Zac Gallen vs. Akinori Otsuka — Career Comparison

Zac Gallen
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Akinori Otsuka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zac Gallen built a career as a starting pitcher and Akinori Otsuka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Akinori Otsuka led in home run suppression (HR9+ 201 vs 124), run prevention (ERA+ 186 vs 118), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 146 vs 118). Role difference aside, Akinori Otsuka holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Zac Gallen and Akinori Otsuka

Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.57
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9.16
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.59
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.46
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.93
55.93
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
3.58
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.44
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.224
0.224
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
27
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007.1
9
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
7.53
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
7.37
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.37
7.37
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.05
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
2.89
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.1
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
9.47
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
8.42
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.29
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.32
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4142
37.01
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
36.89
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.72
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
3.8
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.75
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.66
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.164
1.164
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3758
33.58
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
33.21
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.01
37.01
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Zac Gallen and Akinori Otsuka

Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.57
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9.16
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
27
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007.1
9
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.56
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.16
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.22
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.02
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.2
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.38
90.38
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zac Gallen and Akinori Otsuka

Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
176
1600
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
70800
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
463.64
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
14.2
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
7.58
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
236.36
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
2.54
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA