A former infielder in the minor leagues, he stood 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall, weighed 160 pounds (73 kg), and threw and batted right-handed.

[1] Kim played three years of varsity college baseball at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he was selected twice for the All-California Collegiate Athletic Association team.

The Giants won the 1989 National League pennant in Kim's first season, but fell in the 1989 World Series to the cross-bay Oakland Athletics.

After his replacement by Gene Lamont as Boston's third base coach in October 2000,[2] Kim became manager of the 2001 Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.

"[4] After one year managing in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League in the Washington Nationals organization, Kim retired from baseball in 2006 and moved to Arizona.