Hee Seop Choi
Hee-Seop Choi
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 235 lb.

Born: March 16, 1979 in Chun-Nam, South Korea
High School: Kwang-Ju (Unknown, KR)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 2002
Final Game: October 2, 2005
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2002 23 CHC NL 24 57 50 6 9 1 0 2 4 0 0 7 15 .180 .281 .320 .601 60 16 2 0 0 0 0 3
2003 24 CHC NL 80 245 202 31 44 17 0 8 28 1 1 37 71 .218 .350 .421 .771 100 85 2 4 2 0 1 3
2004 25 TOT NL 126 416 343 53 86 21 1 15 46 1 0 63 96 .251 .370 .449 .819 116 154 6 4 2 4 6 *3
2004 25 FLA NL 95 340 281 48 76 16 1 15 40 1 0 52 78 .270 .388 .495 .882 132 139 4 3 2 2 4 3
2004 25 LAD NL 31 76 62 5 10 5 0 0 6 0 0 11 18 .161 .289 .242 .531 43 15 2 1 0 2 2 3
2005 26 LAD NL 133 368 320 40 81 15 2 15 42 1 3 34 80 .253 .336 .453 .789 107 145 10 8 2 4 1 3
4 Seasons 363 1086 915 130 220 54 3 40 120 3 4 141 262 .240 .349 .437 .786 106 400 20 16 6 8 8
162 Game Avg. 162 485 408 58 98 24 1 18 54 1 2 63 117 .240 .349 .437 .786 106 179 9 7 3 4 4
LAD (2 yrs) 164 444 382 45 91 20 2 15 48 1 3 45 98 .238 .328 .419 .747 96 160 12 9 2 6 3
CHC (2 yrs) 104 302 252 37 53 18 0 10 32 1 1 44 86 .210 .337 .401 .737 92 101 4 4 2 0 1
FLA (1 yr) 95 340 281 48 76 16 1 15 40 1 0 52 78 .270 .388 .495 .882 132 139 4 3 2 2 4

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2002 23 CHC NL 57 43 4 2.5 105 .212 .180 .264 .281 .337 .320 .419 .601 .756 60 .231 -3.1 -0.3 .535 .280 .140 .0
2003 24 CHC NL 245 163 32 5.3 110 .293 .218 .270 .350 .342 .421 .433 .771 .775 100 .530 0.9 0.1 .783 .386 .203 1.8
2004 25 TOT NL 416 269 63 6.3 107 .301 .251 .264 .370 .334 .449 .427 .819 .762 116 .600 10.7 1.0 .844 .385 .198 1.9
2004 25 FLA NL 340 213 58 7.3 107 .321 .270 .264 .388 .334 .495 .427 .882 .762 132 .664 15.3 1.4 .933 .413 .224 1.9
2004 25 LAD NL 76 56 5 2.4 107 .217 .161 .264 .289 .334 .242 .427 .531 .762 43 .204 -4.5 -0.4 .500 .258 .081
2005 26 LAD NL 368 258 48 5.0 106 .288 .253 .266 .336 .336 .453 .424 .789 .760 107 .513 3.2 0.3 .734 .300 .200 1.9
4 Seasons 1086 733 147 5.4 107 .290 .240 .266 .349 .337 .437 .427 .786 .764 106 .539 11.7 1.1 .773 .350 .197 5.6
162 Game Avg. 485 327 66 5.4 107 .290 .240 .266 .349 .337 .437 .427 .786 .764 106 .539 5 0 .773 .350 .197 2
LAD (2 yrs) 444 314 53 4.5 106 .276 .238 .266 .328 .336 .419 .424 .747 .760 96 .466 -1.3 -0.1 .693 .293 .181 1.9
CHC (2 yrs) 302 206 36 4.7 109 .276 .210 .268 .337 .341 .401 .430 .737 .771 92 .478 -2.2 -0.2 .730 .365 .190 1.8
FLA (1 yr) 340 213 58 7.3 107 .321 .270 .264 .388 .334 .495 .427 .882 .762 132 .664 15.3 1.4 .933 .413 .224 1.9

