Akinori Otsuka vs. Mark Rogers — Career Comparison

Akinori Otsuka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Rogers
MillenialMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mark Rogers 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.44 and WHIP 1.228 compared to 3.49 and 1.122 for Mark Rogers. By the career numbers, Akinori Otsuka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Akinori Otsuka and Mark Rogers

Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9.16
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.02
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.65
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.44
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.49
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
7.37
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
6.98
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.37
7.37
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.1
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.12
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
8.42
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9.55
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
36.89
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
36.92
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.72
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.75
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.49
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.164
1.164
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
33.21
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
32.69
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.92
36.92

Fielding Stats for Akinori Otsuka and Mark Rogers

Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9.16
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.02
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.65
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.66
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.1
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.16
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.47
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.02
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.57
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.82
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.57
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.38
90.38
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Akinori Otsuka and Mark Rogers

Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
70800
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
47.31
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
48.78
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA