Shin-Soo Choo
Bats L Throws L5'11" 205 lbBorn 1982 Busan, South KoreaDebut 2005Team TEX1x All-Star
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2020 | TEX | 33 | 127 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 0.236 | 0.323 | 0.400 | 0.723 | 94.7 |
| 2019 | TEX | 151 | 660 | 93 | 149 | 31 | 2 | 24 | 61 | 15 | 78 | 165 | 0.265 | 0.371 | 0.455 | 0.826 | 109.7 |
| 2018 | TEX | 146 | 665 | 83 | 148 | 30 | 1 | 21 | 62 | 6 | 92 | 156 | 0.264 | 0.377 | 0.434 | 0.810 | 114.9 |
| 2017 | TEX | 149 | 636 | 96 | 142 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 78 | 12 | 77 | 134 | 0.261 | 0.357 | 0.423 | 0.780 | 104.3 |
| 2016 | TEX | 48 | 210 | 27 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 0.242 | 0.357 | 0.399 | 0.756 | 104.2 |
| 2015 | TEX | 149 | 653 | 94 | 153 | 32 | 3 | 22 | 82 | 4 | 76 | 147 | 0.276 | 0.375 | 0.463 | 0.838 | 132.6 |
| 2014 | TEX | 123 | 529 | 58 | 110 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 58 | 131 | 0.242 | 0.340 | 0.374 | 0.714 | 105.7 |
| 2013 | CIN | 154 | 712 | 107 | 162 | 34 | 2 | 21 | 54 | 20 | 112 | 133 | 0.285 | 0.423 | 0.462 | 0.885 | 153.8 |
| 2012 | CLE | 155 | 686 | 88 | 169 | 43 | 2 | 16 | 67 | 21 | 73 | 150 | 0.283 | 0.373 | 0.441 | 0.815 | 135.4 |
| 2011 | CLE | 85 | 358 | 37 | 81 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 12 | 36 | 78 | 0.259 | 0.344 | 0.390 | 0.733 | 106.9 |
| 2010 | CLE | 144 | 646 | 81 | 165 | 31 | 2 | 22 | 90 | 22 | 83 | 118 | 0.300 | 0.401 | 0.484 | 0.885 | 149.7 |
| 2009 | CLE | 156 | 685 | 87 | 175 | 38 | 6 | 20 | 86 | 21 | 78 | 151 | 0.300 | 0.394 | 0.489 | 0.883 | 137.1 |
| 2008 | CLE | 94 | 370 | 68 | 98 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 66 | 4 | 44 | 78 | 0.309 | 0.397 | 0.549 | 0.946 | 149.7 |
| 2007 | CLE | 6 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.294 | 0.350 | 0.294 | 0.644 | 58.8 |
| 2006 | CLE | 49 | 179 | 23 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 18 | 50 | 0.280 | 0.360 | 0.452 | 0.812 | 109.7 |
| 2005 | SEA | 10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.056 | 0.190 | 0.056 | 0.246 | -20.8 |
| Career | | 1652 | 7157 | 961 | 1671 | 339 | 29 | 218 | 782 | 157 | 868 | 1579 | 0.275 | 0.377 | 0.447 | 0.824 | 125.6 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2020 | 127 | 90.0 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 35.4 | 32.9 | 20.4 | 0.254 | 0.455 | 0.340 | 25.9 |
| 2019 | 660 | 91.9 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 49.0 | 29.3 | 20.3 | 0.263 | 0.474 | 0.362 | 26.6 |
| 2018 | 665 | 89.3 | 6.1 | 11.8 | 40.5 | 27.0 | 22.1 | 0.250 | 0.464 | 0.362 | 26.0 |
| 2017 | 636 | 88.7 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 37.8 | 23.2 | 20.5 | 0.269 | 0.476 | 0.367 | 26.2 |
| 2016 | 210 | 92.1 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 47.0 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 0.275 | 0.496 | 0.381 | 25.5 |
| 2015 | 653 | 90.9 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 44.1 | 27.0 | 22.9 | 0.254 | 0.444 | 0.357 | 26.9 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2020 | TEX | OF | 19 | 149 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.976 | |
| 2019 | TEX | OF | 81 | 689 | 153 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.975 | |
| 2018 | TEX | OF | 59 | 507 | 105 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.964 | |
| 2017 | TEX | OF | 77 | 648 | 151 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.975 | |
| 2016 | TEX | OF | 43 | 358 | 85 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.967 | |
| 2015 | TEX | OF | 148 | 1262 | 315 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.985 | |
| 2014 | TEX | OF | 75 | 627 | 129 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.971 | |
| 2013 | CIN | OF | 153 | 1361 | 353 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.989 | |
| 2012 | CLE | OF | 154 | 1332 | 293 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.993 | |
| 2011 | CLE | OF | 85 | 735 | 172 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0.978 | |
| 2010 | CLE | OF | 142 | 1250 | 267 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0.986 | |
| 2009 | CLE | OF | 143 | 1257 | 317 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0.979 | |
| 2008 | CLE | OF | 75 | 621 | 128 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.985 | |
| 2007 | CLE | OF | 5 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2006 | CLE | OF | 43 | 370 | 97 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.971 | |
| 2005 | SEA | OF | 5 | 39 | 16 | 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 |
|---|
| 2016 | AA | Frisco RoughRiders | Bat | 24 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.300 | 0.767 |
| 2008 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | Bat | 49 | 1 HR, 1 SB | 0.262 | 0.748 |
| 2007 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | Bat | 238 | 3 HR, 10 SB | 0.260 | 0.703 |
| 2006 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Bat | 427 | 13 HR, 26 SB | 0.323 | 0.893 |
| 2005 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Bat | 502 | 11 HR, 20 SB | 0.282 | 0.813 |
| 2004 | AA | San Antonio Missions | Bat | 579 | 15 HR, 40 SB | 0.315 | 0.844 |
| 2003 | A+ | Inland Empire 66ers | Bat | 471 | 9 HR, 18 SB | 0.286 | 0.824 |
| 2002 | A+ | San Bernardino Stampede | Bat | 51 | 1 HR, 3 SB | 0.308 | 1.024 |
| 2002 | A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Bat | 507 | 6 HR, 34 SB | 0.302 | 0.857 |
| 2001 | Rk | AZL Mariners | Bat | 245 | 4 HR, 12 SB | 0.302 | 0.933 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2020 | 0.288 | 0.338 | 0.247 | 0.403 |
| 2019 | 0.326 | 0.400 | 0.402 | 0.356 |
| 2018 | 0.321 | 0.393 | 0.357 | 0.383 |
| 2017 | 0.373 | 0.347 | 0.373 | 0.334 |
| 2016 | 0.443 | 0.306 | 0.304 | 0.375 |
| 2015 | 0.324 | 0.397 | 0.404 | 0.337 |
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 |
|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2015 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.238 | 0.273 | 0.381 | 0.654 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.500 | 1.333 | 1.833 |
| Career | 7 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.222 | 0.276 | 0.444 | 0.720 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | TEX | $20,000,000 |
| 2015 | TEX | $14,000,000 |
| 2014 | TEX | $14,000,000 |
| 2013 | CIN | $7,375,000 |
| 2012 | CLE | $4,900,000 |
| 2011 | CLE | $3,975,000 |
| 2010 | CLE | $461,100 |
| 2009 | CLE | $420,300 |
| 2008 | CLE | $390,400 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.