Akinori Otsuka vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Akinori Otsuka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Akinori Otsuka a clear advantage over Dale Thayer across the core pitching metrics. Akinori Otsuka led in home run suppression (HR9+ 201 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 186 vs 117), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 146 vs 99). Dale Thayer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 128). Akinori Otsuka was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Akinori Otsuka and Dale Thayer

Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.43
46.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
7.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.37
7.37
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
8.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
7.62
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.109
1.109
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
36.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.65
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.72
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
33.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Akinori Otsuka and Dale Thayer

Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.38
90.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Akinori Otsuka and Dale Thayer

Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
70800
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
52800
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.31
-62.13
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Otsuka
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA