CF Chi-ju Zhang #44
Wizarding Express SL
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great    
12/31/2025
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CF CHI-JU ZHANG #44 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
100 428 112 18 7 6 52 22 61 .262 .303 .379 14 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 6 6 6
Gap 6 6 6 6
Power 5 5 5 5
Eye 4 4 4 4
Avoid K's 6 6 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 7
Errors: - 3 7
Arm: 1 6 8
Turn DP: - 3 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: 1 Center Field: 5
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 2
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 5
Stealing Ability: 11
Baserunning Inst.: 11
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/2025 OAK Loss, 2-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/2025 OAK Loss, 2-3 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 0
09/28/2025 @ OAK Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/2025 @ OAK Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/2025 @ TOL Loss, 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/2025 @ TOL Win, 3-0 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 1
09/22/2025 @ TOL Win, 6-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/21/2025 @ FTW Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2025 @ FTW Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2025 @ FTW Loss, 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Normal
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:High
Work Ethic:High
Birthday:06/23/1997
Born in:Ottawa, ON
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 3"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,990,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 4 Days
Service This Yr:148 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 73 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 23rd Pick in Round 1
UNITED STATES SILVER LEAGUE 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 100 428 112 18 7 6 52 58 22 61 .262 .303 .379 .682 .302 .117 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 99 459 5 2 0 13 1 3 162 31 14 4 77.8 47.3 3.79 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   101 31 5 2 1 16 19 3 10 2 0 0 .307 .321 .426 .746
Versus Right   327 81 13 5 5 36 39 19 51 1 1 5 .248 .298 .364 .662
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   82 30 8 2 1 19 14 3 16 0 0 1 .366 .395 .549 .944
June   88 23 3 4 1 7 12 6 11 1 0 1 .261 .312 .420 .733
July   103 19 2 0 3 11 8 5 15 1 0 1 .184 .227 .291 .519
August   87 20 2 0 1 6 13 5 12 0 1 2 .230 .287 .287 .575
September   68 20 3 1 0 9 11 3 7 1 0 0 .294 .319 .368 .687
Spring Training   31 9 1 0 1 3 6 1 8 0 1 0 .290 .312 .419 .732
Postseason   21 6 1 0 0 0 5 4 2 0 0 0 .286 .400 .333 .733
Last Year   414 118 19 5 5 51 53 29 67 3 0 0 .285 .330 .391 .721
Career   852 231 37 12 11 103 112 53 131 6 1 5 .271 .316 .381 .697
Home   207 61 9 3 3 20 30 10 26 0 0 2 .295 .333 .411 .744
Road   221 51 9 4 3 32 28 12 35 3 1 3 .231 .276 .348 .625
Grass   405 105 16 7 5 49 54 20 56 3 0 5 .259 .300 .370 .671
Turf   23 7 2 0 1 3 4 2 5 0 1 0 .304 .360 .522 .882
Day   152 36 7 2 0 14 20 8 19 0 1 1 .237 .280 .309 .589
Night   276 76 11 5 6 38 38 14 42 3 0 4 .275 .316 .417 .733
As Starter   426 112 18 7 6 52 58 22 59 3 1 5 .263 .305 .380 .685
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   88 21 2 1 1 10 10 6 13 1 0 1 .239 .292 .318 .610
Inning 1-3   169 41 5 2 3 12 22 9 27 1 0 2 .243 .287 .349 .636
Inning 4-6   126 38 7 3 2 20 18 5 15 1 1 2 .302 .336 .452 .788
Inning 7-9   119 29 5 2 1 17 16 8 18 1 0 1 .244 .295 .345 .639
Extra Innings   14 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
0 Outs   183 47 6 4 1 12 35 10 23 2 1 3 .257 .303 .350 .653
1 Outs   132 29 7 1 3 12 14 8 23 1 0 1 .220 .268 .356 .624
