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Kenley Jansen

Tigers
Number #74
Position RP
Bats B
Throws R
Age 38
Height 6' 5"
Weight 265 lbs
Birth Place Willemstad, Curacao
Born Sep 30, 1987

Key Insights

2026
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Bryce Harper has hit .438/.444/1.125 against Jansen over 18 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

7 for 16 with 3 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .599 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Jansen has struck Kris Bryant out 7 times in 11 plate appearances, 63.6% of everything between them.

7 strikeouts in 11 plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

The CLE lineup has hit .283 and slugged .604 against Jansen across 58 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

15 hits, 4 home runs and 18 strikeouts, against a .316 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Mike Trout squares Jansen up like nobody else: 103.2 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 87.5 across the hitters he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Jake Lamb is 1 for 17 against Jansen, a .059 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

18 career plate appearances.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Jarrod Dyson gets nothing on it against Jansen: 63.4 mph off the bat, against a median of 87.5 across the hitters he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 30, 1987
Birth Place Willemstad, Curacao
Height 6' 5"
Weight 265 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws B/R