On April 30, 1993, at age 20, he threw a no-hitter, defeating the OB Bears 3–0 at Jeonju Baseball Stadium.

He also pitched for the South Korea national baseball team in the 1998 Asian Games, helping the country win the Gold Medal.

When the Raiders were disbanded after the 1999 season, many players, including Kim, joined the newly created team the SK Wyverns.

(He may have been suffering from continued effects of being struck in the head by a batted ball in 1999, which knocked him out of commission for much of that season.

[citation needed] Kim was named head pitching coach of the Doosan Bears starting with the 2019 season.