The KBO teams and their Colorado Rockies comparisons

DENVER, CO - MAY 12: Seunghwan Oh #18 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on May 12, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - MAY 12: Seunghwan Oh #18 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on May 12, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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Doosan Bears – Choi Joo-Hwan (2B)

BA/OBP/SLG: .286/.355/.531
wRC+: 123
BB%: 9.0%
K%: 11.4%
ISO: .245

Rockies Player Comparison: Troy Tulowitzki, 2011

BA/OBP/SLG: .302/.372/.544
wRC+: 133
BB%: 9.7%
K%: 13.0%
ISO: .242

Joo-Hwan is in his 12th season in the KBO, all with the Doosan Bears. The second baseman is enjoying his second highest career wRC+ and is currently tied with Kim Jae-Hwan for the most HRs on the Bears (eight). This lefty crushes the ball. And any time you can put up a stat line similar to Tulo’s (when he was a Rockie, mind you) then you’re doing something right.

And hey, he’s even got a bit of a glove to go with that bat: