Jakob Benjamin Lee Junis (born September 16, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 29th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft and made his MLB debut with them in 2017.
Junis made his professional debut in 2012 with the Burlington Royals where he went 2–2 with a 4.15 ERA in seven games (six starts). He pitched in 2013 with the Idaho Falls Chukars where he posted a 2–6 record and 7.39 ERA in 13 starts and was 8th in the Pioneer League with 55 strikeouts.
In 2019 for the Royals, Junis pitched to a 5.24 ERA with a 8.4 K/9 and 3.0 BB/9 in 175 1/3 innings across 31 starts, and was 6th in the AL with 11 hit batsmen. He became the first pitcher in the major leagues to win at least nine games in each of his first three seasons since Masahiro Tanaka (2014-16), and the last pitcher younger than Junis to do that was Gerrit Cole (2013-15).
With the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Junis appeared in eight games (six starts). He compiled an 0-2 record with a 6.39 ERA and 6 walks and 19 strikeouts in 25.1 innings pitched. He was on the injured list twice.
Jakob Junis Salary And Contract
Jake Junis signed a 1 year / $1,750,000 contract with the San Francisco Giants, including $1,750,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $1,750,000. In 2022, Junis will earn a base salary of $1,750,000, while carrying a total salary of $1,750,000.
Jakob Junis Net Worth
Jakob Junis has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.
Jakob Junis Stats
Career Stats
| Season | Team | LG | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | HLD | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | NP | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | KC | AL | 9 | 3 | 4.30 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98.1 | 101 | 52 | 47 | 15 | 1525 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 80 | .264 | 1.28 | 0.85 |
| 2018 | KC | AL | 9 | 12 | 4.37 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.0 | 182 | 94 | 86 | 32 | 2838 | 15 | 43 | 1 | 164 | .265 | 1.27 | 0.90 |
| 2019 | KC | AL | 9 | 14 | 5.24 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.1 | 192 | 108 | 102 | 31 | 2926 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 164 | .276 | 1.43 | 1.07 |
| 2020 | KC | AL | 0 | 2 | 6.39 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 394 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 19 | .333 | 1.62 | 1.08 |
| 2021 | KC | AL | 2 | 4 | 5.26 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.1 | 43 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 627 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 41 | .279 | 1.40 | 1.06 |
| 2022 | SF | NL | 1 | 1 | 2.70 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 371 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | .232 | 1.01 | 1.07 |
| MLB Career | – | – | 30 | 36 | 4.72 | 110 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 542.0 | 576 | 304 | 284 | 95 | 8681 | 38 | 148 | 4 | 488 | .271 | 1.34 | 0.97 |