2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
1
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a minor-league contract with the Athletics in December of 2025.
Secures save Wednesday
Kuhnel struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Yankees.
Analysis
This was Kuhnel's second appearance of the season, and he was trusted with a one-run lead that the Athletics had earned in the top of the ninth inning. He got the job done on 12 pitches (eight strikes), finishing with a strikeout of Ryan McMahon. Mark Leiter had the Athletics' first save of the campaign, but he also leads the team with two blown saves, one of which was Tuesday. Scott Barlow and Hogan Harris were both utilized earlier in the game Wednesday while the score was tied at 2-2. The closer job could very well be up for grabs, but it's unclear if Kuhnel will be a serious contender for ninth-inning duties. With most of the Athletics' relievers getting hit hard early in the campaign, simply pitching at an average level could help Kuhnel at least secure high-leverage work.
This was Kuhnel's second appearance of the season, and he was trusted with a one-run lead that the Athletics had earned in the top of the ninth inning. He got the job done on 12 pitches (eight strikes), finishing with a strikeout of Ryan McMahon. Mark Leiter had the Athletics' first save of the campaign, but he also leads the team with two blown saves, one of which was Tuesday. Scott Barlow and Hogan Harris were both utilized earlier in the game Wednesday while the score was tied at 2-2. The closer job could very well be up for grabs, but it's unclear if Kuhnel will be a serious contender for ninth-inning duties. With most of the Athletics' relievers getting hit hard early in the campaign, simply pitching at an average level could help Kuhnel at least secure high-leverage work.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
9
Last 10 Games
9
Last 5 Games
9
How many pitches does Joel Kuhnel generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
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 2024
-40%
BAA vs LHP
2026
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .143 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .238 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .167 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .250 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-86%
ERA on Road
2026
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 9.00 | 1.00 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 1.23 | 0.55 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 9.00 | 1.00 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.50 | 0.67 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 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
0.00K/9
6.8BB/9
0.0HR/9
0.0Fastball
94.5 mphERA
0.00WHIP
0.00BABIP
.000GB/FB
0.00Left On Base
0.0%Exit Velocity
99.3 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2153 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
100.0%Swinging Strike
17.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
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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Officially called up
The Athletics selected Kuhnel's contract from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.
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Promotion on tap
Kuhnel will have his contract selected from Triple-A Las Vegas ahead of Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Nabs MiLB deal from Athletics
The Athletics signed Kuhnel to a minor-league contract Tuesday.
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Joins Yankees on MiLB deal
Kuhnel signed a minor-league contract with the Yankees on Friday.
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Inks minors deal with Philadelphia
The Phillies signed Kuhnel to a minor-league contract Saturday.
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Looking like callup candidate
Kuhnel, who has posted a 2.12 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 15 appearances since joining Triple-A Louisville, could be called up by the Reds later this season.
Analysis
The 24-year-old right-hander had a great run as the closer for Double-A Chattanooga to start the year, and he's only gotten better in terms of run prevention and BAA since his promotion to Louisville. The Reds' starting pitching has been great this season, but the bullpen has been shaky lately (14th in the NL in cumulative fWAR since the All-Star break), and David Hernandez in particular has really struggled. Kuhnel would be one option to bolster the relief corps, though he would need to be added to the 40-man roster.
The 24-year-old right-hander had a great run as the closer for Double-A Chattanooga to start the year, and he's only gotten better in terms of run prevention and BAA since his promotion to Louisville. The Reds' starting pitching has been great this season, but the bullpen has been shaky lately (14th in the NL in cumulative fWAR since the All-Star break), and David Hernandez in particular has really struggled. Kuhnel would be one option to bolster the relief corps, though he would need to be added to the 40-man roster.