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Casey Janssen

Blue Jays Career team 2006–2014
Number #44
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 44
Height 6' 4"
Weight 208 lbs
Birth Place Orange, CA
Born Sep 17, 1981

Key Insights

2015
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Janssen's 4-seam fastball averages 88.3 mph, and has touched 90.6.

280 thrown, 46.5% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Janssen throws a fastball 90.7% of the time, against 60.3% when he is ahead.

129 pitches behind in the count, 194 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Janssen goes to the curveball: 25.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.9% the rest of the time.

163 two-strike pitches in 2015.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Janssen averages 85.2 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.

602 pitches in 2015. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 575th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

14.5 mph separates Janssen's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.3 against 73.7.

280 and 90 of them respectively.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night

Janssen throws a strike on the first pitch 68.9% of the time.

167 plate appearances started in 2015.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 17, 1981
Birth Place Orange, CA
Height 6' 4"
Weight 208 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft UCLA