1B Ji-man Choi #18
Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/12/2026
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1B JI-MAN CHOI #18 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
20 59 16 6 0 1 8 5 10 .271 .328 .424 2 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 50 45
BABIP 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 50 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 65 60 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 35
Errors: - 45 50
Arm: 30 45 50
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: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/10/2026 @ SF Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/05/2026 @ ARI Win, 5-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
05/02/2026 CIN Loss, 5-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/01/2026 CIN Loss, 0-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
04/30/2026 STL Win, 16-9 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
04/28/2026 STL Win, 9-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
04/27/2026 STL Win, 3-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
04/24/2026 @ MIL Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/23/2026 @ TEX Win, 7-2 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 0
04/19/2026 TB Win, 8-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Well-liked by teammates and highly regarded by fans.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
Birthday:05/19/1991
Born in:Incheon, INC
Nationality:South Korean
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,400,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 21 Days
Service This Yr:39 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 21 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 20 59 16 6 0 1 8 10 5 10 .271 .328 .424 .752 .327 .153 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 16 65 0 0 0 2 1 0 25 7 2 0 100.0 8.1 4.78 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   6 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Versus Right   53 13 5 0 1 4 10 5 10 0 0 0 .245 .310 .396 .707
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
April   44 12 4 0 1 8 9 4 7 0 1 0 .273 .333 .432 .765
May   15 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .267 .312 .400 .713
Last Year   575 157 29 2 7 67 74 75 132 8 2 15 .273 .367 .367 .734
2 Years Ago   480 127 22 1 14 61 59 50 96 6 0 5 .265 .336 .402 .738
Career   4568 1201 249 18 127 546 628 542 940 35 15 77 .263 .349 .409 .757
Home   39 8 3 0 0 4 6 4 8 0 1 0 .205 .279 .282 .561
Road   20 8 3 0 1 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .429 .700 1.129
Grass   59 16 6 0 1 8 10 5 10 0 1 0 .271 .328 .424 .752
Day   32 7 2 0 0 4 5 3 3 0 1 0 .219 .286 .281 .567
Night   27 9 4 0 1 4 5 2 7 0 0 0 .333 .379 .593 .972
As Starter   55 15 5 0 1 7 10 5 9 0 1 0 .273 .333 .418 .752
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Pinch Hitting   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Close/Late   13 5 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 .385 .467 .538 1.005
Inning 1-3   22 5 2 0 0 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 .227 .261 .318 .579
Inning 4-6   18 3 1 0 1 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 .167 .250 .389 .639
Inning 7-9   18 8 3 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 1 0 .444 .500 .611 1.111
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   21 5 1 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 0 .238 .333 .286 .619
1 Outs   22 7 3 0 1 5 4 1 5 0 0 0 .318 .348 .591 .939
2 Outs   16 4 2 0 0 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 .250 .294 .375 .669
Scoring Position   17 8 2 0 0 7 4 1 3 0 1 0 .471 .500 .588 1.088
Bases Empty   26 8 4 0 1 1 6 4 4 0 0 0 .308 .400 .577 .977
Runner on 1st   16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   5 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Runner on 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Two Strikes   29 7 3 0 1 4 5 4 10 0 0 0 .241 .333 .448 .782
First Pitch   11 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Count 0-1   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 0-2   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 1-0   5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   6 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .833 1.500
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-2   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   4 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 .750 1.550
Full Count   11 2 1 0 1 1 4 4 4 0 0 0 .182 .400 .545 .945
Behind in Count   11 6 3 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 .545 .545 .818 1.364
Ahead in Count   16 6 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .412 .438 .849
Batting 2nd   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   11 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
Batting 6th   19 6 2 0 1 3 5 2 5 0 0 0 .316 .381 .579 .960
Batting 7th   19 6 1 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 .316 .316 .368 .684
Batting 8th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Batting 9th   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Low Leverage   17 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 .235 .350 .235 .585
Medium Leverage   30 9 6 0 1 5 6 1 3 0 0 0 .300 .323 .600 .923
High Leverage   12 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 1 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
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 34 160 575 157 29 2 7 67 74 75 15 8 132 8 3 .273 .367 .367 .734 105 108 1.6
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB 35 20 59 16 6 0 1 8 10 5 0 0 10 2 0 .271 .328 .424 .752 116 116 0.2
Total MLB 1347 4568 1201 249 18 127 546 628 542 77 35 940 45 17 .263 .349 .409 .757 109 111 18.9
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 ACL - 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 .822 112 113 0.2
2012 Clinton - A 21 66 242 72 14 1 8 43 43 39 12 0 55 0 2 .298 .420 .463 .883 132 126 1.9
2013 High Desert - A+ 22 48 181 61 24 3 7 40 34 27 2 1 33 0 1 .337 .427 .619 1.045 167 159 2.3
2013 Jackson - AA 22 61 198 53 10 3 9 39 21 32 4 2 28 2 2 .268 .377 .485 .862 140 139 1.8
2013 Tacoma - AAA 22 13 45 11 2 0 2 6 9 4 2 0 7 0 0 .244 .333 .422 .756 106 104 0.2
2014 Jackson - AA 23 4 11 3 1 0 1 5 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 .273 .467 .636 1.103 207 140 0.1
2014 Tacoma - AAA 23 70 237 67 7 2 5 30 41 36 3 2 42 2 2 .283 .381 .392 .774 113 115 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 .762 102 101
Total SL 143 486 121 24 4 21 80 50 77 7 4 102 6 4 .249 .357 .444 .802 140 137
Total CAL 59 224 74 25 4 8 47 41 33 2 2 42 0 1 .330 .418 .585 1.002 157 150
Total MID 66 242 72 14 1 8 43 43 39 12 0 55 0 2 .298 .420 .463 .883 132 126
Total ACL 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 ACL - 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 ACL - 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 148 146 1147 84 95 1234 3 .998 1278.1 8.67 -1.3 .983
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 7 6 61 1 4 63 1 .984 52.0 10.73 -0.3 .822
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 1300 1072 10286 698 920 11068 84 .992 9458.2 10.45 +0.5 .998
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).
11/02/2025 Chicago White Sox voided the team option year for a buyout of $975,000.
11/24/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (65).
04/03/2026 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2025 154 4
Year PA Rank
2025 675 3
Year 3B Rank
2016 5 9
Year BB Rank
2020 81 9
2025 75 2
Year IBB Rank
2016 10 8
2020 6 6
Year HP Rank
2017 11 7
2025 15 3
Year SH Rank
2021 4 4
Year SF Rank
2025 8 8
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