Charlie Kerfeld vs. Akinori Otsuka — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Akinori Otsuka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Akinori Otsuka a clear advantage over Charlie Kerfeld across the core pitching metrics. Akinori Otsuka led in run prevention (ERA+ 186 vs 116), walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 146 vs 109). Akinori Otsuka was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Akinori Otsuka

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.49
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
8.43
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
7.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.37
7.37
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
6.92
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
8.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
36.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.37
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.72
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
33.21
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Akinori Otsuka

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.49
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.66
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.38
90.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Akinori Otsuka

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
123
2544.83
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
70800
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
1.58
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-35.51
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA