C Hyo-sang Joo #9
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/05/2026
OA: 25 POT: 25
C HYO-SANG JOO #9 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
88 295 69 20 0 2 38 27 65 .234 .311 .322 1 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35 30 35 35
Gap 40 40 45 40
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 20
Errors: - 35 20
Arm: 55 45 30
Turn DP: - 35 -
Ability: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/22/2026 @ NC Loss, 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2026 @ NC Win, 8-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/2026 @ LOT Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/2026 LG Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/16/2026 @ SSG Loss, 7-8 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 0
09/15/2026 @ SSG Win, 4-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/2026 @ KIA Win, 8-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/11/2026 SAM Win, 5-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/2026 @ DOO Win, 7-0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/08/2026 @ DOO Loss, 3-4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Fishes in the offseason.
Birthday:11/11/1997
Born in:Yongin, GYE
Nationality:South Korean
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 17 Days
Service This Yr:176 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 92 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
KOREAN BASEBALL ORGANIZATION 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 88 295 69 20 0 2 38 30 27 65 .234 .311 .322 .633 .302 .088 83
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 86 333 7 0 0 12 2 2 95 22 1 0 100.0 29.1 3.25 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   58 17 5 0 0 8 4 8 15 2 0 3 .293 .394 .379 .774
Versus Right   237 52 15 0 2 30 26 19 50 0 2 4 .219 .288 .308 .596
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .750 .833 1.000 1.833
April   64 17 4 0 0 7 9 7 17 0 0 1 .266 .347 .328 .675
May   65 15 6 0 0 9 3 3 13 0 1 0 .231 .265 .323 .588
June   53 16 6 0 1 9 7 7 11 1 0 1 .302 .387 .472 .859
July   54 8 1 0 0 5 4 4 10 0 0 3 .148 .246 .167 .413
August   14 4 1 0 0 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 .286 .353 .357 .710
September   41 6 1 0 1 4 3 3 13 0 0 1 .146 .222 .244 .466
Spring Training   14 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .214 .267 .214 .481
Postseason   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .375 .167 .542
Last Year   343 97 18 0 8 44 35 26 76 2 3 4 .283 .339 .405 .744
2 Years Ago   353 100 33 2 3 42 44 26 75 0 1 6 .283 .343 .414 .756
Career   1843 460 111 3 18 208 200 153 449 8 20 30 .250 .316 .342 .659
Home   140 33 11 0 0 21 16 11 30 1 1 4 .236 .308 .314 .622
Road   155 36 9 0 2 17 14 16 35 1 1 3 .232 .314 .329 .643
Grass   116 26 7 0 1 13 11 15 27 1 1 3 .224 .326 .310 .636
Turf   179 43 13 0 1 25 19 12 38 1 1 4 .240 .301 .330 .631
Day   43 12 4 0 0 5 4 4 10 0 0 1 .279 .354 .372 .726
Night   252 57 16 0 2 33 26 23 55 2 2 6 .226 .304 .313 .617
As Starter   295 69 20 0 2 38 30 27 65 2 2 7 .234 .311 .322 .633
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   78 20 5 0 0 11 8 11 16 2 1 2 .256 .355 .321 .675
Inning 1-3   86 19 7 0 1 10 7 6 20 0 0 1 .221 .280 .337 .617
Inning 4-6   112 25 6 0 1 15 12 8 23 0 1 2 .223 .287 .304 .590
Inning 7-9   88 23 6 0 0 13 9 11 21 2 1 4 .261 .362 .330 .691
Extra Innings   9 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .222 .364 .333 .697
