Joel Kuhnel
Bats R Throws R6'4" 280 lbBorn 1995 Goldsboro, USADebut 2019Team TBDraft 2016 R11 #318 Cincinnati Reds, Texas-ArlingtonContract 1 y (26) 2026: $477,380
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2024 | TB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2023 | HOU | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2022 | CIN | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2020 | CIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2019 | CIN | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -117.6 |
| Career | | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -117.6 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2024 | TB | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 120.1 | 101.8 | 122.0 |
| 2023 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 5.54 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 83.3 | 100.8 | 84.1 |
| 2022 | CIN | 2 | 3 | 6.36 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 58.0 | 255 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 91.6 | 96.8 | 88.4 |
| 2020 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 69.9 | 96.7 | 66.5 |
| 2019 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 4.66 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 112.8 | 96.4 | 109.2 |
| Career | | 4 | 3 | 5.86 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 93.7 | 407 | 14 | 24 | 76 | 94.6 | | 92.4 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 74.8 | -13.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.047 | 0.051 | 0.042 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2024 | TB | P | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | HOU | P | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2022 | CIN | P | 53 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.929 | -1.0 |
| 2020 | CIN | P | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.1 |
| 2019 | CIN | P | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.2 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2026 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | Pit | 30 | 7.0 IP, 7% K | 2.57 | |
| 2026 | AAA | nan | Pit | 40 | 10.0 IP, 20% K | 1.80 | |
| 2025 | AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Pit | 131 | 32.1 IP, 21% K | 3.64 | |
| 2025 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Pit | 128 | 31.1 IP, 23% K | 3.47 | |
| 2025 | AAA | nan | Pit | 259 | 63.2 IP, 22% K | 3.56 | |
| 2024 | AAA | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | Pit | 46 | 11.1 IP, 13% K | 3.24 | |
| 2024 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | Pit | 37 | 8.2 IP, 3% K | 1.10 | |
| 2024 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | Pit | 30 | 7.1 IP, 33% K | 2.54 | |
| 2024 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Pit | 62 | 14.2 IP, 23% K | 4.44 | |
| 2024 | AAA | nan | Pit | 175 | 42.0 IP, 18% K | 3.00 | |
| 2023 | AAA | Louisville Bats | Pit | 113 | 24.0 IP, 13% K | 7.12 | |
| 2023 | AAA | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | Pit | 87 | 19.2 IP, 18% K | 5.16 | |
| 2023 | AAA | nan | Pit | 200 | 43.2 IP, 16% K | 6.25 | |
| 2022 | AAA | Louisville Bats | Pit | 42 | 10.1 IP, 17% K | 2.67 | |
| 2019 | AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Pit | 142 | 35.2 IP, 21% K | 2.30 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2019 | | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.