1B Ji-man Choi #15
Chicago White Sox MLB
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/11/2025
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1B JI-MAN CHOI #15 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
143 513 142 27 2 6 58 69 120 .277 .374 .372 8 1.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 45 50 50
Eye 60 55 60 60
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 35
Errors: - 45 50
Arm: 30 50 45
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/10/2025 TB Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/2025 TB Win, 8-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/2025 @ DET Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
09/06/2025 @ DET Loss, 6-15 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/05/2025 @ DET Win, 3-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/04/2025 @ MIN Win, 11-0 6 1 1 1 1 0 3 0
09/03/2025 @ MIN Win, 7-1 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/02/2025 @ MIN Win, 11-4 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
08/31/2025 NYY Loss, 1-10 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/30/2025 NYY Loss, 0-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is a max effort guy.
Birthday:05/19/1991
Born in:Incheon, INC
Nationality:South Korean
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$7,000,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 154 Days
Service This Yr:177 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 154 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 143 513 142 27 2 6 58 70 69 120 .277 .374 .372 .746 .335 .096 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 137 604 14 3 0 4 2 6 191 35 8 3 72.7 79.4 5.56 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   156 41 6 0 0 12 18 19 31 2 1 4 .263 .354 .301 .655
Versus Right   357 101 21 2 6 46 50 50 89 4 1 10 .283 .382 .403 .786
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393
Last Week   24 5 0 1 1 4 3 5 8 1 0 0 .208 .333 .417 .750
March   12 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 .083 .214 .167 .381
April   93 33 8 0 1 17 16 12 22 0 0 5 .355 .455 .473 .928
May   102 26 5 1 0 6 13 13 21 0 0 1 .255 .345 .324 .668
June   86 25 7 0 1 13 15 15 21 2 1 4 .291 .411 .407 .818
July   88 22 1 0 1 8 7 11 17 2 0 0 .250 .327 .295 .622
August   101 29 5 0 2 10 16 11 23 1 1 3 .287 .371 .396 .767
September   31 6 0 1 1 4 3 5 10 1 0 1 .194 .316 .355 .671
Spring Training   23 7 2 0 2 4 3 4 4 1 0 0 .304 .393 .652 1.045
Last Year   480 127 22 1 14 61 59 50 96 6 0 5 .265 .336 .402 .738
Career   4447 1170 241 18 125 529 614 531 918 33 14 76 .263 .349 .410 .759
Home   249 68 18 0 3 23 32 29 52 2 2 8 .273 .365 .382 .746
Road   264 74 9 2 3 35 38 40 68 4 0 6 .280 .382 .364 .746
Grass   496 138 26 2 6 53 67 63 119 5 2 13 .278 .371 .375 .746
Turf   17 4 1 0 0 5 3 6 1 1 0 1 .235 .440 .294 .734
Day   203 57 14 1 1 19 30 27 50 1 2 3 .281 .372 .374 .746
Night   310 85 13 1 5 39 40 42 70 5 0 11 .274 .375 .371 .746
As Starter   507 139 26 2 6 57 70 68 118 6 2 14 .274 .371 .369 .740
As Reliever / Substitution   6 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .571 .667 1.238
Pinch Hitting   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Close/Late   93 25 7 0 1 12 15 14 21 0 0 5 .269 .393 .376 .769
Inning 1-3   181 53 11 1 1 22 22 23 37 5 1 6 .293 .381 .381 .763
Inning 4-6   182 51 9 1 4 22 26 20 43 0 1 2 .280 .358 .407 .764
Inning 7-9   144 35 5 0 1 12 17 24 39 1 0 5 .243 .368 .299 .666
Extra Innings   6 3 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 .500 .667 .833 1.500
0 Outs   171 45 8 1 2 13 36 28 41 1 2 5 .263 .380 .357 .737
1 Outs   165 47 10 1 1 22 24 21 37 5 0 2 .285 .363 .376 .738