0 Outs   100 22 9 0 0 4 11 9 25 0 2 0 .220 .284 .310 .594
1 Outs   95 24 8 0 1 19 12 8 20 2 0 4 .253 .330 .368 .699
2 Outs   100 23 3 0 1 15 7 10 20 0 0 3 .230 .319 .290 .609
Scoring Position   84 21 5 0 1 34 9 9 15 2 2 3 .250 .337 .345 .682
Bases Empty   152 37 10 0 1 1 15 15 40 0 0 4 .243 .327 .329 .656
Runner on 1st   59 11 5 0 0 3 6 3 10 0 0 0 .186 .226 .271 .497
Runner on 2nd   29 7 1 0 0 7 3 3 4 0 2 2 .241 .353 .276 .629
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 6 1 0 0 5 3 3 3 0 0 1 .250 .357 .292 .649
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .250 .429 .679
Bases Loaded   11 4 1 0 1 14 2 2 4 1 0 0 .364 .429 .727 1.156
Two Strikes   126 20 8 0 0 11 8 11 65 1 0 2 .159 .236 .222 .458
First Pitch   36 4 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .111 .135 .194 .330
Count 0-1   31 12 2 0 1 8 6 0 0 0 0 3 .387 .441 .548 .990
Count 0-2   13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 1-0   38 9 3 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 .237 .256 .395 .651
Count 1-1   30 10 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .323 .400 .723
Count 1-2   41 5 4 0 0 3 2 0 25 0 0 2 .122 .163 .220 .382
Count 2-0   15 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .467 .800
Count 2-1   14 7 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   46 8 4 0 0 5 2 0 22 1 0 0 .174 .170 .261 .431
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 .400 1.200
Full Count   26 5 0 0 0 3 3 11 12 0 0 0 .192 .432 .192 .625
Behind in Count   85 19 6 0 1 11 9 0 31 0 0 5 .224 .267 .329 .596
Ahead in Count   72 23 5 0 1 12 13 16 0 0 1 1 .319 .449 .431 .880
Batting 8th   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Batting 9th   284 68 20 0 2 38 29 27 64 2 2 7 .239 .319 .331 .650
Low Leverage   108 30 6 0 1 7 10 11 20 1 0 3 .278 .358 .361 .719
Medium Leverage   105 19 8 0 0 9 11 8 30 0 0 3 .181 .259 .257 .516
High Leverage   81 20 6 0 1 22 9 8 14 1 2 1 .247 .319 .358 .677
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2016 Kiwoom - KBO 18 12 18 4 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 9 0 0 .222 .263 .278 .541 57 51 -0.0
2017 Kiwoom - KBO 19 64 118 23 5 0 1 9 10 9 2 0 51 0 0 .195 .264 .263 .526 53 50 -0.2
2018 Kiwoom - KBO 20 80 110 24 3 0 1 12 9 10 2 0 36 1 2 .218 .295 .273 .568 65 59 -0.1
2019 Kiwoom - KBO 21 18 29 6 2 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 7 0 0 .207 .233 .345 .578 66 57 -0.0
2020 Kiwoom - KBO 22 63 84 16 4 0 0 7 6 13 0 1 26 0 0 .190 .296 .238 .534 56 52 -0.2
2021 KIA - KBO 23 3 11 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .364 .364 .364 .727 95 97 0.0
2021 Kiwoom - KBO 23 18 45 17 6 0 1 11 6 3 1 0 10 0 0 .378 .429 .578 1.006 167 161 0.6
2021 Total - KBO 23 21 56 21 6 0 1 12 7 3 1 0 12 0 1 .375 .417 .536 .952 154 149 0.6
2022 KIA - KBO 24 17 54 11 2 0 0 6 4 3 1 1 12 0 0 .204 .254 .241 .495 33 29 -0.3
2023 Kiwoom - KBO 25 111 383 89 17 0 2 30 49 34 7 2 80 3 2 .232 .305 .292 .598 61 59 0.4
2024 Kiwoom - KBO 26 101 353 100 33 2 3 42 44 26 6 0 75 1 0 .283 .343 .414 .756 102 103 2.3
2025 Kiwoom - KBO 27 98 343 97 18 0 8 44 35 26 4 2 76 1 0 .283 .339 .405 .744 99 98 1.5
2026 Kiwoom - KBO 28 88 295 69 20 0 2 38 30 27 7 2 65 1 0 .234 .311 .322 .633 83 83 0.3
Total KBO 673 1843 460 111 3 18 208 200 153 30 8 449 7 5 .250 .316 .342 .659 81 79 4.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2016 Goyang - R 18 40 121 36 8 4 3 26 23 22 3 0 29 1 0 .298 .418 .504 .922 157 154 1.4
