Joel Kuhnel

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 290lb (196cm, 131kg)

Team: Houston Astros (minors, 40-man)

Born: February 19, 1995 in Goldsboro, NC us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX).

High School: Sunrise Mountain HS (Peoria, AZ)

School: University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX)

Debut: August 16, 2019 (Age 24-178d, 22,019th in major league history)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2022 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 1.097 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2029

Full Name: Joel Kenneth Kuhnel

Pronunciation: \COO-null\

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.1

-0.6

ERA

18.00

6.30

2.0

85.2

WHIP

2.000

1.436

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Team Record in Appearances: 3-6

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 6, Entered with runners on base: 3

2023 Pitching Game Log

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2023 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
1	68	5	Apr 4	CIN		CHC	L,5-12	7-8		99	2.0	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	13.50	4.76	11	37	27	8	3	6	4	3	0	0		3	2	1	0	0	10	2	0	0	1	0	0	.15	-0.026	.15	-0.02%	-2.06	-5.10	-3.00	7t 123 0 out d3	8t 3 out d8
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
2	69	64	Jun 9	CIN	@	STL	L,4-7	7-GF(8)		65	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	8.10	5.06	6	20	10	2	1	3	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.009	.10	0.00%	0.76	1.80	4.00	7b 1-- 2 out d5	8b end d 3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Houston Astros
3	70	94	Jul 16	HOU	@	LAA	W,9-8	6-7		36	1.2	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	10.80	5.06	8	26	16	3	4	5	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.07	-0.157	1.63	-0.14%	-0.39	-4.05	-4.00	6b --- 0 out d2	7b 12- 2 out d1
4	71	99	Jul 22	HOU	@	OAK	L,1-4	8-8		5	0.1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	11.81	7.01	4	14	11	2	0	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.035	.23	-0.03%	-1.41	-1.05	1.00	8b --- 0 out d2	8b 12- 1 out d3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
5	72	136	Sep 1	HOU		NYY	L,2-6	9-GF		40	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9.95	6.89	4	11	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.004	.19	0.00%	0.51	1.65	3.00	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
6	73	140	Sep 5	HOU	@	TEX	W,14-1	8-GF		3	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.56	5.78	7	19	13	1	2	4	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.06	5.30	9.00	8b --- 0 out a13	9b end a13
7	74	144	Sep 10	HOU		SDP	W,12-2	8-GF		4	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.10	5.87	8	33	18	2	2	4	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.02	2.70	6.00	8t --- 0 out a10	9t end a10
8	75	146	Sep 12	HOU		OAK	L,2-6	8-GF		1	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.25	5.51	6	14	10	2	1	3	3	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.021	.27	0.03%	1.46	3.15	5.00	8t --3 1 out d4	9t end d 4
9	76	149	Sep 16	HOU	@	KCR	L,8-10	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	5.54	6.18	4	21	15	3	5	0	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	-0.012	.21	-0.02%	-0.48	1.65	3.00	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
							3-6		W-L:0-0	3.2	13.0	16	8	8	5	3	2	1	5.54	6.18	58	195	64%	12%	9%	1.33		20%	4%	0		5	40%	2	0	0	52	3	0	1	3	0	0	.22	-0.196	.33	-0.18%	0.48	6.05	24.00

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