Kenley Jansen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2026)

Kenley Jansen is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2010 for 5 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 17 seasons. Across 983 career appearances, he has gone 58-46 with a 2.60 ERA, 1,329 strikeouts, and 498 saves. Kenley Jansen is a 4-time All-Star and a 2-time Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 34863.2.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
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

Active Player
W–L 58–46
ERA 2.60
WHIP 0.97
SO 1,329
Pitcher PIV thru 2025 34863.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 265 lb
Born
9/30/1987 in Willemstad, Curaçao
MLB Debut
2010-07-24
Awards
4× All-Star · 2× Reliever of the Year

Full name: Kenley Geronimo Jansen

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kenley Jansen — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
58 46 983 0 0 0 498 972.1 634 281 95 305 1,329 2.60 34863.2

Career ERA 2.60 vs. league average 4.12 across their career seasons — 36.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kenley Jansen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2010 LAN NL 1 0 25 0 0 0 4 27.0 12 2 15 41 0.67 4.08 (+84%) 1534.0
2011 LAN NL 2 1 51 0 0 0 5 53.2 30 17 26 96 2.85 3.94 (+28%) 2988.0
2012 LAN NL 5 3 65 0 0 0 25 65.0 33 17 22 99 2.35 4.01 (+41%) 2654.9
2013 LAN NL 4 3 75 0 0 0 28 76.2 48 16 18 111 1.88 3.87 (+51%) 3648.8
2014 LAN NL 2 3 68 0 0 0 44 65.1 55 20 19 101 2.76 3.74 (+26%) 3033.9
2015 LAN NL 2 1 54 0 0 0 36 52.1 33 14 8 80 2.41 3.96 (+39%) 2408.8
2016 LAN NL 3 2 71 0 0 0 47 68.2 35 14 11 104 1.83 4.19 (+56%) 4782.7
2017 LAN NL 5 0 65 0 0 0 41 68.1 44 10 7 109 1.32 4.36 (+70%) 5273.7
2018 LAN NL 1 5 69 0 0 0 38 71.2 54 24 17 82 3.01 4.15 (+27%) 223.8
2019 LAN NL 5 3 62 0 0 0 33 63.0 51 26 16 80 3.71 4.51 (+18%) 1629.1
2020 LAN NL 3 1 27 0 0 0 11 24.1 19 9 9 33 3.33 4.45 (+25%) 872.0
2021 LAN NL 4 4 69 0 0 0 38 69.0 36 17 36 86 2.22 4.27 (+48%) 2068.7
2022 ATL NL 5 2 65 0 0 0 41 64.0 45 24 22 85 3.38 3.97 (+15%) 1235.5
2023 BOS AL 3 6 51 0 0 0 29 44.2 40 18 17 52 3.63 4.33 (+16%) 759.2
2024 BOS AL 4 2 54 0 0 0 27 54.2 38 20 20 62 3.29 4.08 (+19%) 1487.4
2025 LAA AL 5 4 62 0 0 0 29 59.0 37 17 19 57 2.59 4.16 (+38%) 262.6
2026 DET AL 4 6 50 0 0 0 22 45.0 24 16 23 51 3.20 4.18 (+23%) -
Career · 17 seasons 58 46 983 0 0 0 498 972.1 634 281 305 1,329 2.60 — 34,863

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Kenley Jansen — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
935 9 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .333 .400 .444 .844 0

Career AVG .333 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — +33.0% above league average.

Career OBP .400 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — +25.6% above league average.

Career SLG .444 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — +9.1% above league average.

Career OPS .844 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — +16.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kenley Jansen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2010 LAN NL 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
2011 LAN NL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 LAN NL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 LAN NL 75 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 LAN NL 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 LAN NL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 LAN NL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 LAN NL 65 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
2018 LAN NL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 LAN NL 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 LAN NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 LAN NL 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 ATL NL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 BOS AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2024 BOS AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2025 LAA AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 935 9 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .333 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Kenley Jansen — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
59 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Kenley Jansen — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2022 NLDS1 ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2021 NLCS LAN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2021 NLDS2 LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2021 NLWC LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 NLCS LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 NLDS1 LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 NLWC1 LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 WS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 NLDS1 LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 NLCS LAN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 NLDS2 LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 WS LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 NLCS LAN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 NLDS1 LAN 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2017 WS LAN 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 NLCS LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 NLDS2 LAN 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2015 NLDS2 LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 NLDS2 LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 NLCS LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 NLDS2 LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Kenley Jansen — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 2 59 0 20 65.1 34 16 18 94 2.20

