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Kenley Jansen
Popularity: ↑ 11%
P | B/T: S/R | 6' 5" 265LBS | Age: 33
Poor Avg Great

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 3 1 3.33 27 0 11 24.1 33 1.15
11 Seasons 33 22 2.39 632 0 312 636.0 936 0.92
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 27 3-1 3.33 24.1 33 1.15
11 Seasons 632 33-22 2.39 636.0 936 0.92

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Statcast Statistics

Season Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Launch Angle Sweet Spot % XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON Hard Hit % K % BB % ERA xERA
2015 795 110 9 8.2 87 22.8 24.5 .155 .284 .225 .214 .329 29.1 40.0 4.0 2.41 1.79
2016 1002 134 7 5.2 86.4 22.8 28.4 .148 .244 .192 .196 .310 24.6 41.4 4.4 1.83 1.54
2017 1012 139 6 4.3 84.2 17.1 32.4 .172 .269 .207 .207 .340 23.4 42.2 2.7 1.32 1.74
2018 1141 188 14 7.4 84.3 19 33.5 .204 .355 .273 .270 .349 24.6 28.4 5.9 3.01 2.91
2019 1068 163 10 6.1 86.4 19.3 32.5 .209 .350 .277 .268 .350 26.1 30.4 6.1 3.71 2.99
2020 446 57 2 3.5 82.7 22.2 33.3 .190 .285 .275 .255 .311 14.0 32.4 8.8 3.33 2.92
ALL 5464 791 48 6.1 85.3 20.1 31.0 .180 .301 .240 .235 .336 24.6 35.8 5.0
MLB 43640 6.4 88.3 11.9 32.8 .250 .414 .317 .321 .376 34.9 21.8 8.3

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Jansen relies on 3 pitches.
Cutter
(61.9%) ,
Sinker
(28.5%) ,
Slider
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Pitch Tracking

