In 1992, upon graduation from high school, Park started to play college baseball at Yonsei University, converting his position to third base.

While at Yonsei University, Park led his team to five college championships in four years alongside Lim Sun-dong and Cho In-sung.

As a senior in 1995, Park helped Yonsei University win the 1995 National College Championship (Spring Season) and was named MVP with Home Run, RBI and Stolen Bases titles.

After the season, Park was named Rookie of the Year in unanimous vote and runner-up behind Koo Dae-sung of the Hanwha Eagles in the MVP balloting.

In September 2000, he competed for South Korea in the 2000 Summer Olympics where they won the bronze medal in the baseball tournament.

In 2004, Park hit his 200th career home run on May 11 to become the tenth player in 22-year KBO history to reach the milestone.

After the 2004 season, Park was traded to the SK Wyverns where he played center field and batted cleanup or 5th in the order.