Joel Kuhnel

Position: Relief 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)

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

2022 Player Pitching Game Log

2022 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2022-04-06	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		St. Paul Saints	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	11	3	2	1	0	0	0
2	2022-04-08	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		St. Paul Saints	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	10	1	0	1	2	0	0
3	2022-04-12	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Omaha Storm Chasers	9-9	S	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	11	1	3	2	3	1	0
4	2022-04-16	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Omaha Storm Chasers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	9	3	2	2	1	0	1
5	2022-04-20	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		Iowa Cubs	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	19	11	1	3	3	1	0	1
6	2022-04-24	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		Iowa Cubs	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	0	1	3	0	0	0
7	2022-04-26	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Columbus Clippers	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	9	1	1	2	2	1	0
8	2022-04-27	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Columbus Clippers	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	11	1	4	1	1	0	0
9	2022-05-01	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Columbus Clippers	8-9	L	1.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	13	0	1	2	3	0	1
10	2022-05-04	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Indianapolis Indians	9-9	S	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	11	4	1	3	1	0	1
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-NL
11	2022-05-09	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Milwaukee Brewers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	11	2	2	1	0	0	0
12	2022-05-11	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Milwaukee Brewers	9-9		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	11	3	2	2	2	1	0
13	2022-05-13	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	25	14	4	2	0	3	2	0
14	2022-05-23	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Chicago Cubs	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	14	9	4	3	1	1	0	0
15	2022-05-24	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Chicago Cubs	6-7		2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	28	20	7	3	1	4	0	2
16	2022-05-26	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Chicago Cubs	7-8		2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	24	15	3	2	3	2	0	1
17	2022-05-29	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		San Francisco Giants	8-9		1.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	13	3	5	0	2	0	0
18	2022-06-02	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Washington Nationals	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	11	5	2	3	0	0	0
19	2022-06-03	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Washington Nationals	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	11	2	2	1	3	0	0
20	2022-06-07	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Arizona Diamondbacks	8-9		1.1	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	23	16	3	1	4	3	1	0
21	2022-06-10	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	St. Louis Cardinals	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	9	3	3	1	0	0	0
22	2022-06-11	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	St. Louis Cardinals	8-9	L	1.1	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	5	21	11	1	2	1	3	2	0
23	2022-06-14	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	12-12	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	4	0	0	3	0	0	0
24	2022-06-17	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	9	3	2	2	1	1	0
25	2022-06-19	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Milwaukee Brewers	7-7		1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	10	4	0	2	2	0	0
26	2022-06-22	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Los Angeles Dodgers	7-8		1.0	1	3	3	2	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	13	3	3	0	2	2	0
27	2022-06-28	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Chicago Cubs	7-7		1.0	3	3	3	0	1	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	22	13	3	3	4	1	0	0
28	2022-07-01	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Atlanta Braves	7-7		1.0	2	3	3	1	2	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	17	11	3	1	1	2	1	0
29	2022-07-05	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		New York Mets	5-6		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	9	3	1	2	2	0	0
30	2022-07-06	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		New York Mets	7-7		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	8	2	3	2	0	0	0
31	2022-07-08	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Tampa Bay Rays	10-10	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	6	2	1	2	1	1	0
32	2022-07-10	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	2	2	2	0	2	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	26	17	3	4	1	2	0	0
33	2022-07-13	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	New York Yankees	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	12	3	2	2	0	0	0
34	2022-07-15	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	St. Louis Cardinals	6-6		0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	11	6	0	0	1	0	0	0
35	2022-07-23	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		St. Louis Cardinals	6-6		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	25	15	3	3	1	3	2	0
36	2022-07-25	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Miami Marlins	7-8		2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	29	18	5	2	4	3	2	0
37	2022-07-29	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Baltimore Orioles	6-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	1	0	2	1	0	1
38	2022-07-31	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Baltimore Orioles	7-7		0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	8	7	1	1	1	2	1	0
39	2022-08-03	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Miami Marlins	6-6		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	7	5	1	1	1	0	0	0
40	2022-08-06	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Milwaukee Brewers	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	12	2	2	2	0	0	0
41	2022-08-07	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Milwaukee Brewers	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	2	0	1	1	1	0
42	2022-08-09	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	New York Mets	7-7		0.2	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	12	10	2	2	3	0	0	0
43	2022-08-11	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Chicago Cubs	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	7	2	1	3	0	0	0
44	2022-08-14	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Chicago Cubs	5-6	W	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	26	16	4	2	2	4	2	1
45	2022-08-19	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9	L	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	1	0	1	2	2	0
46	2022-08-22	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Philadelphia Phillies	3-4		2.0	2	1	1	0	4	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	34	24	8	6	1	3	3	0
47	2022-08-24	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Philadelphia Phillies	5-6		1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	18	12	3	1	4	2	1	0
48	2022-08-27	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Washington Nationals	7-7		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	8	1	1	3	1	1	0
49	2022-08-29	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		St. Louis Cardinals	4-4		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	4	1	2	0	0	0
50	2022-08-30	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	6	0	0	3	0	0	0
51	2022-09-02	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Colorado Rockies	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	13	4	1	1	1	0	0
52	2022-09-04	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Colorado Rockies	7-7	L	0.0	2	4	4	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	7	2	2	1	1	1	0
53	2022-09-07	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Chicago Cubs	8-9		2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	28	21	7	7	2	1	0	0
54	2022-09-10	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		1.0	2	2	2	0	3	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	15	4	4	0	2	0	0
55	2022-09-12	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Pittsburgh Pirates	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	9	2	1	2	1	0	0
56	2022-09-14	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		1.0	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	10	4	0	1	2	0	0
57	2022-09-16	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	St. Louis Cardinals	6-6		0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	12	5	0	3	1	0	0	0
58	2022-09-18	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	St. Louis Cardinals	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	2	4	2	1	0	1
59	2022-09-22	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Milwaukee Brewers	7-8		1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	10	2	2	1	3	0	1
60	2022-09-24	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	0	2	1	1	0	0
61	2022-09-26	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	7-8		1.2	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	37	22	4	5	6	4	1	0
62	2022-10-02	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	Chicago Cubs	3-4		2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	41	24	5	1	4	5	3	0
63	2022-10-05	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Chicago Cubs	7-7		0.1	4	4	4	1	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	27	15	4	1	2	2	2	0

