Akinori Otsuka

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Akinori Otsuka

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 13, 1972 in Chiba, Japan
Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres in 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 2004 (Age 32)
Teams (by GP): Padres/Rangers 2004-2007
Agents: Don Nomura,Joe Urbon [*]
Final Game: July 1, 2007 (Age 35)
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Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2004	32	SDP	NL	7	2	.778	1.75	73	0	18	0	0	2	77.1	56	16	15	6	26	6	87	0	0	0	312	224	1.060	6.5	0.7	3.0	10.1	3.35	RoY-3
2005	33	SDP	NL	2	8	.200	3.59	66	0	17	0	0	1	62.2	55	28	25	3	34	8	60	2	0	1	276	108	1.420	7.9	0.4	4.9	8.6	1.76
2006	34	TEX	AL	2	4	.333	2.11	63	0	48	0	0	32	59.2	53	17	14	3	11	0	47	0	0	3	232	220	1.073	8.0	0.5	1.7	7.1	4.27
2007	35	TEX	AL	2	1	.667	2.51	34	0	13	0	0	4	32.1	26	10	9	0	9	1	23	0	0	0	131	184	1.082	7.2	0.0	2.5	6.4	2.56
4 Yrs				13	15	.464	2.44	236	0	96	0	0	39	232.0	190	71	63	12	80	15	217	2	0	4	951	171	1.164	7.4	0.5	3.1	8.4	2.71
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.464	2.44	68	0	28	0	0	11	67	55	20	18	3	23	4	63	1	0	1	274	171	1.164	7.4	0.5	3.1	8.4	2.71

TEX (2 yrs)				4	5	.444	2.25	97	0	61	0	0	36	92.0	79	27	23	3	20	1	70	0	0	3	363	206	1.076	7.7	0.3	2.0	6.8	3.50
SDP (2 yrs)				9	10	.474	2.57	139	0	35	0	0	3	140.0	111	44	40	9	60	14	147	2	0	1	588	151	1.221	7.1	0.6	3.9	9.5	2.45

AL (2 yrs)				4	5	.444	2.25	97	0	61	0	0	36	92.0	79	27	23	3	20	1	70	0	0	3	363	206	1.076	7.7	0.3	2.0	6.8	3.50
NL (2 yrs)				9	10	.474	2.57	139	0	35	0	0	3	140.0	111	44	40	9	60	14	147	2	0	1	588	151	1.221	7.1	0.6	3.9	9.5	2.45

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
2004	32	SDP	NL	77.1	73	0	16	1.86	4.65	-0.05	-0.34	91.6	3.99	18	1.8	1.6	0.4	2.9	25	.525	.511	$700,000	RoY-3
2005	33	SDP	NL	62.2	66	0	28	4.02	4.50	-0.22	-0.34	92.0	4.03	-0	0.0	1.6	-0.1	0.4	5	.500	.500	$800,000
2006	34	TEX	AL	59.2	63	0	17	2.56	4.98	0.05	-0.37	101.3	4.62	13	1.3	1.7	0.3	2.2	20	.520	.508	$1,750,000
2007	35	TEX	AL	32.1	34	0	10	2.78	5.02	-0.04	-0.37	101.6	4.76	7	0.7	1.5	0.1	1.1	11	.520	.504	$3,000,000
4 Seasons				232.0	236	0	71	2.75	4.75	-0.07	-0.35	95.6	4.27	37	3.8	1.6	0.6	6.6	62	.516	.506	$6,250,000

TEX (2 yrs)				92.0	97	0	27	2.64	4.99	0.02	-0.37	101.4	4.67	20	2.0	1.6	0.4	3.3	31	.520	.506	$4,750,000
SDP (2 yrs)				140.0	139	0	44	2.83	4.58	-0.12	-0.34	91.8	4.01	18	1.8	1.6	0.2	3.3	31	.513	.506	$1,500,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Rslt	Opp	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2005	33	SDP	NL	NLDS	L	STL	0	0		0.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	11	0.667	3.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.00
1 NLDS							0	0		0.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	11	0.667	3.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.00

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1997	25	KSU	Fgn																										KSU · JPPL
1998	26	KSU	Fgn																										KSU · JPPL
1999	27	OSA	Fgn																										OSA · JPPL
2000	28	OSA	Fgn																										OSA · JPPL
2001	29	KSU	Fgn																										KSU · JPPL
2002	30	KSU	Fgn																										KSU · JPPL
2003	31	KSU,CNI	Fgn																										KSU,CNI · JPPL,JPCL
2004	32	SDP	NL	73	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	RoY-3
2005	33	SDP	NL	66	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	34	TEX	AL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	35	TEX	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
4 Yrs				236	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

TEX (2 yrs)				97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
SDP (2 yrs)				139	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				139	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
2004	32	SDP	NL	73	1	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$700,000	1	RoY-3
2005	33	SDP	NL	66	1	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$800,000	1
2006	34	TEX	AL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$1,750,000	1
2007	35	TEX	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$3,000,000	1
4 Seasons				236	2	-1	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.500	.500	0.1	0.1	1	$6,250,000

TEX (2 yrs)				97	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	1	$4,750,000
SDP (2 yrs)				139	2	-1	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.500	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$1,500,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2005	33	SDP	NL	NLDS	STL	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
1 NLDS							3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Awards
2004	SDP	NL	32	P	73	77.1	20	7	11	2	1	.900	-2	-5	2.09	0.25	.965	1.84	1.82	11	1	8%	28%	RoY-3
2005	SDP	NL	33	P	66	62.2	13	5	7	1	1	.923	-3	-10	1.72	0.18	.960	1.75	1.73	4	0	0%	29%
2006	TEX	AL	34	P	63	59.2	14	3	10	1	2	.929	1	3	1.96	0.21	.958	1.55	1.54	2	2	50%	30%
2007	TEX	AL	35	P	34	32.1	5	2	2	1	0	.800	-1	-6	1.11	0.12	.956	1.59	1.59	3	2	40%	27%
	4 Seasons			P	236	232.0	52	17	30	5	4	.904	-5	-4	1.82	0.20	.961	1.71	1.69	20	5	20%	28%
	4 Seasons			TOT	236	232.0	52	17	30	5	4	.904	-5	-25	1.82	0.20	.961	1.71	1.69	20	5	20%	28%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 9 (1034), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
JAWS	Relief Pitcher (425th), 6.7 career WAR/6.7 7yr-peak WAR/6.7 JAWS Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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Transactions

December 9, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
January 6, 2006: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Billy Killian (minors) and Adam Eaton to the Texas Rangers for Adrian Gonzalez, Terrmel Sledge and Chris Young.
December 12, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
2004	32	San Diego Padres	$700,000	4/7/04 AP
2005	33	San Diego Padres	$800,000
2006	34	Texas Rangers	$1,750,000
2007	35	Texas Rangers	$3,000,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$6,250,000

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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