Ji-Man Choi
Bats L Throws R6'1" 260 lbBorn 1991 Incheon, South KoreaDebut 2016Team SD
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2023 | SD | 39 | 117 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 0.163 | 0.239 | 0.385 | 0.624 | 66.6 |
| 2022 | TB | 113 | 419 | 36 | 83 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 52 | 0 | 58 | 123 | 0.233 | 0.341 | 0.388 | 0.729 | 116.8 |
| 2021 | TB | 83 | 305 | 36 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 87 | 0.229 | 0.348 | 0.411 | 0.758 | 120.9 |
| 2020 | TB | 42 | 145 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 36 | 0.230 | 0.331 | 0.410 | 0.741 | 103.6 |
| 2019 | TB | 127 | 487 | 54 | 107 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 63 | 2 | 64 | 108 | 0.261 | 0.363 | 0.459 | 0.822 | 120.3 |
| 2018 | TB | 61 | 221 | 25 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 26 | 55 | 0.263 | 0.357 | 0.505 | 0.863 | 136.4 |
| 2017 | NYY | 6 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.267 | 0.333 | 0.733 | 1.067 | 158.2 |
| 2016 | LAA | 54 | 129 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 0.170 | 0.271 | 0.339 | 0.611 | 68.1 |
| Career | | 525 | 1841 | 190 | 367 | 93 | 3 | 67 | 238 | 6 | 241 | 476 | 0.234 | 0.338 | 0.426 | 0.764 | 113.5 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2023 | 117 | 93.4 | 11.9 | 19.7 | 59.2 | 30.8 | 23.5 | 0.231 | 0.496 | 0.349 | 24.9 |
| 2022 | 419 | 92.2 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 47.5 | 32.3 | 20.0 | 0.233 | 0.422 | 0.338 | 25.1 |
| 2021 | 305 | 91.2 | 14.8 | 9.4 | 46.8 | 31.7 | 19.4 | 0.231 | 0.424 | 0.340 | 25.3 |
| 2020 | 145 | 89.0 | 15.7 | 3.4 | 39.3 | 31.7 | 22.3 | 0.193 | 0.303 | 0.276 | 24.3 |
| 2019 | 487 | 91.2 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 42.7 | 25.6 | 20.4 | 0.260 | 0.492 | 0.365 | 25.3 |
| 2018 | 221 | 90.3 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 43.1 | 29.8 | 19.9 | 0.236 | 0.458 | 0.349 | 25.7 |
| 2017 | 18 | 93.6 | 6.5 | 18.2 | 45.5 | 36.4 | 28.3 | 0.247 | 0.638 | 0.391 | 25.4 |
| 2016 | 129 | 89.7 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 38.4 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 0.197 | 0.346 | 0.284 | 25.9 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2023 | SD | 1B | 17 | 123 | 117 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | +2.2 |
| 2022 | TB | 1B | 98 | 793 | 706 | 30 | 3 | 62 | 0.996 | +3.4 |
| 2021 | TB | 1B | 73 | 587 | 500 | 23 | 2 | 46 | 0.996 | +0.1 |
| 2020 | TB | 1B | 38 | 278 | 255 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 0.989 | +0.9 |
| 2019 | TB | 1B | 103 | 842 | 748 | 36 | 6 | 66 | 0.992 | -1.6 |
| 2018 | TB | 1B | 3 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | -0.9 |
| 2018 | MIL | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2017 | NYY | 1B | 6 | 40 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.973 | -0.1 |
| 2016 | LAA | 1B | 27 | 152 | 127 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 0.993 | +2.0 |
| 2016 | LAA | OF | 20 | 113 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2024 | AAA | Syracuse Mets | Bat | 104 | 4 HR, 0 SB | 0.190 | 0.674 |
| 2023 | AAA | nan | Bat | 58 | 3 HR, 0 SB | 0.250 | 0.862 |
| 2023 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | Bat | 29 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.160 | 0.476 |
| 2023 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | Bat | 29 | 3 HR, 0 SB | 0.348 | 1.274 |
| 2021 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Bat | 27 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.261 | 0.681 |
| 2018 | AAA | nan | Bat | 249 | 7 HR, 1 SB | 0.291 | 0.868 |
| 2018 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Bat | 86 | 2 HR, 0 SB | 0.270 | 0.765 |
| 2018 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Bat | 163 | 5 HR, 1 SB | 0.302 | 0.924 |
| 2017 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Bat | 338 | 15 HR, 3 SB | 0.288 | 0.911 |
| 2016 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Bat | 227 | 5 HR, 4 SB | 0.346 | 0.961 |
| 2015 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Bat | 67 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.298 | 0.824 |
| 2014 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Bat | 281 | 5 HR, 2 SB | 0.283 | 0.773 |
| 2013 | AA | Jackson Generals | Bat | 236 | 9 HR, 2 SB | 0.268 | 0.862 |
| 2013 | A+ | High Desert Mavericks | Bat | 211 | 7 HR, 0 SB | 0.337 | 1.046 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2023 | 0.196 | 0.285 | 0.294 | 0.241 |
| 2022 | 0.323 | 0.335 | 0.324 | 0.343 |
| 2021 | 0.244 | 0.374 | 0.345 | 0.337 |
| 2020 | 0.226 | 0.339 | 0.348 | 0.303 |
| 2019 | 0.287 | 0.379 | 0.327 | 0.395 |
| 2018 | 0.236 | 0.386 | 0.373 | 0.365 |
| 2017 | 0.000 | 0.472 | 0.415 | 0.430 |
| 2016 | 0.175 | 0.262 | 0.258 | 0.260 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.286 | 0.000 | 0.286 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.286 | 0.286 | 0.714 | 1.000 |
| 2020 | 18 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0.250 | 0.412 | 0.425 | 0.837 |
| 2019 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0.188 | 0.435 | 0.375 | 0.810 |
| Career | 29 | 68 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 0.221 | 0.398 | 0.412 | 0.809 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | LAA | $650,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.