Born on January 13, 1972 in Chiba, Japan, Akinori Otsuka (Akinori Otsuka) played for the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers over the course of his 3 year career. Otsuka broke into the bigs on April 6, 2004 with the San Diego Padres, and put up a 1.75 ERA in 77.1 innings pitched in 2004, his rookie year.
Scouting Report
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
2004
SD
N
73
0
7
2
1.75
87
16
15
0
0
2
77.1
56
6
26
6
0
0
2005
SD
N
66
0
2
8
3.59
60
28
25
0
0
1
62.2
55
3
34
8
1
2
2006
TEX
A
63
0
2
4
2.11
47
17
14
0
0
32
59.2
53
3
11
0
3
0
2007
TEX
A
34
0
2
1
2.51
23
10
9
0
0
4
32.1
26
0
9
1
0
0
Total
NL
139
0
9
10
2.57
147
44
40
0
0
3
140
111
9
60
14
1
2
Total
AL
97
0
4
5
2.25
70
27
23
0
0
36
92
79
3
20
1
3
0
Total
236
0
13
15
2.44
217
71
63
0
0
39
232
190
12
80
15
4
2
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
2004
SD
N
P
73
0
77.1
7
11
2
1
0
1
11
1
0
.900
2005
SD
N
P
66
0
62.2
5
7
1
1
0
1
4
0
0
.923
2006
TEX
A
P
63
0
59.2
3
10
1
2
0
0
2
2
0
.929
2007
TEX
A
P
34
0
32.1
2
2
1
2
0
0
3
2
0
.800
Total
P
236
0
232
17
30
5
4
0
2
20
5
0
.904
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
2004
SD
N
73
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2005
SD
N
66
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2006
TEX
A
63
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2007
TEX
A
34
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
139
2
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Total
AL
97
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
236
2
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Transactions
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by San Diego Padres (December 9, 2003).
Traded by San Diego Padres with Adam Eaton and Billy Killian to Texas Rangers in exchange for Adrian Gonzalez, Terrmel Sledge and Chris Young (January 6, 2006).