Kenley Jansen

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PITCHER · B/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 2010–PRESENT Birthdate: September 30, 1987 BORN: WILLEMSTAD, CURAÇAO

Featured Dingler's Two Homers and Extra-Inning Single Lift Tigers Past Cubs 8-6

All-Star ×4 All-MLB 2021 WBC 2026

Career

56 W · 2.62 ERA · 1307 K

953.0 IP · 0.97 WHIP · 962 G

2026 Season

2-4 · 4.21 ERA

25.2 IP · 29 K · 1.29 WHIP

Last 30 Days

1-1 · 4.70 ERA

7.7 IP · 7 K · 1.70 WHIP

Salary / Contract

2026: $9M

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2026 Salary Note Kenley Jansen's 2026 salary is $9M. Salary History →

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Jul 20, 2026 Dingler's Two Homers and Extra-Inning Single Lift Tigers Past Cubs 8-6 Recap
Jul 9, 2026 Valdez Dominates as Tigers' Three Home Runs Sink Athletics Recap
Jul 5, 2026 Greene's Big Fifth Lifts Tigers Past Rangers, 6-3 Recap
Jun 28, 2026 Astros Erupt for Four in 10th to Outlast Tigers, 7-5 Recap
Jun 19, 2026 Carpenter's Sixth-Inning Double Lifts Tigers Past White Sox, 4-3 Recap

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Tracking

Milestones

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1,000 Games

64 to go

936 / 1,000
1000.0 Innings Pitched

47.0 to go

953.0 / 1000.0
1,500 Strikeouts

193 to go

1,307 / 1,500

Kenley Jansen is a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. Across 962 MLB appearances, with a 2.62 ERA and 1307 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
2010	LAD	1	0	0.67	25	0	4	27.0	12	2	15	41	1.00
2011	LAD	2	1	2.85	51	0	5	53.2	30	17	26	96	1.04
2012	LAD	5	3	2.35	65	0	25	65.0	33	17	22	99	0.85
2013	LAD	4	3	1.88	75	0	28	76.2	48	16	18	111	0.86
2014	LAD	2	3	2.76	68	0	44	65.1	55	20	19	101	1.13
2015	LAD	2	1	2.41	54	0	36	52.1	33	14	8	80	0.78
2016	LAD	3	2	1.83	71	0	47	68.2	35	14	11	104	0.67
2017	LAD	5	0	1.32	65	0	41	68.1	44	10	7	109	0.75
2018	LAD	1	5	3.01	69	0	38	71.2	54	24	17	82	0.99
2019	LAD	5	3	3.71	62	0	33	63.0	51	26	16	80	1.06
2020	LAD	3	1	3.33	27	0	11	24.1	19	9	9	33	1.15
2021	LAD	4	4	2.22	69	0	38	69.0	36	17	36	86	1.04
2022	ATL	5	2	3.38	65	0	41	64.0	45	24	22	85	1.05
2023	BOS	3	6	3.63	51	0	29	44.2	40	18	17	52	1.28
2024	BOS	4	2	3.29	54	0	27	54.2	38	20	20	62	1.06
2025	LAA	5	4	2.59	62	0	29	59.0	37	17	19	57	0.95
2026	DET	2	4	4.21	29	0	11	25.2	17	12	16	29	1.29
Career Totals	—	56	44	2.62	962	0	487	953.0	627	277	298	1307	0.97

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2010	LAD	26	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
2011	LAD	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012	LAD	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013	LAD	75	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2014	LAD	68	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
2015	LAD	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	LAD	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	LAD	65	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250
2018	LAD	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	LAD	62	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
2020	LAD	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	LAD	69	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
2022	ATL	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	BOS	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024	BOS	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025	LAA	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2026	DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career Totals	—	936	9	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	.333	.400	.444	.844

Awards & Achievements

All-MLB Team - Second Team (1): 2021
Reliever of the Month (3): 2017, 2020, 2025
Reliever of the Year Award (2): 2016, 2017
TSN All-Star (2): 2016, 2017
TSN Reliever of the Year (2): 2016, 2017

All-Star Selections

2016, 2017, 2018, 2023

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
2011	$416,000
2012	$491,000
2013	$512,000
2014	$4,300,000
2015	$7,425,000
2016	$10,650,000
2017	$11,333,333
2018	$11,333,333
2019	$19,333,333
2020	$18,000,000
2021	$20,000,000
2022	$16,000,000
2023	$16,000,000
2024	$16,000,000
2025	$10,000,000
2026	$9,000,000

Career Total: $170,793,999 (16 seasons)

Average: $10,674,625

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

Salary Note

Kenley Jansen's 2026 Opening Day salary with DET is $9,000,000 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).

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Game Log — Recent

Date	Opp	Result	IP	H	ER	BB	K	HR
Jul 20	@ CHC	8-6 W	1.0	1	0	2	2	0
Jul 19	@ LAA	2-3 L	1.0	0	0	1	2	0
Jul 11	vs PHI	2-4 L	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul 9	vs OAK	4-1 W	1.0	1	0	1	1	0
Jul 5	@ TEX	6-3 W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul 2	@ TEX	4-10 L	0.1	0	0	1	0	0
Jun 28	vs HOU	5-7 L	1.1	2	3	1	1	1
Jun 25	vs HOU	1-2 L	1.0	2	1	0	0	0
Jun 20	vs CWS	4-1 W	1.0	1	0	1	0	0
Jun 19	vs CWS	4-3 W	1.0	0	0	0	1	0

Splits (2026)

Split	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS
vs RHP	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
Home	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
Day	0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.