2023 Stats
W-L
3-2
ERA
3.86
WHIP
1.56
K
39
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Junis has spent a career trying to find something to go along with his slider and his command of the strikezone, but has yet to find anything else. Kansas City was not exactly known for great pitching development in his time there, so the move to San Franciso was interesting because of their track record of turning castaways into treasure. The Giants had Junis really lean into the slider and took away his very hittable four-seamer to see what would work. The problem became his sinker was even more hittable than his four-seamer, and the changeup they gave him lacks any redeeming characteristics. Junis made 17 starts, but such a limited repertoire in both depth and effectiveness is playing with fire depending on the matchups because he historically has issues with lefties. The best outcome we can hope for here is a full-time conversion to reliever and him going Matt Wisler with the slider and throwing it 90% of the time. Until that happens, he is not worth rostering. Read Past Outlooks
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Picks up win as primary pitcher
Junis (3-2) allowed two hits and two walks while striking out four over 2.1 scoreless innings to earn the win Thursday over the Brewers.
ANALYSIS
Six pitchers combined for the shutout, and Junis led the way by getting seven outs. He hasn't given up a run over his last 6.1 innings, posting a 10:2 K:BB with four hits allowed in that span. The right-hander has a 4.13 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 33:14 K:BB over 28.1 innings through 14 relief appearances this season. The Giants continue to use Junis in a swingman role -- he and Sean Manaea, who had a hold with 1.1 scoreless innings Thursday, are options to serve as primary pitchers whenever manager Gabe Kapler opts for a bullpen day.
Six pitchers combined for the shutout, and Junis led the way by getting seven outs. He hasn't given up a run over his last 6.1 innings, posting a 10:2 K:BB with four hits allowed in that span. The right-hander has a 4.13 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 33:14 K:BB over 28.1 innings through 14 relief appearances this season. The Giants continue to use Junis in a swingman role -- he and Sean Manaea, who had a hold with 1.1 scoreless innings Thursday, are options to serve as primary pitchers whenever manager Gabe Kapler opts for a bullpen day.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
35
Last 10 Games
31
Last 5 Games
29
How many pitches does Jakob Junis generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-12%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-30%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .294 | 75 | 27 | 98 | 13 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .258 | 103 | 25 | 101 | 13 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .222 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .315 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .307 | 44 | 11 | 65 | 7 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .235 | 54 | 14 | 55 | 6 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .294 | 21 | 8 | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .261 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-2%
ERA at Home
2023
-78%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 4.45 | 1.34 | 95.0 | 9.0 | 2.4 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 4.55 | 1.39 | 89.0 | 8.4 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2023Home | 1.29 | 1.21 | 14.0 | 11.6 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.79 | 1.82 | 18.2 | 10.1 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.21 | 1.32 | 57.2 | 8.4 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 4.64 | 1.27 | 54.1 | 7.3 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2021Home | 6.94 | 1.46 | 23.1 | 8.9 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2021Away | 2.81 | 1.31 | 16.0 | 10.1 | 3.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jakob Junis compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.60K/9
10.7BB/9
4.1HR/9
1.7Fastball
93.9 mphERA
3.86WHIP
1.56BABIP
.361GB/FB
1.37Left On Base
84.5%Exit Velocity
80.2 mphBarrels/BBE
5.5%Spin Rate
2324 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.5%Swinging Strike
10.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The Royals have a type of pitcher they like, as evidenced by Brad Keller and Junis. Throw fastballs and sliders, and we'll try to see what happens. That has been the case with Junis, and the slider is easily his best pitch. He leveraged it successfully in both 2018 and 2019, throwing it with a high degree of success to hide his rather hittable fastball. Do whatever you will with the small sample of 2020, but the fact remains Junis was getting strikeouts despite his limitations in other seasons. The main issue is his repertoire leaves him susceptible to lefties who have little trouble hitting him, so he attempts to pitch around them and get to the next righty in the lineup. He can contribute strikeouts to your bottom line, but they'll come at the expense of your ratios. He does not walk many, but the non-slider offerings are too hittable.
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Takes loss Friday
Junis (2-2) allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 1.2 innings Friday versus the Diamondbacks, taking the loss.
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Could fill bulk-relief role Tuesday
Junis is expected to serve as a bulk reliever behind opener John Brebbia in Tuesday's game against the Cardinals, Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.
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Takes loss in relief outing
Junis (2-1) allowed three runs on six hits and no walks while striking out one over 2.2 innings, taking the loss Tuesday versus the Marlins.
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Snares second win
Junis (2-0) allowed two hits and two walks while striking out four over four scoreless innings Thursday to earn the win over the White Sox.
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Earns win Saturday
Junis (1-0) allowed a run on three hits and no walks while striking out two over 2.1 innings to earn the win Saturday versus the Yankees.
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