Park Jae-yeop
박재엽
A 20-year-old right-handed-hitting catcher for the Lotte Giants, drafted by Lotte in 2025, fourth round, 34th overall. This is his 2nd season since a 2025 debut. This season: .364/.417/.545 in 12 plate appearances, 0 home runs, 0 steals, a 166 wRC+ and 0.16 WAR, short of the qualifying line.
- Born
- 2006-01-23· 20
- Position
- Catcher· C
- Bats / throws
- bats right, throws right
- Height · Weight
- 184 cm · 92 kg
- Draft
- Drafted by Lotte in 2025, fourth round, 34th overall
- Debut
- 2025
Path부산대연초개성중부산고
Percentile
Against the league
Percentile against every qualified hitter in the league this season.
wOBA.434
wRC+166
ISO.182
BB%8.3%
K%41.7%
BABIP.667
WAR0.16
17 G
Batting line
| PA | 12 | AB | 11 |
| H | 4 | 2B | 2 |
| 3B | 0 | HR | 0 |
| R | 2 | RBI | 4 |
| BB | 1 | IBB | 0 |
| HBP | 0 | SO | 5 |
| SB | 0 | CS | 0 |
| GDP | 0 | SF | 0 |
| AVG | .364 | OBP | .417 |
| SLG | .545 | OPS | .962 |
Advanced
| wOBA | .434 | wRC+ | 166 |
| OPS+ | 155 | ISO | .182 |
| BABIP | .667 | BB/K | 0.20 |
| wRAA | +1.0 | wRC | 2.6 |
| Baserunning | 0.0 | SB% | — |
| WAR | 0.16 | PA/HR | — |
Fielding
| Innings | 41 | Positions | C |
| PO | 35 | A | 2 |
| E | 0 | DP | 1 |
| FPCT | 1.000 |
Nearest neighbours
Closest comparables
Nearest neighbours by standardised rate profile, not by reputation.
| Player | Team | PA | wOBA | ISO | BB% | K% | wRC+ | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na Sung-bum | KIA | 581 | .412 | .238 | 10.0% | 27.2% | 149 | 4.63 |
| Heo In-seo | Hanwha | 460 | .371 | .189 | 7.8% | 28.0% | 119 | 3.40 |
| Hilliard | KT | 639 | .428 | .288 | 10.2% | 27.4% | 161 | 6.13 |
| Matt Davidson | Kiwoom | 523 | .409 | .241 | 5.7% | 24.5% | 147 | 3.64 |
| Noh Si-hwan | Hanwha | 571 | .392 | .222 | 8.9% | 25.7% | 134 | 4.33 |
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.