1B Ji-man 'JI' Choi #26
Tampa Bay Rays MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/24/2020
 OA: 55 POT: 55
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1B JI-MAN 'JI' CHOI #26 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
147 547 143 30 2 22 70 99 133 .261 .377 .444 7 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 50 50 55 50
Power 55 50 55 55
Eye 65 60 65 65
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 45
Errors: - 45 45
Arm: 30 50 50
Turn DP: - 35 -
Ability: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/23/2020 @ BAL Win, 6-2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/2020 @ BAL Win, 4-2 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/21/2020 @ BAL Win, 4-1 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/20/2020 BOS Loss, 7-10 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/19/2020 BOS Loss, 2-9 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/18/2020 BOS Win, 9-8 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/17/2020 BOS Win, 5-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/2020 NYY Loss, 10-13 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 0
09/15/2020 NYY Loss, 2-10 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/14/2020 NYY Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
One of the most popular players in the league.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Work Ethic
Low: Greed
Birthday:05/19/1991
Born in:Incheon, INC
Nationality:South Korean
Height:6' 1"
Weight:250 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$850,000
Signed Through:2020 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 147 Days
Service This Yr:282 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 147 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2020 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 147 547 143 30 2 22 70 89 99 133 .261 .377 .444 .821 .354 .183 117
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 142 657 4 2 1 10 3 3 243 54 7 1 87.5 98.9 6.34 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   150 32 8 2 6 17 21 18 37 0 1 1 .213 .302 .413 .715
Versus Right   397 111 22 0 16 53 68 81 96 3 2 3 .280 .403 .456 .859
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   14 3 1 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 .214 .267 .500 .767
Last Week   26 2 0 0 1 2 3 5 8 1 0 0 .077 .219 .192 .411
March   14 4 0 0 0 2 2 3 4 1 0 0 .286 .389 .286 .675
April   95 33 6 2 6 17 14 14 24 0 0 0 .347 .431 .642 1.073
May   78 20 3 0 3 7 18 19 16 0 0 2 .256 .414 .410 .824
June   92 20 3 0 5 12 13 18 18 0 1 1 .217 .351 .413 .764
July   76 20 6 0 1 4 11 17 21 0 0 0 .263 .398 .382 .779
August   107 27 9 0 4 16 19 16 31 1 2 1 .252 .352 .449 .801
September   85 19 3 0 3 12 12 12 19 1 0 0 .224 .316 .365 .681
Last Year   410 107 20 2 19 63 54 64 108 7 0 6 .261 .363 .459 .822
2 Years Ago   190 50 14 1 10 32 25 26 55 2 0 3 .263 .357 .505 .863
Career   1274 323 69 5 58 182 179 207 328 14 3 13 .254 .360 .452 .812
Home   270 68 12 0 11 34 40 52 64 3 2 1 .252 .371 .419 .790
Road   277 75 18 2 11 36 49 47 69 0 1 3 .271 .382 .469 .852
Grass   238 64 16 2 9 30 44 43 62 0 1 3 .269 .387 .466 .854
Turf   309 79 14 0 13 40 45 56 71 3 2 1 .256 .369 .427 .796
Day   198 52 15 0 11 32 38 43 53 1 0 0 .263 .393 .505 .898
Night   349 91 15 2 11 38 51 56 80 2 3 4 .261 .367 .410 .777
As Starter   544 142 30 2 22 70 88 98 133 3 3 3 .261 .375 .445 .820
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .600 .333 .933
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .600 .333 .933
Close/Late   110 23 2 1 1 12 12 23 30 2 1 1 .209 .346 .273 .618
Inning 1-3   219 60 15 0 11 25 45 38 45 0 1 2 .274 .386 .493 .879
Inning 4-6   164 50 9 1 7 24 22 28 42 1 1 0 .305 .404 .500 .904
