Career
Amateur career
Upon graduation from Daegu Commerce High School, Kim joined the Hanyang University baseball team in 1977. In 1977, as a freshman at Hanyang University, he was selected for the South of Korea national baseball team to compete the 3rd Intercontinental Cup. Kim appeared in the final game as a starting pitcher and hurled two shutout innings to lead his team to a 5–4 victory over United States.
In 1982, Kim was called up to the South of Korea national baseball team for the 1982 Baseball World Cup hosted by South of Korea.
= Notable international careers Professional career
Kim was selected by the Samsung Lions in the second round of the 1983 KBO Draft. Kim finished his rookie season with a 17–12 record and a 2.55 European Research Area, throwing 17 complete games (runner-up in the league).
He led all pitchers in shutouts (5) and was ranked third in wins, strikeouts (154) and innings pitched (2291). After retiring from Lotte Giants, Kim started his coaching career as the pitching coach of Pacific Dolphins.
In 1996, Dolphins were bought by Hyundai and Kim kept on coaching the Unicorns.
In 2006, after head coach Kim Jae-bak left Unicorns, Kim Si-jin took his place. in 2008, he became the first coach of Woori Heroes, which became Nexen Heroes in 2010.