Can KIA Tigers' "Promising Star" Kim Do-young stand out as the best hitter in September. For now, it must be a top-ranked performance in the league.

Several players, including Tanner NC and Kim Do-young KIA, are competing for the honorary position of the "Shell Healix Player" in September of the 2023 KBO League, which Korea Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd. awards with KBO based on WAR contribution to victory over substitute players. Who will be the main character of "Shell Healix Player" through the remaining games in September.

Kim Do-young, Kia's current and future, leads the "Shell Healix Player" hitter category with a monthly WAR of 1.44. In 19 games in September, he ranks 10th in most hits 22, 2nd in runs 18, 3rd in RBIs 15, 1st in stolen bases 8, and 16th in OPS 0.893. Kim Do-young, who has become the main player in the second season and has become the center of the team, continues to play until the end of the season, helping to fight for the fifth round.

LG Hong Chang-ki WAR 1.42 and Moon Bo-kyung WAR 1.36 are chasing Kim Do-young. LG's on-base machine Hong Chang-ki is trying to win his first season MVP in his career, ranking first in the most hits 31, first in runs 20, third in RBIs 15, eighth in stolen bases 4, second in batting average 0.443, second in on-base percentage 0.523, and eighth in OPS 1.038 in 19 games in September.

Moon Bo-kyung, a member of the Asian Games national team. In 17 games in September, he ranked third in the most hits 27, fifth in RBIs 14, third in runs 14, seventh in homers 3, seventh in batting average 0.409, 10th in on-base percentage 0.451, third in slugging percentage 0.636, and third in OPS 1.087 in most batting indicators.

In the September pitching category, NC Tanner is leading with a monthly WAR of 1.37 so far. He has started four games in September, ranking fifth in most wins 2 wins, second in ERA 0.72, sixth in innings 25 innings, fifth in strikeouts 22 and second in WHIP 0.72. Tanner, who stepped on Korean soil as an alternative foreign player to Widener, is performing well without any additional adjustment period. He is building the strongest foreign one-two punch in the league with Pedi, recording WAR 1.45 in seven games.

Tanner's competitors are chasing NC teammates Peddy WAR 1.36 and KT Benjamin WAR 1.30. Peddy, who dominated the league with overwhelming pitching in his first year in the KBO, started three games in September and ranked first in multiple wins 3 wins, first in ERA 0.42, first in strikeouts 32, and first in WHIP 0.42. If the pace is maintained now, it is expected that the fourth triple crown multiple wins, ERA, strikeouts will be possible.

KT's Benjamin is leading the team's second-ranked Mercury with one win in September, fifth in ERA 1.50, ninth in innings 24 innings, second in strikeouts 25, and sixth in WHIP 0.88.

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