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Joel Kuhnel

Relief Pitcher

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 2/19/1995 (31)
Height, Weight 6'5", 290 lb
Hometown Goldsboro, NC

2026 Season Stats

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MLB Rank MLB Average
Sv IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
4 17.2 2.55 1.02 14.1% 5.6%
- 1
Sv
- 17.0
IP
- 4.68
ERA
- 1.45
WHIP
- 21.9%
K%
- 10.7%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
94.2 10.8% 25.0% 43.8% 6.3% 4.90 2.98
- 94.2
FB MPH
- 11.9%
SwStr%
- 28.5%
CSW%
- 50.2%
Str-ICR
- 4.5%
MTK%
- 4.93
PLV
- 3.65
PLA

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Joel Kuhnel 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 - 0.00 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 7.80 2.35 23.1% 0.0% 12.0 6.00 .250 28.6% 100.0% 20.0% 30.0% 5.3% 29.8% 0.40 5.23
2022 CIN 53 0 58.0 2-3 1 5 6.36 1.40 3.45 3.96 3.70 2.94 22.0% 5.5% 10.4 1.24 .347 20.5% 60.2% 35.0% 52.3% 12.5% 28.5% 0.50 5.12
2023 CIN/HOU 9 0 13.0 0-0 0 0 5.54 1.62 6.09 6.18 5.94 3.57 5.2% 8.6% 11.1 1.38 .298 22.2% 72.9% 30.6% 58.3% 9.7% 22.1% 0.21 4.88
2024 HOU/TB 6 0 10.0 0-0 0 0 4.50 0.80 3.87 3.77 4.13 3.11 12.8% 0.0% 7.2 0.90 .219 14.3% 52.6% 42.4% 48.5% 11.4% 25.3% 0.39 5.05
2026 OAK 18 0 17.2 0-1 4 3 2.55 1.02 4.03 3.75 3.92 2.98 14.1% 5.6% 7.1 0.51 .241 14.3% 80.6% 41.8% 56.4% 10.8% 25.0% 0.30 4.90
RP MLB Percentile - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 14 1 17.0 1-1 1 2 4.68 1.45 4.43 4.44 4.45 3.65 21.9% 10.7% 8.7 1.07 .295 17.1% 71.3% 37.5% 44.7% 11.9% 28.5% 0.49 4.93
Career 100 0 111.1 4-4 5 9 5.34 1.30 3.94 4.35 4.19 2.77 18.0% 5.9% 9.5 1.21 .302 21.7% 66.2% 33.0% 52.8% 11.9% 26.7% 0.42 5.05

Joel Kuhnel Repertoire

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Joel Kuhnel Game Log

Joel Kuhnel Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2019 CIN 11 0 9.2 1-0 0 0 1 166 103 63 42 8 6 1 0 1 9 5 0 0
2020 CIN 3 0 3.0 1-0 0 0 0 57 33 24 13 4 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0
2022 CIN 53 0 58.0 2-3 0 1 5 934 613 321 255 67 43 16 0 8 56 14 5 1
2023 CIN/HOU 9 0 13.0 0-0 0 0 0 195 124 71 58 16 11 3 0 2 3 5 1 0
2024 HOU/TB 6 0 10.0 0-0 0 0 0 158 103 55 39 8 5 2 0 1 5 0 1 0
2026 OAK 18 0 17.2 0-1 0 4 3 240 151 89 71 14 10 3 0 1 10 4 2 1
RP MLB Percentile - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 14 1 17.0 1-1 0 1 2 296 187 109 76 16 11 3 0 2 17 8 1 1
Career 100 0 111.1 4-4 0 5 9 1,750 1,127 623 478 117 77 25 0 15 86 28 9 2

Joel Kuhnel Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2019 CIN 21.4% 11.9% .216 .324 .634 .282 .259 .286 - - - - - - - -
2020 CIN 23.1% 0.0% .308 .769 1.077 .440 .250 .400 .186 .284 .129 .369 88.3 93.1 16.1 3.59
2022 CIN 22.0% 5.5% .291 .465 .805 .347 .347 .376 .228 .294 .261 .343 89.5 91.6 7.4 3.45
2023 CIN/HOU 5.2% 8.6% .308 .481 .860 .368 .298 .327 .304 .377 .293 .366 88.7 93.3 1.7 6.09
2024 HOU/TB 12.8% 0.0% .211 .342 .573 .248 .219 .242 .261 .305 .272 .339 88.5 81.9 12.1 3.87
2026 OAK 14.1% 5.6% .222 .317 .599 .271 .241 .255 .270 .319 .294 .334 89.4 92.4 9.0 4.03
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 21.9% 10.7% .244 .389 .723 .323 .295 .323 .238 .324 .284 .363 88.1 89.3 12.9 4.43
Career 18.0% 5.9% .270 .432 .756 .332 .302 .331 .241 .312 .269 .350 89.2 91.1 7.6 3.94

