Choi Hyoung-woo
최형우
Rookie of the year in 2008, the KBO's career leader in runs batted in, and a champion with KIA in 2024 before returning to Daegu. Still hitting in the middle of a first-place lineup deep into his thirties.
A 42-year-old left-handed-hitting outfielder for the Samsung Lions, drafted by Samsung in 2002, sixth round, 48th overall. This is his 25th season since a 2002 debut, by way of Samsung → Police (military service) → Samsung → KIA. This season: .301/.387/.462 in 574 plate appearances, 18 home runs, 2 steals, a 129 wRC+ and 3.26 WAR — 18th of 48 qualified hitters.
- Born
- 1983-12-16· 42
- Position
- Outfielder· LF
- Bats / throws
- bats left, throws right
- Height · Weight
- 180 cm · 106 kg
- Draft
- Drafted by Samsung in 2002, sixth round, 48th overall
- Debut
- 2002
Path진북초전주동중전주고삼성경찰삼성KIA
Percentile
Against the league
Percentile against every qualified hitter in the league this season.
137 G
Batting line
| PA | 574 | AB | 491 |
| H | 148 | 2B | 25 |
| 3B | 0 | HR | 18 |
| R | 61 | RBI | 106 |
| BB | 69 | IBB | 4 |
| HBP | 5 | SO | 108 |
| SB | 2 | CS | 0 |
| GDP | 19 | SF | 9 |
| AVG | .301 | OBP | .387 |
| SLG | .462 | OPS | .849 |
Advanced
| wOBA | .386 | wRC+ | 129 |
| OPS+ | 126 | ISO | .161 |
| BABIP | .348 | BB/K | 0.64 |
| wRAA | +21.7 | wRC | 95.6 |
| Baserunning | +0.4 | SB% | 100% |
| WAR | 3.26 | PA/HR | 31.9 |
Fielding
| Innings | 43 | Positions | LF |
| PO | 8 | A | 0 |
| E | 0 | DP | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Geon-woo | NC | 500 | .387 | .188 | 11.0% | 16.0% | 130 | 2.83 |
| Lewin Diaz | Samsung | 625 | .401 | .205 | 11.7% | 15.7% | 141 | 3.93 |
| Kim Min-seok | Doosan | 519 | .371 | .095 | 10.6% | 16.4% | 118 | 2.27 |
| Moon Hyun-bin | Hanwha | 589 | .381 | .161 | 10.2% | 12.7% | 126 | 3.18 |
| Kim Tae-yeon | Hanwha | 452 | .357 | .158 | 8.8% | 18.1% | 108 | 1.01 |
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.