Ji Man Choi
DH · Last on a Brewers farm club: Colorado Springs Sky Sox, 2018
- B/T
- L/R
- Size
- 6' 0", 260 lb
- Born
- 1991-05-19 · Incheon, Republic of Korea
- Acquired
- Drafted 2015, round 2, pick 16, by Los Angeles Angels
- MLB debut
- 2016-04-05
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK2010AZL Mariners
- A+2010High Desert Mavericks
- A2012Clinton LumberKings
- A+2013High Desert Mavericks
- AA2013Jackson Generals
- AAA2013Tacoma Rainiers
- AA2014Jackson Generals
- AAA2014Tacoma Rainiers
- ROK2015AZL Mariners
- AAA2015Tacoma Rainiers
- AAA2016Salt Lake Bees
- AAA2017Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- AAA2018Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- AAA2018Durham Bulls
- AAA2018
- ROK2021FCL Rays
- AAA2021Durham Bulls
- AA2023Altoona Curve
- AAA2023Indianapolis Indians
- AAA2023El Paso Chihuahuas
- AAA2023
- AAA2024Syracuse Mets
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ROK | AZL Mariners | 19 | 39 | 159 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 30 | 10 | .378 | .459 | .541 | 1.000 | .163 | 18.9% | 13.2% | .472 |
| 2010 | A+ | High Desert Mavericks | 19 | 11 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .302 | .380 | .442 | .822 | .140 | 18.0% | 12.0% | .353 |
| 2012 | A | Clinton LumberKings | 21 | 66 | 294 | 72 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 55 | 0 | .298 | .420 | .463 | .883 | .165 | 18.7% | 13.3% | .358 |
| 2013 | A+ | High Desert Mavericks | 22 | 48 | 211 | 61 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 40 | 27 | 33 | 0 | .337 | .427 | .619 | 1.046 | .282 | 15.6% | 12.8% | .380 |
| 2013 | AA | Jackson Generals | 22 | 61 | 236 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 32 | 28 | 2 | .268 | .377 | .485 | .862 | .217 | 11.9% | 13.6% | .270 |
| 2013 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 22 | 13 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .244 | .333 | .422 | .755 | .178 | 13.5% | 7.7% | .250 |
| 2014 | AA | Jackson Generals | 23 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .467 | .636 | 1.103 | .363 | 13.3% | 26.7% | .250 |
| 2014 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 23 | 70 | 281 | 67 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 2 | .283 | .381 | .392 | .773 | .109 | 14.9% | 12.8% | .323 |
| 2015 | ROK | AZL Mariners | 24 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .333 | .641 | .083 | 15.4% | 7.7% | .300 |
| 2015 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 24 | 18 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .298 | .403 | .421 | .824 | .123 | 20.9% | 14.9% | .381 |
| 2016 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 25 | 53 | 227 | 65 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 4 | .346 | .434 | .527 | .961 | .181 | 15.0% | 13.7% | .390 |
| 2017 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 26 | 87 | 338 | 83 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 42 | 69 | 39 | 86 | 3 | .288 | .373 | .538 | .911 | .250 | 25.4% | 11.5% | .351 |
| 2018 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 27 | 40 | 163 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 1 | .302 | .436 | .488 | .924 | .186 | 19.0% | 19.6% | .358 |
| 2018 | AAA | Durham Bulls | 27 | 22 | 86 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 0 | .270 | .360 | .405 | .765 | .135 | 20.9% | 12.8% | .327 |
| 2018 | AAA | — | 27 | 62 | 249 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 1 | .291 | .410 | .458 | .868 | .167 | 19.7% | 17.3% | .347 |
| 2021 | ROK | FCL Rays | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .286 | .000 | .286 | .000 | 42.9% | 28.6% | .000 |
| 2021 | AAA | Durham Bulls | 30 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .261 | .333 | .348 | .681 | .087 | 25.9% | 11.1% | .353 |
| 2023 | AA | Altoona Curve | 32 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .375 | .775 | .125 | 10.0% | 10.0% | .286 |
| 2023 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 32 | 6 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .348 | .448 | .826 | 1.274 | .478 | 24.1% | 17.2% | .357 |
| 2023 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | 32 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .160 | .276 | .200 | .476 | .040 | 24.1% | 13.8% | .222 |
| 2023 | AAA | — | 32 | 13 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .250 | .362 | .500 | .862 | .250 | 24.1% | 15.5% | .281 |
| 2024 | AAA | Syracuse Mets | 33 | 26 | 104 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 0 | .190 | .317 | .357 | .674 | .167 | 27.9% | 16.3% | .222 |
OPS by game
No 2026 game log on record, so there is no chart.
Major leagues
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels | 25 | 54 | 129 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 2 | .170 | .271 | .339 | .610 | .169 | 20.9% | 12.4% | .173 |
| 2017 | New York Yankees | 26 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .267 | .333 | .733 | 1.066 | .466 | 27.8% | 11.1% | .222 |
| 2018 | Milwaukee Brewers | 27 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .233 | .281 | .500 | .781 | .267 | 43.8% | 6.3% | .357 |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays | 27 | 49 | 189 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 41 | 2 | .269 | .370 | .506 | .876 | .237 | 21.7% | 12.7% | .310 |
| 2018 | 2 teams | 27 | 61 | 221 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 55 | 2 | .263 | .357 | .505 | .862 | .242 | 24.9% | 11.8% | .315 |
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Rays | 28 | 127 | 487 | 107 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 54 | 63 | 64 | 108 | 2 | .261 | .363 | .459 | .822 | .198 | 22.2% | 13.1% | .303 |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Rays | 29 | 42 | 145 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 0 | .230 | .331 | .410 | .741 | .180 | 24.8% | 13.8% | .291 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays | 30 | 83 | 305 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 45 | 45 | 87 | 0 | .229 | .348 | .411 | .759 | .182 | 28.5% | 14.8% | .300 |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays | 31 | 113 | 419 | 83 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 52 | 58 | 123 | 0 | .233 | .341 | .388 | .729 | .155 | 29.4% | 13.8% | .320 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 23 | 76 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 0 | .205 | .224 | .507 | .731 | .302 | 35.5% | 2.6% | .220 |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres | 32 | 16 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .065 | .268 | .097 | .365 | .032 | 19.5% | 19.5% | .083 |
| 2023 | 2 teams | 32 | 39 | 117 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 0 | .163 | .239 | .385 | .624 | .222 | 29.9% | 8.5% | .169 |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.