2025 Stats
W-L
3-2
ERA
3.38
WHIP
1.18
K
35
SV
16
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Jansen led Boston with 27 saves (12th in the league) and a 67.5% team save share that ranked 10th among closers. The veteran's outputs were fairly consistent with recent seasons and he remained healthy for the most part, overcoming minor back and lat ailments before closing out September on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation. The 37-year-old free-agent leads active relievers with 447 career saves and is 32 away from third place on the all-time list. Landing with the Angels should provide him a solid grip on the closer role, but flamethrower Ben Joyce is waiting in the wings and could see occasional save chances. Read Past Outlooks

Collects third win
Jansen (3-2) picked up the win Friday, giving up a hit in a scoreless ninth inning as the Angels downed the Diamondbacks 6-5. He didn't walk or strike out a batter.
Analysis
The veteran closer got the call in a tie game to handle the top of the ninth, and Jansen got through the top of Arizona's order on just 10 pitches (eight strikes) thanks to a Lourdes Gurriel double-play grounder. Jansen has two wins and a save in his last three appearances, and he hasn't allowed an earned run since June 15, posting a 0.82 WHIP and 13:2 K:BB over his last 11 innings to go along with that pristine ERA. The Angels are still on the fringes of the AL wild-card race, but if they decide to be sellers at the trade deadline, Jansen could fetch a decent return even as a 37-year-old rental.
The veteran closer got the call in a tie game to handle the top of the ninth, and Jansen got through the top of Arizona's order on just 10 pitches (eight strikes) thanks to a Lourdes Gurriel double-play grounder. Jansen has two wins and a save in his last three appearances, and he hasn't allowed an earned run since June 15, posting a 0.82 WHIP and 13:2 K:BB over his last 11 innings to go along with that pristine ERA. The Angels are still on the fringes of the AL wild-card race, but if they decide to be sellers at the trade deadline, Jansen could fetch a decent return even as a 37-year-old rental.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
11
How many pitches does Kenley Jansen generally throw?
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What part of the game does Kenley Jansen generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-31%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .228 | 68 | 27 | 55 | 8 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .207 | 81 | 21 | 53 | 7 | |||
2025vs Left | .265 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 3 | |||
2025vs Right | .182 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 3 | |||
2024vs Left | .228 | 29 | 10 | 21 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .167 | 33 | 10 | 17 | 2 | |||
2023vs Left | .198 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .273 | 27 | 9 | 24 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-25%
ERA on Road
2025
-32%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 3.94 | 1.25 | 64.0 | 8.6 | 3.1 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 2.96 | 1.09 | 70.0 | 11.3 | 3.3 | ||||
2025Home | 4.11 | 1.24 | 15.1 | 4.7 | 2.3 | ||||
2025Away | 2.79 | 1.14 | 19.1 | 12.6 | 3.3 | ||||
2024Home | 3.18 | 1.02 | 28.1 | 9.2 | 2.5 | ||||
2024Away | 3.42 | 1.10 | 26.1 | 11.3 | 4.1 | ||||
2023Home | 4.87 | 1.57 | 20.1 | 10.6 | 4.4 | ||||
2023Away | 2.59 | 1.03 | 24.1 | 10.4 | 2.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kenley Jansen compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.18K/9
9.1BB/9
2.9HR/9
1.6Fastball
93.2 mphERA
3.38WHIP
1.18BABIP
.277GB/FB
0.50Left On Base
82.8%Exit Velocity
85.5 mphBarrels/BBE
6.3%Spin Rate
2572 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.6%Swinging Strike
12.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Jansen recorded his 400th career save last May en route to his 4th All-Star nomination. The veteran closer finished with 29 saves, enough to overtake Craig Kimbrel for the top spot on the active saves leaderboard. Jansen only made 51 appearances, his lowest mark since 2015, as he dealt with various ailments (back, knee, hamstring). Only a bout with COVID required a trip to the IL, though, and Jansen was still able to close out 67.4% of Boston's total saves. While there was concern he would have trouble adjusting to the pitch clock - he was dead last in pitch tempo (18.9 sec) with the bases empty - he only had 3 pitch clock violations all year, all in one game. Jansen also added velocity, averaging 94.3 mph (+2.1% difference from 2022) on his trademark cutter that he threw 78.8% of the time. Jansen is clearly on the downswing of his career - his 1.28 WHIP last season was his worst to date - but expecting another 25+ saves from him is not unreasonable.
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Notches first save in three weeks
Jansen earned a save against the Rangers on Wednesday, allowing one hit and striking out one batter in one scoreless inning.
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Blows save Sunday
Jansen allowed a run on two hits and a walk while striking out one over one inning to take a blown save in Sunday's 7-4 extra-innings loss to Nationals.
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Back in action Tuesday
Jansen (pectoral) walked one in a scoreless and hitless inning in Tuesday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Red Sox.
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Avoids significant injury
Jansen left Monday's game against Boston due to a cramp in his right pectoral, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
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Exits with injury
Jansen left Monday's game against the Red Sox with an apparent injury, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
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Potential trade target
Jansen could be a trade target for the Phillies ahead of the deadline, Jim Bowden of The Athletic speculates.
Analysis
The Phillies' biggest need ahead of the trade deadline is bolstering the back end of their bullpen, and adding a player like Jansen would undoubtedly fix those woes. Jansen is an established veteran, and even though he's not the dominant closer he once was, he's still perfectly capable of handling late-inning duties for a contender. Jansen owns a 4.37 ERA across 25 appearances this season.
The Phillies' biggest need ahead of the trade deadline is bolstering the back end of their bullpen, and adding a player like Jansen would undoubtedly fix those woes. Jansen is an established veteran, and even though he's not the dominant closer he once was, he's still perfectly capable of handling late-inning duties for a contender. Jansen owns a 4.37 ERA across 25 appearances this season.