Year Pitch Type # # RHB # LHB % MPH PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR SO BBE BA XBA SLG XSLG WOBA XWOBA EV LA Spin Whiff% PutAway%
2020 Cutter 276 138 138 61.9 90.9 54 47 10 7 1 0 2 11 36 .213 .218 .362 .366 .298 .298 83.6 20 2553 27.2 12.6
2020 Sinker 127 62 65 28.5 92.3 33 30 8 6 2 0 0 14 16 .267 .189 .333 .236 .295 .224 77.9 24 2224 35.8 31.8
2020 Slider 43 29 14 9.6 81.6 15 13 1 1 0 0 0 8 5 .077 .089 .077 .107 .152 .168 81.4 19 2334 40.0 33.3
2019 Cutter 779 342 437 74.3 91.7 194 177 41 22 11 0 8 56 123 .232 .219 .429 .387 .301 .285 87.9 23 2556 30.7 21.6
2019 Sinker 141 74 67 13.4 93.1 28 23 4 3 1 0 0 13 11 .174 .189 .217 .207 .237 .245 78.3 6 2333 40.9 28.9
2019 Slider 129 68 61 12.3 81.8 36 35 5 4 0 0 1 8 27 .143 .189 .229 .274 .170 .212 82.5 8 2387 33.3 12.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2020 Cutter LAD R 265 90.9 19.6 2.8 13 7.9 3.1 65
2020 Sinker LAD R 124 92.3 14 -5.6 -29 7 -6 -46
2020 Slider LAD R 42 81.6 45.5 4.1 10 6.9 0.6 9
2019 Cutter LAD R 779 91.7 17 2.1 11 6.9 2.9 74
2019 Slider LAD R 129 81.8 43.8 4 10 6.3 0.8 15
2019 Sinker LAD R 141 93.1 13.3 -5.8 -31 8.4 -4.7 -36
2018 4-Seamer LAD R 3 92.1 15 0.3 2 1.5 -7 -127
2018 Sinker LAD R 116 93.7 13.1 -6 -32 8.7 -4.8 -36
2018 Slider LAD R 66 82.7 43.4 4.4 11 6.1 0.9 18
2018 Cutter LAD R 954 92.1 16.8 2.4 12 6.9 2.9 72
2017 Slider LAD R 75 83.2 39.5 3.2 9 7.1 2.5 54
2017 4-Seamer LAD R 2 94 12.9 -0.1 -1 16.1 9 128
2017 Sinker LAD R 64 94.8 9.2 -7.9 -46 6.5 -7.5 -54
2017 Cutter LAD R 851 93.2 12.6 2.9 19 7.1 3 73
2016 Cutter LAD R 815 94 11.5 2.4 17 2 0.6 46
2016 Slider LAD R 62 83.6 38.9 4.3 13 3.7 0.7 25
2016 4-Seamer LAD R 115 95.2 9.5 2.8 23 5.2 -2.6 -34
2015 4-Seamer LAD R 117 93.6 11.7 1.5 11 3.6 -4.2 -54
2015 Slider LAD R 220 89.5 22.6 -2 -8 3.7 1.6 76
2015 Cutter LAD R 451 93 12.9 3.4 21 1.8 1.1 146
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2020 Slider -4.1 -2 43 9.6 15 .077 .077 .153 40.0 53.3 33.3 .089 .107 .167 0.0
2020 Sinker -0.3 0 127 28.5 33 .267 .333 .313 35.8 42.4 31.8 .189 .236 .225 18.8
2020 Cutter -1.3 -4 276 61.9 54 .213 .362 .310 27.2 20.4 12.6 .218 .366 .298 13.9
2019 Sinker -3.3 -5 141 13.2 28 .174 .217 .273 40.9 46.4 28.9 .189 .207 .244 9.1
2019 Slider -2.3 -3 129 12.1 36 .143 .229 .175 33.3 22.2 12.9 .189 .274 .212 14.8
2019 Cutter -0.1 -1 779 72.9 194 .232 .429 .321 30.7 28.9 21.6 .219 .387 .286 30.1
2018 4-Seamer -12.0 0 3 0.3 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .046 .101 .059 0.0
2018 Slider 2.3 2 66 5.8 20 .250 .300 .288 37.9 45.0 18.0 .211 .256 .211 36.4
2018 Sinker -1.0 -1 116 10.2 31 .207 .310 .282 30.6 32.3 24.4 .190 .332 .255 21.1
2018 Cutter -1.4 -13 955 83.7 234 .194 .401 .288 27.5 26.9 21.2 .207 .369 .280 24.5
2017 Sinker -0.1 0 64 6.3 18 .222 .278 .219 25.8 55.6 30.3 .184 .282 .200 25.0
2017 Slider -3.6 -3 75 7.4 30 .067 .067 .060 54.1 63.3 35.2 .088 .103 .083 27.3
2017 Cutter -2.2 -19 851 84.1 206 .194 .306 .247 35.1 37.9 29.2 .186 .296 .230 22.9
2017 4-Seamer -1.4 0 2 0.2 0.0 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Observed Spin-Based Gap Observed Spin-Based
2020 Slider 41 81.6 50 9.9 7:45 8:30 45
2020 Cutter 268 90.9 71 15.3 10:45 11:15 30
2020 Sinker 122 92.4 87 18.9 12:45 12:00 -45
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 289 1160 -16 -16 4 1 -27
2017 314 1216 -14 -16 1 2 -29
2018 323 1279 -9 -20 7 4 -17
2019 258 1056 -4 -11 2 3 -9
2020 128 561 -5 -5 3 1 -5
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 795 57.9 72.8 73.7 32.5 47.7 44.4 69.5 55.8 32.7 11.2 80.9
2016 1002 57.9 74.0 72.0 31.8 48.5 44.3 68.5 56.2 33.6 9.5 80.0
2017 1012 56.8 68.4 69.3 37.2 51.3 43.7 72.9 54.6 36.0 9.3 79.6
2018 1141 52.3 71.5 74.4 29.8 64.8 43.4 65.4 51.6 28.2 7.3 84.3
2019 1068 50.5 69.8 74.3 35.8 54.8 42.2 68.1 53.2 32.4 7.4 75.6
2020 446 50.4 70.2 72.2 34.4 63.2 45.1 66.7 52.5 30.8 7.6 73.5
ALL 5464 54.5 71.2 72.7 33.5 54.9 43.7 68.6 54.0 32.4 8.7 79.7
MLB 48.4 66.1 82.8 28.2 59.4 42.6 60.6 46.6 24.5 7.2 75.1

Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel %
2015 36.4 26.4 20.0 17.3 34.5 30.9 34.5 5.5 20.9 41.8 19.1 1.8 8.2
2016 32.8 34.3 20.1 12.7 32.1 34.3 33.6 3.7 21.6 41.0 19.4 6.0 5.2
2017 38.8 20.1 24.5 16.5 33.8 37.4 28.8 10.1 25.2 30.9 23.7 4.3 4.3
2018 36.2 27.1 23.4 13.3 40.4 37.8 21.8 6.4 27.7 31.4 21.3 4.8 7.4
2019 36.2 25.8 27.0 11.0 39.9 33.7 26.4 3.1 25.2 34.4 24.5 2.5 6.1
2020 26.3 28.1 31.6 14.0 40.4 35.1 24.6 1.8 21.1 42.1 26.3 1.8 3.5
ALL 35.4 26.8 23.9 13.9 36.9 35.1 27.9 5.4 24.3 35.8 22.1 3.8 6.1
MLB 45.3 22.0 25.7 7.1 36.6 38.0 25.5 3.2 33.6 24.3 24.6 5.6 6.4

