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.
- Born
- 1983-12-16· 42
- Bats / throws
- bats left, throws right
- Height · Weight
- 180 cm · 106 kg
- Draft
- 02 삼성 2차 6라운드 48순위
- Debut
- 2002
Path진북초전주동중전주고삼성경찰삼성KIA
Percentile
Against the league
Percentile against every qualified hitter in the league this season.
wOBA.409
wRC+147
ISO.169
BB%12.9%
K%17.1%
BABIP.366
WAR3.88
117 G
Batting line
| PA | 503 | AB | 425 |
| H | 137 | 2B | 24 |
| 3B | 0 | HR | 16 |
| R | 57 | RBI | 96 |
| BB | 65 | IBB | 4 |
| HBP | 5 | SO | 86 |
| SB | 1 | CS | 0 |
| GDP | 17 | SF | 8 |
| AVG | .322 | OBP | .412 |
| SLG | .492 | OPS | .903 |
Advanced
| wOBA | .409 | wRC+ | 147 |
| OPS+ | 141 | ISO | .169 |
| BABIP | .366 | BB/K | 0.76 |
| wRAA | +30.2 | wRC | 95.0 |
| Baserunning | +0.2 | SB% | 100% |
| WAR | 3.88 | PA/HR | 31.4 |
Fielding
| Innings | 37 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewin Diaz | Samsung | 546 | .386 | .193 | 11.0% | 16.7% | 129 | 2.65 |
| Moon Hyun-bin | Hanwha | 541 | .395 | .168 | 10.7% | 12.4% | 136 | 3.57 |
| Park Sung-han | SSG | 548 | .396 | .092 | 14.1% | 13.7% | 137 | 4.87 |
| Yonathan Perlaza | Hanwha | 512 | .417 | .218 | 16.6% | 18.9% | 152 | 4.28 |
| Koo Ja-wook | Samsung | 456 | .453 | .199 | 12.9% | 14.5% | 179 | 5.35 |
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.