Kenley
Jansen
PAge : 39Throws : R
#74
Kenley Jansen
#74P
Detroit Tigers
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 120 kg · Bats : S · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2010-07-24
Born in : Willemstad, Curacao
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 50 | 4 | 6 | 3.20 | 45.0 | 51 | 1.04 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels | 62 | 5 | 4 | 2.59 | 59.0 | 57 | 0.95 |
| 2024 | Boston Red Sox | 54 | 4 | 2 | 3.29 | 54.2 | 62 | 1.06 |
| 2023 | Boston Red Sox | 51 | 3 | 6 | 3.63 | 44.2 | 52 | 1.28 |
| 2022 | Atlanta Braves | 65 | 5 | 2 | 3.38 | 64.0 | 85 | 1.05 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 69 | 4 | 4 | 2.22 | 69.0 | 86 | 1.04 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 | 3 | 1 | 3.33 | 24.1 | 33 | 1.15 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 62 | 5 | 3 | 3.71 | 63.0 | 80 | 1.06 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 69 | 1 | 5 | 3.01 | 71.2 | 82 | 0.99 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 65 | 5 | 0 | 1.32 | 68.1 | 109 | 0.75 |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 3 | 2 | 1.83 | 68.2 | 104 | 0.67 |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 54 | 2 | 1 | 2.41 | 52.1 | 80 | 0.78 |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 68 | 2 | 3 | 2.76 | 65.1 | 101 | 1.13 |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 75 | 4 | 3 | 1.88 | 76.2 | 111 | 0.86 |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 65 | 5 | 3 | 2.35 | 65.0 | 99 | 0.85 |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 51 | 2 | 1 | 2.85 | 53.2 | 96 | 1.04 |
| 2010 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0.67 | 27.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
| Career totals | 983 | 58 | 46 | 2.60 | 972.1 | 1329 | 0.97 | |
ContractDetroit Tigers payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 11.0 M$
- AAV
- 11.00 M$
2026
9.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
12.00 M$
Club option
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.20
FIP
4.46
xFIP
4.48
ERA-
77
WHIP
1.04
K%
28.3 %
BB%
12.8 %
Strikeouts
51
Innings
45.0
Wins
4
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.3
Strikeouts
55
2026 WAR
0.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-1)
- 20231.1 WAR · 1.6 per full season
- 20241.4 WAR · 1.7 per full season
- 20250.5 WAR · 0.6 per full season
- 20260.3 WAR · 0.4 per full season
Outlook, age included
-31 · 38 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
75
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 69
- STF
- Stuff
- 81
- CTL
- Control
- 69
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 68
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 82
- EX
- Experience
- 98
Why these ratings?Hide details
- 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
0.3
#135 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
51 / 100
#129 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
10 / 100
Surplus $-8.1M · salary $11.0MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.46 · 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
93.9 mi/h
32th percentile
K%
28.3 %
83th percentile
BB%
12.8 %
12th percentile
xERA
3.60
64th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.293
64th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.5 %
15th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 0.3 | 51 | 75 | 93.9 | 28.3 | 12.8 | 3.60 | .293 |
| 2025 | LAA | 0.5 | 52 | 78 | 93.2 | 24.4 | 8.1 | 3.74 | .301 |
| 2024 | BOS | 1.4 | 67 | 81 | 93.2 | 28.4 | 9.2 | 3.32 | .287 |
| 2023 | BOS | 1.1 | 69 | 86 | 95.2 | 27.7 | 9.0 | 3.21 | .278 |
| 2022 | ATL | 1.1 | 88 | 86 | 93.6 | 32.7 | 8.5 | 2.42 | .246 |
| 2021 | LAD | 1.8 | 86 | 83 | 93.9 | 30.9 | 12.9 | 2.81 | .260 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs PIT | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.20 |
| Sep 23 | vs WSH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 |
| Sep 18 | @ CWS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.35 |
| Sep 14 | @ TOR | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.43 |
| Sep 12 | vs COL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.51 |
| Sep 11 | vs COL | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 |
| Sep 7 | vs MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 |
| Sep 6 | @ CLE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 |
| Sep 4 | @ CLE | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.82 |
| Sep 2 | @ MIN | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 |