Cho Hyung-woo
조형우
A 24-year-old right-handed-hitting catcher for the SSG Landers, drafted by SK in 2021, first round, 8th overall. This is his 6th season since a 2021 debut. This season: .268/.324/.404 in 379 plate appearances, 8 home runs, 0 steals, a 91 wRC+ and 1.54 WAR, short of the qualifying line.
- Born
- 2002-04-04· 24
- Position
- Catcher· C
- Bats / throws
- bats right, throws right
- Height · Weight
- 187 cm · 95 kg
- Draft
- Drafted by SK in 2021, first round, 8th overall
- Debut
- 2021
Path송정동초무등중광주제일고SK
Percentile
Against the league
Percentile against every qualified hitter in the league this season.
wOBA.334
wRC+91
ISO.136
BB%7.1%
K%17.2%
BABIP.307
WAR1.54
107 G
Batting line
| PA | 379 | AB | 339 |
| H | 91 | 2B | 22 |
| 3B | 0 | HR | 8 |
| R | 47 | RBI | 40 |
| BB | 27 | IBB | 0 |
| HBP | 3 | SO | 65 |
| SB | 0 | CS | 0 |
| GDP | 5 | SF | 4 |
| AVG | .268 | OBP | .324 |
| SLG | .404 | OPS | .729 |
Advanced
| wOBA | .334 | wRC+ | 91 |
| OPS+ | 94 | ISO | .136 |
| BABIP | .307 | BB/K | 0.42 |
| wRAA | −4.5 | wRC | 44.3 |
| Baserunning | 0.0 | SB% | — |
| WAR | 1.54 | PA/HR | 47.4 |
Fielding
| Innings | 835 2/3 | Positions | C |
| PO | 748 | A | 56 |
| E | 6 | DP | 8 |
| FPCT | .993 |
Nearest neighbours
Closest comparables
Nearest neighbours by standardised rate profile, not by reputation.
| Player | Team | PA | wOBA | ISO | BB% | K% | wRC+ | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahn Jae-seok | Doosan | 451 | .345 | .160 | 5.8% | 15.5% | 100 | 1.66 |
| Kim Tae-yeon | Hanwha | 452 | .357 | .158 | 8.8% | 18.1% | 108 | 1.01 |
| Oh Ji-hwan | LG | 452 | .331 | .153 | 9.3% | 20.6% | 89 | 1.34 |
| Jeon Min-jae | Lotte | 520 | .327 | .102 | 6.5% | 20.2% | 85 | 1.45 |
| Guillermo Heredia | SSG | 497 | .363 | .185 | 5.8% | 15.7% | 113 | 1.63 |
WAR here is Moneyball Labs' own estimate: offence from wRAA, a steals-only baserunning term, the standard positional adjustment, and no fielding component beyond position. It is honest about what it does not measure.