Joel Kuhnel
P · Last on a Brewers farm club: Nashville Sounds, 2024
- B/T
- R/R
- Size
- 6' 5", 290 lb
- Born
- 1995-02-19 · Goldsboro, NC, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 2016, round 11, pick 318, by Cincinnati Reds
- MLB debut
- 2019-08-16
Pitching 1.64 ERA, 1.09 WHIP for Nashville Sounds. Small sample.
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK2016Billings Mustangs
- A2017Dayton Dragons
- A+2018Daytona Tortugas
- AA2019Chattanooga Lookouts
- AAA2019Louisville Bats
- ROK2021ACL Reds
- AAA2021Louisville Bats
- AAA2022Louisville Bats
- AAA2023Louisville Bats
- AAA2023Sugar Land Space Cowboys
- AAA2023
- AAA2024Sugar Land Space Cowboys
- AAA2024Buffalo Bisons
- AAA2024Nashville Sounds
- AAA2024Durham Bulls
- AAA2024
- AAA2025Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- AAA2025Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- AAA2025
- AAA2026Las Vegas Aviators
- AAA2026Nashville Sounds
- AAA2026
Pitching
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ROK | Billings Mustangs | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21.0 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3.43 | 1.38 | 6.00 | 0.43 | 15.2% | 1.1% | 14.1% |
| 2017 | A | Dayton Dragons | 22 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 64.0 | 78 | 10 | 54 | 6 | 4.36 | 1.38 | 7.59 | 1.41 | 19.6% | 3.6% | 15.9% |
| 2018 | A+ | Daytona Tortugas | 23 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 53.1 | 54 | 11 | 56 | 2 | 3.04 | 1.22 | 9.45 | 1.86 | 24.9% | 4.9% | 20.0% |
| 2019 | AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 24 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 35.2 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 2.27 | 0.95 | 7.57 | 2.02 | 21.1% | 5.6% | 15.5% |
| 2019 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 24 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18.0 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 2.00 | 1.17 | 10.00 | 4.00 | 27.4% | 11.0% | 16.4% |
| 2021 | ROK | ACL Reds | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2.25 | 1.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 6.75 | 2.25 | 20.0% | 6.7% | 13.3% |
| 2022 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10.1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2.61 | 0.97 | 6.10 | 0.87 | 16.7% | 2.4% | 14.3% |
| 2023 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 28 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24.0 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 7.13 | 1.75 | 5.63 | 4.13 | 13.3% | 9.7% | 3.5% |
| 2023 | AAA | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 28 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19.2 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5.03 | 1.58 | 7.32 | 2.29 | 18.4% | 5.7% | 12.6% |
| 2023 | AAA | — | 28 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 43.2 | 57 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 6.18 | 1.67 | 6.39 | 3.30 | 15.5% | 8.0% | 7.5% |
| 2024 | AAA | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 29 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.18 | 1.15 | 4.76 | 0.79 | 13.0% | 2.2% | 10.9% |
| 2024 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.04 | 1.50 | 1.04 | 4.15 | 2.7% | 10.8% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2.45 | 1.23 | 12.27 | 3.68 | 33.3% | 10.0% | 23.3% |
| 2024 | AAA | Durham Bulls | 29 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4.30 | 1.43 | 8.59 | 1.84 | 22.6% | 4.8% | 17.7% |
| 2024 | AAA | — | 29 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 42.0 | 45 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 3.00 | 1.33 | 6.64 | 2.36 | 17.7% | 6.3% | 11.4% |
| 2025 | AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 30 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32.1 | 35 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 3.62 | 1.21 | 7.52 | 1.11 | 20.6% | 3.1% | 17.6% |
| 2025 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 30 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31.1 | 29 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 3.45 | 1.15 | 8.33 | 2.01 | 22.7% | 5.5% | 17.2% |
| 2025 | AAA | — | 30 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 63.2 | 64 | 11 | 56 | 5 | 3.53 | 1.18 | 7.92 | 1.55 | 21.6% | 4.2% | 17.4% |
| 2026 | AAA | Las Vegas Aviators | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 18.00 | 3.00 | 60.0% | 10.0% | 50.0% |
| 2026 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 31 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1.64 | 1.09 | 6.55 | 2.45 | 18.2% | 6.8% | 11.4% |
| 2026 | AAA | — | 31 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1.29 | 0.93 | 9.00 | 2.57 | 25.9% | 7.4% | 18.5% |
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 24 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 | 33.3% | 33.3% | .000 |
| 2019 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 24 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Major leagues
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4.66 | 1.34 | 8.38 | 4.66 | 21.4% | 11.9% | 9.5% |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.00 | 1.33 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 23.1% |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds | 27 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 58.0 | 67 | 14 | 56 | 8 | 6.36 | 1.40 | 8.69 | 2.17 | 22.0% | 5.5% | 16.5% |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 5.40 | 0.0% | 11.8% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.66 | 1.34 | 2.79 | 2.79 | 7.3% | 7.3% | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 teams | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5.54 | 1.62 | 2.08 | 3.46 | 5.2% | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 9.1% |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.13 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 2 teams | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4.50 | 0.80 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 12.8% |
| 2026 | Athletics | 31 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25.2 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 4.21 | 1.29 | 4.91 | 2.10 | 13.0% | 5.6% | 7.4% |
| 2026 | Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6.52 | 1.97 | 7.45 | 5.59 | 16.3% | 12.2% | 4.1% |
| 2026 | San Francisco Giants | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2.79 | 1.55 | 5.59 | 5.59 | 13.3% | 13.3% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 3 teams | 31 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 45.0 | 49 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 4.40 | 1.49 | 5.60 | 3.60 | 13.9% | 8.9% | 5.0% |
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds | 27 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.