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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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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
2005 22 SEA AL 10 21 18 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .056 .190 .056 .246 -28 1 0 0 0 0 0 /8
2006 23 TOT AL 49 179 157 23 44 12 3 3 22 5 3 18 50 .280 .360 .452 .812 110 71 3 2 1 1 2 9/78D
2006 23 SEA AL 4 12 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .167 .182 .348 -8 2 1 1 0 0 0 /8
2006 23 CLE AL 45 167 146 23 43 11 3 3 22 5 3 18 46 .295 .373 .473 .846 119 69 2 1 1 1 2 9/7D
2007 24 CLE AL 6 20 17 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 5 .294 .350 .294 .644 72 5 0 0 0 1 1 /79
2008 25 CLE AL 94 370 317 68 98 28 3 14 66 4 3 44 78 .309 .397 .549 .946 151 174 5 5 0 4 4 97D
2009 26 CLE AL 156 685 583 87 175 38 6 20 86 21 2 78 151 .300 .394 .489 .883 137 285 9 17 0 7 5 *97D/8
5 Seasons 315 1275 1092 184 323 78 12 37 180 30 9 145 288 .296 .386 .491 .877 133 536 17 24 1 13 12
162 Game Avg. 162 656 562 95 166 40 6 19 93 15 5 75 148 .296 .386 .491 .877 133 276 9 12 1 7 6
CLE (4 yrs) 301 1242 1063 183 321 77 12 37 179 30 9 142 280 .302 .392 .501 .893 138 533 16 23 1 13 12
SEA (2 yrs) 14 33 29 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 .069 .182 .103 .285 -20 3 1 1 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 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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

On-Base% s c a p y
2009 AL--.394--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2009 AL--151--6th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2009 AL--137--8th

Runs Created s c a p y
2009 AL--122--5th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2009 AL--36--7th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2009 AL--3.3--7th

Times On Base s c a p y
2009 AL--270--5th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2009 AL--.680--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2009 AL--17--2nd

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2009 AL--7--9th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2009 AL--20.5--8th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1678), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 21 (580), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 14, 2000: Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent.

July 26, 2006: Traded by the Seattle Mariners with a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for Ben Broussard and cash. The Seattle Mariners sent Shawn Nottingham (minors) (August 24, 2006) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2008Cleveland Indians$390,400
2009Cleveland Indians$420,300
Career (may be incomplete)$810,700
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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