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Shin-Soo Choo

Shin-Soo Choo

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: July 13, 1982 in Pusan, KR
High School:

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-2003: Rated #61 Prospect
Pre-2005: Rated #51 Prospect

Major League Stats

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Batting: 2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2001	18	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	SEA	54	260	212	52	66	10	10	4	38	14	4	35	52	.311	.427	.509	.936	108	1	10	0	3	2
2001	18	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	51	245	199	51	60	10	10	4	35	12	4	34	49	.302	.420	.513	.933	102	1	9	0	3	2
2001	18	Wisconsin	MIDW	A	SEA	3	15	13	1	6	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	3	.462	.533	.462	.995	6	0	1	0	0	0
2002	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	SEA	130	558	459	83	139	29	9	7	57	37	21	79	107	.303	.421	.451	.872	207	2	15	4	1	6
2002	19	Wisconsin	MIDW	A	SEA	119	507	420	69	127	24	8	6	48	34	21	70	98	.302	.417	.440	.857	185	2	13	3	1	5
2002	19	San Bernardino	CALL	A+	SEA	11	51	39	14	12	5	1	1	9	3	0	9	9	.308	.460	.564	1.024	22	0	2	1	0	1
2003	20	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	SEA	110	471	412	62	118	18	13	9	55	18	10	44	84	.286	.365	.459	.823	189	8	9	2	4	1
2004	21	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	132	579	517	89	163	17	7	15	84	40	8	56	97	.315	.382	.462	.845	239	8	2	1	3	4
2005	22	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	115	502	429	73	121	21	5	11	54	20	10	69	97	.282	.382	.431	.813	185	8	1	2	1	0
2006	23	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	94	427	375	71	121	21	3	13	48	26	4	45	73	.323	.394	.499	.893	187	1	2	1	4	3
2007	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	CLE	61	244	213	34	55	12	2	3	28	10	3	21	41	.258	.328	.376	.703	80	6	4	0	6	0
2007	24	Indians	GULF	Rk	CLE	2	6	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.200	.333	.400	.733	2	0	1	0	0	0
2007	24	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CLE	59	238	208	34	54	11	2	3	26	10	3	21	40	.260	.328	.375	.703	78	6	3	0	6	0
2008	25	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CLE	12	49	42	1	11	2	0	1	3	1	3	5	14	.262	.367	.381	.748	16	0	2	0	0	0

2010	27	Akron	EL	AA	CLE	3	11	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.091	.091	.091	.182	1	1	0	0	0	0
2011	28	Lake County	MIDW	A	CLE	3	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
10 Seasons						714	3109	2678	466	795	130	49	63	368	167	63	354	570	.297	.385	.453	.838	1212	35	45	10	22	16
AAA (4 seasons)				AAA		280	1216	1054	179	307	55	10	28	131	57	20	140	224	.291	.375	.442	.817	466	15	8	3	11	3
A (3 seasons)				A		125	530	441	70	133	24	8	6	52	36	21	71	103	.302	.414	.433	.847	191	2	14	3	1	5
AA (2 seasons)				AA		135	590	528	90	164	17	7	15	84	41	8	56	100	.311	.377	.455	.831	240	9	2	1	3	4
Rk (2 seasons)				Rk		53	251	204	51	61	11	10	4	37	12	4	34	50	.299	.418	.510	.928	104	1	10	0	3	2
A+ (2 seasons)				A+		121	522	451	76	130	23	14	10	64	21	10	53	93	.288	.374	.468	.842	211	8	11	3	4	2

