P Joel Kuhnel #40
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/29/2029
OA: 55 POT: 55
P JOEL KUHNEL #40 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
51 0 6-3 0 5.92 65.1 51 15 32 81 1.27 -0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 17 15 18 17
Movement 12 11 13 12
Control 13 12 13 13
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 17 17
Changeup 13 13
Sinker 16 16
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 97-99 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 11
Defense 12
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 8
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/28/2029 PHI Loss, 1-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
07/27/2029 PHI Loss, 1-6 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
07/25/2029 @ CLE Loss, 6-9 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
07/24/2029 @ CLE Win, 10-5 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 Win
07/22/2029 @ CHC Loss, 4-12 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
07/20/2029 @ CHC Loss, 5-7 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 Loss
07/14/2029 @ TEX Loss, 6-7 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 Loss
07/11/2029 KC Loss, 4-5 1.1 3 2 2 0 0
07/09/2029 KC Win, 7-4 0.1 2 3 3 1 1
07/06/2029 HOU Win, 6-3 1.2 1 2 2 1 2 Win
PERSONALITY
Local polls show that Joel is the most popular player on the team.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:02/19/1995
Born in:Goldsboro, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:245 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$20,600,000
Signed Through:2030 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 122 Days
Service This Yr:121 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 122 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
EMLB 2029 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 51 0 6 3 0 5.92 65.1 51 44 43 15 32 81 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 4 4 0.0 51 9 11.57 7.03 11.16 4.41 4.97 1.27 113 -0.2 .242        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 114 17 4 1 3 12 15 37 0 0 0 .149 .248 .281 .529      
vs. RHB 131 34 4 0 12 32 17 44 0 0 1 .260 .349 .565 .914      
EMLB 2029 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 4 0 1 0 0 3.38 5.1 4 2 2 0 1 7  
Last Week 2 0 0 1 0 13.50 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 3  
April 10 0 1 0 0 3.68 14.2 7 6 6 3 6 18  
May 15 0 1 1 0 10.34 15.2 17 18 18 5 12 21  
June 14 0 1 0 0 1.66 21.2 8 4 4 2 8 27  
July 12 0 3 2 0 10.12 13.1 19 16 15 5 6 15  
Spring Training 12 0 2 0 0 0.00 8.2 6 0 0 0 2 15  
Last Year 75 0 6 2 0 4.04 69.0 64 35 31 11 20 75  
2 Years Ago 72 0 6 9 11 4.15 80.1 62 37 37 11 43 105  
Career 530 14 39 40 112 3.68 618.2 482 272 253 85 239 793  
Home 25 0 2 0 0 7.34 34.1 27 28 28 10 17 50  
Road 26 0 4 3 0 4.35 31.0 24 16 15 5 15 31  
Grass 49 0 6 3 0 5.97 63.1 48 42 42 15 29 80  
Turf 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 3 2 1 0 3 1  
Day 11 0 1 1 0 3.00 15.0 7 5 5 1 3 18  
Night 40 0 5 2 0 6.79 50.1 44 39 38 14 29 63  
As Reliever / Substitution 51 0 6 3 0 5.92 65.1 51 44 43 15 32 81  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Cincinnati - eMLB 26 34 0 4 0 19 1.34 33.2 25 9 5 2 10 37 0 0 1.04 .271 2.16 1.2 276
2022 Cincinnati - eMLB 27 61 0 1 5 37 3.80 64.0 48 29 27 12 20 96 0 0 1.06 .275 3.75 1.0 116
2023 Cincinnati - eMLB 28 59 0 2 8 23 4.99 61.1 51 34 34 10 38 83 0 0 1.45 .289 4.61 0.1 89
2024 Tampa Bay - eMLB 29 51 12 5 6 8 3.33 67.2 49 27 25 9 24 82 0 0 1.08 .260 3.32 1.4 125
