Kan Otake
Otake with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Yomiuri Giants – No. 108
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1983-05-21) May 21, 1983
Yashio, Saitama, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 26, 2003, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last NPB appearance
October 24, 2021, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
Win–loss record102-101
Earned run average3.77
Strikeouts1186
Saves17
Holds26
Teams
As player

As coach

  • Yomiuri Giants (2022-present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
WBSC Premier12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo Team

Kan Otake (大竹 寛, Ōtake Kan, born May 21, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for 19 seasons for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Yomiuri Giants.

Career

In 2001 NPB draft, Hiroshima Toyo Carp selected him in the first round.[1]

Otake represented the Japan national baseball team at the 2000 World Junior Baseball Championship and 2019 WBSC Premier12.

On October 24, 2021, Otake announced his retirement from professional baseball.[2] In 19 seasons in NPB for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Yomiuri Giants, Otake recorded a 102-101 record with a 3.77 ERA and 1,186 strikeouts in 376 total appearances.

References

  1. ↑ "2001年 新人選手選択会議（ドラフト会議）広島東洋カープ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese).
  2. ↑ "Giants Kan Otake to retire from active duty 102 wins in total with Hiroshima and Giants". www.tellerreport.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.


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