Felix Bautista vs Kenley Jansen: Career Stats Comparison
Kenley Jansen has the better career line of the two, leading 7 of the 12 scored categories on this page (4 further counting totals are shown but not scored). Felix Bautista has played 2022–present as a pitcher; Kenley Jansen has played 2010–present as a pitcher.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
Felix Bautista (2022–present) and Kenley Jansen (2010–present) — breaking in during the 2020s and the 2010s respectively, so they pitched against very different hitting environments. Felix Bautista has 13 wins and 251 strikeouts through October 12, 2026; Kenley Jansen has 58 wins and 1,329 strikeouts through October 12, 2026. The numbers below run them through identical career and rate-stat lenses.
Quick answer
- Who had the better ERA? Felix Bautista, with 2.15 to Kenley Jansen's 2.60.
- Who won more games? Kenley Jansen, with 58 to Felix Bautista's 13.
- Who recorded more strikeouts? Kenley Jansen, with 1,329 to Felix Bautista's 251.
- Who had the better WHIP? Kenley Jansen, with 0.97 to Felix Bautista's 0.99.
- Who pitched more innings? Kenley Jansen, with 972.1 to Felix Bautista's 163.0.
- Who threw more shutouts? Neither — both are at 0.
- Who has the higher career Pitcher PIV? Kenley Jansen, with 34,863 career Pitcher PIV to Felix Bautista's 6,234.
Felix Bautista
Kenley Jansen
Career Stats Side-by-Side
Every cell below is a career total or career rate. Cells highlighted in green mark the player who leads that line. Lower ERA, WHIP and BB/9 lead; higher K/9 leads. 12 of the 16 lines below are scored; the other 4 are counting totals on which fewer is not an achievement, so no one is awarded them. Totals where fewer is not an achievement -- losses, walks and hits allowed -- are left unmarked, because they track how long someone pitched rather than how well. Rate stats are not era-adjusted, and the 2020s and the 2010s were different run environments, so read them against their eras, or use the PIV card below, which is adjusted.
Felix Bautista and Kenley Jansen are still active — their totals below are current through October 12, 2026.
| Statistic | Felix Bautista | Kenley Jansen |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 13 | Leads: 58 |
| Losses not scored | 7 | 46 |
| Games | 158 | Leads: 983 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Complete Games | 0 | 0 |
| Shutouts | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 67 | Leads: 498 |
| Strikeouts | 251 | Leads: 1,329 |
| Walks not scored | 73 | 305 |
| Hits Allowed not scored | 88 | 634 |
| Home Runs Allowed not scored | 15 | 95 |
| Innings Pitched | 163.0 | Leads: 972.1 |
| ERA | Leads: 2.15 | 2.60 |
| WHIP | 0.99 | Leads: 0.97 |
| K/9 | Leads: 13.86 | 12.30 |
| BB/9 | 4.03 | Leads: 2.82 |
PIV Comparison through 2025
By PIV (Player Impact Value), Kenley Jansen outpaces Felix Bautista 34,863 to 6,234 — driven by both sides of the ledger: 2,179 PIV per season to 2,078, across 16 seasons to 3. PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.
PIV is computed through the 2025 season. The career totals on this page include 2026 to date, so PIV does not yet reflect the 2026 season.
Peak Seasons
The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by ERA among qualified workloads (120+ innings).
Felix Bautista
No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.
Kenley Jansen
No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.
Verdict
On the head-to-head card, Kenley Jansen leads in wins, strikeouts, WHIP, and innings pitched, while Felix Bautista owns ERA and K/9. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Kenley Jansen. PIV agrees: Kenley Jansen grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.
Related Matchups
How the Felix Bautista and Kenley Jansen careers compare
The two careers overlap from 2022 on, with both players still active. The table compares 158 games of Felix Bautista with 983 of Kenley Jansen across 3 and 16 PIV seasons; totals favor the longer career by default. Felix Bautista's edges on the table are ERA (2.15 to 2.60) and strikeouts per nine (13.86 to 12.30). The per-nine rows read 13.86 strikeouts and 4.03 walks for Felix Bautista, 12.30 and 2.82 for Kenley Jansen. Both had the same role: Felix Bautista worked mostly in relief (0 starts in 158 games, 67 saves); Kenley Jansen worked mostly in relief (0 starts in 983 games, 498 saves). In WHIP, Kenley Jansen's 0.97 beats Felix Bautista's 0.99. Because Felix Bautista and Kenley Jansen are still playing, the totals above will keep moving through the season.
Felix Bautista vs Kenley Jansen: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who was better, Felix Bautista or Kenley Jansen?
- By the career statistics compared on this page, Kenley Jansen leads Felix Bautista in 7 of the 12 scored categories.
- Who had the better ERA?
- Felix Bautista, with 2.15 to Kenley Jansen's 2.60.
- Who won more games?
- Kenley Jansen, with 58 to Felix Bautista's 13.
- Who recorded more strikeouts?
- Kenley Jansen, with 1,329 to Felix Bautista's 251.
- Who had the better WHIP?
- Kenley Jansen, with 0.97 to Felix Bautista's 0.99.