Inning 7-9   156 31 5 1 4 21 21 29 43 2 1 2 .199 .328 .321 .649
Extra Innings   8 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 .250 .500 .375 .875
0 Outs   219 58 15 0 9 17 44 40 56 1 3 2 .265 .382 .457 .838
1 Outs   148 32 4 0 6 18 28 37 39 2 0 0 .216 .369 .365 .734
2 Outs   180 53 11 2 7 35 17 22 38 0 0 2 .294 .377 .494 .872
Scoring Position   109 32 6 2 2 44 12 20 28 3 3 2 .294 .403 .440 .843
Bases Empty   343 84 19 0 15 15 56 59 82 0 0 2 .245 .359 .431 .790
Runner on 1st   95 27 5 0 5 11 21 20 23 0 0 0 .284 .409 .495 .903
Runner on 2nd   33 12 1 2 1 7 2 4 8 0 3 1 .364 .447 .606 1.053
Runner on 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 7 1 6 1 2 0 0 .364 .526 .364 .890
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 6 1 0 0 5 2 3 13 0 0 1 .188 .278 .219 .497
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 5 2 0 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 .455 .455 .636 1.091
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873
Bases Loaded   15 3 1 0 1 15 4 5 1 1 0 0 .200 .381 .467 .848
Two Strikes   344 77 11 1 15 40 53 34 133 2 0 2 .224 .296 .392 .688
First Pitch   54 17 4 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 1 2 .315 .362 .444 .807
Count 0-1   30 8 3 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .467 .733
Count 0-2   50 5 0 1 0 2 5 0 27 0 0 0 .100 .100 .140 .240
Count 1-0   30 10 3 0 1 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .323 .533 .856
Count 1-1   35 15 3 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .429 .743 1.171
Count 1-2   85 18 2 0 6 11 14 0 43 0 0 1 .212 .221 .447 .668
Count 2-0   15 7 3 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .467 .467 .867 1.333
Count 2-1   26 7 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .269 .500 .769
Count 2-2   113 25 2 0 5 11 11 0 44 1 0 1 .221 .226 .372 .598
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 2 5 26 0 0 0 0 .000 .963 .000 .963
Count 3-1   12 2 0 0 0 3 12 37 0 0 0 0 .167 .796 .167 .963
Full Count   96 29 7 0 4 16 23 34 19 1 0 0 .302 .481 .500 .981
Behind in Count   165 31 5 1 7 19 21 0 70 0 0 1 .188 .193 .358 .550
Ahead in Count   84 26 9 0 3 15 24 63 0 1 1 0 .310 .601 .524 1.125
Batting Leadoff   396 109 22 1 19 54 70 75 97 2 3 2 .275 .392 .480 .871
Batting 5th   40 9 2 0 2 6 5 7 9 0 0 1 .225 .354 .425 .779
Batting 6th   94 19 6 0 0 6 13 15 23 1 0 1 .202 .315 .266 .581
Batting 7th   14 5 0 1 1 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .357 .438 .714 1.152
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   235 52 14 0 11 21 32 42 66 0 2 1 .221 .342 .421 .763
Medium Leverage   230 70 14 1 10 29 46 42 51 1 1 2 .304 .415 .504 .919
High Leverage   76 21 2 1 1 20 11 15 16 2 0 1 .276 .394 .368 .762
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2012 Adelaide - ABL 21 40 139 43 6 1 8 31 26 26 3 4 27 1 1 .309 .419 .540 .958 100 114 0.9
2016 Los Angeles - MLB 25 54 112 19 4 0 5 12 9 16 0 1 27 2 4 .170 .271 .339 .611 67 62 -0.3
2017 New York - MLB 26 6 15 4 1 0 2 5 2 2 0 1 5 0 0 .267 .333 .733 1.067 174 162 0.2
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 27 12 30 7 2 0 2 5 4 2 0 0 14 0 0 .233 .281 .500 .781 113 96 0.0
2018 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 49 160 43 12 1 8 27 21 24 3 2 41 2 0 .269 .370 .506 .877 143 140 1.5
2018 Total - MLB 27 61 190 50 14 1 10 32 25 26 3 2 55 2 0 .263 .357 .505 .863 139 133 1.6
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 127 410 107 20 2 19 63 54 64 6 7 108 2 3 .261 .363 .459 .822 121 118 1.7
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 29 147 547 143 30 2 22 70 89 99 4 3 133 7 1 .261 .377 .444 .821 113 117 2.6
Total MLB 395 1274 323 69 5 58 182 179 207 13 14 328 13 8 .254 .360 .452 .812 116 116 5.7