Joel Kuhnel Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2019 CIN 35.5% (96.3) 24.1% (95.6) - 30.1% (86.2) - - 4.8% (89.3) - - 59.6% 34.9%
2020 CIN 38.6% (95.4) 22.8% (94.6) - 35.1% (86.6) - - 3.5% (89.2) - - 61.4% 38.6%
2022 CIN 25.4% (96.1) 29.9% (95.9) - 29.8% (86.8) - - 14.1% (90.1) - - 55.2% 43.9%
2023 CIN/HOU 39.5% (94.2) 22.6% (94.8) - 22.6% (85.5) - - 15.4% (89.1) - - 62.1% 37.9%
2024 HOU/TB 27.8% (94.4) 17.1% (94.0) - 41.1% (89.5) - 1.9% (81.3) 12.0% (90.4) - - 44.9% 55.1%
2026 OAK 4.2% (94.9) 55.4% (94.2) 25.4% (90.7) 3.8% (88.7) - 1.7% (81.8) 9.6% (90.4) - - 59.6% 40.4%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 35.7% (94.2) 26.7% (93.8) 20.5% (89.3) 26.8% (85.4) 22.9% (82.5) 17.4% (80.4) 18.5% (86.1) 19.8% (86.3) 31.8% (68.1) 47.9% 52.0%
Career 25.7% (95.6) 30.6% (95.3) 3.5% (90.7) 26.6% (87.0) - 0.4% (81.6) 12.2% (90.0) - - 56.3% 42.7%

Joel Kuhnel Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2019 CIN 32.2% (12) 10.0% (2) - 32.0% (9) - - 25.0% (1) - - 23.2% 32.8%
2020 CIN 31.8% (2) 0.0% (0) - 50.0% (1) - - 0.0% (0) - - 20.0% 45.5%
2022 CIN 31.2% (36) 22.6% (23) - 34.9% (40) - - 22.0% (17) - - 26.6% 31.5%
2023 CIN/HOU 23.4% (10) 15.9% (1) - 34.1% (6) - - 10.0% (2) - - 20.7% 24.3%
2024 HOU/TB 25.0% (4) 3.7% (0) - 40.0% (13) - 33.3% (0) 5.3% (1) - - 16.9% 32.2%
2026 OAK 20.0% (2) 24.8% (9) 29.5% (11) 11.1% (0) - 50.0% (1) 17.4% (3) - - 24.5% 25.8%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 26.6% (9) 27.9% (5) 27.1% (6) 29.9% (10) 27.7% (9) 26.8% (6) 22.2% (8) 25.5% (10) 23.3% (6) 28.0% 28.4%
Career 29.2% (66) 20.1% (35) 29.5% (11) 35.4% (69) - 42.9% (1) 18.2% (24) - - 24.3% 30.6%

Joel Kuhnel Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR
2019 CIN - - - - - - - - 19.9% - - - - -
2020 CIN 30.0% 0.0% 70.0% 0.0% 60.0% 20.0% 40.0% 40.0% 10.5% 80.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 20.0%
2022 CIN 52.3% 19.9% 22.2% 5.7% 33.5% 41.7% 32.8% 25.6% 17.9% 64.2% 22.7% 6.8% 6.3% 35.0%
2023 CIN/HOU 58.3% 18.8% 18.8% 4.2% 33.3% 40.8% 34.7% 24.5% 16.4% 68.8% 22.9% 4.2% 4.2% 30.6%
2024 HOU/TB 48.5% 18.2% 21.2% 12.1% 33.3% 45.5% 27.3% 27.3% 19.0% 57.5% 24.2% 12.1% 6.1% 42.4%
2026 OAK 56.4% 21.8% 12.7% 9.1% 27.3% 52.7% 29.1% 18.2% 15.0% 58.2% 30.9% 10.9% 0.0% 41.8%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 44.7% 21.3% 23.9% 10.1% 34.1% 41.4% 33.9% 24.7% 17.4% 62.2% 24.4% 6.1% 7.3% 37.5%
Career 52.8% 19.3% 21.4% 6.5% 33.2% 43.1% 32.1% 24.8% 17.4% 63.7% 23.6% 7.5% 5.3% 33.0%

Joel Kuhnel Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR IPA%
2019 CIN .216 .282 .259 .286 - - - - - - - - - -
2020 CIN .308 .440 .250 .400 .186 .284 .129 .369 88.3 93.1 16.1 28.6% 20.0% 15.4%
2022 CIN .291 .347 .347 .376 .228 .294 .261 .343 89.5 91.6 7.4 20.5% 35.0% 24.7%
2023 CIN/HOU .308 .368 .298 .327 .304 .377 .293 .366 88.7 93.3 1.7 22.2% 30.6% 25.9%
2024 HOU/TB .211 .248 .219 .242 .261 .305 .272 .339 88.5 81.9 12.1 14.3% 42.4% 35.9%
2026 OAK .222 .271 .241 .255 .270 .319 .294 .334 89.4 92.4 9.0 14.3% 41.8% 32.4%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG .244 .323 .295 .323 .238 .324 .284 .363 88.1 89.3 12.9 17.1% 37.5% 24.7%
Career .270 .332 .302 .331 .241 .312 .269 .350 89.2 91.1 7.6 21.7% 33.0% 24.5%