2017 Goyang - R 19 21 59 17 6 0 0 9 7 11 1 0 15 1 0 .288 .408 .390 .798 123 124 0.4
2018 Goyang - R 20 23 69 25 2 1 3 12 14 12 0 0 10 0 0 .362 .457 .551 1.008 181 179 1.0
2019 Goyang - R 21 51 162 47 11 0 3 25 20 23 4 0 28 0 0 .290 .392 .414 .805 125 127 1.3
2020 Goyang - R 22 10 28 8 4 0 0 7 8 11 1 0 3 0 0 .286 .500 .429 .929 160 169 0.5
2021 Goyang - R 23 13 20 5 0 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 5 0 0 .250 .318 .400 .718 99 100 0.1
2022 Icheon - R 24 3 5 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .600 .667 .800 1.467 285 302 0.2
Total KFL 161 464 141 32 5 10 82 78 81 10 0 91 2 0 .304 .418 .459 .877 145 145
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2026 Kiwoom - KBO 28 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542 60 84 0.2
Total KBO 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542 60 84
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Kiwoom - INT C 44 0 154 14 1 172 4 .977 0.0 0.00 +0.4 .000 1 23 9 39.1
2021 Kiwoom - INT C 14 11 78 3 0 81 0 1.000 106.0 6.88 +0.3 1.035 1 5 2 40.0
2021 KIA - INT C 3 3 16 1 0 17 0 1.000 26.0 5.88 +0.1 1.035 0 0 0 0.0
2022 KIA - INT C 17 15 132 12 3 146 2 .986 138.1 9.37 +0.1 .835 1 12 4 33.3
2023 Kiwoom - INT C 111 111 864 67 6 944 13 .986 975.0 8.59 +1.7 1.055 6 83 21 25.3
2024 Kiwoom - INT C 99 98 781 55 2 838 2 .998 861.1 8.74 +2.6 1.314 11 80 25 31.2
2025 Kiwoom - INT C 98 96 823 41 4 873 9 .990 846.1 9.19 -0.2 .985 9 69 14 20.3
2026 Kiwoom - INT C 88 86 681 56 6 741 4 .995 769.2 8.62 +0.3 1.111 11 44 17 38.6
TOTAL C 474 420 3529 249 22 3812 34 .991 3722.2 9.13 +5.3 1.093 40 316 92 29.1
PLAYER HISTORY
08/24/2015 Drafted by the Nexen Heroes in the 1st round of the 2016 KBO draft.
04/03/2021 Released by the Kiwoom organization.
04/06/2021 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kiwoom Heroes organization.
04/30/2021 Goes 5-5 against the NC Dinos, with 2 RBI and 1 R.
08/27/2021 Released by the Kiwoom organization.
09/20/2021 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the KIA Tigers organization.
11/05/2021 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $56,000 with the KIA Tigers organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 40 (40).
07/11/2022 Released by the KIA organization.
09/08/2022 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the LG Twins organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (40).
04/04/2023 Released by the LG organization.
04/09/2023 Signed a minor league contract with the Kiwoom Heroes organization.
06/04/2023 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/16/2023 Injured (jammed finger),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/26/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $48,000 with the Kiwoom Heroes organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (40).
10/17/2024 Wins the 2024 Korean Series with the Kiwoom Heroes.
10/24/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $124,000 with the Kiwoom Heroes organization.
10/26/2024 Wins the 2024 KBO Glove Wizard Award at C.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 35 (35).
11/07/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $340,000 with the Kiwoom Heroes organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
08/02/2026 Injured (strained back),out for 3 weeks.
11/02/2026 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
2024 33 8
Year SH Rank
2023 5 5
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