Total ABL 40 139 43 6 1 8 31 26 26 3 4 27 1 1 .309 .419 .540 .958 100 114 0.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2010 Seattle (AZL) - R 19 39 135 51 15 2 1 23 23 21 1 2 30 10 1 .378 .459 .541 .000 157 150 1.7
2010 High Desert - A+ 19 11 43 13 1 1 1 7 7 6 0 1 9 0 0 .302 .380 .442 .822 96 98 0.1
2012 Clinton - A 21 66 242 72 14 1 8 43 43 39 12 0 55 0 2 .298 .420 .463 .883 114 108 1.1
2013 High Desert - A+ 22 48 181 61 24 3 7 40 34 27 2 1 33 0 1 .337 .427 .619 1.045 146 129 1.5
2013 Jackson - AA 22 61 198 53 10 3 9 39 21 32 4 2 28 2 2 .268 .377 .485 .862 122 114 1.1
2013 Tacoma - AAA 22 13 45 11 2 0 2 6 9 4 2 0 7 0 0 .244 .333 .422 .756 67 80 -0.1
2014 Jackson - AA 23 4 11 3 1 0 1 5 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 .273 .467 .636 1.103 183 95 0.0
2014 Tacoma - AAA 23 70 237 67 7 2 5 30 41 36 3 2 42 2 2 .283 .381 .392 .774 73 85 -0.1
2015 Seattle (AZL) - R 24 5 12 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641 65 73 -0.0
2015 Tacoma - AAA 24 18 57 17 4 0 1 16 8 10 0 0 14 0 1 .298 .403 .421 .824 84 90 0.0
2016 Salt Lake - AAA 25 53 188 65 17 1 5 31 31 31 2 5 34 4 3 .346 .434 .527 .960 112 106 0.8
2017 Scranton WB - AAA 26 87 288 83 25 1 15 69 42 39 4 7 86 3 1 .288 .373 .538 .911 124 114 1.6
2018 San Antonio - AAA 27 40 129 39 9 0 5 23 17 32 0 2 31 1 0 .302 .436 .488 .924 105 104 0.4
2018 Durham - AAA 27 22 74 20 4 0 2 14 9 11 0 1 18 0 0 .270 .360 .405 .766 91 95 0.2
2018 Total - AAA 27 62 203 59 13 0 7 37 26 43 0 3 49 1 0 .291 .410 .458 .868 100 101 0.6
Total IL 109 362 103 29 1 17 83 51 50 4 8 104 3 1 .285 .370 .511 .881 117 110
Total PCL 194 656 199 39 3 18 106 106 113 7 9 128 7 6 .303 .406 .454 .861 91 95
Total SL 65 209 56 11 3 10 44 24 36 4 2 30 2 2 .268 .382 .493 .875 126 112
Total CAL 59 224 74 25 4 8 47 41 33 2 2 42 0 1 .330 .418 .585 1.002 136 123
Total MID 66 242 72 14 1 8 43 43 39 12 0 55 0 2 .298 .420 .463 .883 114 108
Total AZL 44 147 54 16 2 1 25 24 22 1 2 32 10 1 .367 .448 .524 .971 150 144
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 1 16 3 0 0 1 1 2 7 0 0 10 0 0 .188 .435 .375 .810 124 134 -0.7
Total MLB 1 16 3 0 0 1 1 2 7 0 0 10 0 0 .188 .435 .375 .810 124 134
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2016 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 27 15 127 11 15 139 1 .993 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Los Angeles - MLB LF 20 14 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 New York - MLB 1B 6 4 35 1 3 37 1 .973 40.0 8.10 0.0 .000
2018 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 1B 2 2 10 2 5 12 0 1.000 18.0 6.00 0.0 .000
2018 Milwaukee - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 103 92 748 36 66 790 6 .992 842.0 8.38 0.0 .000
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 135 135 983 42 107 1030 5 .995 1202.1 7.67 -1.2 .991
TOTAL 1B 274 249 1906 92 196 2011 13 .994 2105.1 8.54 -1.2 .991
TOTAL LF 21 14 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 1.0 234.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/20/2010 Signed as an international free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
11/06/2015 Became a free agent.
11/24/2015 Signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
12/10/2015 Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2015 MLB Rule 5 Draft from the Baltimore Orioles.
01/12/2017 Became a free agent.
01/16/2017 Signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
10/13/2017 Became a free agent.
01/15/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
06/10/2018 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for IF Brad Miller and $2,209,677.
07/08/2020 Injured (Quadriceps strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
2019 7 8
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