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV HardHit% K% BB% Whiff% xERA FB Velo FB Spin CB Spin
2015 57 100
2016 100 100 99 95 100 87 66 91 98 99 95 97 100 73 99
2017 100 99 99 96 100 88 80 99 99 100 99 98 100 60 99
2018 91 89 78 52 97 56 30 100 99 83 86 71 91 44 98
2019 92 87 86 80 93 74 67 95 99 87 78 88 92 34 94
2020 90 90 94 92 77 88 91 99 100 89 47 76 90 27 86
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 22.2 9 7.0 2.0 1 5 4 44.4
2020 25.8 3 3.5 -0.5 2 2 2 66.7

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 9 8 5 9 9 5 5 9 6 8 7 8 5 5 6 7 5 9 7 8 5 6 5 8 9 8 9 7 7 6 9
2020 3 4 4 4 5 3 3 4 3 3 5 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 5
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights and distances, but does not attempt to adjust for environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.1 94.2 1.1 ↑ 93.4 -0.8 ↓ 92.3 -1.1 ↓ 91.9 -0.4 ↓ 91.3 -0.6 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Breaking Velocity 89.5 83.6 -5.9 ↓ 83.2 -0.4 ↓ 82.7 -0.5 ↓ 81.8 -0.9 ↓ 81.6 -0.2 ↓
Exit Velocity 87 86.4 -0.6 ↓ 84.2 -2.2 ↓ 84.3 0.1 ↑ 86.4 2.1 ↑ 82.7 -3.7 ↓
Launch Angle 22.8 22.8 0 17.1 -5.7 ↓ 19 1.9 ↑ 19.3 0.3 ↑ 22.2 2.9 ↑
Barrel % 8.2 5.2 -3 ↓ 4.3 -0.9 ↓ 7.4 3.1 ↑ 6.1 -1.3 ↓ 3.5 -2.6 ↓
Hard Hit % 29.1 24.6 -4.5 ↓ 23.4 -1.2 ↓ 24.6 1.2 ↑ 26.1 1.5 ↑ 14 -12.1 ↓
Sweet Spot % 24.5 28.4 3.9 ↑ 32.4 4 ↑ 33.5 1.1 ↑ 32.5 -1 ↓ 33.3 0.8 ↑
xBA .155 .148 -0.007 ↓ .172 0.024 ↑ .204 0.032 ↑ .209 0.005 ↑ .19 -0.019 ↓
BA .176 .15 -0.026 ↓ .177 0.027 ↑ .201 0.024 ↑ .213 0.012 ↑ .211 -0.002 ↓
xwOBA .214 .196 -0.018 ↓ .207 0.011 ↑ .27 0.063 ↑ .268 -0.002 ↓ .255 -0.013 ↓
wOBA .225 .192 -0.033 ↓ .207 0.015 ↑ .273 0.066 ↑ .277 0.004 ↑ .275 -0.002 ↓
xSLG .284 .244 -0.04 ↓ .269 0.025 ↑ .355 0.086 ↑ .35 -0.005 ↓ .285 -0.065 ↓
SLG .298 .252 -0.046 ↓ .27 0.018 ↑ .383 0.113 ↑ .383 0 .311 -0.072 ↓
K% 40 41.4 1.4 ↑ 42.2 0.8 ↑ 28.4 -13.8 ↓ 30.4 2 ↑ 32.4 2 ↑
BB% 4 4.4 0.4 ↑ 2.7 -1.7 ↓ 5.9 3.2 ↑ 6.1 0.2 ↑ 8.8 2.7 ↑
Swing % 55.8 56.2 0.4 ↑ 54.6 -1.6 ↓ 51.6 -3 ↓ 53.2 1.6 ↑ 52.5 -0.7 ↓
Whiff% 32.7 33.6 0.9 ↑ 36 2.4 ↑ 28.2 -7.8 ↓ 32.4 4.2 ↑ 30.8 -1.6 ↓
In Zone Swing % 57.9 57.9 0 56.8 -1.1 ↓ 52.3 -4.5 ↓ 50.5 -1.8 ↓ 50.4 -0.1 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 42.1 42.1 0 43.2 1.1 ↑ 47.7 4.5 ↑ 49.5 1.8 ↑ 49.6 0.1 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 33 36.3 3.3 ↑ 32.9 -3.4 ↓ 33.9 1 ↑ 33.5 -0.4 ↓ 31.4 -2.1 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 69.5 68.5 -1 ↓ 72.9 4.4 ↑ 65.4 -7.5 ↓ 68.1 2.7 ↑ 66.7 -1.4 ↓
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2016 247 .195 126 2 1.6 121 17 14.0
2017 255 .209 128 1 0.8 127 14 11.0
2018 287 .271 156 10 6.4 131 51 38.9
2019 263 .277 122 30 24.6 141 90 63.8
2020 102 .275 53 14 26.4 49 46 93.9

Pitch Distribution

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