Joel Kuhnel

Relief Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	2/19/1995 (29)
Height, Weight	6'5", 290 lb
Hometown	Goldsboro, NC

2024 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
	0	10.0	4.50	0.80	12.8%	0.0%

	277^th 3 Sv	- 45 IP	247^th 4.00 ERA	15^th 1.28 WHIP	344^th 23.7% K%	6^th 9.1% BB%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	CSW%	Str-ICR	MTK%	PLV	PLA
	94.4	11.4%	25.3%	-	8.9%	5.33	-

	348^th 94.6 FB MPH	242^nd 12.7% SwStr%	318^th 29.2% CSW%	- Str-ICR	329^th - MTK%	47^th 5.13 PLV	- PLA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W-L	Sv	Hld	ERA	WHIP	xERA	FIP	xFIP	PLA	K%	BB%	H/9	HR/9	BABIP	HR/FB%	LOB%	ICR	GB%	SwStr%	CSW%	IPR	PLV
2019	CIN	11	0	9.2	1-0	0	1	4.66	1.34	-	4.30	-	-	21.4%	11.9%	7.4	0.93	.259	-	69.0%	-	-	15.1%	25.3%	0.41	-
2020	CIN	3	0	3.0	1-0	0	0	6.00	1.33	3.59	9.86	5.98	4.04	23.1%	0.0%	12.0	6.00	.250	28.6%	100.0%	20.0%	30.0%	5.3%	29.8%	0.40	5.18
2022	CIN	53	0	58.0	2-3	1	5	6.36	1.40	3.45	3.96	3.56	2.96	22.0%	5.5%	10.4	1.24	.347	16.3%	60.2%	35.0%	52.3%	12.5%	28.5%	0.50	5.18
2023	CIN/HOU	9	0	13.0	0-0	0	0	5.54	1.62	6.09	6.18	5.74	3.80	5.2%	8.6%	11.1	1.38	.298	18.2%	72.9%	30.6%	58.3%	9.7%	22.1%	0.21	4.91
2024	HOU/TB	6	0	10.0	0-0	0	0	4.50	0.80	3.87	3.77	4.33	2.50	12.8%	0.0%	7.2	0.90	.219	9.1%	52.6%	42.4%	48.5%	11.4%	25.3%	0.39	5.33
RP MLB Percentile		3	50	1	8-90	23	10	31	96	54	54	32	-	4	99	68	56	91	69	3	13	66	33	11	-	87
RP MLB AVG		41	0	45.0	3-2	3	7	4.00	1.28	4.11	4.05	4.01	3.18	23.7%	9.1%	8.0	1.07	.288	12.5%	72.5%	36.8%	44.8%	12.7%	29.2%	0.53	5.13
Career		82	0	93.2	4-3	1	6	5.86	1.36	-	-	-	2.76	18.7%	5.9%	9.9	1.35	.313	17.9%	63.8%	31.3%	52.1%	12.1%	27.0%	0.44	5.15

Repertoire

Slider | 41%
Four-Seamer | 28%
Sinker | 17%
Changeup | 12%
Curveball | 2%
All

2019 2020 2022 2023 2024 All

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Year	Usage%	MPH	Zone%	O-Sw%	Str%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str-ICR	GB%	FB%	ICR	HR/FB%	AVG	BABIP	HL	HP	MTK%	PLV
2019	30.1%	86.2	-	-	62.0%	18.0%	14.0%	32.0%	-	-	-	-	-	.143	.200	-	-	-	-
2020	35.1%	86.6	50.0%	10.0%	65.0%	5.0%	45.0%	50.0%	-	100.0%	0.0%	-	-	.250	1.000	+0	-0.2	5.0%	5.37
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	29.8%	86.8	43.9%	27.6%	61.9%	14.4%	20.5%	34.9%	48.9%	38.1%	35.7%	41.9%	20.0%	.328	.436	+4	8.5	11.5%	5.16
2023	22.6%	85.5	47.7%	21.7%	68.2%	13.6%	20.5%	34.1%	54.5%	66.7%	11.1%	33.3%	100.0%	.273	.250	0	0.5	9.1%	4.88
2024	41.1%	89.5	47.7%	35.3%	67.7%	20.0%	20.0%	40.0%	43.1%	16.7%	50.0%	66.7%	16.7%	.250	.273	+1	0.6	7.7%	5.35
RP MLB Percentile	78	94	78	63	78	76	82	94	83	6	79	5	31	32	52	47	52	34	68
RP MLB AVG	30.0%	85.5	41.6%	32.1%	62.1%	15.5%	14.8%	30.3%	50.0%	41.6%	36.9%	38.0%	13.3%	.236	.295	+1	1.1	6.8%	5.19

