Ji Man

Choi

DHAge : 35Bats : L

#26

Ji Man Choi

#26DH

Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 118 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2016-04-05

Born in : Incheon, Republic of Korea

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2023		39	104	17	6	13	.163	.624
2023	San Diego Padres	16	31	2	0	2	.065	.365
2023	Pittsburgh Pirates	23	73	15	6	11	.205	.731
2022	Tampa Bay Rays	113	356	83	11	52	.233	.729
2021	Tampa Bay Rays	83	258	59	11	45	.229	.759
2020	Tampa Bay Rays	42	122	28	3	16	.230	.741
2019	Tampa Bay Rays	127	410	107	19	63	.261	.822
2018		61	190	50	10	32	.263	.862
2018	Tampa Bay Rays	49	160	43	8	27	.269	.876
2018	Milwaukee Brewers	12	30	7	2	5	.233	.781
2017	New York Yankees	6	15	4	2	5	.267	1.066
2016	Los Angeles Angels	54	112	19	5	12	.170	.610
Career totals		525	1567	367	67	238	.234	.764

Advanced stats, 2023HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

wOBA

.267

xwOBA

.349

OPS

.624

AVG

.163

OBP

.239

RBI

117

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2024 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-1.0

Home runs

2023 WAR

-0.5

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-13)

20211.1 WAR · 2.2 per full season
20221.0 WAR · 1.4 per full season
2023-0.5 WAR

Outlook, age included

-28 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2023All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

CON: Contact; 63
POW: Power; 83
EYE: Eye; 79
SPD: Speed; 55
FLD: Fielding; —
DUR: Durability; 35
EX: Experience; 75

Why these ratings?

CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2023How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

-0.5

PAL Rating

29 / 100

PAL: dimensions

Offense31

Power86

Discipline31

Speed21

Defense33

WAR, in runs

Batting-5.2

Baserunning-0.1

Fielding-0.7

Positional-2.9

Replacement+3.6

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2023 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

93.4 mi/h

98th percentile

Max exit velocity

110.0 mi/h

33th percentile

Barrels

19.7 %

99th percentile

Hard-hit

59.2 %

100th percentile

xBA

.231

27th percentile

Bat speed

—

Sprint speed

24.9 pi/s

4th percentile

Outs above average

-1

40th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2023	SD	-0.5	29	75	93.4	110.0	19.7	59.2	.231
2022	TB	1.0	59	75	92.2	111.1	11.9	47.5	.233
2021	TB	1.1	57	75	91.2	112.9	9.4	46.8	.231

Game log, 2023

Date	Opponent	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Oct 1	@ CWS	3	0	0	1	1	.163
Sep 30	@ CWS	4	2	1	0	2	.168
Sep 27	@ SF	0	0	0	0	0	.155
Sep 25	@ SF	4	0	0	0	0	.155
Sep 23	vs STL	2	0	0	0	0	.161
Sep 22	vs STL	3	0	0	0	0	.165
Sep 20	vs COL	0	0	1	0	0	.170
Sep 19	vs COL	2	0	0	1	1	.170
Sep 16	@ ATH	2	0	0	1	1	.174
Aug 11	@ AZ	2	0	0	0	1	.179