Joel Kuhnel

2026 seasonregular season

Bats/Throws: R/R
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 290 lb
Age: 31
Born: Goldsboro, NC, USA
MLB debut: 2019-08-16
Drafted: 2016

Pitch qualityour Stuff+ grades

How nasty each pitch is from its physical shape alone — velocity, spin, movement, extension and release point — on a scale where 100 is league average and every 10 points is one standard deviation. It does not see where the pitch was thrown, the count, or what happened to it, so a pitcher with great stuff and poor command can still give up runs. How it is built

101overall

Sinker108
Cutter106
Slider103
Changeup91
Four-seam fastball85
Curveball84

Pitching

Season	G	GS	IP	ERA	WHIP	K	BB	HR	K/9	W-L	SV
2026	45	0	45.0	4.40	1.49	28	18	7	5.60	1-3	8

Last 10 games

Game	Dec	IP	H	ER	BB	K	HR	P
09/27vLADL		1.0	0	0	1	1	0	12
09/25vLADL		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	11
09/23vMINL		0.2	0	0	1	1	0	19
09/19@LADL		0.2	4	1	0	1	0	26
09/16@STLW	SV	1.0	0	0	2	0	0	17
09/14@STLL		1.2	0	0	0	1	0	25
09/12vSDL		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	22
09/08vSTLW	SV	1.1	2	1	0	0	0	21
09/06@NYML	HLD	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	20
09/05@NYMW		0.1	1	0	1	1	0	13

Full 2026 game log (45 games)

Game	Dec	IP	H	ER	BB	K	HR	P
09/27vLADL		1.0	0	0	1	1	0	12
09/25vLADL		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	11
09/23vMINL		0.2	0	0	1	1	0	19
09/19@LADL		0.2	4	1	0	1	0	26
09/16@STLW	SV	1.0	0	0	2	0	0	17
09/14@STLL		1.2	0	0	0	1	0	25
09/12vSDL		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	22
09/08vSTLW	SV	1.1	2	1	0	0	0	21
09/06@NYML	HLD	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	20
09/05@NYMW		0.1	1	0	1	1	0	13
07/02vCINL		1.0	3	1	0	0	0	21
06/28vCHCL	L	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	26
06/27vCHCL		1.0	1	1	0	1	1	18
06/24@CINW	SV	1.1	1	0	2	0	0	31
06/22@CINW	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	10
06/18vCLEL		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	21
06/16vCLEW	HLD	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	11
06/13vPHIL		0.1	2	0	0	1	0	12
06/09@ATHL		1.0	1	1	1	1	1	23
06/08@ATHW		1.2	1	1	0	4	1	20
06/04@CHCL	L	0.2	5	4	0	0	0	16
06/03@CHCW		1.1	0	0	0	1	0	13
05/29vNYYL		1.2	3	2	0	0	1	31
05/27vSEAL		1.0	2	1	1	0	0	22
05/25vSEAL		0.1	0	0	0	1	0	4
05/23@SDL		2.0	1	0	0	2	0	21
05/21@LAAW	W	1.0	1	0	1	0	0	22
05/19@LAAW		1.0	1	0	0	2	0	15
05/15vSFW	HLD	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	14
05/14vSTLL		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	8
05/12vSTLL		0.2	3	2	0	1	1	21
05/09@BALW		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	13
05/08@BALW	HLD	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	10
05/03vCLEW		1.0	0	0	1	0	0	12
05/01vCLEL		1.2	0	0	1	1	0	20
04/29vKCW		1.2	2	1	1	0	0	31
04/26@TEXW		0.2	0	0	1	1	0	9
04/22@SEAL	L	0.2	4	1	0	0	0	11
04/20@SEAW	SV	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	10
04/18vCWSW		1.1	1	0	0	0	0	14
04/15vTEXW	SV	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	24
04/12@NYMW	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	4
04/11@NYMW	HLD	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	7
04/08@NYYW	SV	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	12
04/07@NYYL		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	5

Career by season

Season	G	IP	ERA	WHIP	K	BB	HR	K/9	W-L	SV
2019CIN	11	9.2	4.66	1.34	9	5	1	8.38	1-0	0
2020CIN	3	3.0	6.00	1.33	3	0	2	9.00	1-0	0
2022CIN	53	58.0	6.36	1.40	56	14	8	8.69	2-3	1
2023CIN	2	3.1	8.10	2.40	0	2	0	0.00	0-0	0
2023HOU	7	9.2	4.66	1.34	3	3	2	2.79	0-0	0
20232 teams	9	13.0	5.54	1.62	3	5	2	2.08	0-0	0
2024HOU	1	2.0	18.00	2.00	1	0	0	4.50	0-0	0
2024TB	5	8.0	1.13	0.50	4	0	1	4.50	0-0	0
20242 teams	6	10.0	4.50	0.80	5	0	1	4.50	0-0	0
2026ATH	25	25.2	4.21	1.29	14	6	2	4.91	1-2	4
2026MIL	10	9.2	6.52	1.97	8	6	4	7.45	0-1	2
2026SF	10	9.2	2.79	1.55	6	6	1	5.59	0-0	2
20263 teams	45	45.0	4.40	1.49	28	18	7	5.60	1-3	8

Stats from the MLB Stats API, regular season only. A traded player's combined season appears as one row per club plus the total.