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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
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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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

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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2002 CHC NL 23 1B 22 12 125.2 116 106 8 2 16 .983 -1.8 -17.2 -1.8 -1.5 -0.3 0 8.16 5.18 .992 9.39 7.97
2003 CHC NL 24 1B 69 55 504.2 568 523 40 5 46 .991 5.0 11.9 5.0 4.0 1.0 0 10.04 8.16 .993 9.60 7.98
2004 TOT NL 25 1B 112 98 867.2 942 882 51 9 78 .990 -5.7 -7.9 -5.7 -2.4 -3.3 0 9.68 8.33 .993 9.51 8.23
2004 FLA NL 25 1B 89 79 712.2 770 721 41 8 59 .990 -5.7 -9.6 -5.7 -2.0 -3.7 0 9.62 8.56 .993 9.51 8.23
2004 LAD NL 25 1B 23 19 155.0 172 161 10 1 19 .994 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.4 0 9.93 7.43 .993 9.51 8.23
2005 LAD NL 26 1B 83 78 664.2 762 698 62 2 59 .997 1.5 2.7 1.5 0.7 0.8 0 10.29 9.16 .993 9.64 8.29
4 Seasons 1B 286 243 2162.2 2388 2209 161 18 199 .992 -1.0 -0.6 -1.0 0.8 -1.8 0 9.86 8.29 .993 9.56 8.17
4 Seasons TOT 286 243 2162.2 2388 2209 161 18 199 .992 -1.0 -0.6 -1.0 0.8 -1.8 0 9.86 8.29 .985 9.56 8.17

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1648), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

March 4, 1999: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

November 25, 2003: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Mike Nannini (minors) to the Florida Marlins for Derrek Lee.

July 30, 2004: Traded by the Florida Marlins with Bill Murphy and Brad Penny to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Juan Encarnacion, Paul Lo Duca and Guillermo Mota.

March 24, 2006: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 3, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 1, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2003Chicago Cubs$305,000
2004Florida Marlins$310,000
2005Los Angeles Dodgers$351,500
2006Boston Red Sox$725,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,691,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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