2 Outs   113 36 5 2 2 28 9 4 15 0 0 1 .319 .347 .451 .799
Scoring Position   110 31 3 2 1 45 13 8 17 3 0 1 .282 .328 .373 .701
Bases Empty   244 68 13 4 5 5 35 11 27 0 0 4 .279 .320 .426 .747
Runner on 1st   74 13 2 1 0 2 10 3 17 0 1 0 .176 .208 .230 .438
Runner on 2nd   38 8 1 0 1 7 3 3 6 0 0 0 .211 .268 .316 .584
Runner on 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .455 .333 .788
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 10 1 1 0 10 5 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .433 .767
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 0 1 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 1 .222 .300 .444 .744
Bases Loaded   17 6 1 0 0 17 1 1 0 3 0 0 .353 .333 .412 .745
Two Strikes   140 22 0 1 3 9 20 12 61 1 0 0 .157 .222 .236 .458
First Pitch   73 26 5 2 1 12 11 0 0 2 0 3 .356 .372 .521 .892
Count 0-1   41 15 4 0 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .366 .366 .537 .902
Count 0-2   23 4 0 1 1 1 3 0 7 0 0 0 .174 .174 .391 .565
Count 1-0   67 12 2 2 0 10 7 0 0 0 1 0 .179 .179 .269 .448
Count 1-1   47 14 3 0 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 2 .298 .327 .426 .752
Count 1-2   40 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 24 1 0 0 .050 .049 .125 .174
Count 2-0   16 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .438 .812
Count 2-1   29 13 3 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .448 .448 .621 1.069
Count 2-2   52 8 0 0 1 4 4 0 24 0 0 0 .154 .154 .212 .365
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 4 0 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 .267 .421 .400 .821
Full Count   25 8 0 0 0 2 12 12 6 0 0 0 .320 .541 .320 .861
Behind in Count   104 21 4 1 3 8 10 0 31 1 0 0 .202 .200 .346 .546
Ahead in Count   127 35 6 4 0 17 16 10 0 0 1 0 .276 .328 .386 .714
Batting Leadoff   210 46 8 2 3 21 25 11 35 1 1 5 .219 .273 .319 .592
Batting 2nd   137 42 7 4 3 25 21 7 16 2 0 0 .307 .336 .482 .817
Batting 3rd   51 16 2 1 0 3 8 3 5 0 0 0 .314 .352 .392 .744
Batting 4th   6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Batting 6th   24 6 0 0 0 3 4 1 5 0 0 0 .250 .280 .250 .530
Low Leverage   165 49 10 4 4 19 21 6 19 0 0 1 .297 .326 .479 .804
Medium Leverage   188 45 6 2 2 12 26 9 30 1 0 3 .239 .284 .324 .608
High Leverage   74 18 2 1 0 21 11 7 12 2 1 1 .243 .310 .297 .607
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
2017 Atlanta - SL 19 3 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350 1 13 -0.2
2019 Louisville - PL 21 83 345 94 18 6 5 38 44 23 2 1 70 6 4 .272 .321 .403 .724 101 107 0.7
2020 Champaign - PL 22 107 386 105 25 6 7 45 52 31 0 1 78 16 9 .272 .325 .422 .748 114 114 2.5
2021 Louisville - PL 23 106 407 103 20 4 7 41 39 23 4 5 82 18 9 .253 .296 .373 .670 83 83 1.4
2022 Louisville - PL 24 108 414 106 17 6 3 45 48 34 2 1 69 19 11 .256 .315 .348 .663 88 81 -0.5
2023 Louisville - PL 25 108 415 116 29 5 8 49 56 28 3 3 74 18 11 .280 .327 .431 .759 109 112 1.4
2024 Louisville - SL 26 108 414 118 19 5 5 51 53 29 0 3 67 16 4 .285 .330 .391 .721 96 99 1.9
2025 Wizarding - SL 27 100 428 112 18 7 6 52 58 22 5 3 61 14 4 .262 .303 .379 .682 99 94 0.4
Total PL 512 1967 524 109 27 30 218 239 139 11 11 373 77 44 .266 .317 .395 .712 99 99 5.4
Total SL 211 852 231 37 12 11 103 112 53 5 6 131 30 8 .271 .316 .381 .697 96 95 2.0
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 Total - 18 26 116 55 11 6 3 34 52 12 1 2 6 16 1 .474 .519 .750 1.269 100 100 0.0
2016 Ft. Polk South - AA 18 24 89 14 0 2 1 5 11 6 1 0 26 6 1 .157 .219 .236 .455 20 19 0.0
2016 Sun Prairie - AA 18 10 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900 146 148 0.0
2016 Total - AA 18 34 93 15 1 2 1 5 12 7 1 0 29 6 1 .161 .228 .247 .475 0 0 0.0
2017 Santa Barbara - AA 19 4 16 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .188 .188 .188 .375 1 0 0.0