Playoff Pitching by Year

Kenley Jansen — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2022 NLDS1 ATL 0 0 2 0 1 2.0 1 1 0 2 4.50
2021 NLCS LAN 0 0 5 0 1 4.0 2 0 1 6 0.00
2021 NLDS2 LAN 1 0 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 5 0.00
2021 NLWC LAN 1 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 3 0.00
2020 NLCS LAN 0 0 3 0 1 3.0 0 0 0 3 0.00
2020 NLDS1 LAN 0 0 2 0 0 1.1 3 2 0 2 13.50
2020 NLWC1 LAN 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 1 1 0.00
2020 WS LAN 0 1 2 0 0 1.2 3 2 1 2 10.80
2019 NLDS1 LAN 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 2 0.00
2018 NLCS LAN 0 0 4 0 2 4.2 1 0 2 7 0.00
2018 NLDS2 LAN 0 0 2 0 1 2.0 1 0 0 3 0.00
2018 WS LAN 0 0 3 0 0 4.0 2 2 1 3 4.50
2017 NLCS LAN 1 0 4 0 1 4.1 0 0 0 8 0.00
2017 NLDS1 LAN 0 0 3 0 2 3.2 2 0 1 4 0.00
2017 WS LAN 0 1 6 0 2 8.2 6 3 2 8 3.12
2016 NLCS LAN 0 0 3 0 1 6.1 1 0 0 10 0.00
2016 NLDS2 LAN 0 0 4 0 2 5.1 4 4 5 9 6.75
2015 NLDS2 LAN 0 0 3 0 2 3.1 1 0 3 4 0.00
2014 NLDS2 LAN 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2013 NLCS LAN 0 0 3 0 1 2.0 5 2 0 3 9.00
2013 NLDS2 LAN 0 0 3 0 1 2.1 1 0 1 7 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Kenley Jansen — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home49750301.600
Away43741000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Kenley Jansen — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home496493.23221431386722.61
Away436432.22861201446042.50

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kenley Jansen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2025-09-26 LAAHOU SV 1.0000030
2025-09-24 LAAKCR SV 1.0000020
2025-09-18 LAAMIL — 1.0000000
2025-09-11 LAASEA — 1.0000100
2025-09-10 LAAMIN SV 1.0000020
2025-09-07 LAAOAK SV 1.0000000
2025-09-02 LAAKCR — 1.0000120
2025-08-31 LAAHOU SV 1.0000000
2025-08-30 LAAHOU SV 1.0000100
2025-08-25 LAATEX — 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kenley Jansen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 933 0 37 32 6 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kenley Jansen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2010 LAN P 25 0 1 1 0 0
2011 LAN P 51 0 2 3 0 1
2012 LAN P 65 0 1 5 1 0
2013 LAN P 75 0 3 1 0 0
2014 LAN P 68 0 6 2 1 1
2015 LAN P 54 0 0 2 1 0
2016 LAN P 71 0 3 1 1 0
2017 LAN P 65 0 4 1 0 0
2018 LAN P 69 0 1 4 0 1
2019 LAN P 62 0 7 2 1 0
2020 LAN P 27 0 1 0 0 0
2021 LAN P 69 0 4 2 0 0
2022 ATL P 65 0 1 3 0 0
2023 BOS P 51 0 1 3 0 0
2024 BOS P 54 0 1 1 0 0
2025 LAA P 62 0 1 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Kenley Jansen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 934

Awards & Honors

Kenley Jansen — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2025 Reliever of the Month July
2021 All-MLB Team - Second Team RP
2020 Reliever of the Month July-August
2017 Reliever of the Month June
2017 Reliever of the Year Award
2017 TSN All-Star RP
2017 TSN Reliever of the Year
2016 Reliever of the Year Award
2016 TSN All-Star RP
2016 TSN Reliever of the Year

Salary History

Kenley Jansen — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 LAN NL $10,650,000
2015 LAN NL $7,425,000
2014 LAN NL $4,300,000
2013 LAN NL $512,000
2012 LAN NL $491,000
2011 LAN NL $416,000
Total Career Earnings $23,794,000

Award Voting History

Kenley Jansen — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2017 Cy Young Award NL 5th 22.0 210 0
2017 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 8.0 420 0
2011 Rookie of the Year NL 7th 2.0 160 0

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Kenley Jansen: the record in brief

Kenley Jansen's major league record starts with the debut on July 24, 2010 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. Jansen played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2010 through 2021), the Atlanta Braves (2022), the Boston Red Sox (2023 through 2024), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2025). Jansen, born on September 30, 1987, in Willemstad, Curaçao, is listed as a pitcher and switch-hit and threw right-handed. The bio gives 265 pounds on a 6-foot-5 frame. The bio lists the given name Kenley Geronimo.

Across 983 games (0 starts), Jansen has recorded 58 wins against 46 losses with a 2.60 ERA. Also on Jansen's record: 1,329 strikeouts and 498 saves. That 2.60 ERA compares with a 4.12 league average across the same seasons, 36.9% better. No season topped the 5 wins of 2012. Jansen struck out 111 batters in 2013, a career high. The most saves in one season was 47, in 2016. 2017 was Jansen's sharpest full season, a 1.32 ERA against the league's 4.36.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenley Jansen

What years did Kenley Jansen play?
Kenley Jansen played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2026.
Was Kenley Jansen a pitcher?
Yes. Kenley Jansen pitched in the major leagues, recording 58 wins and 1329 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kenley Jansen hit?
Kenley Jansen hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Kenley Jansen's career batting average?
Kenley Jansen batted .333 over his career, with 3 hits in 9 at bats.
How many RBI did Kenley Jansen have?
Kenley Jansen drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Kenley Jansen's career ERA?
Kenley Jansen finished with a 2.60 career ERA, going 58-46 with 1,329 strikeouts.