In 2014, Kang had his best season statistically, hitting. He also won his second straight Gold Glove Award, his third overall.
In the 2013 KBO regular season, Kang hit 22 home runs and had an OPS of. In March 2013, Kang competed in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. He would also win another Gold Glove Award, the second of his career. 314 with 25 home runs (2nd in the league), 82 RBI, 77 runs scored, and a career-high 21 stolen bases. In 2011, Kang regressed slightly from his two previous seasons, hitting. Kang won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games as a member of the South Korean national baseball team as he hit 3 home runs in 13 at-bats. His defensive play earned him his first KBO League Golden Glove Award. In 2010, Kang had his first season with a plus-.300 batting average. Kang tied Hong Sung-heon of the Lotte Giants for the league lead in doubles (33). 508 slugging percentage, 136 hits, and 71 runs scored. 286 batting average, 23 home runs, 81 RBI, a. In 2009, Kang had an impressive offensive season. Kang became the starting shortstop for the Heroes in 2008, appearing in 116 games, batting. In 2008, Hyundai sold the Unicorns, who subsequently became defunct and were replaced with a new team, the Woori Heroes (renamed the Nexen Heroes in 2009). In 2007, he appeared in 20 games and hit. He struck out eight times in 21 plate appearances. In his rookie season, he played 10 games and batted. Kang struggled to make an impact in his first two seasons. Kang was drafted by the Hyundai Unicorns in the second round of the 2006 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) First-Year Player Draft. In 2005, Kang helped Gwangju Jeil High School win the Golden Lion Flag Championship, winning the Outstanding Pitcher Award and the RBI title. In 2004, Kang was selected for the South Korean national under-18 team as a third baseman and was part of the team that won bronze at the World Junior Baseball Championship. While attending Gwangju Jeil High School, Kang's main position was catcher.
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