2023 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
13.50
WHIP
3.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections

Sent to Triple-A
Kuhnel was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Kuhnel will head to Louisville after cracking the Reds' Opening Day roster last week. The right-hander appeared in Tuesday's loss to the Cubs, surrendering three runs on five hits and a walk over two frames. Considering the fact that he opened the season on the active roster, Kuhnel seems likely to get another shot in the majors before long. In his place, the Reds selected the contract of Kevin Herget.
Kuhnel will head to Louisville after cracking the Reds' Opening Day roster last week. The right-hander appeared in Tuesday's loss to the Cubs, surrendering three runs on five hits and a walk over two frames. Considering the fact that he opened the season on the active roster, Kuhnel seems likely to get another shot in the majors before long. In his place, the Reds selected the contract of Kevin Herget.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
37
Last 10 Games
37
Last 5 Games
37
How many pitches does Joel Kuhnel generally throw?
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11-20
21-30
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41-50
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121+
What part of the game does Joel Kuhnel generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-75%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .298 | 17 | 4 | 28 | 4 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .301 | 39 | 11 | 44 | 4 | |||
2023vs Left | .800 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .200 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | .270 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .305 | 39 | 10 | 43 | 4 | |||
2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-17%
ERA on Road
2023
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 7.05 | 1.46 | 37.0 | 8.5 | 2.4 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 5.87 | 1.43 | 23.0 | 8.2 | 2.0 | ||||
2023Home | 13.50 | 3.00 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | 6.69 | 1.37 | 35.0 | 9.0 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Away | 5.87 | 1.43 | 23.0 | 8.2 | 2.0 | ||||
2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Joel Kuhnel compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
0.00K/9
0.0BB/9
4.5HR/9
0.0Fastball
95.7 mphERA
13.50WHIP
3.00BABIP
.470GB/FB
6.00Left On Base
50.0%Exit Velocity
80.7 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2089 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.8%Swinging Strike
8.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2020
Shoulder discomfort in March lingered into summer camp, costing Kuhnel a chance to make the Reds' Opening Day roster. He ended up joining the club a couple times and totaling three appearances. It is essentially meaningless as a sample, but clearly the Reds did not like what they at the alternate site as they outrighted Kuhnel to Triple-A in October of 2020 after he cleared waivers. Kuhnel was used as a closer on the farm, collecting double-digit saves at three different levels, but it's unrealistic to think he could fill that role in the majors. Kuhnel will be focused simply on staying healthy and trying to get back onto the 40-man in 2021.
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Likely to make Opening Day roster
Kuhnel is likely to be on the Opening Day roster for the Reds, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
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Blows save, takes loss
Kuhnel (2-2) allowed two runs on two hits in Friday's loss to the Pirates. He was charged with a blown save and a loss while recording just one out.
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Snags first career save
Kuhnel pitched a perfect inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 5-3 extra-innings win over the Diamondbacks.
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Reinstated from restricted list
Kuhnel was reinstated from the restricted list Monday.
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Placed on restricted list
Kuhnel (undisclosed) was placed on the restricted list ahead of Friday's series opener in Toronto.
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