2022 Player Pitching Splits

2022 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	63	297	271	44	76	18	0	9	3	2	15	63	.280	.325	.447	.772	.330	121	3	5	2	4	1

Home	36	169	155	27	41	10	0	6	2	0	10	38	.265	.316	.445	.761	.313	69	1	2	1	1	0
Away	27	128	116	17	35	8	0	3	1	2	5	25	.302	.339	.448	.787	.352	52	2	3	1	3	1

April	8	32	31	2	6	2	0	0	1	0	1	6	.194	.219	.258	.477	.240	8	0	0	0	0	0
May	9	47	45	2	11	3	0	1	1	0	1	14	.244	.277	.378	.654	.333	17	1	1	0	0	0
June	10	50	45	13	14	2	0	2	0	1	4	9	.311	.380	.489	.869	.353	22	1	1	0	0	0
July	11	46	42	6	12	3	0	3	0	0	3	8	.286	.326	.571	.898	.281	24	1	0	0	1	0
August	12	54	49	5	13	3	0	0	0	1	2	11	.265	.321	.327	.647	.342	16	0	2	1	0	1
September	11	53	46	11	13	1	0	3	1	0	3	14	.283	.327	.500	.827	.323	23	0	1	1	2	0
October	2	15	13	5	7	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.539	.533	.846	1.380	.539	11	0	0	0	1	0

As Reliever	63	297	271	44	76	18	0	9	3	2	15	63	.280	.325	.447	.772	.330	121	3	5	2	4	1

vs RHB as RHP	62	181	163		45	13	0	4			10	42	.276	.333	.429	.763	.345	70	0	5	1	2	1
vs LHB as RHP	55	116	108		31	5	0	5			5	21	.287	.313	.472	.785	.310	51	0	0	1	2	0

Bases Empty	57	160	148		35	7	0	4			9	38	.237	.294	.365	.659	.293	54	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	50	137	123		41	11	0	5			6	25	.333	.363	.545	.908	.371	67	0	2	2	4	1

vs. Younger Batters	58	137	123		33	8	0	4			10	28	.268	.324	.431	.754	.312	53	0	1	1	2	0
vs. Older Batters	62	160	148		43	10	0	5			5	35	.291	.327	.460	.787	.346	68	0	4	1	2	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	2	4	.333	5.80	63	0	4	68.1	76	44	44	9	15	1	63	5	0	1	297	1.332	8.3	4.20

Home	2	1	.667	6.23	36	0	0	39.0	41	27	27	6	10	0	38	2	0	0	169	1.308	8.8	3.80
Away	0	3	.000	5.22	27	0	4	29.1	35	17	17	3	5	1	25	3	0	1	128	1.364	7.7	5.00

April	0	0		2.25	8	0	2	8.0	6	2	2	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	32	0.875	6.8	6.00
May	0	1	.000	1.54	9	0	1	11.2	11	2	2	1	1	0	14	1	0	0	47	1.029	10.8	14.00
June	0	1	.000	10.64	10	0	1	11.0	14	13	13	2	4	0	9	1	0	0	50	1.636	7.4	2.25
July	1	0	1.000	4.91	11	0	0	11.0	12	6	6	3	3	0	8	0	0	0	46	1.364	6.5	2.67
August	1	1	.500	3.55	12	0	0	12.2	13	5	5	0	2	1	11	2	0	0	54	1.184	7.8	5.50
September	0	1	.000	8.49	11	0	0	11.2	13	11	11	3	3	0	14	1	0	1	53	1.371	10.8	4.67
October	0	0		19.29	2	0	0	2.1	7	5	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	15	3.429	3.9	1.00

As Reliever	2	4	.333	5.80	63	0	4	68.1	76	44	44	9	15	1	63	5	0	1	297	1.332	8.3	4.20

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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