2025 Tampa Bay - eMLB 30 42 2 2 3 3 2.71 63.0 46 20 19 6 19 99 0 0 1.03 .310 2.40 2.0 154
2026 Tampa Bay - eMLB 31 52 0 3 3 9 2.66 74.1 51 27 22 6 22 84 0 0 0.98 .260 2.92 1.5 156
2026 San Francisco - eMLB 31 33 0 4 1 2 2.25 40.0 35 10 10 3 11 51 0 0 1.15 .340 2.61 1.1 190
2026 Total - eMLB 31 85 0 7 4 11 2.52 114.1 86 37 32 9 33 135 0 0 1.04 .288 2.81 2.7 166
2027 San Francisco - eMLB 32 48 0 5 5 11 3.60 55.0 38 22 22 7 29 70 0 0 1.22 .254 4.02 0.5 121
2027 Philadelphia - eMLB 32 24 0 1 4 0 5.33 25.1 24 15 15 4 14 35 0 0 1.50 .345 4.51 0.1 85
2027 Total - eMLB 32 72 0 6 9 11 4.15 80.1 62 37 37 11 43 105 0 0 1.31 .283 4.18 0.6 106
2028 Philadelphia - eMLB 33 75 0 6 2 0 4.04 69.0 64 35 31 11 20 75 0 0 1.22 .290 4.28 0.5 112
2029 Milwaukee - eMLB 34 51 0 6 3 0 5.92 65.1 51 44 43 15 32 81 0 0 1.27 .242 4.97 -0.2 74
Total eMLB 530 14 39 40 112 3.68 618.2 482 272 253 85 239 793 0 0 1.17 .280 3.63 9.2 118
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 Billings - R 21 18 0 0 1 4 3.43 21.0 28 11 8 1 1 14 0 0 1.38 .365 2.91 0.4 117
2017 Dayton - A 22 48 0 2 4 11 4.36 64.0 78 37 31 6 10 54 0 0 1.38 .353 3.29 0.8 92
2018 Daytona - A+ 23 44 0 1 4 17 3.04 53.1 54 23 18 2 11 56 0 0 1.22 .340 2.26 1.4 132
2019 Daytona - A+ 24 21 0 0 1 12 4.24 17.0 14 8 8 3 5 20 0 0 1.12 .275 4.66 0.0 104
2019 Chattanooga - AA 24 31 0 2 3 21 3.55 25.1 21 10 10 4 11 31 0 0 1.26 .288 4.57 0.0 123
2020 Dayton - A 25 5 0 0 0 3 5.40 5.0 3 3 3 1 3 9 0 0 1.20 .250 5.17 -0.0 88
2020 Daytona - A+ 25 48 0 5 3 25 1.53 47.0 25 10 8 1 23 67 0 0 1.02 .255 3.19 1.3 288
2020 Total - A+ 25 53 0 5 3 28 1.90 52.0 28 13 11 2 26 76 0 0 1.04 .255 3.38 1.3 237
Total SL 31 0 2 3 21 3.55 25.1 21 10 10 4 11 31 0 0 1.26 .288 4.57 122.6
Total FSL 113 0 6 8 54 2.61 117.1 93 41 34 6 39 143 0 0 1.12 .303 2.98 160.7
Total MID 53 0 2 4 14 4.43 69.0 81 40 34 7 13 63 0 0 1.36 .349 3.43 91.6
Total PIO 18 0 0 1 4 3.43 21.0 28 11 8 1 1 14 0 0 1.38 .365 2.91 116.7
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2024 Tampa Bay - eMLB 29 3 2 0 0 0 0.00 4.2 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.64 .200 1.97 0.2 999
2026 San Francisco - eMLB 31 4 0 1 0 0 3.18 5.2 3 2 2 1 2 6 0 0 0.88 .154 5.50 -0.1 135
2027 Philadelphia - eMLB 32 4 0 1 0 0 5.79 4.2 3 3 3 1 4 4 0 0 1.50 .200 7.08 -0.1 78
2028 Philadelphia - eMLB 33 6 0 0 2 0 11.57 2.1 4 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 1.71 .375 7.19 -0.1 39
Total eMLB 17 2 2 2 0 4.15 17.1 12 8 8 3 7 16 0 0 1.10 .220 5.20 107.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Cincinnati - MLB P 34 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 33.2 0.53 +0.0 1.025
2022 Cincinnati - MLB P 60 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 64.0 0.28 -0.2 .983
2023 Cincinnati - MLB P 59 0 4 2 0 7 1 .857 61.1 0.88 +0.2 .661
2024 Tampa Bay - MLB P 50 12 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 67.2 0.53 +0.8 1.474
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB P 42 2 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 63.0 0.57 -0.4 1.318
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB P 52 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 74.1 0.73 +1.2 1.026
2026 San Francisco - MLB P 33 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 40.0 1.57 +0.2 1.026
2027 San Francisco - MLB P 47 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 55.0 0.98 +0.5 1.004
2027 Philadelphia - MLB P 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 25.1 0.36 -0.2 1.004
2028 Philadelphia - MLB P 75 0 2 7 1 10 1 .900 69.0 1.17 -1.2 .904
2029 Milwaukee - MLB P 48 0 0 5 1 5 0 1.000 65.1 0.69 -0.6 1.044
