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Akinori Otsuka
Akinori Otsuka
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
Final Game: July 1, 2007
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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 0 312 222 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 1 276 107 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 3 232 218 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 0 131 182 1.082 7.2 0.0 2.5 6.4 2.56
4 Seasons 13 15 .464 2.44 236 0 96 0 0 39 232.0 190 71 63 12 80 15 217 2 0 4 951 170 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 1 274 170 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 3 363 204 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 1 588 150 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 3 363 204 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 1 588 150 1.221 7.1 0.6 3.9 9.5 2.45

Postseason Pitching

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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

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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
2004 32 SDP NL 69 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 62 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 35 TEX AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 135 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 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (2 yrs) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (2 yrs) 131 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) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 131 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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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 0
1 NLDS 3 0 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 GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2004 SDP NL 32 P 73 0 77.1 20 7 11 2 1 .900 2.09 0.25 .965 1.84 0.47 RoY-3
2005 SDP NL 33 P 66 0 62.2 13 5 7 1 1 .923 1.72 0.18 .962 1.75 0.46
2006 TEX AL 34 P 63 0 59.2 14 3 10 1 2 .929 1.96 0.21 .957 1.55 0.41
2007 TEX AL 35 P 34 0 32.1 5 2 2 1 0 .800 1.11 0.12 .960 1.59 0.42
4 Seasons P 236 0 232.0 52 17 30 5 4 .904 1.82 0.20 .962 1.71 0.44
4 Seasons TOT 236 0 232.0 52 17 30 5 4 .904 1.82 0.20 .865 1.71 0.44

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 9 (972), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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

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2004San Diego Padres$700,000
2005San Diego Padres$800,000
2006Texas Rangers$1,750,000
2007Texas Rangers$3,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,250,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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