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Rtz
2001	18	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	SEA	CF	52							0.00
2001	18	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	SEA	OF	54	79	75	2	2	0	.975	1.43
2001	18	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	OF	51	74	72	1	1	0	.986	1.43
2001	18	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	CF	51							0.00
2001	18	Wisconsin	MIDW	A	SEA	OF	3	5	3	1	1	0	.800	1.33
2001	18	Wisconsin	MIDW	A	SEA	RF	2							0.00
2001	18	Wisconsin	MIDW	A	SEA	CF	1							0.00
2002	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	SEA	CF	79							0.00
2002	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	SEA	OF	115	223	212	7	4	1	.982	1.90
2002	19	Wisconsin	MIDW	A	SEA	OF	109	215	204	7	4	1	.981	1.94
2002	19	Wisconsin	MIDW	A	SEA	RF	41							0.00
2002	19	Wisconsin	MIDW	A	SEA	CF	73							0.00
2002	19	San Bernardino	CALL	A+	SEA	OF	6	8	8	0	0	0	1.000	1.33
2002	19	San Bernardino	CALL	A+	SEA	CF	6							0.00
2003	20	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	SEA	OF	104	196	183	9	4	1	.980	1.85
2003	20	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	SEA	RF	37							0.00
2003	20	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	SEA	CF	8							0.00
2003	20	Inland Empire	CALL	A+	SEA	LF	62							0.00
2004	21	San Antonio	TL	AA	SEA	OF	123	231	206	18	7	6	.970	1.82
2005	22	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	RF	1	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.00	0
2005	22	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	LF	111	224	198	24	2	3	.991	2.00	-26
2006	23	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	RF	32	43	39	1	3	0	.930	1.25	-1
2006	23	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	CF	12	23	23	0	0	0	1.000	1.92	-2
2006	23	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	LF	52	70	68	1	1	0	.986	1.33	1
2007	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	CLE	RF	10	14	14	0	0	0	1.000	1.40	5
2007	24	Indians	GULF	Rk	CLE	RF	1	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.00	1
2007	24	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CLE	RF	9	12	12	0	0	0	1.000	1.33	1
2007	24	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CLE	LF	32	48	46	2	0	0	1.000	1.50	3
2008	25	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CLE	RF	4	9	8	1	0	0	1.000	2.25	2
2008	25	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CLE	LF	4	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	1.25	-1

2010	27	Akron	EL	AA	CLE	RF	1	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	4.00
2011	28	Lake County	MIDW	A	CLE	RF	2	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	2.00
10 Seasons							657	1175	1087	65	23	11	.980	1.75	-22
RF (9 seasons)						RF	130	76	71	2	3	0	.961	0.56	3
OF (4 seasons)						OF	396	729	676	36	17	8	.977	1.80	-22
CF (4 seasons)						CF	151	23	23	0	0	0	1.000	0.15	-2
LF (5 seasons)						LF	261	347	317	27	3	3	.991	1.32	-23

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
2001	18	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Midwest League	A	SEA
2001	18	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	Rk	SEA
2002	19	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Midwest League	A	SEA
2002	19	San Bernardino Stampede	California League	A+	SEA
2003	20	Inland Empire 66ers	California League	A+	SEA
2004	21	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	AA	SEA		2004-04-08	2004-09-05
2005	22	Tacoma Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SEA		2005-04-07	2005-09-05
2005	22	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	2005-04-21	2005-10-01
2006	23	Tacoma Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SEA		2006-04-06	2006-07-26
2006	23	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	2006-07-03	2006-07-07
2006	23	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	2	2006-07-28	2006-10-01
2007	24	Buffalo Bisons	International League	AAA	CLE		2007-04-09	2007-09-03
2007	24	GCL Indians	Gulf Coast League	Rk	CLE		2007-08-09	2007-08-10
2007	24	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2007-04-23	2007-04-29
2008	25	Buffalo Bisons	International League	AAA	CLE		2008-05-15	2008-05-29
2008	25	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2008-05-31	2008-09-27
2009	26	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2009-04-06	2009-10-03
2010	27	Akron Aeros	Eastern League	AA	CLE		2010-07-19	2010-07-21
2010	27	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2010-04-05	2010-10-02
2011	28	Lake County Captains	Midwest League	A	CLE		2011-08-08	2011-08-11
2011	28	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2011-04-01	2011-09-15
2012	29	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2012-04-05	2012-10-03
2013	30	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1	2013-04-01	2013-05-22

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