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: 2016-2025
Major League Statistics
Joel Kuhnel 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 and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. He began playing during the 2016 season and last took the field during the 2025 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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