2 Outs   177 50 9 0 3 23 8 20 42 0 0 7 .282 .377 .384 .762
Scoring Position   140 40 12 0 0 46 19 27 33 6 2 5 .286 .404 .371 .776
Bases Empty   270 71 12 0 4 4 35 30 62 0 0 8 .263 .354 .352 .706
Runner on 1st   103 31 3 2 2 8 14 12 25 0 0 1 .301 .379 .427 .806
Runner on 2nd   51 15 6 0 0 11 10 10 12 0 2 1 .294 .419 .412 .831
Runner on 3rd   14 3 0 0 0 5 3 7 5 2 0 2 .214 .480 .214 .694
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 10 1 0 0 5 1 7 8 0 0 0 .294 .415 .324 .738
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 5 4 0 0 8 3 1 3 2 0 1 .312 .350 .562 .912
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 4 0 0 0 9 2 1 1 1 0 1 .400 .462 .400 .862
Bases Loaded   15 3 1 0 0 8 0 1 4 1 0 0 .200 .235 .267 .502
Two Strikes   262 55 8 1 2 16 23 32 120 3 0 6 .210 .307 .271 .578
First Pitch   64 17 4 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 1 4 .266 .338 .328 .666
Count 0-1   44 15 3 0 0 7 4 0 0 2 0 1 .341 .340 .409 .750
Count 0-2   33 8 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 0 0 1 .242 .265 .242 .507
Count 1-0   40 10 1 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .286 .275 .561
Count 1-1   48 18 5 0 3 13 9 0 0 1 0 1 .375 .380 .667 1.047
Count 1-2   81 12 3 0 0 3 4 0 45 1 0 1 .148 .157 .185 .342
Count 2-0   17 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .353 .647
Count 2-1   28 14 3 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .714 1.214
Count 2-2   77 13 1 0 0 4 3 0 32 1 0 2 .169 .188 .182 .369
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 8 2 1 0 5 10 22 0 0 0 0 .800 .938 1.200 2.138
Full Count   71 22 4 1 2 8 14 32 25 1 0 2 .310 .528 .479 1.007
Behind in Count   158 35 6 0 0 11 10 0 63 3 0 3 .222 .232 .259 .491
Ahead in Count   95 37 7 1 1 13 26 34 0 0 1 2 .389 .557 .516 1.073
Batting Leadoff   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Batting 2nd   133 36 7 2 2 12 24 16 31 1 1 1 .271 .351 .398 .749
Batting 3rd   30 11 2 0 0 5 2 3 6 0 0 0 .367 .424 .433 .858
Batting 4th   254 68 16 0 3 31 33 38 56 3 0 10 .268 .380 .366 .746
Batting 5th   87 24 0 0 1 9 8 10 24 2 1 3 .276 .363 .310 .673
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Low Leverage   197 53 7 0 3 11 27 33 45 1 0 6 .269 .388 .350 .738
Medium Leverage   227 61 9 2 3 23 28 26 54 4 1 4 .269 .349 .366 .714
High Leverage   88 27 11 0 0 24 13 10 21 1 1 4 .307 .398 .432 .830
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 .958 100 171 2.0
2016 Seattle - MLB 25 25 82 17 3 0 2 5 9 5 0 0 19 0 1 .207 .253 .317 .570 59 49 -0.3
2016 San Francisco - MLB 25 99 367 87 24 5 4 36 42 36 7 1 66 3 0 .237 .316 .362 .679 95 88 0.9
2016 Total - MLB 25 124 449 104 27 5 6 41 51 41 7 1 85 3 1 .232 .305 .354 .659 88 81 0.6
2017 San Francisco - MLB 26 156 556 152 28 4 16 62 70 62 11 4 91 2 0 .273 .355 .424 .780 120 127 4.2
2018 San Francisco - MLB 27 157 548 144 32 3 24 78 85 71 6 5 113 3 1 .263 .351 .464 .814 121 122 3.7
2019 San Francisco - MLB 28 142 427 134 32 1 16 83 59 45 6 5 82 4 0 .314 .383 .506 .889 136 141 3.6
2020 San Francisco - MLB 29 28 90 19 4 0 1 7 13 13 2 0 24 1 0 .211 .324 .289 .613 73 76 -0.1
2020 Cincinnati - MLB 29 132 471 121 17 1 19 54 67 68 10 3 81 3 2 .257 .361 .418 .779 117 119 2.6
2020 Total - MLB 29 160 561 140 21 1 20 61 80 81 12 3 105 4 2 .250 .355 .398 .752 110 112 2.5
2021 Cincinnati - MLB 30 129 385 91 22 1 14 40 65 55 7 1 99 4 1 .236 .342 .408 .749 93 93 0.2
2022 Cincinnati - MLB 31 157 528 136 30 0 9 45 75 57 8 2 127 6 2 .258 .338 .366 .703 96 98 1.2
2024 Chicago - MLB 33 142 480 127 22 1 14 61 59 50 5 6 96 9 7 .265 .336 .402 .738 113 112 1.0
2025 Chicago - MLB 34 143 513 142 27 2 6 58 70 69 14 6 120 8 3 .277 .374 .372 .746 109 111 1.6
