Joel Kuhnel
Joel Kenneth Kuhnel
Born: February 19, 1995
Goldsboro, NC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 260
Draft: Round 11 (2016 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Texas-Arlington
Career: 2016-2026
Major League Statistics
Joel Kuhnel has compiled a career record of 21 wins and 20 losses, with 58 saves, and a 3.58 ERA in his 292-game pitching career with the Billings Mustangs, Dayton Dragons, Daytona Tortugas, Chattanooga Lookouts, Louisville Bats, Reds, Sugar Land Space Cowboys, Nashville Sounds, Durham Bulls, Buffalo Bisons, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and Las Vegas Aviators. He began playing during the 2016 season and has taken the field during the 2026 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.43 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21.0 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 92 |
| 2017 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.36 | 48 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 64.0 | 78 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 276 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Tortugas | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.04 | 44 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 53.3 | 54 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 225 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.00 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18.0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.27 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 35.7 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 142 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Louisville Bats | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 2021 | R | AZCL | Reds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.61 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10.3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7.12 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.03 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.7 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Nashville Sounds | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| 2024 | AAA | PCL | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.30 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.7 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.04 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.62 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32.3 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 131 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.45 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31.3 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 128 |
| 2026 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Aviators | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Totals | 21 | 20 | .512 | 3.58 | 292 | 3 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 359.7 | 380 | 173 | 143 | 27 | 78 | 5 | 310 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 1515 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | P | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .333 |
| 2017 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | P | 48 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .292 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Tortugas | P | 44 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .318 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .080 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .125 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Louisville Bats | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .100 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .875 | .333 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | P | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .412 |
| 2024 | AAA | PCL | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | P | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Nashville Sounds | P | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .143 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | P | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .308 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .269 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .208 |
| 2026 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Aviators | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 278 | 31 | 48 | 2 | 4 | .975 | .284 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | R | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | CIN | July 5, 2016 | September 7, 2016 |
| 2017 | A | Midwest League | Dayton Dragons | CIN | April 8, 2017 | September 3, 2017 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Tortugas | CIN | April 6, 2018 | September 2, 2018 |
| 2019 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CIN | April 5, 2019 | June 15, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | June 21, 2019 | August 11, 2019 |
| 2021 | R | Arizona Complex | Reds | CIN | September 7, 2021 | September 16, 2021 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Louisville Bats | CIN | September 24, 2021 | October 2, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 6, 2022 | May 4, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 8, 2023 | June 7, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | HOU | June 23, 2023 | September 24, 2023 |
| 2024 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | HOU | March 30, 2024 | April 28, 2024 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | May 8, 2024 | May 26, 2024 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | June 11, 2024 | July 9, 2024 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Durham Bulls | TBA | July 25, 2024 | September 22, 2024 |
| 2025 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | March 28, 2025 | June 25, 2025 |
| 2025 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | July 5, 2025 | September 21, 2025 |
| 2026 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Aviators |
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