2017 Sun Prairie - AA 19 18 67 19 4 1 1 11 12 14 0 1 18 2 2 .284 .402 .418 .820 114 113 0.0
2017 Total - AA 19 22 83 22 4 1 1 12 14 14 0 1 21 2 3 .265 .367 .373 .741 0 0 0.0
2017 Bangor Trident Base - AAA 19 49 200 61 13 4 5 28 40 32 1 1 48 5 0 .305 .402 .485 .887 114 118 0.0
2018 Thomasville - AAA 20 116 474 135 21 12 3 51 83 55 2 4 108 10 2 .285 .359 .399 .758 80 85 0.0
2019 Thomasville - AAA 21 15 63 21 5 0 1 9 9 10 0 1 14 2 2 .333 .419 .460 .879 109 113 0.0
Total PAAA 131 537 156 26 12 4 60 92 65 2 5 122 12 4 .291 .366 .406 .772 84 88
Total SAAA 49 200 61 13 4 5 28 40 32 1 1 48 5 0 .305 .402 .485 .887 114 118
Total SAA 18 67 19 4 1 1 11 12 14 0 1 18 2 2 .284 .402 .418 .820 114 113
Total PAA 38 109 18 1 2 1 6 14 7 1 0 32 6 2 .165 .222 .239 .461 23 22
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
2017 Atlanta - 3L 19 2 8 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .125 .125 .500 .625 0 0 0.0
2019 Louisville - PL 21 4 17 5 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 .294 .333 .471 .804 0 0 0.0
2020 Champaign - PL 22 8 28 7 0 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 8 2 1 .250 .323 .321 .644 0 0 0.0
2021 Louisville - SL 23 2 8 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0.0
2021 Louisville - PL 23 10 38 12 1 0 2 9 3 1 0 1 9 2 1 .316 .325 .500 .825 0 0 0.0
2021 Total - PL 23 12 46 16 1 0 2 9 6 1 0 1 11 3 1 .348 .354 .500 .854 0 0 0.0
2022 Louisville - 3L 24 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0.0
2022 Louisville - PL 24 16 53 13 4 0 0 7 7 10 0 1 9 2 0 .245 .359 .321 .680 0 0 0.0
2022 Total - PL 24 17 57 14 4 0 0 7 8 10 0 1 9 2 0 .246 .353 .316 .669 0 0 0.0
2023 Louisville - 3L 25 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 .286 .500 .429 .929 0 0 0.0
2023 Louisville - PL 25 7 28 9 1 0 2 5 7 2 0 0 1 2 0 .321 .367 .571 .938 0 0 0.0
2023 Total - PL 25 9 35 11 2 0 2 5 8 5 0 0 3 4 0 .314 .400 .543 .943 0 0 0.0
2024 Louisville - 3L 26 2 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708 0 0 0.0
2024 Louisville - SL 26 4 18 4 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778 0 0 0.0
2024 Louisville - PL 26 2 7 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 .429 .500 .571 1.071 0 0 0.0
2024 Total - PL 26 8 33 9 3 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 3 1 2 .273 .314 .515 .829 0 0 0.0
2025 Wizarding - SL 27 6 21 6 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .400 .333 .733 0 0 0.0
2025 Wizarding - PL 27 6 24 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 0 .083 .120 .083 .203 0 0 0.0
2025 Total - PL 27 12 45 8 1 0 0 0 7 4 1 0 8 0 0 .178 .260 .200 .460 0 0 0.0
Total PL 53 195 51 7 1 5 26 25 17 2 2 37 9 5 .262 .324 .385 .709 99 105
Total SL 12 47 14 2 1 1 2 10 4 0 0 5 1 0 .298 .353 .447 .800 124 128
Total 3L 7 27 6 2 0 1 3 4 4 0 0 7 2 0 .222 .323 .407 .730 99 87
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Atlanta - ML 1B 3 3 26 0 3 28 2 .929 27.0 8.67 -1.4 .476
2019 Louisville - ML 2B 15 15 30 45 15 81 6 .926 129.0 5.23 -2.4 .916
2019 Louisville - ML 3B 36 36 21 62 9 90 7 .922 303.0 2.47 -7.4 .868
2019 Louisville - ML CF 31 31 82 3 1 86 1 .988 275.2 2.78 +0.7 1.011
2020 Champaign - ML 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Champaign - ML 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Champaign - ML LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Champaign - ML CF 107 107 257 9 1 268 2 .993 912.2 2.62 +0.6 1.003
2021 Louisville - ML 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Louisville - ML CF 106 106 268 10 1 286 8 .972 936.0 2.67 +5.2 1.026
2022 Louisville - ML 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Louisville - ML CF 108 108 249 10 1 260 1 .996 970.0 2.40 -11.9 .942
2023 Louisville - ML 3B 13 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 27.2 1.30 +0.1 1.021
2023 Louisville - ML CF 108 108 235 7 1 248 6 .976 918.0 2.37 -8.6 .955
