#28 Akinori Otsuka, Reliever, 31 yrs, Chicago (W) White Sox Sunday, 6/13/2003 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Akinori Otsuka
1/13/1972 31 Japan,,Chiba 6"0 205
Reliever R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 897,143 2003 $ 2,000,000 (3 year(s)) 5 Year(s), 77 Days (937 total Days) 79 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 43 Days (1247 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 10 | 7 | 8 | 95-99 Mph |
Versus LHB | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 10 | 7 | 9 | |
Talent | 10 | 7 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 3 53 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .900 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.55 | 27.2 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 49 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.55 | 71.0 | 72 | 44 | 36 | 31 | 77 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 5 | 1 | 50.0 | 19 | 7 | 13.3 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 19 | 5 | 26.3 | 5.33 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 55 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .323 | .509 | .832 |
vs. RHB | 52 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .356 | .481 | .837 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.80 | 15.0 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
Road | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 12.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | 16.1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 |
May | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
June | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1996 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.25 | 63.2 | 44 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 31 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | .248 | TEX CHW |
1997 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3.27 | 71.2 | 56 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 36 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | .265 | CHW |
1998 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.64 | 60.2 | 67 | 44 | 38 | 19 | 25 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1.52 | .316 | CHW |
1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | .500 | CHW |
2001 | 57 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3.97 | 102.0 | 92 | 48 | 45 | 19 | 32 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | .299 | CHW |
2002 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.05 | 93.1 | 75 | 44 | 42 | 13 | 30 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | .294 | CHW |
2003 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.55 | 27.2 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 | .310 | CHW |
Total | 239 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 4.07 | 419.2 | 364 | 211 | 190 | 73 | 166 | 494 | 0 | 0 | 1.26 | .288 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1996, AAA | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2.28 | 23.2 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | .327 |
1999, AAA | 40 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 2.26 | 55.2 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | .330 |
2000, AAA | 59 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2.45 | 62.1 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1.01 | .261 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 4.1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 4.0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.94 | 11.1 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1996 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | TEX CHW |
1997 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHW |
1998 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHW |
1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHW |
2001 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHW |
2002 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHW |
Total | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 19 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.2 | 2.93 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by Texas on 2/13/1996 to a 2-year deal worth $1,400,000 per year... Released by Texas on 3/3/1996... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (W) on 3/4/1996 to a 1-year deal worth $612,000 per year... Earned first career win on 8/17/1996... 2/2/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $811,429 through salary arbitration... 2/2/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $897,143 through salary arbitration... 6/5/2003: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (W), $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
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