While attending Gwangju Jaeil High School, Hur was considered one of the Big 4 shortstops in the Korean high school baseball league along with future KBO stars An Chi-Hong, Kim Sang-Su and Oh Ji-Hwan.

In the tourney, he batted .200 (6-for-30) with 2 RBIs and 5 runs, playing in all 8 games as a starting shortstop.

Hur was selected by the Doosan Bears with the 15th overall pick of the 2009 KBO Draft.

After the 2009 season, Hur temporarily left the Bears to serve a two-year mandatory military commitment.

He played for the Korean Police Baseball Team in 2010–2011 during his military duty.