1972
Born January 13, 1972
Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Akinori Otsuka Notable
Akinori Otsuka divided four seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the San Diego Padres from 2004, then the Texas Rangers through 2007.
He went 13 and 15 with a 2.44 earned run average, pitching 232 innings in 236 games. He struck out 217. Across 236 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan on January 13, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SDP | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | SDP | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | TEX | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | TEX | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 236 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SDP | 7 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 77.1 | 56 | 15 | 26 | 87 | 1.75 |
| 2005 | SDP | 2 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 62.2 | 55 | 25 | 34 | 60 | 3.59 |
| 2006 | TEX | 2 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 32 | 59.2 | 53 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 2.11 |
| 2007 | TEX | 2 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 32.1 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 2.51 |
| Career | — | 13 | 15 | 236 | 0 | 39 | 232.0 | 190 | 63 | 80 | 217 | 2.44 |
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