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The 15 Best Relief Pitchers in the Last 15 MLB Seasons
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6. Kenley Jansen

WAR: 15.4

RA9-WAR: 14.0; RAR: 142.6

FDP-Wins: -1.4; BIP-Wins: 1.7; LOB-Wins: -3.1

After just seven full seasons in Los Angeles, Kenley Jansen, at 29 years old, has shaped himself into one of the league's best. In five full years as the team's primary closer, he has 180 saves in 333 appearances and 328 innings pitched. He's used his strikeout power (13.96 K/9) to limit opposing hitters to a .168 average, while stranding 82.5% of runners. For his efforts, Jansen was rewarded with one All-Star bid and the 2016 NL Hoffman Reliever Award.

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