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HH%	Brl%	ICR	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.091	.081	.365	.322	-	0.0%	-	65.7	-	-4.0	-1.1	1.9	-2.5	6.0	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	.233	.295	.292	.401	-	4.8%	41.9%	88.0	91.8	11.5	-1.5	0.7	-2.8	5.8	6.8	2,359
2023	.244	.324	.211	.395	-	11.1%	33.3%	87.2	103.1	-13.2	-1.6	1.3	-2.6	5.7	7.0	2,349
2024	.364	.450	.423	.601	-	16.7%	66.7%	85.8	73.9	29.4	-0.9	3.4	-2.0	6.0	6.9	2,399
RP MLB Percentile	7	8	8	7	-	9	5	60	97	6	24	91	27	77	88	43
RP MLB AVG	.226	.298	.276	.373	-	7.3%	38.0%	86.7	86.6	14.7	-2.5	1.1	-0.9	5.6	6.4	2,429

Year	P	TBF	Strikes	Balls	1B	2B	3B	HR	H	TB	TIC	K	BB	HBP
2019	50	8	31	19	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0
2020	20	4	13	7	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	278	66	172	106	12	5	0	3	20	26	18	20	3	0
2023	44	11	30	14	2	0	0	1	3	5	3	2	0	0
2024	65	16	44	21	2	1	0	1	4	6	8	4	0	0
RP MLB Percentile	35	33	36	68	61	40	16	28	58	-	-	32	69	28
RP MLB AVG	164	41	104	60	5	2	0	1	8	10	9	12	3	0

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	PU%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Fl&B%	Solid%	Brl%	SS%	HH%	PC%	ICR
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	100.0%	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	38.1%	26.2%	35.7%	4.8%	41.9%	34.9%	23.3%	28.6%	9.5%	4.8%	45.2%	-	57.2%	41.9%
2023	66.7%	22.2%	11.1%	0.0%	66.7%	11.1%	22.2%	22.2%	0.0%	11.1%	33.3%	-	66.7%	33.3%
2024	16.7%	33.3%	50.0%	16.7%	41.7%	25.0%	33.3%	41.7%	8.3%	16.7%	66.7%	-	33.3%	66.7%
RP MLB Percentile	6	10	79	83	32	28	87	6	22	9	2	-	-	5
RP MLB AVG	41.6%	21.7%	36.9%	9.9%	48.1%	31.7%	20.2%	23.9%	5.7%	7.3%	35.6%	-	63.2%	38.0%

Year	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	HL	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA	HR/FB%
2019	.143	.195	.200	.200	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.250	.221	1.000	1.000	+0	.091	.081	.365	.322	65.7	-	-4.0	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	.328	.388	.436	.476	+4	.233	.295	.292	.401	88.0	91.8	11.5	20.0
2023	.273	.343	.250	.333	0	.244	.324	.211	.395	87.2	103.1	-13.2	100.0
2024	.250	.317	.273	.333	+1	.364	.450	.423	.601	85.8	73.9	29.4	16.7
RP MLB Percentile	32	34	52	38	47	7	8	8	7	60	97	6	31
RP MLB AVG	.236	.302	.295	.330	+1	.226	.298	.276	.373	86.7	86.6	14.7	13.3

