Ji Man Choi
Ji Man Choi
Born: May 19, 1991
Incheon, KR
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, C, LF, OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 250
Draft: Round 2 (2015 Rule V Draft, Los Angeles Angels)
Career: 2010-2024
Major League Statistics
Ji Man Choi has compiled a career batting average of .296 with 69 home runs and 373 RBI in his 587-game career with the Mariners, High Desert Mavericks, Clinton LumberKings, Jackson Generals, Tacoma Rainiers, Salt Lake Bees, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Durham Bulls, Rays, El Paso Chihuahuas, Indianapolis Indians, Altoona Curve and Syracuse Mets. He began playing during the 2010 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Mariners | 39 | 159 | 135 | 23 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 30 | .378 | .459 | .541 | 1.000 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 11 | 50 | 43 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .302 | .380 | .442 | .822 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Clinton LumberKings | 66 | 294 | 242 | 43 | 72 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 55 | .298 | .420 | .463 | .883 | 112 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 13 | 52 | 45 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .244 | .333 | .422 | .756 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AA | SOUL | Jackson Generals | 61 | 236 | 198 | 21 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 28 | .268 | .377 | .485 | .862 | 96 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 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 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 70 | 281 | 237 | 41 | 67 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 42 | .283 | .381 | .392 | .774 | 93 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | AA | SOUL | Jackson Generals | 4 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .273 | .467 | .636 | 1.103 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 18 | 67 | 57 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | .298 | .403 | .421 | .824 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | R | ARIZ | Mariners | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .308 | .333 | .641 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 53 | 227 | 188 | 31 | 65 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 34 | .346 | .434 | .527 | .960 | 99 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 87 | 338 | 288 | 42 | 83 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 86 | .288 | .373 | .538 | .911 | 155 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 22 | 86 | 74 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | .270 | .360 | .405 | .766 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 40 | 163 | 129 | 17 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 31 | .302 | .436 | .488 | .924 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | R | FLCL | Rays | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .286 | .000 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Durham Bulls | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .261 | .333 | .348 | .681 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 6 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .348 | .448 | .826 | 1.274 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 7 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .160 | .276 | .200 | .476 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .375 | .775 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Mets | 26 | 104 | 84 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 29 | .190 | .317 | .357 | .674 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 587 | 2398 | 2008 | 309 | 594 | 140 | 15 | 69 | 373 | 22 | 13 | 325 | 445 | .296 | .397 | .484 | .881 | 971 | 53 | 31 | 6 | 28 | 15 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 1B | 5 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .976 | 8.200 | ||||
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Mariners | 1B | 29 | 202 | 22 | 1 | 29 | .996 | 7.724 | ||||
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Mariners | C | 10 | 88 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 |
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Clinton LumberKings | 1B | 35 | 318 | 23 | 5 | 21 | .986 | 9.743 | ||||
| 2013 | AA | SOUL | Jackson Generals | 1B | 43 | 327 | 17 | 1 | 39 | .997 | 8.000 | ||||
| 2013 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 1B | 41 | 343 | 28 | 6 | 26 | .984 | 9.049 | ||||
| 2013 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 1B | 10 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 6 | .988 | 7.900 | ||||
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 1B | 40 | 291 | 18 | 1 | 26 | .997 | 7.725 | ||||
| 2014 | AA | SOUL | Jackson Generals | 1B | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.667 | ||||
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | LF | 26 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.538 | ||||
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | OF | 26 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.538 | ||||
| 2015 | R | ARIZ | Mariners | 1B | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 8.333 | ||||
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 1B | 14 | 116 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .983 | 8.500 | ||||
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 1B | 28 | 220 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 1.000 | 8.250 | ||||
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | LF | 15 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .909 | 1.333 | ||||
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | OF | 15 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .909 | 1.333 | ||||
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 1B | 57 | 378 | 27 | 6 | 41 | .985 | 7.105 | ||||
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 1B | 38 | 268 | 14 | 3 | 28 | .989 | 7.421 | ||||
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | LF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | OF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 1B | 18 | 124 | 11 | 4 | 7 | .971 | 7.500 | ||||
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | LF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Durham Bulls | 1B | 5 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 4 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 8.750 | ||||
| 2023 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 1B | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 5.000 | ||||
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 1B | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 8.000 | ||||
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Mets | 1B | 17 | 118 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 7.765 | ||||
| Totals | 495 | 3169 | 225 | 38 | 282 | .989 | 6.857 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | R | Arizona League | Mariners | SEA | June 21, 2010 | August 15, 2010 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | California League | High Desert Mavericks | SEA | August 18, 2010 | August 29, 2010 |
| 2012 | A | Midwest League | Clinton LumberKings | SEA | May 19, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | California League | High Desert Mavericks | SEA | April 4, 2013 | June 2, 2013 |
| 2013 | AA | Southern League | Jackson Generals | SEA | June 4, 2013 | August 17, 2013 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | August 19, 2013 | September 2, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | April 4, 2014 | September 1, 2014 |
| 2014 | AA | Southern League | Jackson Generals | SEA | June 9, 2014 | June 13, 2014 |
| 2015 | R | Arizona League | Mariners | SEA | August 12, 2015 | August 18, 2015 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | August 20, 2015 | September 7, 2015 |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Bees | LAA | May 19, 2016 | September 1, 2016 |
| 2017 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | April 8, 2017 | September 4, 2017 |
| 2018 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | MIL | April 5, 2018 | May 30, 2018 |
| 2018 | AAA | International League | Durham Bulls | TBA | June 13, 2018 | July 8, 2018 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Durham Bulls | TBA | May 4, 2021 | May 11, 2021 |
| 2021 | R | Florida Complex | Rays | TBA | September 4, 2021 | September 4, 2021 |
| 2023 | AA | Eastern League | Altoona Curve | PIT | June 22, 2023 | June 25, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | June 28, 2023 | July 5, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | El Paso Chihuahuas | SDN | September 5, 2023 | September 14, 2023 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Mets | NYN | March 29, 2024 | May 31, 2024 |
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