Kao Kuo-ching

Taiwanese baseball player

Baseball player

Kao Kuo-ching

First baseman
Born: 6 October 1978 (1978-10-06) (age 45)

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 runs| 134
RBI| 903
Teams

* Uni-President Lions (2004–2024)

Career highlights and awards

* CPBL MVP of the Year (2007)
* 5x Taiwan Series champion (2008-2009, 2011, 2013, 2020)
* Taiwan Series MVP (2013)

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[edit]

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[edit]

year | team | games | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | TB | GDP | BA

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2004 | Uni-President Lions | 99 | 301 | 72 | 12 | 34 | 10 | 37 | 68 | 128 | 15 | 0.239
2005 | Uni-President Lions | 99 | 358 | 112 | 5 | 52 | 2 | 30 | 63 | 153 | 17 | 0.313
2006 | Uni-President Lions | 82 | 291 | 82 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 111 | 11 | 0.282
2007 | Uni-President Lions | 100 | 425 | 152 | 20 | 89 | 0 | 30 | 51 | 238 | 20 | 0.358
2008 | Uni-President Lions | 96 | 395 | 131 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 32 | 49 | 184 | 10 | 0.332
2009 | Uni-President Lions | 70 | 277 | 98 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 131 | 13 | 0.354
2010 | Uni-President Lions | 106 | 408 | 111 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 48 | 63 | 142 | 14 | 0.272
2011 | Uni-President Lions | 120 | 472 | 157 | 22 | 84 | 2 | 53 | 64 | 260 | 14 | 0.333
2012 | Uni-President Lions | 114 | 432 | 115 | 13 | 82 | 1 | 52 | 67 | 183 | 16 | 0.266
2013  | Uni-President Lions | 112  | 418  | 123  | 6  | 46  | 3  | 24  | 64  | 160  | 15  | 0.294
2014  | Uni-President Lions | 107  | 340  | 89  | 2  | 32  | 1  | 26  | 49  | 112  | 15  | 0.262
2015  | Uni-President Lions | 91  | 346  | 113  | 5  | 57  | 6  | 27  | 44  | 148  | 12  | 0.327
2016  | Uni-President Lions | 111  | 437  | 132  | 11  | 74  | 1  | 38  | 74  | 183  | 18  | 0.302
2017  | Uni-President Lions | 102  | 323  | 95  | 6  | 34  | 1  | 24  | 62  | 130  | 11  | 0.294
2018  | Uni-President Lions | 98  | 274  | 89  | 6  | 46  | 2  | 14  | 33  | 121  | 8  | 0.325
2019  | Uni-President Lions | 100  | 242  | 65  | 5  | 27  | 0  | 16  | 38  | 89  | 12  | 0.269
TOTAL | 16 years | 1607 | 5739 | 1736 | 131 | 851 | 32 | 437 | 864 | 2473 | 221 | 0.302

## See also[edit]

* Chinese Professional Baseball League
* Uni-President Lions

## References[edit]

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. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
3. ^ "面對失敗 高國慶不悔婉拒複數約". nownews. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
4. ^ https://x.com/gocpbl/status/1730142590115447007?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw
5. ^ "CPBL: Lions legendary slugger Kuo-Ching Kao calls it a career after 20 years". wbsc.org. Retrieved June 1, 2024.

## External links[edit]

Awards

Preceded by

Lin En-yu(林恩宇)

|  CPBL MVP of the Year Award
2007  | Succeeded by

Mike Johnson

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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Chinese Taipei roster – 2009 World Baseball Classic

* 4 Kao Kuo-ching
* 7 Kuo Yen-wen
* 8 Chan Chih-yao
* 10 Lin Han
* 11 Lin Yueh-ping
* 12 Lee Chen-ch'ang
* 14 Wang Sheng-wei
* 15 Lin Kun-sheng
* 20 Cheng Kai-wen
* 21 Fu-Te Ni
* 22 Lin Yi-chuan
* 23 Peng Cheng-min
* 24 Kuo Dai-chi
* 25 Chiang Chih-hsien
* 31 Lin Wei-chu
* 34 Kao Chih-kang
* 36 Kuo Yi-feng
* 42 Tseng Sung-wei
* 44 Lin Che-hsuan
* 47 Liao Yu-cheng
* 48 Lo Chia-jen
* 51 Cheng Chi-hung
* 55 Pan Wu-hsiung
* 62 Tang Chia-chun
* 81 Lin Po-yu
* 90 Keng Po-hsuan
* 98 Lin Ko-chien
* 99 Chen Hung-wen

* Manager 3 Yeh Chih-hsien
* Coach 88 Kuo Tai-yuan
* Coach 26 Wang Kuang-hui
* Coach 70 Lu Wen-sheng
* Coach 6 Chen Wei-cheng
* Coach 65 Lin Kun-han
* Coach 68 Wang Cheng-hao

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Uni-President Lions roster

Active roster|

* 00 Hong-Chih Kuo
* 1 Hsu Sheng-chieh
* 2 Chen Chun-hui
* 3 Liu Yu-chen
* 6 Yang Sen
* 7 Yang Sung-hsien
* 8 Yang Tung-yi
* 10 Shih Chin-tien
* 11 Cheng Po-jen
* 15 Tu Chuang-hsun
* 16 Lin Cheng-feng
* 17 Lin Yueh-ping
* 18 Pan Wei-lun
* 19 Kao Chien-san
* 21 Pan Chun-jung
* 23 Shen Po-tsang
* 24 Kuo Dai-chi
* 26 Boof Bonser
* 29 Chuang Ching-he
* 30 Yu Ching-wei
* 31 Kao Cheng-hua
* 33 Chang Chih-Chiang
* 34 Kao Chih-kang
* 36 Cheng Nai-wen
* 37 Tsai Shih-chin
* 38 Tseng Yi-cheng
* 45 Kuo Chun-Yu
* 49 Chu Wei-ming
* 50 Chen Lien-hung
* 51 Hsu Feng-pin
* 53 Huang Kan-lin
* 55 Pan Wu-hsiung
* 56 Liu Fu-hao
* 57 Nelson Figueroa
* 66 Wang Tzu-sung
* 68 Kao Kuo-ching
* 74 Lee Wei-hua
* 74 John Halama
* \-- Mickey Callaway
* \-- Yen Cheng-tsai
* \-- Mai Chia-je
* \-- Teng Chih-yung
* \-- Wang Ching-ming
* \-- Chris Gissell
* \-- Lin Han
* \-- Jesus Sanchez
* \-- Chou Kuang-sheng
* \-- Rico Washington
* \-- Lin Wei
* \-- Chen Yi-chen

Coaching staff|

Manager
11Lin Yueh-Ping
Coaching
39 Wu Chun-liang
52 Tony Torchia
71 Chang Sheng-cheng
78 Frank Reberger
79 Isshiki Yu
80 Wu Chia-jung
89 Lo Min-ching
96 Lo Kuo-chong

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