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2004 25 LAD NL NLDS STL L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2002 23 CHC NL 57 3.5% 26.3% 12.3% 5.3% 33% 2.14 3.3 25.0 12.5 0.57 0.87 58% 23% 10.5% 10%
2003 24 CHC NL 245 3.3% 29.0% 15.1% 10.2% 57% 1.92 2.8 25.3 7.2 0.63 0.98 50% 23% 10.7% 6%
2004 25 TOT NL 416 3.6% 23.1% 15.1% 8.9% 43% 1.52 3.6 22.9 7.5 0.62 0.86 57% 17% 10.8% 10%
2004 25 FLA NL 340 4.4% 22.9% 15.3% 9.4% 42% 1.50 3.6 18.7 7.0 0.58 0.80 56% 18% 12.6% 8%
2004 25 LAD NL 76 0.0% 23.7% 14.5% 6.6% 50% 1.64 3.4 10.3 0.84 1.12 61% 13% 0.0% 20%
2005 26 LAD NL 368 4.1% 21.7% 9.2% 8.7% 40% 2.35 4.0 21.3 7.6 0.63 1.07 62% 24% 10.5% 5%
4 Seasons 1086 3.7% 24.1% 13.0% 8.9% 44% 1.86 3.5 22.9 7.6 0.62 0.96 57% 21% 10.6% 7%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2002 23 CHC NL 0 0 29% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 33% 4 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
2003 24 CHC NL 4 0 30% 90 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 52% 16 9 7 4 1 3 5 2 3
2004 25 TOT NL 3 0 28% 162 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 48% 26 15 11 11 3 8 11 7 4
2004 25 FLA NL 1 0 28% 131 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 50% 22 12 10 11 3 8 9 6 3
2004 25 LAD NL 2 0 23% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
2005 26 LAD NL 3 0 23% 127 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 42% 15 11 4 6 2 4 10 4 5
4 Seasons 10 0 27% 399 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 46% 61 37 24 23 8 15 26 13 12
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2002 23 CHC NL 57 91% 9 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.60 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 2 20% 6 0 0% 31 2 6% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
2003 24 CHC NL 245 90% 44 4 0 10 0 0 0 1.31 8 0 6 8 0 5 3 0 2 2 100% 46 2 4% 24 6 25% 159 20 13% 14 6 43% 23 8 35% 0
2004 25 TOT NL 416 90% 86 8 0 11 0 0 1 1.94 15 0 4 14 1 8 7 1 2 2 100% 76 6 8% 40 12 30% 239 32 13% 21 13 62% 26 7 27% 0
2004 25 FLA NL 340 90% 76 7 0 5 0 0 0 2.55 15 0 2 14 1 8 7 1 2 2 100% 62 4 6% 30 9 30% 193 25 13% 15 9 60% 21 6 29% 0
2004 25 LAD NL 76 92% 10 1 0 6 0 0 1 1.43 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 14% 10 3 30% 46 7 15% 6 4 67% 5 1 20% 0
2005 26 LAD NL 368 90% 81 4 0 42 8 1 3 1.11 15 1 15 14 1 9 6 0 2 2 100% 80 10 13% 46 15 33% 239 27 11% 18 8 44% 31 13 42% 0
4 Seasons 1086 90% 220 17 0 65 8 1 4 1.30 40 1 27 38 2 23 17 1 6 6 100% 212 20 9% 116 33 28% 668 81 12% 54 27 50% 81 28 35% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2002 23 CHC NL 57 241 4.23 145 60% 21% 21% 34% 24% 79% 0% 47% 74% 35% 4% 2 1 16% 9 4 16% 9 7 27% 0 0 0
2003 24 CHC NL 245 1041 4.25 605 58% 24% 24% 31% 22% 76% 1% 44% 69% 34% 6% 14 0 17% 42 19 15% 36 21 27% 0 0 0
2004 25 TOT NL 416 1641 3.94 951 58% 26% 21% 27% 27% 74% 3% 43% 72% 29% 9% 36 5 17% 70 19 13% 54 28 29% 0 0 0
2004 25 FLA NL 340 1356 3.99 778 57% 26% 21% 26% 27% 74% 3% 42% 71% 28% 9% 30 5 15% 52 13 13% 45 23 29% 0 0 0
2004 25 LAD NL 76 285 3.75 173 61% 23% 18% 33% 27% 77% 4% 47% 77% 34% 8% 6 0 24% 18 6 12% 9 5 28% 0 0 0
2005 26 LAD NL 368 1480 4.02 895 60% 26% 19% 28% 27% 74% 1% 45% 75% 31% 6% 21 0 18% 68 27 11% 39 25 28% 0 0 0
4 Seasons 1086 4403 4.05 2596 59% 25% 21% 29% 26% 75% 2% 44% 72% 31% 7% 73 6 17% 189 69 13% 138 81 28% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2002 23 24 57 50 6 9 1 0 2 4 0 0 7 15 .180 .281 .320 .601 60 16 2 0 0 0 0
2003 24 104 302 252 37 53 18 0 10 32 1 1 44 86 .210 .337 .401 .737 92 101 4 4 2 0 1
2004 25 230 718 595 90 139 39 1 25 78 2 1 107 182 .234 .356 .429 .784 106 255 10 8 4 4 7
2005 26 363 1086 915 130 220 54 3 40 120 3 4 141 262 .240 .349 .437 .786 106 400 20 16 6 8 8

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2002 23 24 55 49 5 8 1 0 2 4 0 6 15 .163 .255 .306 .561 4 24
2003 24 80 247 204 30 46 18 0 8 27 1 39 71 .225 .360 .431 .792 31 80
2004 25 126 424 349 53 92 22 1 16 46 1 67 96 .264 .384 .470 .854 63 126
2005 26 133 367 321 40 82 15 2 15 42 1 34 80 .255 .338 .455 .793 48 133
4 Seasons 363 1093 923 128 228 56 3 41 119 3 146 262 .247 .357 .447 .804 146 363
162 Game Avg. 162 488 412 57 102 25 1 18 53 1 65 117 .247 .357 .447 .804 65 363

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1681), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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