Year	Zone%	Str%	Swing%	O-Sw%	Whiff%	Foul Str%	Con%	Z-Con%	O-Con%	CS%	SwStr%	CSW%	SIP%	BIP%	PLUS%	IPR	Str-ICR
2019	-	62.0%	48.0%	-	37.5%	20.0%	62.5%	-	-	14.0%	18.0%	32.0%	16.1%	10.0%	60.0%	0.68	-
2020	50.0%	65.0%	20.0%	10.0%	25.0%	10.0%	75.0%	100.0%	0.0%	45.0%	5.0%	50.0%	7.7%	5.0%	60.0%	1.20	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	43.9%	61.9%	41.4%	27.6%	34.8%	11.5%	65.2%	80.6%	39.5%	20.5%	14.4%	34.9%	25.0%	15.5%	54.7%	0.63	48.9%
2023	47.7%	68.2%	47.7%	21.7%	28.6%	13.6%	71.4%	81.3%	40.0%	20.5%	13.6%	34.1%	30.0%	20.5%	61.4%	0.64	54.5%
2024	47.7%	67.7%	47.7%	35.3%	41.9%	9.2%	58.1%	73.7%	33.3%	20.0%	20.0%	40.0%	27.3%	18.5%	61.5%	0.79	43.1%
RP MLB Percentile	78	78	48	63	78	8	78	85	74	82	76	94	39	30	72	14	83
RP MLB AVG	41.6%	62.1%	47.3%	32.1%	32.8%	15.5%	67.2%	82.4%	44.8%	14.8%	15.5%	30.3%	-	-	56.8%	0.52	-

Year	Zone%	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	mmLoc%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	50.0%	30.0%	20.0%	50.0%	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	55.0%	25.0%	0.0%
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	43.9%	12.9%	22.3%	64.7%	16.2%	23.4%	60.4%	16.2%	61.5%	8.6%
2023	47.7%	34.1%	18.2%	47.7%	18.2%	29.5%	52.3%	27.3%	54.5%	0.0%
2024	47.7%	30.8%	15.4%	53.8%	21.5%	18.5%	60.0%	32.3%	52.3%	4.6%
RP MLB Percentile	78	87	12	35	77	32	37	79	49	28
RP MLB AVG	41.6%	20.0%	22.4%	57.6%	16.1%	21.5%	62.4%	25.3%	52.4%	6.2%

Year	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Early BIP%	F-Str%	TF-Str%	ECS%	2-Str O Sw%	PAR%
2019	70.0%	10.0%	20.0%	2.9%	70.0%	65.0%	20.0%	-	20.0%
2020	75.0%	5.0%	20.0%	6.7%	70.0%	60.0%	46.7%	25.0%	75.0%
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	59.7%	5.4%	34.9%	12.0%	66.7%	57.1%	31.9%	26.8%	20.6%
2023	59.1%	6.8%	34.1%	11.5%	61.1%	50.0%	30.8%	13.3%	13.3%
2024	63.1%	7.7%	29.2%	12.2%	75.0%	68.8%	29.3%	26.3%	21.1%
RP MLB Percentile	72	51	32	45	89	94	89	49	53
RP MLB AVG	59.0%	8.2%	32.8%	13.6%	59.7%	49.9%	20.2%	26.9%	20.2%

Year	MPH	Ext	iHB	iVB	Total Break	VAA	Height Adj. VAA	Spin	PLV
2019	86.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	86.6	-	-	-	-	-7.6	-0.7	-	5.37
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	86.8	6.8	-4.4	-0.9	5.1	-7.7	-0.7	2,359	5.16
2023	85.5	7.0	-4.5	0.5	5.3	-7.3	-0.7	2,349	4.88
2024	89.5	6.9	-2.9	3.9	5.4	-7.2	-0.5	2,399	5.35
RP MLB Percentile	94	88	25	88	33	76	49	43	68
RP MLB AVG	85.5	6.4	-	-	-	-	-	2,429	5.19

Year	P	PLV	PLA	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	HL
2019	50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	20	5.37	3.38	60.0%	15.0%	25.0%	35.0%	-0.2	+0
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	278	5.16	3.01	46.8%	21.2%	32.0%	14.7%	8.5	+4
2023	44	4.88	3.86	38.6%	34.1%	27.3%	11.4%	0.5	0
2024	65	5.35	2.44	47.7%	23.1%	29.2%	18.5%	0.6	+1
RP MLB Percentile	35	68	-	47	87	78	78	52	47
RP MLB AVG	164	5.19	0.63	47.4%	18.5%	34.1%	13.3%	1.1	+1

Year	Usage%	MPH	Zone%	O-Sw%	Str%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str-ICR	GB%	FB%	ICR	HR/FB%	AVG	BABIP	HL	HP	MTK%	PLV
2019	35.5%	96.3	-	-	67.8%	20.3%	11.9%	32.2%	-	-	-