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Joel Kuhnel

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Team: Toronto Blue Jays (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)

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

2023 Player Pitching Game Log

2023 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2023-04-04	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds		Chicago Cubs	7-8		2.0	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	11	37	27	8	3	6	4	3	0
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-IL
2	2023-04-08	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		Indianapolis Indians	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	10	3	1	2	1	1	0
3	2023-04-11	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Toledo Mud Hens	7-7		0.1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	28	16	3	1	1	2	1	0
4	2023-04-15	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Toledo Mud Hens	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	10	4	1	1	2	0	1
5	2023-04-20	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		Charlotte Knights	7-8		2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	26	20	4	3	3	2	1	0
6	2023-04-23	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		Charlotte Knights	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	1	2	1	1	0	0
7	2023-04-26	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Iowa Cubs	7-7		0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	8	1	1	4	0	0	0
8	2023-04-27	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Iowa Cubs	8-8		1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	13	11	3	0	3	3	2	0
9	2023-04-30	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Iowa Cubs	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	6	1	2	1	1	1	0
10	2023-05-03	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Omaha Storm Chasers	9-9		1.0	4	3	3	0	2	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	24	18	2	4	2	3	3	0
11	2023-05-06	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Omaha Storm Chasers	8-8	L	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	11	3	1	1	3	3	0
12	2023-05-09	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		Columbus Clippers	5-6		2.0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	34	21	5	1	4	3	3	0
13	2023-05-12	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		Columbus Clippers	6-6		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	13	9	2	0	2	2	1	0
14	2023-05-13	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		Columbus Clippers	9-9	L	0.2	3	4	4	3	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	39	18	6	2	1	4	2	1
15	2023-05-17	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	6-6		1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	12	5	0	1	4	1	1
16	2023-05-19	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	1	0	2	0	0	0
17	2023-05-23	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Syracuse Mets	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	9	2	3	1	2	1	1
18	2023-05-25	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Syracuse Mets	8-9	W	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	29	21	4	2	2	5	2	1
19	2023-05-28	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Syracuse Mets	7-8		1.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	32	20	5	2	3	3	2	0
20	2023-06-02	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		Worcester Red Sox	6-6		1.0	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	15	8	1	2	2	2	1	0
21	2023-06-04	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats		Worcester Red Sox	7-8		1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	24	16	4	3	1	1	0	0
22	2023-06-07	AAA-IL	Louisville Bats	@	Columbus Clippers	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	1	2	1	1	1	0
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-NL
23	2023-06-09	Maj-NL	Cincinnati Reds	@	St. Louis Cardinals	7-8		1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	20	10	2	1	3	2	1	0
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-PCL
24	2023-06-23	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	@	Salt Lake Bees	7-7		1.0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	22	8	2	2	1	1	1	0
25	2023-06-30	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		Oklahoma City Dodgers	7-8		2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	31	24	3	4	1	4	3	0
26	2023-07-02	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		Oklahoma City Dodgers	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	12	1	2	3	2	1	0
27	2023-07-05	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	@	Round Rock Express	5-6	W	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	22	14	3	3	1	2	0	2
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-AL
28	2023-07-16	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Los Angeles Angels	6-7		1.2	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	26	16	3	4	5	2	1	0
29	2023-07-22	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Oakland Athletics	8-8		0.1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	11	2	0	1	2	1	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-PCL
30	2023-07-26	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	@	Las Vegas Aviators	7-8		2.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	7	20	16	3	4	5	1	0	0
31	2023-07-28	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	@	Las Vegas Aviators	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	10	7	1	2	2	2	1	0
32	2023-08-01	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		Tacoma Rainiers	4-5		1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	24	16	3	1	1	4	2	0
33	2023-08-02	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		Tacoma Rainiers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	2	2	1	1	0	0
34	2023-08-05	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		Tacoma Rainiers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	16	9	2	5	1	0	0	0
35	2023-08-06	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		Tacoma Rainiers	10-10		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	5	2	0	1	0	0	0
36	2023-08-11	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	@	El Paso Chihuahuas	4-5		1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15	12	2	0	4	1	0	0
37	2023-08-15	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		Round Rock Express	7-7		1.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	20	13	6	0	2	2	1	0
38	2023-08-18	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		Round Rock Express	7-7	L	1.0	6	5	5	0	1	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	24	18	3	4	3	5	5	0
39	2023-08-23	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		Reno Aces	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	2	1	1	2	1	0
40	2023-08-25	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		Reno Aces	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	12	2	2	2	1	1	0
41	2023-08-29	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	@	Tacoma Rainiers	8-8		1.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	24	16	2	1	2	2	1	0
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-AL
42	2023-09-01	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		New York Yankees	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	11	4	1	0	2	1	0	0
43	2023-09-05	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Texas Rangers	8-9		2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	19	13	1	2	4	2	1	1
44	2023-09-10	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		San Diego Padres	8-9		2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	33	18	2	2	4	2	2	0
45	2023-09-12	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Oakland Athletics	8-9		1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	14	10	2	1	3	3	0	1
46	2023-09-16	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Kansas City Royals	8-8		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	15	3	5	0	3	1	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-PCL
47	2023-09-24	AAA-PCL	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		El Paso Chihuahuas	4-5		1.1	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	15	3	1	4	1	0	0

