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Jung Hoo Lee

Age 28 B/T L/R 6′0″, 196 lb Republic of Korea MLB debut 2024
40-man
  • San Francisco’s roster as it stands starts at CF · 541 PA · 1.7 WAR in the role
  • Injured list 2026: Groin contusion (Sep 21–Sep 29)
  • Trade read Available at a price: SF 32% playoff odds; control through 2029.
xwOBA .315 wOBA .324
2026 fWAR 1.0
Projected 2027 WAR 1.2 at 551 PA · 1.7 in his 2027 role

Hitting · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 578 PA

xwOBA .315 xwOBA: .315, 41st percentile
Swing decisions −0.59 Swing decisions: −0.59, 24th percentile
Contact value +0.51 Contact value: +0.51, 64th percentile
Bat speed 68.4 Bat speed: 68.4, 9th percentile
Squared-up / swing 33% Squared-up / swing: 33%, 98th percentile
Blasts / swing 5% Blasts / swing: 5%, 18th percentile
EV90 100.6 EV90: 100.6, 10th percentile
Barrel % 2.3% Barrel %: 2.3%, 5th percentile
Chase % 31.1% Chase %: 31.1%, 41st percentile
Zone contact 93.9% Zone contact: 93.9%, 98th percentile
Strikeout % 9.9% Strikeout %: 9.9%, 98th percentile
Walk % 4.8% Walk %: 4.8%, 7th percentile

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vsPAwOBAxwOBAK%BB%ChaseDecisionsContact
LHP178.281.27112%3%37%−1.24−0.15
RHP400.344.3359%6%29%−0.33+0.78
Attack angle
4.8° (41% in 5–20°)
Attack direction
−4.4°
Swing length
7.7 ft
Fast-swing rate
3%
Pull-air %
17.7%
Hard-hit %
31.6%
Slash · wRC+
.276/.320/.405 · 102

Zone map · 2026

Where he does damage, and where to pitch him

−0.8−0.5+2.1−2.0+0.9+0.8+0.1−0.2+2.4−0.8+0.4−2.5−2.9+5.0−2.0−2.2−3.3+0.9+1.6+0.5−0.2+3.7+0.6−0.4−0.3LHB

Does the most damage middle-in (+5.0 vs. league per 100; 2.3 standard errors on 85 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).

Weakest down and away (−3.3), but only 1.6 standard errors from average on 107 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.

Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,955 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).

Most similar hitters

Swings like Lee: bat path, contact quality and approach

SimilarityPlayerxwOBA’26 WAR’27 proj2027
61Nico Hoerner CHC · ’97.3262.82.9Signed $23.8M
54Javier Sanoja MIA · ’02.2992.82.2Pre-arb
50Miguel Rojas LAD · ’89.3170.70.6Free agent
48Sal Frelick MIL · ’00.291−0.51.2Arb
47Jeff McNeil ATH · ’92.3000.10.2Free agent

Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.

Fielding

2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.

2027 rating by position · best fit first, on the total with the position’s worth
CF −2.7 −0.2
LF +0.3prior −10.2
RF −2.9 −10.4
1B +2.8prior −12.7
Outs Above Average by position
SeasonPosOAARangeArm, DPRunsBatters
2026CF−2−2−0.2−2.2428
2026RF−4−3−1.8−4.84,554
2025CF−5−5+2.4−2.65,426
2024CF−1−1+0.4−0.61,315

Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.

Range by direction (OAA at CF)
2024 · CF2025 · CF In (charging) −1−4Back 0+1Toward 3B line −1−1Toward 1B line +1−1vs. RHH −3−4vs. LHH +2−1

At CF in 2025, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−4 outs): a coaching target.

Tools (percentile; arm among CFs)
Arm at CF 91.4 mph · 83rd
Sprint speed 27.5 ft/s · 52nd
Reaction +0.2 ft · 57th
Burst 0.0 ft · 47th
Route +0.1 ft · 52nd
Catch difficulty (latest season)
PlayMadeChancesRate
★★★★★1274%
★★★★1911%
★★★6967%
★★253278%
★293194%
Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)
SeasonZoneBallsOuts vs. exp.
2026RF433−3.4
2025CF559−9.8
2024CF134−3.6

The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.

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Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 1.2 WAR Guaranteed $22.8M
2028 1.0 WAR Guaranteed $21.3M
2029 0.7 WAR Guaranteed $21.3M
2030 0.2 WAR Free agent

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ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As batter 43% 6/14 won · −0.3 runs
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