Joel Kuhnel

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Team: Houston Astros (majors, designated for assignment)

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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2022 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2022 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	29 (28)	May 9	CIN		MIL	W,10-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	31 (1)	May 11	CIN		MIL	W,14-11	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	33 (1)	May 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	41 (7)	May 23	CIN		CHC	L,4-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	42	May 24	CIN		CHC	L,4-11		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	44 (1)	May 26	CIN		CHC	W,20-5		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	47 (2)	May 29	CIN		SFG	L,4-6	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	50 (2)	Jun 2	CIN		WSN	W,8-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	51	Jun 3	CIN		WSN	L,5-8		5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0
10	55 (3)	Jun 7	CIN		ARI	W,14-8	GF	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
11	58 (2)	Jun 10	CIN	@	STL	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	59	Jun 11	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	GF	5	1.1	0	1	1	2	0
13	62 (2)	Jun 14	CIN	@	ARI	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	64 (1)	Jun 17	CIN		MIL	L,4-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	66 (1)	Jun 19	CIN		MIL	L,3-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	68 (1)	Jun 22	CIN		LAD	L,4-8		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	73 (4)	Jun 28	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-3		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (2)	Jul 1	CIN		ATL	L,1-9		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	80 (3)	Jul 5	CIN		NYM	W,1-0		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	81	Jul 6	CIN		NYM	L,3-8		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
21	84 (2)	Jul 8	CIN		TBR	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	86 (1)	Jul 10	CIN		TBR	W,10-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	88 (1)	Jul 13	CIN	@	NYY	L,6-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	90 (1)	Jul 15	CIN	@	STL	L,3-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
25	93 (2)	Jul 23	CIN		STL	L,3-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	95 (1)	Jul 25	CIN		MIA	W,11-2		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	99 (3)	Jul 29	CIN		BAL	L,2-6		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
28	101 (1)	Jul 31	CIN		BAL	W,3-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	104 (2)	Aug 3	CIN	@	MIA	L,0-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
30	106 (1)	Aug 6	CIN	@	MIL	W,7-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	107	Aug 7	CIN	@	MIL	W,4-2		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0
32	109 (1)	Aug 9	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-6		6	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
33	111 (1)	Aug 11	CIN		CHC	L,2-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	113 (1)	Aug 14	CIN		CHC	W,8-5		8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	117 (3)	Aug 19	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
36	120 (2)	Aug 22	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	122 (1)	Aug 24	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-7		6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0
38	125 (2)	Aug 27	CIN	@	WSN	W,6-2		5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	127 (1)	Aug 29	CIN		STL	L,4-13		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	128	Aug 30	CIN		STL	W,5-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	130 (1)	Sep 2	CIN		COL	W,3-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	131	Sep 4 (1)	CIN		COL	L,4-8		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	134 (2)	Sep 7	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	137 (2)	Sep 10	CIN	@	MIL	L,1-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	139 (1)	Sep 12	CIN		PIT	L,3-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	142 (2)	Sep 14	CIN		PIT	L,4-10		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
47	144 (1)	Sep 16	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
48	147 (2)	Sep 18	CIN	@	STL	W,3-0		4	1.1	1	0	0	1	0
49	150 (2)	Sep 22	CIN		MIL	L,1-5		5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0
50	152 (1)	Sep 24	CIN		MIL	L,2-10		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	154 (1)	Sep 26	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-8	GF	10	1.2	1	0	0	1	0
52	159 (4)	Oct 2	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-8		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	162 (2)	Oct 5	CIN		CHC	L,2-15		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
							53gm		58.0	9	4	1	14	0