2023 Player Pitching Splits

2023 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	47	258	231	43	73	15	2	6	12	3	21	34	.316	.381	.476	.858	.349	110	5	4	1	1	1

Home	25	139	126	23	37	9	0	3	5	2	11	20	.294	.360	.437	.796	.330	55	3	2	0	0	0
Away	22	119	105	20	36	6	2	3	7	1	10	14	.343	.407	.524	.931	.371	55	2	2	1	1	1

April	9	47	43	7	13	4	1	0	1	0	3	5	.302	.362	.442	.804	.342	19	1	1	0	0	0
May	10	62	52	15	20	4	0	1	2	1	8	5	.385	.475	.519	.995	.413	27	0	1	1	0	0
June	6	33	28	3	6	2	0	1	3	0	4	8	.214	.333	.393	.726	.263	11	1	1	0	0	0
July	6	33	31	6	10	2	1	1	3	0	1	4	.323	.333	.548	.882	.333	17	0	0	0	1	1
August	10	48	45	9	17	3	0	1	2	2	3	9	.378	.417	.511	.928	.457	23	1	0	0	0	0
September	6	35	32	3	7	0	0	2	1	0	2	3	.219	.286	.406	.692	.185	13	2	1	0	0	0

As Reliever	47	258	231	43	73	15	2	6	12	3	21	34	.316	.381	.476	.858	.349	110	5	4	1	1	1

vs RHB as RHP	46	137	124		39	10	0	4			9	24	.315	.375	.492	.867	.365	61	1	3	1	0	0
vs LHB as RHP	45	121	107		34	5	2	2			12	10	.318	.388	.458	.846	.333	49	0	1	0	1	1

Bases Empty	45	116	101		33	2	1	5			11	14	.327	.414	.515	.929	.342	52	0	4	0	0	0
Runners On	41	142	130		40	13	1	1			10	20	.308	.355	.446	.801	.355	58	0	0	1	1	1

vs. Younger Batters	45	175	156		47	10	2	3			13	28	.301	.368	.449	.817	.349	70	0	4	1	1	0
vs. Older Batters	38	83	75		26	5	0	3			8	6	.347	.410	.533	.943	.349	40	0	0	0	0	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	2	3	.400	6.04	47	0	1	56.2	73	43	38	6	21	1	34	4	0	5	258	1.659	5.4	1.62

Home	0	2	.000	5.74	25	0	0	31.1	37	23	20	3	11	0	20	2	0	4	139	1.532	5.7	1.82
Away	2	1	.667	6.39	22	0	1	25.1	36	20	18	3	10	1	14	2	0	1	119	1.816	5.0	1.40

April	0	0		6.10	9	0	0	10.1	13	7	7	0	3	0	5	1	0	0	47	1.548	4.4	1.67
May	1	2	.333	9.75	10	0	0	12.0	20	15	13	1	8	0	5	1	0	2	62	2.333	3.8	0.63
June	0	0		2.25	6	0	0	8.0	6	3	2	1	4	0	8	1	0	0	33	1.250	9.0	2.00
July	1	0	1.000	6.14	6	0	1	7.1	10	6	5	1	1	1	4	0	0	1	33	1.500	4.9	4.00
August	0	1	.000	7.20	10	0	0	10.0	17	9	8	1	3	0	9	0	0	1	48	2.000	8.1	3.00
September	0	0		3.00	6	0	0	9.0	7	3	3	2	2	0	3	1	0	1	35	1.000	3.0	1.50

As Reliever	2	3	.400	6.04	47	0	1	56.2	73	43	38	6	21	1	34	4	0	5	258	1.659	5.4	1.62

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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