Joel Kuhnel
Recent Box Scores
4 recent games. Recent box-score lines from game pages.
- Jun 26Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs1.0 IP, 1 K, 1 ER, 0 BBLogged 1.0 innings on the mound.GameCastBox ScoreMatchupPlayedImpact 1.9
- Jun 23Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds1.1 IP, 0 K, 0 ER, 2 BBKept runs off the board over 1.1 innings.GameCastBox ScoreMatchupPlayedImpact 4.2
- Jun 21Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds1.0 IP, 0 K, 0 ER, 0 BBKept runs off the board over 1.0 innings.GameCastBox ScoreMatchupPlayedImpact 6
- Jun 17Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Guardians1.0 IP, 0 K, 1 ER, 1 BBLogged 1.0 innings on the mound.GameCastBox ScoreMatchupPlayedImpact 0
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Joel Kuhnel
Movement: FlatConfidence: MediumBased on: recent box scores
Joel Kuhnel rates 43/100 because the model is pricing 25.2 innings, 0 strikeouts, a 4.21 ERA, and a 1.29 WHIP for Oakland Athletics. The call weighs production, role, momentum, availability, and ceiling; strongest inputs: STRIKEOUTS, COMMAND, RUN PREVENTION. Rafters value call is Watch with the movement label flat today. The caveat: role security keeps the call capped, availability is the main drag, no daily lift yet.
How to read this cardPitcher lens: innings, strikeouts, ERA/WHIP prevention, recent workload, and role shape the value call.
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2026 · pitching
2026 · pitching
| GP | GS | W | L | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | SV | HLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.21 | 1.29 | 25.2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Career Snapshot
pitching · 2019–2026
| GP | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 5 | 5 | .500 | — | 5.46 | 1.36 | 127.0 | 97 | 34 | 2.9 | 139 | 78 | 77 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
Opponent Batting · 2019–2026
| P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 551 | 3.675 | .279 | .333 | .457 | .790 | 29 | 20 | 228 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Expanded Pitching · 2019–2026
| P/I | K/9 | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.9 | 6.9 | 211 | 191 | 1.1 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Season by Season
pitching
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.1 | 4.66 | 1.34 | 9.2 | 9 | 5 | 1.8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 6.00 | 1.33 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds | 53 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .400 | -0.4 | 6.36 | 1.40 | 58.0 | 56 | 14 | 4.0 | 67 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -0.1 | 8.10 | 2.40 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 4.66 | 1.34 | 9.2 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2023 Totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 5.54 | 1.62 | 13.0 | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -0.1 | 18.00 | 2.00 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.2 | 1.13 | 0.50 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2024 Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 4.50 | 0.80 | 10.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Athletics | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.3 | 4.21 | 1.29 | 25.2 | 14 | 6 | 2.3 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | Milwaukee Brewers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 4.70 | 1.70 | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 1.8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2026 Totals | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.3 | 4.32 | 1.38 | 33.1 | 21 | 10 | 2.1 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Opponent Batting
| Season | Team | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 166 | 42 | 3.952 | .216 | .310 | .324 | .634 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds | 57 | 13 | 4.385 | .308 | .308 | .769 | 1.077 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds | 934 | 255 | 3.663 | .291 | .340 | .465 | .805 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 107 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds | 57 | 17 | 3.353 | .400 | .471 | .533 | 1.004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 138 | 41 | 3.366 | .270 | .341 | .459 | .801 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2023 Totals | 195 | 58 | 3.362 | .308 | .379 | .481 | .860 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 52 | 11 | 4.727 | .400 | .455 | .500 | .955 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | 106 | 28 | 3.786 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .429 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2024 Totals | 158 | 39 | 4.051 | .211 | .231 | .342 | .573 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Athletics | 369 | 108 | 3.417 | .276 | .324 | .398 | .722 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | Milwaukee Brewers | 146 | 36 | 4.056 | .290 | .389 | .710 | 1.099 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2026 Totals | 515 | 144 | 3.576 | .279 | .340 | .473 | .813 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Expanded Pitching
| Season | Team | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 0.0 | 17.2 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 9 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds | 0.0 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds | 0.0 | 16.1 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 98 | 82 | 1.2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds | 0.0 | 17.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 0.0 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 15 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 2023 Totals | 0.0 | 15.0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 21 | 1.3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 0.0 | 26.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | 0.0 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 12 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 2024 Totals | 0.0 | 15.8 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 17 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | Athletics | 0.0 | 14.4 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 44 | 1.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0.0 | 19.0 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 11 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 2026 Totals | 0.0 | 15.5 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 55 | 1.0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
Latest News
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Brewers acquire Kuhnel from Athletics after Fitzpatrick injury
Milwaukee adds a six-year veteran reliever to bolster depth as bullpen injuries pile up.
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