Kenley Jansen

Detroit Tigers

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Kenley Jansen has thrown 16,062 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2010 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Cutter (92mph), also mixing in a Sinker (91mph) and Slider (82mph).


In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their cutter explodes on the hitter, has extreme cut action, has well above average velo and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 9 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has surprisingly little armside run and has virtually no sinking action reminiscent of a true sinker. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 8 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, has exceptional depth and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders.