What years did Akinori Otsuka play?

Akinori Otsuka played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2007.

Was Akinori Otsuka a pitcher?

Yes. Akinori Otsuka pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 217 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Akinori Otsuka hit?

Akinori Otsuka hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Akinori Otsuka play for?

Akinori Otsuka played for 2 teams: the San Diego Padres (2004–2005) and the Texas Rangers (2006–2007).

What were Akinori Otsuka's career stats?

In 236 games, Akinori Otsuka went 13-15 with a 2.44 ERA, 217 strikeouts, 232.0 innings pitched, and 39 saves.

What was Akinori Otsuka's salary?

Akinori Otsuka's last recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $700,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2007.

What position did Akinori Otsuka play?

Akinori Otsuka played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Akinori Otsuka and how much did he weigh?

Akinori Otsuka was listed at 6 feet and 200 pounds.

What was Akinori Otsuka's career ERA?

Akinori Otsuka finished with a 2.44 career ERA, going 13-15 with 217 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Akinori Otsuka have?

Akinori Otsuka recorded 217 career strikeouts.

Is Akinori Otsuka in the Hall of Fame?

No. Akinori Otsuka has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Akinori Otsuka

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2007)

Akinori Otsuka was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2007 for the San Diego Padres and the Texas Rangers, a span of 4 seasons. Across 236 career appearances, he went 13-15 with a 2.44 ERA, 217 strikeouts, and 39 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8692.8.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 13–15

ERA 2.44

WHIP 1.16

SO 217

Pitcher PIV 8692.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 200 lb
Born: 1/13/1972 in Chiba, Chiba, Japan
MLB Debut: 2004-04-06
Last Game: 2007-07-01

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Career Pitching Statistics

Akinori Otsuka — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
13	15	236	0	0	0	39	232.0	190	63	12	80	217	2.44	8692.8

Career ERA 2.44 vs. league average 4.44 across their career seasons — 44.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Akinori Otsuka — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2004	SDN	NL	7	2	73	2	77.1	56	15	26	87	1.75	4.46 (+61%)	3237.2
2005	SDN	NL	2	8	66	1	62.2	55	25	34	60	3.59	4.29 (+16%)	1333.1
2006	TEX	AL	2	4	63	32	59.2	53	14	11	47	2.11	4.53 (+53%)	2640.7
2007	TEX	AL	2	1	34	4	32.1	26	9	9	23	2.51	4.47 (+44%)	1481.9
Career · 4 seasons			13	15	236	39	232.0	190	63	80	217	2.44	—	8,693

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Akinori Otsuka — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
236	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Akinori Otsuka — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2004	SDN	NL	73	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	SDN	NL	66	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TEX	AL	63	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	TEX	AL	34	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			236	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Akinori Otsuka — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Akinori Otsuka — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2005	NLDS1	SDN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Akinori Otsuka — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	3.0	1	0	1	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Akinori Otsuka — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	NLDS1	SDN	0	0	3	0	0	3.0	1	0	1	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Akinori Otsuka — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	123	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	113	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Akinori Otsuka — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	123	123.0	86	23	35	121	1.68
Away	113	109.0	104	40	45	96	3.30

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Akinori Otsuka — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2007-07-01	TEX	BOS	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	0
2007-06-30	TEX	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2007-06-26	TEX	DET	W	1.0	2	3	3	2	1
2007-06-25	TEX	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-06-23	TEX	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-06-21	TEX	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-06-17	TEX	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
2007-06-15	TEX	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
2007-06-14	TEX	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-06-10	TEX	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Akinori Otsuka — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	236	0	17	30	5	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Akinori Otsuka — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2004	SDN	P	73	7	11	2	1
2005	SDN	P	66	5	7	1	1
2006	TEX	P	63	3	10	1	2
2007	TEX	P	34	2	2	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Akinori Otsuka — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	236

Salary History

Akinori Otsuka's recorded salaries total $6,250,000 over 4 seasons, 2004 to 2007. Otsuka's career, 2004 to 2007, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Akinori Otsuka — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	TEX	AL	$3,000,000
2006	TEX	AL	$1,750,000
2005	SDN	NL	$800,000
2004	SDN	NL	$700,000
Total recorded salary			$6,250,000

Award Voting History

Akinori Otsuka — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2004	Rookie of the Year	NL	3rd	23.0	160	0

Akinori Otsuka: the record in brief

April 6, 2004 and July 1, 2007 bracket Akinori Otsuka's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the San Diego Padres (2004 to 2005) and the Texas Rangers (2006 through 2007). Born on January 13, 1972, in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, Otsuka is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 200 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame.

Otsuka went 13-15 with a 2.44 ERA in 236 games, 0 of them starts. Also on Otsuka's record: 217 strikeouts and 39 saves. The leagues Otsuka pitched in allowed 4.44 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 44.9% better than average. The best win total was 7, in 2004. The most saves in one season was 32, in 2006. 2004 was Otsuka's sharpest full season, a 1.75 ERA against the league's 4.46. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Otsuka's career adds up to 8,692.8.

Frequently Asked Questions about Akinori Otsuka

What years did Akinori Otsuka play?: Akinori Otsuka played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2007.
Was Akinori Otsuka a pitcher?: Yes. Akinori Otsuka pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 217 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Akinori Otsuka hit?: Akinori Otsuka hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Akinori Otsuka play for?: Akinori Otsuka played for 2 teams: the San Diego Padres (2004–2005) and the Texas Rangers (2006–2007).
What were Akinori Otsuka's career stats?: In 236 games, Akinori Otsuka went 13-15 with a 2.44 ERA, 217 strikeouts, 232.0 innings pitched, and 39 saves.
How much did Akinori Otsuka earn in his career?: Akinori Otsuka's recorded salaries total $6,250,000 over 4 seasons, 2004 to 2007. Otsuka's career, 2004 to 2007, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Akinori Otsuka's salary?: Akinori Otsuka's last recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $700,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2007.
What position did Akinori Otsuka play?: Akinori Otsuka played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Akinori Otsuka and how much did he weigh?: Akinori Otsuka was listed at 6 feet and 200 pounds.
What was Akinori Otsuka's career ERA?: Akinori Otsuka finished with a 2.44 career ERA, going 13-15 with 217 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Akinori Otsuka have?: Akinori Otsuka recorded 217 career strikeouts.
Is Akinori Otsuka in the Hall of Fame?: No. Akinori Otsuka has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.