Janson Junk

Bats R Throws R6'1" 177 lbBorn 1996 Federal Way, USADebut 2021Team MIADraft 2017 R22 #662 New York Yankees, SeattleContract 1 y/$798,000 (26) 2026: $798,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	295	17.3	5.0	2.89	21.3	6.72	102.6
2027							102.0
2028							100.9

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 29

His ten closest age-29 comparables averaged 83 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Sam Deduno	2013	95.7	94.9	443
2	Luke Hudson	2006	94.6	59.8	13
3	Alec Mills	2021	97.6	43.3	84
4	Travis Blackley	2012	101.1	89.8	211
5	Dustin Moseley	2011	94.5	85.0	22
6	Chris Sampson	2007	101.5	108.6	478
7	Tyler Matzek	2020	99.5	115.2	264
8	Chris Narveson	2011	98.9	83.5	41
9	Yohan Flande	2015	97.0	45.7	20
10	Chad Durbin	2007	98.3	108.0	365

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									295				102.0
2026*									395				96.7	100.2	96.9
2025	MIA	6	4	4.17	21	16	1	110.0	447	8	13	77	105.6	98.9	104.5
2024	OAK	0	0	14.62	6	0	0	8.0	48	3	4	8	13.2	95.0	8.2
2023	MIL	0	1	4.91	2	1	0	7.3	33	1	2	5	98.9	92.1	91.0
2022	LAA	1	1	6.48	3	2	0	8.3	37	1	3	11	89.3	96.8	86.0
2021	LAA	0	1	3.86	4	4	0	16.3	71	5	2	10	89.9	96.7	86.6
Career		7	7	4.86	36	23	1	150.0	636	18	24	111	95.6		93.4

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIA	P	21	110	10	9	1	1.000	-0.6
2024	OAK	P	6	8	0	1	0	1.000	-0.3
2023	MIL	P	2	7	2	0	0	1.000	-0.3
2022	LAA	P	3	8	1	0	0	1.000	-0.1
2021	LAA	P	4	16	4	2	0	1.000	-0.3

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Pit	26	5.2 IP, 23% K	3.46
2025	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Pit	195	50.1 IP, 25% K	2.69
2024	AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pit	148	35.1 IP, 24% K	2.56
2024	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	63	14.2 IP, 16% K	6.34
2024	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	43	10.1 IP, 21% K	3.56
2024	AAA	nan	Pit	254	60.1 IP, 21% K	3.59
2023	AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pit	594	140.0 IP, 16% K	4.18
2022	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	Pit	312	73.2 IP, 22% K	4.67
2021	AA	Somerset Patriots	Pit	254	65.2 IP, 27% K	1.79
2021	AA	Rocket City Trash Pandas	Pit	121	27.1 IP, 24% K	5.31
2021	AA	nan	Pit	375	93.0 IP, 26% K	2.81
2019	A+	Tampa Tarpons	Pit	376	80.2 IP, 20% K	5.27
2019	AA	Trenton Thunder	Pit	22	4.2 IP, 14% K	8.57
2018	A	Charleston RiverDogs	Pit	372	88.1 IP, 19% K	3.78
2017	Rk	GCL Yankees East	Pit	49	10.2 IP, 14% K	0.88
2017	Rk	nan	Pit	61	12.2 IP, 16% K	0.74

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.374	0.290	0.311	0.386
2025	0.340	0.259	0.314	0.291
2024	0.728	0.455	0.629	0.340
2023	0.356	0.415	0.100	0.477
2022	0.318	0.375	0.506	0.215
2021	0.426	0.318	0.449	0.299

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.