Total MLB 1310 4447 1170 241 18 125 529 614 531 76 33 918 43 17 .263 .349 .410 .759 110 111 18.6
Total ABL 40 139 43 6 1 8 31 26 26 3 4 27 1 1 .309 .419 .540 .958 100 171 2.0
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 1.000 143 137 1.6
2010 High Desert - A+ 19 11 43 13 1 1 1 7 7 6 0 1 9 0 0 .302 .380 .442 .822 112 112 0.2
2012 Clinton - A 21 66 242 72 14 1 8 43 43 39 12 0 55 0 2 .298 .420 .463 .883 129 124 1.9
2013 High Desert - A+ 22 48 181 61 24 3 7 40 34 27 2 1 33 0 1 .337 .427 .619 1.045 167 157 2.3
2013 Jackson - AA 22 61 198 53 10 3 9 39 21 32 4 2 28 2 2 .268 .377 .485 .862 141 142 2.0
2013 Tacoma - AAA 22 13 45 11 2 0 2 6 9 4 2 0 7 0 0 .244 .333 .422 .756 103 102 0.2
2014 Jackson - AA 23 4 11 3 1 0 1 5 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 .273 .467 .636 1.103 208 144 0.1
2014 Tacoma - AAA 23 70 237 67 7 2 5 30 41 36 3 2 42 2 2 .283 .381 .392 .774 110 113 1.4
2015 Tacoma - AAA 24 83 323 88 18 4 5 31 46 28 5 0 62 3 0 .272 .340 .399 .739 90 87 0.6
2016 Tacoma - AAA 25 18 71 19 7 0 3 6 13 7 0 0 12 0 0 .268 .333 .493 .826 119 111 0.4
2023 Mississippi - AA 32 78 277 65 13 1 11 36 26 41 3 2 72 4 2 .235 .337 .408 .745 137 136 2.7
Total PCL 184 676 185 34 6 15 73 109 75 10 2 123 5 2 .274 .354 .408 .762 101 100
Total SL 143 486 121 24 4 21 80 50 77 7 4 102 6 4 .249 .357 .444 .802 140 139
Total CAL 59 224 74 25 4 8 47 41 33 2 2 42 0 1 .330 .418 .585 1.002 156 149
Total MID 66 242 72 14 1 8 43 43 39 12 0 55 0 2 .298 .420 .463 .883 129 124
Total AZL 39 135 51 15 2 1 23 23 21 1 2 30 10 1 .378 .459 .541 1.000 143 137
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2010 Seattle (AZL) - R C 10 0 88 12 1 100 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 +0.7 .000 0 12 6 50.0
2010 High Desert - A+ 1B 5 0 36 5 9 42 1 .976 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Seattle (AZL) - R 1B 29 0 202 22 29 225 1 .996 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Clinton - A 1B 35 0 318 23 21 346 5 .986 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Tacoma - AAA 1B 10 0 70 9 6 80 1 .988 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Jackson - AA 1B 43 0 327 17 39 345 1 .997 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 High Desert - A+ 1B 41 0 343 28 26 377 6 .984 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 High Desert - A+ 3B 4 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Tacoma - AAA 1B 40 0 291 18 26 310 1 .997 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Jackson - AA 1B 3 0 23 0 1 23 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Tacoma - AAA LF 26 0 40 0 0 40 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Seattle - MLB 1B 24 23 179 21 13 202 2 .990 210.0 8.57 -1.2 .952
2016 San Francisco - MLB 1B 99 99 729 77 70 813 7 .991 858.1 8.45 +2.2 1.025
2016 Seattle - MLB LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.0 .985
2017 San Francisco - MLB 1B 141 138 1129 73 107 1210 8 .993 1229.1 8.80 +1.4 1.010
2017 San Francisco - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 .500 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.029
2017 San Francisco - MLB SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.001
2017 San Francisco - MLB LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.7 .512
2018 San Francisco - MLB 1B 148 145 1266 56 107 1337 15 .989 1291.1 9.21 -1.4 .971
2018 San Francisco - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 San Francisco - MLB 1B 99 96 803 42 68 852 7 .992 857.2 8.87 +2.9 1.042
2019 San Francisco - MLB LF 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 12.0 1.50 +0.1 .985
2020 San Francisco - MLB 1B 24 24 190 12 24 203 1 .995 209.2 8.67 -1.0 .970