Joel Kuhnel Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR Str-ICR
2019 CIN - 62.0% 51.8% - 29.1% 19.9% 70.9% - - 10.2% 15.1% 25.3% 16.9% 57.2% 0.41 -
2020 CIN 47.4% 57.9% 33.3% 13.3% 15.8% 10.5% 84.2% 93.3% 50.0% 24.6% 5.3% 29.8% 17.5% 50.9% 0.40 50.9%
2022 CIN 45.8% 65.6% 49.7% 31.6% 25.2% 17.9% 74.8% 83.9% 57.5% 16.0% 12.5% 28.5% 19.3% 58.5% 0.50 52.1%
2023 CIN/HOU 49.7% 63.6% 51.3% 25.5% 19.0% 16.4% 81.0% 84.0% 72.0% 12.3% 9.7% 22.1% 25.1% 55.4% 0.21 48.2%
2024 HOU/TB 50.0% 65.2% 51.3% 30.4% 22.2% 19.0% 77.8% 84.2% 62.5% 13.9% 11.4% 25.3% 20.9% 60.1% 0.39 47.5%
2026 OAK 45.0% 62.9% 48.8% 30.3% 22.2% 15.0% 77.8% 90.9% 52.5% 14.2% 10.8% 25.0% 22.9% 57.1% 0.30 43.8%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 44.3% 63.0% 46.4% 30.6% 25.5% 17.4% 74.5% 84.0% 58.6% 16.6% 11.9% 28.5% 17.0% 57.5% 0.49 50.2%
Career 42.2% 64.4% 49.5% 29.9% 24.0% 17.4% 76.0% 85.3% 58.5% 14.9% 11.9% 26.7% 20.3% 57.7% 0.42 51.0%

Joel Kuhnel Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2019 CIN - - - - - - - - - -
2020 CIN 47.4% 36.8% 28.1% 35.1% 36.8% 21.1% 42.1% 43.9% 28.1% 5.3%
2022 CIN 45.8% 41.0% 28.0% 31.0% 31.4% 25.9% 42.7% 27.8% 44.3% 6.9%
2023 CIN/HOU 49.7% 59.0% 21.0% 20.0% 33.8% 30.3% 35.9% 32.3% 46.7% 6.7%
2024 HOU/TB 50.0% 44.9% 24.1% 31.0% 28.5% 22.8% 48.7% 27.2% 48.7% 10.1%
2026 OAK 45.0% 39.6% 25.0% 35.4% 30.0% 22.5% 47.5% 37.9% 37.1% 7.1%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 44.3% 34.9% 26.7% 38.3% 36.1% 22.9% 41.0% 30.6% 42.7% 6.4%
Career 42.2% 43.3% 26.3% 30.5% 31.4% 25.4% 43.1% 30.4% 43.3% 7.2%

Joel Kuhnel Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2019 CIN 58.4% 15.7% 25.9% 14.4% 69.0% 54.8% 14.4% - 20.9%
2020 CIN 54.4% 14.0% 31.6% 9.7% 69.2% 53.8% 29.0% 11.1% 16.7%
2022 CIN 61.8% 8.5% 30.2% 17.5% 58.6% 48.0% 22.4% 25.5% 19.9%
2023 CIN/HOU 63.1% 12.3% 25.1% 20.3% 58.6% 46.6% 16.3% 22.4% 6.1%
2024 HOU/TB 57.0% 12.0% 31.6% 13.3% 61.5% 48.7% 18.9% 26.0% 10.0%
2026 OAK 61.3% 11.3% 27.5% 22.4% 60.0% 41.4% 18.4% 22.7% 15.2%
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 58.6% 12.8% 29.2% 14.3% 60.1% 49.5% 21.1% 26.0% 19.2%
Career 60.9% 10.5% 29.0% 17.7% 60.3% 47.7% 20.3% 22.2% 16.9%

Joel Kuhnel PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2019 CIN 166 - - - - - - - - 0.00
2020 CIN 57 5.23 48.9% 11.1% 40.0% 8.9% 0.0% 1.9 +1 2.35
2022 CIN 934 5.12 48.8% 18.4% 32.8% 16.1% 6.2% 13.6 +10 2.94
2023 CIN/HOU 195 4.88 41.0% 20.5% 38.5% 2.6% 8.7% 4.4 +4 3.57
2024 HOU/TB 158 5.05 43.0% 25.3% 31.6% 11.4% 5.7% -2.3 -3 3.11
2026 OAK 240 4.90 45.0% 17.5% 37.5% 7.5% 6.3% -3.3 -2 2.98
RP MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - -
RP MLB AVG 296 4.93 46.1% 16.9% 37.0% 9.2% 4.5% 0.5 +0 3.65
Career 1,750 5.05 46.7% 19.0% 34.3% 12.4% 6.3% 14.3 +9 2.77
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