2022 Stats
W-L
2-3
ERA
6.36
WHIP
1.40
K
56
SV
1
2023 Projections

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.
ANALYSIS
Kuhnel served up an RBI double to Kevin Newman and was charged with another run while Ross Detwiler was on the mound. The 27-year-old righty had allowed just two runs over his previous 9.2 innings but saw his ERA jump to 5.73 after Friday's short outing. He's blown two of his three save chances on the year. Alexis Diaz, who has two saves this month, recorded one out during the seventh inning.
Kuhnel served up an RBI double to Kevin Newman and was charged with another run while Ross Detwiler was on the mound. The 27-year-old righty had allowed just two runs over his previous 9.2 innings but saw his ERA jump to 5.73 after Friday's short outing. He's blown two of his three save chances on the year. Alexis Diaz, who has two saves this month, recorded one out during the seventh inning.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
21
Last 5 Games
26
How many pitches does Joel Kuhnel generally throw?
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11-20
21-30
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71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
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 2020
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-11%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .268 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 5 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .308 | 40 | 10 | 45 | 5 | |||
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 | |||
2020vs Left | .250 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
2020vs Right | .400 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-1%
ERA at Home
2022
-12%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 6.32 | 1.35 | 37.0 | 9.0 | 2.2 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 6.38 | 1.46 | 24.0 | 8.3 | 1.9 | ||||
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 | ||||
2020Home | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | ||||
2020Away | 18.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 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
4.00K/9
8.7BB/9
2.2HR/9
1.2Fastball
96.1 mphERA
6.36WHIP
1.40BABIP
.354GB/FB
1.98Left On Base
57.3%Exit Velocity
81.2 mphBarrels/BBE
4.1%Spin Rate
2158 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.8%Swinging Strike
11.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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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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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Contract selected by Cincy
Kuhnel had his contract selected by the Reds on Sunday.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
Kuhnel cleared waivers Monday and was outrighted to Triple-A Louisville.
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