2020 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 125 125 1011 60 82 1077 6 .994 1124.1 8.57 +3.6 1.034
2021 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 72 67 568 37 62 613 8 .987 600.1 9.07 -2.2 .976
2021 Cincinnati - MLB LF 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
2022 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 84 83 662 55 61 722 5 .993 702.2 9.18 +1.4 1.013
2024 Chicago - MLB 1B 123 120 931 58 70 994 5 .995 1044.2 8.52 -3.5 .969
2025 Chicago - MLB 1B 131 129 1010 74 84 1087 3 .997 1133.2 8.61 -1.5 .979
TOTAL C 10 0 88 12 1 100 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 +0.7 .000 0 12 6 50.0
TOTAL 1B 1276 1049 10088 687 905 10858 83 .992 9262.0 10.47 +0.5 .999
TOTAL 3B 5 0 3 4 1 8 1 .875 4.0 15.75 +0.0 1.029
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.001
TOTAL LF 39 2 45 0 0 46 1 .978 39.0 10.38 -0.9 .796
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (60).
05/31/2016 Was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the San Francisco Giants, along with LF Nelson Cruz, SP Hisashi Iwakuma, CL Carson Smith, SP Luiz Gohara, in exchange for 1B Joey Votto, 2B Ivan De Jesus Jr..
09/10/2016 Injured (hyperextended knee), out for 5 days.
09/28/2016 Injured (torn thumb ligament), out for 2 weeks.
11/26/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $507,500 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (60).
05/30/2017 Injured (Knee inflammation), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/09/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/19/2017 Injured (Bruised shoulder), day-to-day for one week.
11/20/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $535,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
04/24/2018 Injured on 04/23/2018, diagnosed with a bruised toe, is day-to-day.
09/05/2018 Injured (Knee inflammation), day-to-day for one week.
11/21/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,149,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
11/03/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,980,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
03/26/2020 Injured (Mild hip strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
04/29/2020 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for CF Dusty Lawrence, SP César Rodríguez, SP Jack Braine.
11/19/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,352,500 through arbitration.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
11/22/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,350,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
08/08/2022 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
11/25/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
05/31/2023 Signed a minor league contract ($120,000 bonus) with the Atlanta Firebirds organization.
06/16/2023 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/11/2023 Wins the 2023 SL Round 1 MVP Award.
09/18/2023 Wins the 2023 Southern League Round 2 with the Mississippi Firebirds!
09/27/2023 Wins the 2023 SL Glove Wizard Award at 1B.
12/19/2023 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 6, 6th overall Pick) by the Chicago White Sox from the Atlanta Firebirds.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
05/12/2024 Injured on 05/10/2024, diagnosed with knee inflammation, is day-to-day.
07/10/2024 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/28/2024 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $20,000,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
2016 5 9
Year BB Rank
2020 81 9
Year IBB Rank
2016 10 8
2020 6 6
Year HP Rank
2017 11 7
Year SH Rank
2021 4 4
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