Hee-Seop Choi Stats

Hee-Seop Choi was born on Friday, March 16, 1979, in Chun-Nam, South Korea. Choi was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 2002, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hee-Seop Choi baseball stats page.

"We love Hee-Seop (Choi) and we still think he's going to be a good player. It's a deal (trading for Derrek Lee) that makes sense for both clubs." - Chicago Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry (AP Wire, 11/25/2003)

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Hee-Seop Choi

Hee-Seop Choi Autograph on a 2002 Bowman Chrome (#220)

Hee-Seop Choi Autograph on a 2002 Bowman Chrome (#220)
 

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Birth Name:   Hee-Seop Choi
Nickname:   Big Choi
Born On:   03-16-1979  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chun-Nam, South Korea
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Kwang-Ju High School (Unknown, KR)
College:   Korea University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-05   Player Weight Chart Weight:   240
First Game:   09-03-2002 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-02-2005
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
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Hee-Seop Choi Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Hee-Seop Choi Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2002 23 Cubs 24 50 6 9 1 0 2 0 4 7 0 15 0 0 0 2 .180 .281 .320
2003 24 Cubs 80 202 31 44 17 0 8 0 28 37 1 71 2 0 4 2 .218 .350 .421
2004 25 Marlins 95 281 48 76 16 1 15 0 40 52 4 78 2 2 3 4 .270 .388 .495
2004 25 Dodgers 31 62 5 10 5 0 0 0 6 11 2 18 0 2 1 2 .161 .289 .242
2005 26 Dodgers 133 320 40 81 15 2 15 1 42 34 1 80 2 4 8 10 .253 .336 .453
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 363 915 130 220 54 3 40 1 120 141 8 262 6 8 16 20 .240 .349 .437
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Hee-Seop Choi Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2002 Cubs 1B 22 12 377 116 5.3 114 106 8 2 16 n/a n/a n/a .983 8.16
2003 Cubs 1B 69 55 1,514 568 8.2 563 523 40 5 46 n/a n/a n/a .991 10.04
2004 Marlins 1B 89 79 2,138 769 8.6 761 720 41 8 59 n/a n/a n/a .990 9.61
2004 Dodgers 1B 23 19 465 172 7.5 171 161 10 1 19 n/a n/a n/a .994 9.93
2005 Dodgers 1B 83 78 1,995 762 9.2 760 698 62 2 59 n/a n/a n/a .997 10.29
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 286 243 6,489 2,387 8.3 2,369 2,208 161 18 199 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.86
4 Years 286 243 6,489 2,387 8.3 2,369 2,208 161 18 199 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.86
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Hee-Seop Choi Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2002 Cubs 0 0 .000 3 1 0 25.0 3.3 12.5 - - -
2003 Cubs 1 1 .500 26 6 0 25.3 2.8 7.2 - - -
2004 Marlins 1 0 1.000 14 0 0 18.7 3.6 7.0 - - -
2004 Dodgers 0 0 .000 16 0 0 0.0 3.4 10.3 - - -
2005 Dodgers 1 3 .250 50 0 0 21.3 4.0 7.6 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 3 4 .429 109 7 0 22.9 3.5 7.6 - - -
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Hee-Seop Choi Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2002 Chicago Cubs 19 $200,000.00 - -
2003 Chicago Cubs 19 $305,000.00 - -
2004 Florida Marlins 25 $300,000.00 - -
2004 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 $310,000.00 - -
2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 $351,500.00 - -


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