Ji Man Choi

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 260lb (185cm, 117kg)

Team: Pittsburgh Pirates (majors)

Born: May 19, 1991 in Incheon, South Korea kr

High School: Dong San (Incheon, South Korea)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

2023 Contract Status: Signed thru 2023, 1 yr/$4.65M (23)

Service Time (01/2023): 5.076 • Free Agent: 2024

Agents: G-Man Sports Management

Full Name: Ji Man Choi

Nicknames: Ji or G-Money

Pronunciation: \GEE-man CHOY\

Instagram: @ji_man_choi

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SUMMARY

2022

Career

WAR

1.2

5.2

356

1463

350

.233

.239

178

RBI

225

OBP

.341

.345

SLG

.388

.429

OPS

.729

.773

OPS+

114

115

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Year	Age	AgeDif	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
2010	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A+	SEA	50	209	178	30	64	16	3	2	30	10	1	27	39	.360	.440	.517	.957	92	6	1	0	3	0
2010	19	-3.8	High Desert	CALL	A+	SEA	11	50	43	7	13	1	1	1	7	0	0	6	9	.302	.380	.442	.822	19	3	0	0	1	0
2010	19	-1.1	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	39	159	135	23	51	15	2	1	23	10	1	21	30	.378	.459	.541	1.000	73	3	1	0	2	0

