Jung Hoo Lee

Jung Hoo Lee

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF
San Francisco Giants
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Lee wants a do-over of his first season in the states. After signing a six-year, $113 million contract with the Giants last offseason, Lee lasted only 37 games before requiring season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The 26-year-old offered a mixed bag before getting hurt. The elite contact ability carried over from the KBO, with Lee striking out at a microscopic 8.2 percent rate. The double-digit walk rate he had in Korea did not immediately translate, as he drew free passes at just a 6.3 percent clip. Just two home runs for Lee was disappointing, but a 41.8 percent hard-hit rate and a 40-point gap between his xwOBA (.324) and actual wOBA (.284) suggest he showed more thump than the bottom line numbers indicate. Lee also had a sprint speed in the 79th percentile, although he was never much of a base stealer in the KBO. Oracle Park won't do the left-handed hitting Lee any favors, but he's expected to be ready to roll on Opening Day and a return to the leadoff spot awaits. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a four-year, $70.33 million contract with the Giants in December of 2023. Contract includes two-year, $42.67 million player option after the 2027 season.
Multi-hit effort in defeat
OFSan Francisco Giants
July 21, 2025
Lee went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 8-6 loss to the Blue Jays.
Analysis
Lee knocked a leadoff double to left field before coming around to score San Francisco's first run. He later added an RBI single in the sixth inning, though he was thrown out at second on the play. The 26-year-old outfielder has been productive in July, slashing .306/.340/.440 with seven RBI, four runs scored, three doubles and two triples over 53 plate appearances this month.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
7
5
37
4
7
7
4
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
1
13
1
1
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+2%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+13%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+28%
OPS vs RHP
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .698 150 12 4 16 1 .255 .293 .404
Since 2023vs Right .683 415 53 4 33 7 .249 .318 .365
2025vs Left .771 104 8 3 13 1 .268 .317 .454
2025vs Right .682 303 42 3 28 5 .238 .310 .372
2024vs Left .535 46 4 1 3 0 .227 .239 .295
2024vs Right .686 112 11 1 5 2 .277 .339 .347
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+15%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+12%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+21%
OPS at Home
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .742 245 26 3 20 3 .261 .339 .404
Since 2023Away .646 320 39 5 29 5 .242 .291 .355
2025Home .748 189 19 2 18 3 .260 .333 .414
2025Away .669 218 31 4 23 3 .234 .294 .376
2024Home .724 56 7 1 2 0 .265 .357 .367
2024Away .597 102 8 1 6 2 .260 .284 .313
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Jung Hoo Lee compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.71
 
BB Rate
8.0%
 
K Rate
11.2%
 
BABIP
.267
 
ISO
.149
 
AVG
.249
 
OBP
.313
 
SLG
.398
 
OPS
.711
 
wOBA
.313
 
Exit Velocity
87.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
25.2%
 
Barrels/PA
3.2%
 
Expected BA
.273
 
Expected SLG
.388
 
Sprint Speed
24.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
42.9%
 
Line Drive %
18.8%
 
Fly Ball %
38.2%
 
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Lee signed a six-year, $113 million deal with the Giants in December after seven excellent seasons in Korea. Top of the scale contact ability carries his profile and helped him to a Rookie of the Year, an MVP and a lifetime .340 batting average. He's recorded a strikeout rate of 7.6 percent or better for five consecutive seasons, walking more than he struck out in each of those campaigns. Lee's strikeout rate could double upon his move to MLB and he'd still probably hit for a good average. The question is what else he'll do. Lee should help the Giants out with good outfield defense, and he should pitch in on the basepaths, though his 10.5 steals per 600 plate appearances hardly paint him as a burner. The main issue is that Lee's power may be almost non-existent. He did manage 23 homers in 2022 but finished with a single-digit total five times. He was consistently among the KBO leaders in doubles, but reports on his exit velocity data are poor, so there may not be many more homers coming. He'll also have to prove his health after a broken ankle cost him half of last season, though his contract seemingly indicates the Giants have little concerns on that front.
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Doubles in defeat
OFSan Francisco Giants
July 14, 2025
Lee went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in Sunday's 5-2 extra-innings loss to the Dodgers.
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Drives in three in win
OFSan Francisco Giants
July 11, 2025
Lee went 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBI in Friday's 8-7 win over the Dodgers.
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Multi-hit effort in victory
OFSan Francisco Giants
July 9, 2025
Lee went 2-for-4 in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Phillies.
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Day off Sunday
OFSan Francisco Giants
July 6, 2025
Lee is not in the starting lineup Sunday versus the Athletics.
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Bursts out of slump
OFSan Francisco Giants
July 2, 2025
Lee went 3-for-5 with an RBI triple, a double and two runs scored during Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Diamondbacks.
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Padres could pounce
OFFree Agent
December 7, 2023
Lee is "high on the Padres' wish list," Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Feinsand was told by one source that a deal between the two parties "could come together quickly" now that the Padres have freed up salary with Juan Soto and Trent Grisham off the roster. San Diego is suddenly in desperate need of outfield help following the deal, and it sounds like Lee could be its top target. The 25-year-old Korean import posted a .340/.407/.491 slash line during his seven years in the KBO. Lee has also piqued the interest of the Mets and Giants.
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