Akinori Otsuka

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: January 13, 1972 in Chiba, Japan jp

High School: Yokoshiba Keiai HS (Japan)

School: Tokai University (Japan)

Debut: April 6, 2004 (Age 32-084d, 18,397th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: July 1, 2007 (Age 35-169d)
vs. BOS 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: Don Nomura, Joe Urbon

Full Name: Akinori Otsuka

Pronunciation: \AK-in-orie OTS-ka\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.6

ERA

2.44

236

232.0

217

WHIP

1.164

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	SDP	@	COL	L,10-12		5	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 7	SDP		PIT	W,1-0		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5 (1)	Apr 9	SDP		PIT	W,11-3		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	7 (1)	Apr 11	SDP	@	CHC	W,1-0		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	12 (4)	Apr 17	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	15 (2)	Apr 20	SDP		LAD	L,1-3		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	18 (2)	Apr 23	SDP	@	ARI	L,1-2	GF	5	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	21 (2)	Apr 26	SDP	@	SFG	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	23 (1)	Apr 29	SDP		ARI	W,5-4		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	26 (2)	May 2	SDP		COL	W,5-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	27	May 3	SDP		COL	W,2-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	28	May 4	SDP		COL	W,8-7		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	30 (1)	May 6	SDP	@	STL	W,6-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	31	May 7	SDP	@	STL	W,5-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	33 (1)	May 9	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	36 (2)	May 13	SDP		FLA	W,3-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	37	May 14	SDP		FLA	W,2-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	40 (2)	May 17	SDP		ATL	W,3-2		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	42 (1)	May 20	SDP	@	SEA	W,6-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	45 (2)	May 24	SDP	@	ARI	W,9-5		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	46	May 25	SDP	@	ARI	L,11-12		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	51 (4)	May 30	SDP		MIL	W,2-1		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	53 (1)	Jun 1	SDP		MIL	L,2-5		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	55 (1)	Jun 3	SDP		CHC	W,6-2	GF	5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	57 (1)	Jun 5	SDP		CHC	L,0-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	58	Jun 7	SDP		CLE	L,0-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	62 (3)	Jun 11	SDP		CHW	W,2-1		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	63	Jun 12	SDP		CHW	L,5-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	66 (2)	Jun 16	SDP	@	DET	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	67	Jun 17	SDP	@	MIN	L,4-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	69 (1)	Jun 19	SDP	@	MIN	W,5-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	71 (1)	Jun 21	SDP		LAD	W,2-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	73 (1)	Jun 23	SDP		LAD	L,3-4		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	75 (1)	Jun 25	SDP		SEA	W,8-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	80 (4)	Jul 1	SDP		SFG	L,2-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	81	Jul 2	SDP		SFG	W,5-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	85 (3)	Jul 6	SDP	@	HOU	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	88 (2)	Jul 9	SDP	@	COL	L,0-1	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	91 (2)	Jul 15	SDP		ARI	W,10-7		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	92	Jul 16	SDP		ARI	W,4-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	94 (1)	Jul 19	SDP	@	NYM	L,1-3		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	97 (2)	Jul 22	SDP	@	PHI	L,6-8		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	100 (2)	Jul 26	SDP		STL	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	103 (2)	Jul 29	SDP		CIN	L,3-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	107 (3)	Aug 3	SDP	@	PIT	L,8-9	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	110 (2)	Aug 6	SDP	@	WSN	W,3-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	112 (1)	Aug 9	SDP		NYM	W,8-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	114 (1)	Aug 11	SDP		NYM	W,2-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	118 (3)	Aug 16	SDP	@	FLA	W,4-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	122 (3)	Aug 20	SDP	@	ATL	W,7-2		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	123	Aug 21	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-6		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	126 (2)	Aug 24	SDP		HOU	W,7-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	129 (2)	Aug 28	SDP		COL	W,4-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	131 (1)	Aug 30	SDP		ARI	W,5-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	132	Aug 31	SDP		ARI	W,9-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	136 (3)	Sep 4	SDP	@	MIL	L,2-3	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	138 (1)	Sep 7	SDP		COL	W,4-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	139	Sep 8	SDP		COL	W,3-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	140	Sep 9	SDP	@	LAD	W,3-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	143 (2)	Sep 12	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	145 (1)	Sep 14	SDP	@	SFG	W,5-4		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	148 (2)	Sep 18	SDP		WSN	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
63	153 (4)	Sep 23	SDP	@	ARI	W,5-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	154	Sep 24	SDP	@	ARI	L,5-8		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	155	Sep 25	SDP	@	ARI	L,3-4	GF	4	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
66	158 (2)	Sep 28	SDP		SFG	W,9-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							66gm		62.2	5	7	1	13	1