How Kenley Jansen's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Kenley Jansen has totaled 610 career Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2010, posting 12, well below the relief pitcher average of 39.6 that year. The highest point came in 2014 at 55, well above the relief pitcher average of 36.6 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Hits total has gone from 40 in 2023 to 38 in 2024 and 37 in 2025, falling over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 12 to 55 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.

Kenley Jansen Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career6105.92
Season Avg.38.135.92
162 Game Avg.105.925.92
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Kenley Jansen Hits Per Season

Kenley Jansen's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, Carribean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Kenley Jansen Hits per season line chart

Kenley Jansen Hits by Team

Kenley Jansen's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kenley Jansen career Hits by team bar chart

Kenley Jansen Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Kenley Jansen's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Kenley Jansen Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Kenley Jansen Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kenley Jansen's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Kenley Jansen Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kenley Jansen Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kenley Jansen's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Kenley Jansen Hits season-by-season breakdown table