Joel Kuhnel stats
GiantsRelief Pitcher · #54
Bio
- Age
- 31 yearsFeb 19, 1995
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 290 lbs
- Experience
- 6 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Goldsboro, NC
- Draft
- 2016Rd 11, Pk 318
- College
- UT Arlington
Bio
- Age
- 31 yearsFeb 19, 1995
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 290 lbs
- Experience
- 6 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Goldsboro, NC
- Draft
- 2016Rd 11, Pk 318
- College
- UT Arlington
Stats
Standard
- GP
- 42
- W
- 1
- L
- 3
- ERA
- 4.68
- IP
- 42.1
- K
- 25
- BB
- 16
- WHIP
- 1.54
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CIN | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.66 | 9.2 | 9 | 5 | 1.34 |
| 2020 | CIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 1.33 |
| 2022 | CIN | 53 | 2 | 3 | 6.36 | 58.0 | 56 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 2023 |  CIN/HOU | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.54 | 13.0 | 3 | 5 | 1.62 |
| 2024 |  HOU/TB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 10.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.80 |
| 2026 |  ATH/MIL/SF | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4.68 | 42.1 | 25 | 16 | 1.54 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 124
- W
- 5
- L
- 6
- ERA
- 5.49
- IP
- 136.0
- K
- 101
- BB
- 40
- WHIP
- 1.41
Expanded
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 5.3
- GB
- 61
- FB
- 37
- G/F
- 1.60
- WP
- 1
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 11 | 9 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2020 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 7 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2022 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 98 | 82 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 2023 | CIN/HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 28 | 21 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2024 | HOU/TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 16 | 17 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2026 | ATH/MIL/SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 61 | 37 | 1.6 | 1 |
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 6.7
- GB
- 230
- FB
- 209
- G/F
- 1.10
- WP
- 2
Latest performance
Joel Kuhnel
Sep 19 · @ LAD · L 10-4
- IP
- 0.2
- H
- 4
- R
- 3
- ER
- 1
- BB
- 0
- K
- 1
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 4.68
Games
All gamesNext
vs MINTue, Sep 22
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 19 | at LADL 10-4 | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Wed, Sep 16 | at STLW 6-5 F/10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Sep 14 | atSTLL 2-1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs SDL 7-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tue, Sep 08 | vsSTLW 2-1 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 06 | at NYML 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What are Joel Kuhnel's career stats?
Joel Kuhnel has played 6 seasons for the Reds. He has 5 wins and 101 strikeouts with a 5.49 ERA over 136.0 innings. His best season so far is 2022: 2 wins, a 6.36 ERA and 56 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 4 @ CHC on Sep 7, 2022, W 7-1
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2019.
More on Joel Kuhnel
Joel Kuhnel against each club
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (15)
- vs Chicago Cubs (14)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (9)
- vs New York Mets (7)
- vs Athletics (6)
- vs New York Yankees (5)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (5)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (4)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (4)
- vs Seattle Mariners (4)
- vs Texas Rangers (4)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (3)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (3)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (3)
- vs Miami Marlins (3)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (3)
- vs San Diego Padres (3)
- vs Washington Nationals (3)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (2)
- vs Colorado Rockies (2)
- vs Kansas City Royals (2)
- vs San Francisco Giants (2)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (2)
- vs Atlanta Braves (1)
- vs Chicago White Sox (1)
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