Cooperative Bank he was drafted by the Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League in early 2005 and stayed in this team to date. Kao is widely regarded as the best Taiwanese catcher of his generation, and has been a frequent member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team since 2001.

Kao is best known for hitting the game-winning RBI in the Chinese Taipei versus South Korea match in the 2003 Asian Baseball Championship series. This victory qualified the Taiwan national baseball team for the 2004 Olympics.[citation needed]

He has competed at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games.[1]

Before the 2012 season, Kao signed his second two-year contract with the Uni-President Lions.[2]

In November 2011, Kao was appointed as the representative of players by the IBAF Asia Department.[3]

Career statistics

year team games AB H HR RBI SB BB SO TB GDP BA FLd%
2005 Uni-President Lions 82 197 45 2 14 3 23 25 59 1 0.228 0.982
2006 Uni-President Lions 58 174 55 1 18 2 17 17 70 6 0.316 0.989
2007 Uni-President Lions 86 303 89 5 48 1 31 34 120 11 0.294 0.992
2008 Uni-President Lions 77 224 54 2 28 0 21 29 66 4 0.241 0.987
2009 Uni-President Lions 83 255 86 4 42 7 28 40 106 6 0.337 0.995
2010 Uni-President Lions 80 256 59 0 25 6 25 45 75 11 0.230 0.993
2011 Uni-President Lions 75 197 51 3 17 7 23 23 72 3 0.259 0.990
2012 Uni-President Lions 104 339 104 2 37 5 30 34 136 12 0.322 0.991
Total 8 years 645 1945 548 19 228 31 198 247 728 54 0.282 0.990

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kao Chih-Kang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "中華職棒／高志綱簽2年複數合約". nownews. January 3, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "任重道遠　高志綱獲聘國際棒總亞洲區球員代表". nownews. February 12, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2013.