TOTAL P 524 14 14 38 3 54 2 .963 618.2 0.76 +0.3 1.017
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/2016 Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 11th round (318th) of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX)
05/24/2019 Injured on 05/23/2019, diagnosed with a sore elbow, is day-to-day.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (17); Movement: 8 (10); Control: 8 (12).
09/13/2020 Injured on 09/12/2020, diagnosed with hamstring soreness, is day-to-day.
10/04/2020 Finished 2nd in 2020 FSL Reliever of the Year voting.
11/29/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (18); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 10 (13).
05/01/2021 Wins the eMLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
06/15/2021 Injured on 06/12/2021, diagnosed with acute elbow soreness, will miss 3 months.
11/28/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 11 (13).
05/16/2022 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 3 days.
11/27/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $570,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 19 (19); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 12 (13).
06/12/2023 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/11/2023 Was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for 1B Dylan Humphrey, LF Juan Pie, 2B Sam Bianco, SP Franklin Dacosta.
11/24/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,000,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (18); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 13 (13).
03/17/2024 Injured on 03/16/2024, diagnosed with a sore heel, will not miss additional time.
04/22/2024 Injured on 04/20/2024, diagnosed with a sore elbow, is day-to-day.
11/22/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,867,500.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 19 (19); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 12 (13).
07/05/2025 Injured (heel soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/07/2025 Was selected to the 2025 eMLB All-Star Game.
07/20/2025 Injured on 07/18/2025, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 5 months.
07/21/2025 Placed on eMLB Injured Reserve. Player is ineligible for play the remainder of the season, including playoffs.
11/27/2025 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,750,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 13 (13).
07/07/2026 Was selected to the 2026 eMLB All-Star Game.
07/31/2026 Was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the San Francisco Giants, along with 1B Dave Rudolph, in exchange for 2B Donyell Freak and $2,000,000.
11/28/2026 Became a free agent.
12/09/2026 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $79,700,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 19 (19); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 13 (13).
07/26/2027 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for LF Luis Delgadillo and SP Derrick Cherry.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
04/22/2028 Injured on 04/20/2028, diagnosed with a finger blister, is day-to-day.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
03/02/2029 Was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers, along with 3B Zach Gold and SP Dave Hooten, in exchange for CF Charlie Dillard, C Francisco Mejia, and SP Chris Granfield.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2022 61 10
Year SV Rank
2022 37 3
Year HLD Rank
2025 14 5
2028 25 3
Year RA Rank
2022 61 8
Year GF Rank
2022 49 3
2027 40 10
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