2015 KBO League season
The 2015 KBO League season was the 34th season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball league.
Season structure
Regular season
Due to the addition of the KT Wiz into the KBO, the 2015 KBO league schedule was increased to each team playing 144 games during the regular season, with each team playing each other 16 times.All-Star Game
In July, the best players participated in the 2015 KBO All-Star Game. The participating franchises were divided into two regions, the Dream All-Stars and Nanum All-Stars. The Korean All-Star Game did not determine home-field advantage in the Korean Series. The All-Star Game was played on 18 July 2015 at the Suwon Baseball Stadium and won by the Dream All-Stars 6–3.Postseason
2015 KBO League season culminated in its championship series, known as the Korean Series. The Semi-Playoff format was tweaked. Previously, the top four teams after the end of the regular season qualified for the postseason, but in 2015, the top five teams qualified for the postseason. The team with the best record gained a direct entry into the Korean Series, while the other four teams competed for the remaining place in a step-ladder playoff system. Starting in 2015, the fourth-place and the fifth-place teams played in a "Wildcard" game.- Wildcard
- *Regular Season 4th place vs. Regular Season 5th place
- Semi-Playoff
- *Regular Season 3rd place vs. Wild Card Winner
- Playoff
- *Regular Season 2nd place vs. Semi-Playoff Winner
- Korean Series
- *Regular Season 1st place vs. Playoff Winner
To Determine the Final Standings
- Champion : Korean Series Winner
- Runner-up : Korean Series Loser
- 3rd–10th place: Sort by Regular Season record except teams playing in the Korean Series.
Standings
Foreign hitters
Each team could have signed up to three foreign players. Due to the high proportion of pitchers signed in previous years, beginning in 2014 the league mandated that at least one of the foreign players must be a position player.| Team | Player | Position | In KBO since | Batting Average | Home runs | RBI | Notes |
| Doosan Bears | Zach Lutz | 3B | 2015 | .111 | 1 | 3 | Released by the team |
| Doosan Bears | Deibinson Romero | 3B | 2015 | .253 | 12 | 50 | Replaced Zach Lutz on the roster |
| Hanwha Eagles | Nyjer Morgan | OF | 2015 | .273 | 0 | 5 | |
| Hanwha Eagles | Jake Fox | C/OF | 2015 | .278 | 7 | 25 | |
| Kia Tigers | Brett Pill | 1B | 2014 | .325 | 22 | 101 | |
| LG Twins | Jack Hannahan | 1B | 2015 | .327 | 4 | 22 | Released by the team due to injury |
| LG Twins | Luis Jiménez | 1B | 2015 | .312 | 11 | 46 | Signed to replace Jack Hannahan on the roster |
| Lotte Giants | Jim Adduci | 1B | 2014 | .314 | 28 | 106 | |
| NC Dinos | Eric Thames | 1B | 2014 | .381 | 47 | 140 | KBO Most Valuable Player, KBO All-Star, KBO batting champion, KBO OBP leader, KBO SLG leader, KBO Runs leader, Golden Glove Award |
| Nexen Heroes | Brad Snyder | OF | 2015 | .281 | 26 | 71 | |
| Samsung Lions | Yamaico Navarro | 2B | 2014 | .287 | 48 | 137 | KBO All-Star, Golden Glove Award |
| SK Wyverns | Andrew Brown | OF | 2015 | .261 | 28 | 76 |
Postseason
Wild Card
Series starts at 1–0. With a fourth-place finish during the regular season, the Nexen Heroes, were required to only in one game during the Wild Card round to advance to the next playoff round, while the SK Wyverns, with a fifth-place finish were required to win two games.Semi-Playoff
Playoff
Korean Series
| 2015 Korean Series Champion |
Doosan Bears |