Shin-Soo Choo
Shin-Soo Choo
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: July 13, 1982 in Pusan, South Korea
High School: Pusan (Unknown, KR)
Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 2005
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2005 SEA AL 22 CF 5 5 39.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 6.2 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 3.69 3.20 .988 2.70 2.38
2005 SEA AL 22 OF 5 5 39.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 6.2 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 3.69 3.20 .988 2.31 2.04
2006 TOT AL 23 OF 43 42 370.1 103 97 3 3 1 .971 7.7 25.0 4.7 5.5 -0.8 3 2.43 2.33 .986 2.30 1.99
2006 SEA AL 23 CF 4 4 36.0 18 16 1 1 0 .944 0.1 3.3 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 1 4.25 4.25 .989 2.65 2.30
2006 SEA AL 23 OF 4 4 36.0 18 16 1 1 0 .944 0.1 3.3 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 1 4.25 4.25 .989 2.30 2.00
2006 CLE AL 23 OF 39 38 334.1 85 81 2 2 1 .976 7.6 27.3 5.6 5.5 0.1 2 2.23 2.13 .986 2.30 1.99
2006 CLE AL 23 RF 30 29 256.2 70 67 2 1 1 .986 6.7 31.3 4.7 3.9 0.8 2 2.42 2.30 .984 2.20 1.85
2006 CLE AL 23 LF 9 9 77.2 15 14 0 1 0 .933 0.9 13.9 0.9 1.6 -0.7 0 1.62 1.56 .987 2.06 1.69
2006 CLE AL 23 DH 1
2007 CLE AL 24 OF 5 4 43.0 11 10 1 0 1 1.000 2.0 55.8 2.0 1.4 0.6 0 2.30 2.20 .991 2.30 2.00
2007 CLE AL 24 LF 3 3 32.0 11 10 1 0 1 1.000 2.0 75.0 2.0 1.4 0.6 0 3.09 3.67 .982 2.11 1.70
2007 CLE AL 24 RF 2 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.05 1.75
2008 CLE AL 25 OF 75 70 621.1 134 128 4 2 0 .985 -6.1 -11.8 -5.1 -5.2 0.1 -1 1.91 1.76 .986 2.31 2.02
2008 CLE AL 25 RF 51 45 398.1 90 88 1 1 0 .989 -3.9 -11.7 -1.9 -2.8 0.9 -2 2.01 1.75 .984 2.15 1.83
2008 CLE AL 25 LF 26 25 223.0 44 40 3 1 0 .977 -2.2 -11.8 -3.2 -2.4 -0.8 1 1.74 1.65 .984 2.05 1.66
2008 CLE AL 25 DH 11
2009 CLE AL 26 OF 143 142 1256.2 335 317 11 7 2 .979 2.35 2.29 .987 2.33 2.04
2009 CLE AL 26 RF 124 121 1084.2 297 279 11 7 2 .976 2.41 2.34 .982 2.13 1.75
2009 CLE AL 26 LF 20 20 164.0 37 37 0 0 0 1.000 2.03 1.85 .986 2.12 1.80
2009 CLE AL 26 DH 11
2009 CLE AL 26 CF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.40
5 Seasons OF 271 263 2330.1 599 568 19 12 4 .980 3.8 2.0 1.8 2.0 -0.2 2 2.27 2.17 .987 2.32 2.03
4 Seasons RF 207 196 1750.2 457 434 14 9 3 .980 2.8 1.9 2.8 1.1 1.7 0 2.30 2.16 .983 2.14 1.78
4 Seasons LF 58 57 496.2 107 101 4 2 1 .981 0.7 1.7 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 1 1.90 1.81 .985 2.08 1.72
3 Seasons DH 23
3 Seasons CF 10 10 83.0 35 33 1 1 0 .971 0.3 4.3 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 1 3.69 3.40 .989 2.68 2.35
5 Seasons TOT 275 263 2330.1 599 568 19 12 4 .980 3.8 2.0 1.8 2.0 -0.2 2 2.27 2.13 .964 2.15 1.79
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2005 SEA AL 22 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 4 1
2006 CLE AL 23 45 38 45 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 30 39 0 7 0
2006 SEA AL 23 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0
2007 CLE AL 24 6 4 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 0 1 1
2008 CLE AL 25 94 81 94 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 51 75 12 12 0
2009 CLE AL 26 156 153 156 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 124 143 12 3 0
5 Seasons 315 285 315 271 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 10 207 271 24 27 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2006 CLE AL 23 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 14 10 0 5 3 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 9 5 0 32 20 62.5% 12 0 0.0% 2 1098 68% 80% 42% 122 56%
2007 CLE AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 30% 83% 28% 0
2008 CLE AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 24 14 0 10 2 0 9 6 0 4 2 0 10 6 0 57 30 52.6% 27 0 0.0% 1 1775 61% 76% 40% 189 47%
2009 CLE AL 26 7 0 4 3 0 11 0 6 2 3 59 25 1 47 17 0 20 15 1 20 5 2 22 13 0 168 75 44.6% 89 4 2.4% 7 4955 57% 75% 39% 545 53%
4 Seasons 9 0 5 4 0 14 1 8 2 3 97 49 1 62 22 0 32 23 1 25 7 2 41 24 0 257 125 48.6% 128 4 1.6% 10 7874 59% 76% 40% 856 52%
MLB Averages 49.3% 2.2% 56% 74% 39% 50%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2006 CLE AL 23 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 6 66.7% 3 0 0.0% 0 363 65% 74% 39% 30 47%
2007 CLE AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 40.0% 2 1 20.0% 0 134 59% 72% 43% 18 56%
2008 CLE AL 25 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 13 8 1 12 8 0 12 7 0 2 1 0 4 4 0 43 28 65.1% 14 1 2.3% 2 1005 55% 78% 41% 110 39%
2009 CLE AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 7 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 22 12 54.5% 10 0 0.0% 0 755 59% 76% 41% 83 45%
4 Seasons 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 2 1 1 25 18 1 22 10 0 20 11 0 6 3 1 6 6 0 79 48 60.8% 29 2 2.5% 2 2257 58% 76% 41% 241 43%
MLB Averages 62.6% 2.1% 56% 74% 39% 46%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2005 SEA AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 2 25.0% 6 0 0.0% 0 178 58% 74% 45% 32 50%
2006 SEA AL 23 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 11 7 63.6% 4 0 0.0% 1 171 62% 78% 44% 30 57%
2009 CLE AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 35 31% 77% 23% 1 100%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 5 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 4 0 20 10 50.0% 10 0 0.0% 1 384 57% 76% 43% 63 54%
MLB Averages 43.7% 1.7% 56% 74% 39% 52%

* 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.

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