Kenley Jansen stats

Tigers

Relief Pitcher · #74

Age 39 · 6' 5" · 265 lbs

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Kenley Jansen recorded 4 wins, a 3.20 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 50 games of 2026 for the Detroit Tigers. Last game: .

Stats

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GP
50
W
4
L
6
ERA
3.20
IP
45.0
K
51
BB
23
WHIP
1.04
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
2010LAD25100.6727.041151.00
2011LAD51212.8553.296261.04
2012LAD65532.3565.099220.85
2013LAD75431.8876.2111180.86
2014LAD68232.7665.1101191.13
2015LAD54212.4152.18080.78
2016LAD71321.8368.2104110.67
2017LAD65501.3268.110970.75
2018LAD69153.0171.282170.99
2019LAD62533.7163.080161.06
2020LAD27313.3324.13391.15
2021LAD69442.2269.086361.04
2022ATL65523.3864.085221.05
2023BOS51363.6344.252171.28
2024BOS54423.2954.262201.06
2025LAA62542.5959.057190.95
2026DET50463.2045.051231.04

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career regular season

GP
983
W
58
L
46
ERA
2.60
IP
972.1
K
1,329
BB
305
WHIP
0.97

Career Postseason

GP
59
W
3
L
2
ERA
2.20
IP
65.1
K
94
BB
18
WHIP
0.80

Expanded

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
10.2
GB
26
FB
79
G/F
0.30
WP
1
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
2010LAD00013.719330.61
2011LAD00016.127660.40
2012LAD00013.742860.53
2013LAD00013.063960.72
2014LAD00013.954930.62
2015LAD00013.841690.60
2016LAD00013.644900.51
2017LAD00014.456830.72
2018LAD00010.3681200.60
2019LAD00011.4591040.62
2020LAD00012.215420.40
2021LAD00011.258950.64
2022ATL00012.0461050.41
2023BOS00010.525920.31
2024BOS00010.242930.52
2025LAA0008.7451120.40
2026DET00010.226790.31

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
12.3
GB
730
FB
1,458
G/F
0.50
WP
22

Bio

Age
39 yearsSep 30, 1987
Height
6' 5"
Weight
265 lbs
Experience
17 yearsDebut 2010
Birthplace
Willemstad, Curacao

Latest performance

Kenley Jansen

Sep 25 · vs PIT · W 8-7

IP
1.0
H
0
R
0
ER
0
BB
0
K
2
HR
0
ERA
3.20

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Fri, Sep 25vsPITW 8-710002
Wed, Sep 23vsWSHL 4-210000
Fri, Sep 18atCHWW 11-810001
Mon, Sep 14atTORW 6-510001
Sat, Sep 12vsCOLW 11-710002
Fri, Sep 11vsCOLW 6-20.10001

What are Kenley Jansen's career stats?

Kenley Jansen has played 17 seasons for the Dodgers, the Braves, the Red Sox, the Angels and the Tigers. He has 58 wins and 1,329 strikeouts with a 2.60 ERA over 972.1 innings. His best season so far is 2012: 5 wins, a 2.35 ERA and 99 strikeouts.

Milestones within reach

  • 2 more saves for 500 — 498 now, 29 in his best season of the last two
Every MLB milestone within reach →

Best single games

  • Strikeouts (Pitching): 5 @ CHW on Jun 9, 2024, W 6-4 F/10
Kenley Jansen's best game in each stat, by season
K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
20263
20253
20245
20233
20223
20213
20203
20193
20183
20174
20163
20154
20144
20134
20123
20114
20104

What the columns mean: K

Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2010.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 10 postseasons, 2010 to 2026

Kenley Jansen finished top 10 in a stat 9 times; sits top 10 all time in saves.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 3rd in saves (498)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Kenley Jansen

Playoff series

Kenley Jansen played 59 games across 10 MLB postseasons in 21 series — 14 won, 7 lost.

Kenley Jansen's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2022PHILost 1-122.0112
2021STLWon 1-011.0103
2021SFLost 1-122.0005
2021ATLLost 2-354.0206
2020MILWon 1-011.0001
2020SDWon 2-021.1322
2020ATLWon 3-033.0003
2020TBLost 1-121.2322
2019WSHLost 1-121.2002
2018ATLWon 2-022.0103
2018MILWon 4-044.2107
2018BOSLost 1-234.0223
2017ARIWon 3-033.2204
2017CHCWon 4-044.1008
2017HOULost 3-368.2638
2016WSHWon 3-145.1449
2016CHCWon 2-136.11010
2015NYMWon 2-133.1104
2014STLWon 1-011.0002
2013ATLWon 3-032.1107
2013STLWon 2-132.0523

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Kenley Jansen’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.