Kotaro Otake

Kotaro Otake
Kotaro Otake
	Otake with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Hanshin Tigers – No. 21
	Pitcher
	Born: June 29, 1995; Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
	Bats: Left Throws: Left
NPB debut
	August 1, 2018, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics ; (through 2025 season)
Win–loss record	42-22
Earned run average	3.09
Strikeouts	343
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2018–2022); Hanshin Tigers (2023–present);
Career highlights and awards
	4× Japan Series Champion (2018–2020, 2023); 2× Western League Wins Leader Award (2018,2020); Western League ERA Leader Award (2020); Western League Winning percentage Leader Award (2020); Western League Excellent Pitcher Award (2020);

Kotaro Otake (大竹耕太郎, Ōtake Kōtarō; born June 29, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.