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Joel Kuhnel

P · CIN

31 yrs

Pitcher

Description

Position: P
Team: CIN
Type: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Born: 1995-02-19
Age: 31
Country: USA
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 290 lb
Last active: 2026

Career Résumé

6 seasons

Seasons	6 2019–2026
Games	112
W-L	5-5
ERA	5.53
WHIP	1.36
IP	124
SO	96
SV	5

Pitching

Regular season

Season	Tm	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	SV	IP	SO	BB	HR	ER	xERA	Brl%
2026	MIL	1	2	4.50	1.37	30	4	30.0	20	8	5	15	5.00	5.6%
2024	TB	0	0	4.50	0.80	6	0	10.0	5	0	1	5	3.64	6.1%
2023	HOU	0	0	5.54	1.62	9	0	13.0	3	5	2	8	6.77	4.1%
2022	CIN	2	3	6.36	1.40	53	1	58.0	56	14	8	41	3.80	7.2%
2020	CIN	1	0	6.00	1.33	3	0	3.0	3	0	2	2	5.10	20.0%
2019	CIN	1	0	4.66	1.34	11	0	9.2	9	5	1	5	3.14	3.6%

Fielding

Regular season · OAA 2016+

Season	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
2026	P	29	29.0	2	2	0	1.000	1.24	—
2024	P	6	10.0	0	2	0	1.000	1.80	—
2023	P	9	13.0	2	1	0	1.000	2.08	—
2022	P	53	58.0	9	4	1	.929	2.02	—
2020	P	3	3.0	0	0	0	—	0.00	—
2019	P	11	9.2	0	0	0	—	0.00	—

Batting game log

2026 · last 2

Date		Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
2026-06-28	vs	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2026-06-27	vs	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pitching game log

2026 · last 34

Date		Opp	Res	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	Pit
2026-06-28	vs	CHC	L	L	1.0	1	3	2	0	2	1	26
2026-06-27	vs	CHC	L	ND	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	18
2026-06-24	@	CIN	W	S	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	31
2026-06-22	@	CIN	W	S	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	10
2026-06-18	vs	CLE	L	BS	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	21
2026-06-16	vs	CLE	W	H	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11
2026-06-13	vs	PHI	L	ND	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	1	12
2026-06-09	@	ATH	L	ND	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	23
2026-06-08	@	ATH	W	ND	1.2	1	1	1	1	0	4	20
2026-06-04	@	CHC	L	L	0.2	5	4	4	0	0	0	16
2026-06-03	@	CHC	W	ND	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	13
2026-05-29	vs	NYY	L	ND	1.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	31
2026-05-27	vs	SEA	L	ND	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	22
2026-05-25	vs	SEA	L	ND	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
2026-05-23	@	SD	L	ND	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	21
2026-05-21	@	LAA	W	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22
2026-05-19	@	LAA	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	15
2026-05-15	vs	SF	W	H	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	14
2026-05-14	vs	STL	L	ND	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
2026-05-12	vs	STL	L	ND	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	1	21
2026-05-09	@	BAL	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13
2026-05-08	@	BAL	W	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
2026-05-03	vs	CLE	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12
2026-05-01	vs	CLE	L	ND	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	1	20
2026-04-29	vs	KC	W	ND	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	31
2026-04-26	@	TEX	W	ND	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	1	9
2026-04-22	@	SEA	L	L	0.2	4	1	1	0	0	0	11
2026-04-20	@	SEA	W	S	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	10
2026-04-18	vs	CWS	W	ND	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14
2026-04-15	vs	TEX	W	S	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	2	24
2026-04-12	@	NYM	W	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
2026-04-11	@	NYM	W	H	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7
2026-04-08	@	NYY	W	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12
2026-04-07	@	NYY	L	ND	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

Pitching Profile2026 · vs 168

K/9

6.08

BB/9

2.475

HR/9

1.526

ERA

4.5035

WHIP

1.3730

xERA

5.0020

Brl%A

5.6%86

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Career Highs

Stat	Best	Year
Wins	2	2022
SO	56	2022
SV	4	2026
ERA	4.50	2026
WHIP	0.80	2024

Comparable Players

2026 · stat-profile similarity

Albert SuárezBAL36y
4.40 ERA · 19 K · 1.43 WHIP
85%
vs
Ryan WatsonBOS28y
4.95 ERA · 35 K · 1.35 WHIP
84%
vs
Ron MarinaccioSD30y
3.72 ERA · 32 K · 1.27 WHIP
84%
vs
Jesse ScholtensTB32y
3.82 ERA · 30 K · 1.27 WHIP
84%
vs
Brent SuterLAA36y
4.12 ERA · 35 K · 1.19 WHIP
82%
vs

Career Arc

ERA by season · taller = better

Year over Year

pitching trajectory

Yr	Tm	W	ERA	WHIP	SO	IP
19	CIN	1	4.66	1.34	9	10
20	CIN	1	6.00▲	1.33▼	3▼	3▼
22	CIN	2▲	6.36▲	1.40▲	56▲	58▲
23	HOU	0▼	5.54▼	1.62▲	3▼	13▼
24	TB	0	4.50▼	0.80▼	5▲	10▼
26	MIL	1▲	4.50	1.37▲	20▲	30▲

Career Milestones

chase to the next mark

Wins5

45 to 50

Strikeouts96

904 to 1,000

Saves5

95 to 100

Season

Pitch Arsenal

2025 · Statcast

Pitch	Use	Velo	Spin
Sinker	40%	93.2	2155
Curve	30%	80.1	2385

Statcast Trend

xERA by season · taller = better

Barrel% Against by season · taller = better

Per game	1.8
Ceiling (90th)	5.7
Floor (10th)	-1.9
Std dev	3.5
Boom rate	32%
Bust rate	35%
Profile	Volatile