Akinori Otsuka vs. Chris Saenz — Career Comparison

Akinori Otsuka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Saenz
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Saenz 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. Chris Saenz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 0.833 compared to 2.44 and 1.228 for Akinori Otsuka. By the career numbers, Chris Saenz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Akinori Otsuka and Chris Saenz

Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9.16
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.44
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
7.37
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.37
7.37
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.1
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
8.42
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
10.5
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
36.89
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
36
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.72
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.75
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.164
1.164
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
33.21
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.89
36.89
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Akinori Otsuka and Chris Saenz

Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9.16
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.16
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.02
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.38
90.38
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Akinori Otsuka and Chris Saenz

Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
70800
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA