Jakob Junis

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Team: Kansas City Royals (majors)

Born: September 16, 1992 in Sterling, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 29th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: Rock Falls HS (Rock Falls, IL)

Debut: April 12, 2017 (Age 24-208d, 18,938th in MLB history)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

2018 Contract Status: Signed thru 2018, 1 yr/$554k (18)

Service Time (01/2018): 0.087 • Arb Eligible: 2021 • Free Agent: 2024

Agents: Wasserman Media Group

Full Name: Jakob Benjamin Lee Junis

Pronunciation: \JOO-nis\

Twitter: @jbljunis

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

1.1

2.5

W

L

ERA

4.43

4.36

G

GS

SV

IP

85.1

183.2

SO

159

WHIP

1.207

1.247

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Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2012	19	KCR-min	Rk	2	2	.500	4.15	7	6	1	34.2	39	20	16	2	5	0	22	5	1	6	149			1.269	10.1	0.5	1.3	5.7	4.40	BRL APPY
2013	20	KCR-min	Rk	2	6	.250	7.39	13	13	0	59.2	85	59	49	13	17	0	55	5	1	3	285			1.709	12.8	2.0	2.6	8.3	3.24	IDF PION
2014	21	KCR-min	A	9	8	.529	4.30	26	22	0	136.0	136	74	65	16	38	0	109	10	1	6	573			1.279	9.0	1.1	2.5	7.2	2.87	LEX SALL
2015	22	KCR-min	A+,AA	5	12	.294	3.78	27	27	0	159.2	152	76	67	11	30	0	126	7	1	8	646			1.140	8.6	0.6	1.7	7.1	4.20	WMT,NTA CARL,TL
2016	23	KCR-min	AA,AAA	10	10	.500	4.05	27	27	0	149.0	149	72	67	18	34	0	143	10	1	10	619			1.228	9.0	1.1	2.1	8.6	4.21	NTA,OMA TL,PCL
2017	24	KCR-min	AAA	3	5	.375	2.92	12	12	0	71.0	61	24	23	6	15	0	86	2	0	1	288			1.070	7.7	0.8	1.9	10.9	5.73	OMA PCL
2017	24	KCR	AL	9	3	.750	4.30	20	16	1	98.1	101	52	47	15	25	1	80	9	1	3	422	104	4.55	1.281	9.2	1.4	2.3	7.3	3.20
2018	25	KCR	AL	5	7	.417	4.43	14	14	0	85.1	83	42	42	18	20	1	79	5	0	4	361	95	4.86	1.207	8.8	1.9	2.1	8.3	3.95
2 Yrs				14	10	.583	4.36	34	30	1	183.2	184	94	89	33	45	2	159	14	1	7	783	100	4.70	1.247	9.0	1.6	2.2	7.8	3.53
162 Game Avg.				15	11	.583	4.36	36	32	1	195	196	100	95	35	48	2	169	15	1	7	832	100	4.70	1.247	9.0	1.6	2.2	7.8	3.53

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

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L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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