Jakob

Junis

PAge : 34Throws : R

#16

Jakob Junis

#16PTexas Rangers

Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 108 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2017-04-12

Born in : Jacksonville, AR, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Texas Rangers	53	1	3	3.64	54.1	38	1.27
2025	Cleveland Guardians	57	4	1	2.97	66.2	55	1.23
2024		24	4	0	2.69	67.0	51	0.85
2024	Cincinnati Reds	14	0	0	2.85	41.0	32	0.78
2024	Milwaukee Brewers	10	4	0	2.42	26.0	19	0.96
2023	San Francisco Giants	40	4	3	3.87	86.0	96	1.29
2022	San Francisco Giants	23	5	7	4.42	112.0	98	1.29
2021	Kansas City Royals	16	2	4	5.26	39.1	41	1.40
2020	Kansas City Royals	8	0	2	6.39	25.1	19	1.62
2019	Kansas City Royals	31	9	14	5.24	175.1	164	1.43
2018	Kansas City Royals	30	9	12	4.37	177.0	164	1.27
2017	Kansas City Royals	20	9	3	4.30	98.1	80	1.28
Career totals		302	47	49	4.31	901.1	806	1.29

ContractTexas Rangers payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 4.0 M$
AAV: 4.00 M$

2026
2.75 M$
Guaranteed
2027
5.00 M$
Mutual option

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

3.64

FIP

3.93

xFIP

4.67

ERA-

WHIP

1.27

16.2 %

BB%

7.7 %

Strikeouts

Innings

54.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.4

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

0.4

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (-1)

20230.8 WAR · 0.6 per full season
20240.8 WAR · 0.8 per full season
20250.6 WAR · 0.6 per full season
20260.4 WAR · 0.5 per full season

Outlook, age included

-16 · 33 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

VEL: Velocity; 61
STF: Stuff; 66
CTL: Control; 88
CNT: Contact allowed; 78
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 78
EX: Experience; 81

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

0.4

#113 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

26 / 100

#194 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

38 / 100

Surplus $-0.1M · salary $4.0M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention36

Stuff11

Command70

Contact allowed69

Velocity14

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.93 · RA9-WAR: 0.8

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

92.3 mi/h

16th percentile

16.2 %

8th percentile

BB%

7.7 %

69th percentile

xERA

4.42

27th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.322

27th percentile

Barrels allowed

3.5 %

93th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	TEX	0.4	26	73	92.3	16.2	7.7	4.42	.322
2025	CLE	0.6	48	76	91.2	20.1	6.6	4.04	.312
2024	CIN	0.8	60	75	92.5	20.2	3.2	3.88	.309
2023	SF	0.8	73	78	93.9	26.2	5.7	3.77	.300
2022	SF	1.3	60	76	91.9	20.5	5.2	4.19	.320
2021	KC	0.5	29	71	90.8	24.4	7.1	5.51	.355

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 27	@ MIN	0.1	0	1	3	1	3.64
Sep 26	@ MIN	1.0	1	0	0	0	3.50
Sep 22	vs NYM	1.1	1	0	1	0	3.57
Sep 17	vs BOS	0.1	0	2	1	0	3.66
Sep 16	vs BOS	1.0	0	0	0	2	3.33
Sep 11	@ AZ	1.0	2	0	1	0	3.40
Sep 10	@ SEA	0.0	3	4	0	0	3.47
Sep 6	vs TB	1.0	0	0	0	0	2.74
Sep 5	vs TB	1.0	3	1	0	0	2.79
Sep 3	vs TB	1.0	1	0	0	0	2.66