2024 Louisville - ML 1B 3 2 18 1 3 19 0 1.000 21.0 8.14 +0.1 1.116
2024 Louisville - ML 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.0 1.025
2024 Louisville - ML LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.0 .994
2024 Louisville - ML CF 97 96 259 3 2 264 2 .992 850.2 2.77 +1.1 1.005
2025 Wizarding - ML CF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 +0.1 1.037
TOTAL 1B 6 5 44 1 6 47 2 .957 48.0 8.44 -1.2 .668
TOTAL 2B 15 15 30 45 15 81 6 .926 129.0 5.23 -2.4 .916
TOTAL 3B 58 36 21 67 10 95 7 .926 348.0 2.28 -7.3 .877
TOTAL LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.0 .994
TOTAL CF 559 557 1354 42 7 1416 20 .986 4874.0 2.58 -12.8 .988
PLAYER HISTORY
04/01/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 23, 23rd overall pick) by the San Diego Sea Turtles, out of high school (Roswell; Roswell, NM).
05/01/2016 Named the #36 prospect in the PL
07/07/2016 Was traded by the Real Hartford CB Whalers to the Atlanta Smoke, along with MR Cal Hudson, SP Mike Lyon, in exchange for SP Jesús Cantú.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (9); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 3 (5).
05/01/2017 Named the #18 prospect in the SL
05/23/2017 Was traded by the Atlanta Smoke to the California Oceanliners, along with 2B Eiji Suzuki, in exchange for CF Albert Morán, CF Curt Bryant, 2B Júlio Castillo, $2,100,000.
05/23/2017 Released by the California organization.
05/23/2017 Released by the California organization.
06/01/2017 Signed a minor league contract ($2,800,000 bonus) with the Panama City Piranhas organization.
06/02/2017 Was traded by the Panama City Piranhas to the California Oceanliners in exchange for .
07/09/2017 Was traded by the California Oceanliners to the Atlanta Smoke in exchange for .
07/27/2017 Goes 5-6 against the Naperville Battlekings, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R.
10/11/2017 Was traded by the Atlanta Smoke to the California Oceanliners, along with SP George Frazier, SS Dave King, SP Adrián Fierro, SP António Rodríguez, in exchange for SP John Kaufman.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
01/15/2018 Was traded by the California Oceanliners to the Louisville Slugs, along with SP George Frazier, MR Mike Lyon, 3B Leonard O'Connor, 3B Kurt Chappell, $2,000,000, in exchange for SP Darryl Gordon, SP Manuel Rojas.
05/01/2018 Named the #14 prospect in the PL
09/09/2018 Goes 5-5 against the Tortolita Drummers, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 0 R.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 4 (4).
05/01/2019 Named the #14 prospect in the PL
08/01/2019 Wins the PL PL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/24/2019 Finished 3rd in 2019 PL PL Amateur of the Year voting.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
01/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
08/03/2020 Wins the PL PL Player of the Week Award.
12/31/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
11/04/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $880,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
10/23/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,110,000 with the Louisville BC organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
11/08/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,430,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
01/01/2025 Became a free agent.
01/31/2025 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $23,960,000 with the Wizarding Express organization.
09/25/2025 Wins the 2025 Silver League Championship with the Wizarding Express.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
2020 25 5
Year 3B Rank
2019 6 2
2020 6 4
2021 4 9
Year SB Rank
2020 16 10
2021 18 6
Year SF Rank
2021 5 7
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