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Kenley Jansen

Tigers
Number #74
Position RP
Bats B
Throws R
Age 39
Height 6' 5"
Weight 265 lbs
Birth Place Willemstad, Curacao
Born Sep 30, 1987

Key Insights

2026
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Jansen's sinker leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 83.4 off his slider.

46 and 76 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass

The quality of contact against Jansen projects a .376 average, 10th percentile.

213 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 485th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

27.6% of the contact against Jansen is on the ground and 54.3% of it is in the air.

105 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Jansen's stuff spins at 2,624 rpm, 97th percentile in the league.

213 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 18th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well

Only 34.6% of the contact Jansen gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.

213 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 153rd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him

Jansen lives in the strike zone: 45.5% of his pitches are in it, 77th percentile.

213 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 123rd in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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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