CF Chi-ju Zhang #44
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good    
12/31/2026
CF CHI-JU ZHANG #44 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
107 426 119 18 3 9 46 17 100 .279 .310 .399 17 0.8
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 5 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
09/24/2026 @ RC Win, 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/2026 @ RC Loss, 0-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/22/2026 @ RC Win, 8-2 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 0
09/21/2026 PC Loss, 3-10 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 0
09/20/2026 PC Win, 5-0 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/19/2026 PC Loss, 5-6 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/2026 @ DET Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/2026 @ DET Win, 11-1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/2026 @ DET Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
09/14/2026 @ ACKC Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 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:8 Years, 4 Days
Service This Yr:149 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 73 Days
Pro Service:10 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
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UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 107 426 119 18 3 9 46 55 17 100 .279 .310 .399 .709 .309 .120 102
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 107 454 3 1 0 13 6 2 170 30 17 3 85.0 50.9 4.15 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   132 37 5 1 3 15 15 7 31 1 2 0 .280 .314 .402 .716
Versus Right   294 82 13 2 6 31 40 10 69 1 4 3 .279 .308 .398 .706
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   93 26 7 0 2 14 13 5 25 0 2 2 .280 .330 .419 .749
June   83 25 2 1 1 6 10 2 14 1 1 0 .301 .314 .386 .699
July   99 29 2 1 1 4 13 5 15 0 1 0 .293 .327 .364 .691
August   92 26 6 1 3 14 11 3 23 0 1 0 .283 .305 .467 .773
September   59 13 1 0 2 8 8 2 23 1 1 1 .220 .254 .339 .593
Spring Training   25 7 2 0 0 4 1 1 6 0 0 0 .280 .308 .360 .668
Postseason   37 9 1 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 2 0 .243 .263 .270 .533
Career   2393 643 127 30 39 264 294 156 473 13 16 14 .269 .316 .396 .711
Home   204 57 8 0 6 19 29 9 43 1 3 2 .279 .315 .407 .722
Road   222 62 10 3 3 27 26 8 57 1 3 1 .279 .306 .392 .698
Grass   402 114 16 3 9 43 54 16 90 2 6 3 .284 .314 .405 .720
Turf   24 5 2 0 0 3 1 1 10 0 0 0 .208 .240 .292 .532
Day   142 35 5 0 3 13 16 3 37 0 4 0 .246 .262 .345 .607
Night   284 84 13 3 6 33 39 14 63 2 2 3 .296 .333 .426 .759
As Starter   426 119 18 3 9 46 55 17 100 2 6 3 .279 .310 .399 .709
Close/Late   88 27 4 0 2 8 13 7 23 0 5 1 .307 .365 .420 .785
Inning 1-3   161 36 4 2 2 14 18 8 34 1 0 0 .224 .259 .311 .569
Inning 4-6   141 46 10 1 2 16 17 2 29 1 1 1 .326 .338 .454 .792
Inning 7-9   117 34 4 0 5 15 17 5 35 0 5 2 .291 .331 .453 .784
Extra Innings   7 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 .429 .556 .429 .984
0 Outs   154 41 6 1 3 11 26 6 38 1 6 1 .266 .296 .377 .673
1 Outs   143 43 8 1 5 17 18 9 29 1 0 0 .301 .340 .476 .815
2 Outs   129 35 4 1 1 18 11 2 33 0 0 2 .271 .293 .341 .634
Scoring Position   82 28 3 0 2 35 10 2 17 2 0 2 .341 .364 .451 .815
Bases Empty   274 68 13 2 5 5 34 11 65 0 0 1 .248 .280 .365 .645
Runner on 1st   70 23 2 1 2 6 11 4 18 0 6 0 .329 .365 .471 .836
Runner on 2nd   29 9 0 0 1 6 4 1 7 0 0 0 .310 .333 .414 .747
Runner on 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 8 2 0 0 8 4 1 6 0 0 1 .308 .357 .385 .742
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 4 1 0 1 9 2 0 1 1 0 1 .444 .455 .889 1.343
Bases Loaded   6 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Two Strikes   194 32 7 1 3 11 15 8 100 0 0 1 .165 .202 .258 .460
First Pitch   74 25 4 0 2 8 11 0 0 1 1 1 .338 .342 .473 .815
Count 0-1   29 10 1 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 .345 .345 .483 .828
Count 0-2   35 4 1 1 0 3 2 0 20 0 0 1 .114 .139 .200 .339
Count 1-0   42 13 1 0 2 7 6 0 0 1 3 0 .310 .302 .476 .779
Count 1-1   37 14 2 2 1 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 .378 .395 .622 1.016
Count 1-2   64 8 0 0 1 3 4 0 37 0 0 0 .125 .125 .172 .297
Count 2-0   12 8 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .833 1.500
Count 2-1   29 13 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 .448 .448 .483 .931
Count 2-2   50 9 1 0 1 4 3 0 21 0 0 0 .180 .180 .260 .440
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 .444 .643 .444 1.087
Full Count   45 11 5 0 1 1 6 8 22 0 0 0 .244 .358 .422 .781
Behind in Count   128 22 2 1 2 9 11 0 57 0 1 1 .172 .178 .250 .428
Ahead in Count   92 38 4 0 2 16 17 9 0 1 4 0 .413 .461 .522 .983
Batting Leadoff   117 32 3 2 2 9 12 3 20 0 2 0 .274 .292 .385 .676
Batting 2nd   65 19 3 1 0 4 9 4 13 0 2 0 .292 .333 .369 .703
Batting 3rd   89 23 4 0 4 16 13 3 31 1 0 1 .258 .287 .438 .725
Batting 5th   9 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .444 .500 .556 1.056
Batting 6th   146 41 7 0 3 15 20 6 34 1 2 2 .281 .316 .390 .707
Low Leverage   184 50 9 1 4 15 21 7 36 1 3 2 .272 .304 .397 .701
Medium Leverage   180 49 4 2 4 18 25 5 48 1 1 1 .272 .294 .383 .677
High Leverage   60 20 5 0 1 13 9 5 15 0 2 0 .333 .385 .467 .851
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
2026 Wizarding - PL 28 107 426 119 18 3 9 46 55 17 3 2 100 17 3 .279 .310 .399 .709 109 102 0.8
Total PL 619 2393 643 127 30 39 264 294 156 14 13 473 94 47 .269 .316 .396 .711 101 99 6.2
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
2026 Wizarding - 3L 28 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 0 0.0
2026 Wizarding - PL 28 10 37 9 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 .243 .263 .270 .533 0 0 0.0
2026 Total - PL 28 11 43 10 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 .233 .250 .256 .506 0 0 0.0
Total PL 63 232 60 8 1 5 26 29 18 2 2 41 9 5 .259 .315 .366 .681 92 96
Total SL 12 47 14 2 1 1 2 10 4 0 0 5 1 0 .298 .353 .447 .800 124 128
Total 3L 8 33 7 2 0 1 3 5 4 0 0 7 2 0 .212 .297 .364 .661 80 71
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
2026 Wizarding - ML 3B 15 15 8 23 2 32 1 .969 132.2 2.10 -2.4 .876
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 73 51 29 90 12 127 8 .937 480.2 2.23 -9.7 .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.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
09/07/2026 Injured on 09/04/2026, diagnosed with a hand contusion, will miss 4 days.
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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