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Akinori Otsuka
Akinori Otsuka

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

Debut April 6, 2004
  vs. LAD 1.3 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L
Born January 13, 1972 in Chiba, Japan

Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres in 2003. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2004 32 SDP NL   7   2  73   0   0   0  18  2   77.3   56   16   15   6   26   87   0   0   312   6   0  1.75  3.88  222 1.060 RoY-3
 2005 33 SDP NL   2   8  66   0   0   0  17  1   62.7   55   28   25   3   34   60   2   1   276   8   0  3.59  3.85  107 1.420
 2006 34 TEX AL   2   4  63   0   0   0  48 32   59.7   53   17   14   3   11   47   0   3   232   0   0  2.11  4.61  218 1.073
 2007 35 TEX AL   2   1  34   0   0   0  13  4   32.3   26   10    9   0    9   23   0   0   131   1   0  2.51  4.52  180 1.082
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .464  13  15 236   0   0   0  96 39  232.0  190   71   63  12   80  217   2   4   951  15   0  2.44  4.15  170 1.164
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     3   4  68   0   0   0  27 11   66.7   54   20   18   3   23   62   0   1   274   4   0  2.44  4.15  170 1.164
 Career High      7   8  73   0   0   0  48 32   77.3   56   28   25   6   34   87   2   3   312   8   0  1.75  4.61  222 1.060

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2004 32 SDP NL  69    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0 RoY-3
 2005 33 SDP NL  62    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      135    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     69    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1                           0   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2004 32 SDP NL    1    1    0   0.0   102| .000  .257| .000  .327| .000  .417| .000  .744|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2005 33 SDP NL    1    1    0   0.0   101| .000  .259| .000  .328| .000  .412| .000  .740|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons         2    2    0   0.0   101| .000  .258| .000  .328| .000  .414| .000  .742|-100  .000  -0.6   0.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2004 32 SDP NL P 73 7 11 2 1 .900 .963 0.25 0.47 2.10 1.84 0 77.3 2005 33 SDP NL P 66 5 7 1 1 .923 .960 0.18 0.46 1.72 1.75 0 62.7 2006 34 TEX AL P 63 3 10 1 2 .929 .956 0.21 0.41 1.96 1.55 0 59.7 2007 35 TEX AL P 34 2 2 1 0 .800 .952 0.12 0.42 1.11 1.59 0 32.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2004 32 SDP NL P 73 7 11 2 1 .900 .963 0.25 0.47 2.10 1.84 0 77.3 2005 33 SDP NL P 66 5 7 1 1 .923 .960 0.18 0.46 1.72 1.75 0 62.7 2006 34 TEX AL P 63 3 10 1 2 .929 .956 0.21 0.41 1.96 1.55 0 59.7 2007 35 TEX AL P 34 2 2 1 0 .800 .952 0.12 0.42 1.11 1.59 0 32.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 236 17 30 5 4 .904 .959 0.20 0.44 1.82 1.71 0 232.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 236 17 30 5 4 .904 .959 0.20 0.44 1.82 1.71 0 232
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2005   NLDS  SDP STL     L   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   3     1   0   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2005   NLDS  SDP STL     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
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.
Uniforms 
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