2012	21	-0.6	Clinton	MIDW	A	SEA	66	294	242	43	72	14	1	8	43	0	2	39	55	.298	.420	.463	.883	112	7	12	1	0	5
2012-13	21	-2.8	Adelaide	AUBL	Fgn		40	172	139	26	43	6	1	8	31	1	1	26	27	.309	.419	.540	.958	75	3	3	0	4	1
2013	22		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A+-AAA	SEA	122	499	424	64	125	36	6	18	85	2	3	63	68	.295	.394	.535	.929	227	12	8	1	3	3
2013	22	-4.8	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	13	52	45	9	11	2	0	2	6	0	0	4	7	.244	.333	.422	.756	19	2	2	1	0	0
2013	22	-2.2	Jackson	SOUL	AA	SEA	61	236	198	21	53	10	3	9	39	2	2	32	28	.268	.377	.485	.862	96	5	4	0	2	2
2013	22	-0.9	High Desert	CALL	A+	SEA	48	211	181	34	61	24	3	7	40	0	1	27	33	.337	.427	.619	1.045	112	5	2	0	1	1
2014	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	SEA	74	296	248	44	70	8	2	6	35	2	2	40	44	.282	.386	.403	.789	100	10	3	3	2	2
2014	23	-3.6	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	70	281	237	41	67	7	2	5	30	2	2	36	42	.283	.381	.392	.774	93	10	3	3	2	0
2014	23	-1.5	Jackson	SOUL	AA	SEA	4	15	11	3	3	1	0	1	5	0	0	4	2	.273	.467	.636	1.103	7	0	0	0	0	2
2014-15	23	-4.4	Aragua	VEWL	FgW		14	59	50	10	11	2	0	1	7	1	1	8	15	.220	.328	.320	.648	16	3	0	1	0	1
2015	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	SEA	23	80	69	9	20	5	0	1	18	0	1	11	16	.290	.388	.406	.793	28	2	0	0	0	1
2015	24	-2.7	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	18	67	57	8	17	4	0	1	16	0	1	10	14	.298	.403	.421	.824	24	2	0	0	0	1
2015	24	4.1	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	5	13	12	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	.250	.308	.333	.641	4	0	0	0	0	0
2015-16	24	-2.1	Estrellas	DOWL	FgW		28	114	96	13	21	4	1	3	17	0	1	17	20	.219	.333	.375	.708	36	2	0	0	1	3
2016	25	-1.5	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	LAA	53	227	188	31	65	17	1	5	31	4	3	31	34	.346	.434	.527	.960	99	4	2	1	5	1
2016	25	-3.7	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	54	129	112	9	19	4	0	5	12	2	4	16	27	.170	.271	.339	.611	38	2	0	0	1	1
2017	26	-0.7	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	87	338	288	42	83	25	1	15	69	3	1	39	86	.288	.373	.538	.911	155	2	4	0	7	3
2017	26	-2.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	6	18	15	2	4	1	0	2	5	0	0	2	5	.267	.333	.733	1.067	11	1	0	0	1	0
2018	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	TBR	62	249	203	26	59	13	0	7	37	1	0	43	49	.291	.410	.458	.868	93	6	0	0	3	0
2018	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	TBR	61	221	190	25	50	14	1	10	32	2	0	26	55	.263	.358	.505	.863	96	1	3	0	2	1
2018	27	0.5	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	MIL	40	163	129	17	39	9	0	5	23	1	0	32	31	.302	.436	.488	.924	63	2	0	0	2	0
2018	27	0.5	Durham	IL	AAA	TBR	22	86	74	9	20	4	0	2	14	0	0	11	18	.270	.361	.405	.766	30	4	0	0	1	0
2018	27	-1.2	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	49	189	160	21	43	12	1	8	27	2	0	24	41	.269	.370	.506	.877	81	0	3	0	2	0
2018	27	-1.0	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	12	32	30	4	7	2	0	2	5	0	0	2	14	.233	.281	.500	.781	15	1	0	0	0	1
2019	28	0.2	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	127	487	410	54	107	20	2	19	63	2	3	64	108	.261	.363	.459	.822	188	7	6	0	7	2
2020	29	1.3	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	42	145	122	16	28	13	0	3	16	0	0	20	36	.230	.331	.410	.741	50	1	0	0	3	2
2021	30		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	TBR	8	34	28	4	6	2	0	0	3	0	0	5	10	.214	.324	.286	.609	8	1	0	0	1	0
2021	30	3.5	Durham	AAAE	AAA	TBR	6	27	23	4	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	3	7	.261	.333	.348	.681	8	1	0	0	1	0
2021	30	10.0	Rays	FCL	Rk	TBR	2	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.000	.286	.000	.286	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	30	1.9	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	83	305	258	36	59	14	0	11	45	0	0	45	87	.229	.348	.411	.758	106	5	2	0	0	0
2022	31	3.1	TBR	AL	Maj	TBR	113	419	356	36	83	22	0	11	52	0	0	58	123	.233	.341	.388	.729	138	3	2	0	3	3
Year	Age	AgeDif	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
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		486	1724	1463	178	350	88	3	61	225	6	7	231	441	.239	.345	.429	.773	627	20	13	0	17	9
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		545	2226	1868	293	564	136	14	62	351	22	13	298	401	.302	.402	.489	.891	914	50	30	6	24	15
Foreign (3 seasons)					Foreign		82	345	285	49	75	12	2	12	55	2	3	51	62	.263	.375	.446	.821	127	8	3	1	5	5
All Levels (12 Seasons)							1113	4295	3616	520	989	236	19	135	631	30	23	580	904	.274	.377	.461	.838	1668	78	46	7	46	29

AAA (7 seasons)					Minors		309	1241	1041	161	308	70	4	35	191	10	7	166	239	.296	.392	.472	.864	491	27	11	5	18	5
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		65	251	209	24	56	11	3	10	44	2	2	36	30	.268	.383	.493	.875	103	5	4	0	2	4
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		59	261	224	41	74	25	4	8	47	0	1	33	42	.330	.418	.585	1.002	131	8	2	0	2	1
A (1 season)					Minors		66	294	242	43	72	14	1	8	43	0	2	39	55	.298	.420	.463	.883	112	7	12	1	0	5
Rk (3 seasons)					Minors		46	179	152	24	54	16	2	1	26	10	1	24	35	.355	.441	.507	.948	77	3	1	0	2	0
Fgn (1 season)					Foreign		40	172	139	26	43	6	1	8	31	1	1	26	27	.309	.419	.540	.958	75	3	3	0	4	1
FgW (2 seasons)					Foreign		42	173	146	23	32	6	1	4	24	1	2	25	35	.219	.331	.356	.688	52	5	0	1	1	4