Joel Kuhnel | Milwaukee Brewers

MLB Player
Joel Kuhnel
Height6' 5"Weight290 lbsAge31Experience6th Season
6SVTied-36th
4.84ERA
22KTied-448th
1.47WHIP
Player Information
PositionRelief Pitcher
Jersey#59
Date of Birth19/2/1995
BirthplaceGoldsboro, NC
CollegeUT Arlington
Experience6th Season
Draft2016: Rd 11, Pk 318 (CIN)
Bats / ThrowsRight/Right
MLB Debut2019
Status15 Day IL
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | GP | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129.0 | 143 | 82 | 80 | 20 | 36 | 98 |
Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 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 | 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 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .400 | -0.4 | 6.36 | 1.40 | 58.0 | 56 | 14 | 4.0 | 67 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -0.1 | 8.10 | 2.40 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 4.66 | 1.34 | 9.2 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 5.54 | 1.62 | 13.0 | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -0.1 | 18.00 | 2.00 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.2 | 1.13 | 0.50 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 4.50 | 0.80 | 10.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.4 | 4.21 | 1.29 | 25.2 | 14 | 6 | 2.3 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -0.4 | 6.52 | 1.97 | 9.2 | 8 | 6 | 1.3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0.0 | 4.84 | 1.47 | 35.1 | 22 | 12 | 1.8 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Career | 117 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .455 | -- | 5.58 | 1.39 | 129.0 | 98 | 36 | 2.7 | 143 | 82 | 80 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
Opponent Batting by Season
| Season | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 166 | 42 | 3.952 | .216 | .310 | .324 | .634 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 57 | 13 | 4.385 | .308 | .308 | .769 | 1.077 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 934 | 255 | 3.663 | .291 | .340 | .465 | .805 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 107 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 57 | 17 | 3.353 | .400 | .471 | .533 | 1.004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 138 | 41 | 3.366 | .270 | .341 | .459 | .801 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 195 | 58 | 3.362 | .308 | .379 | .481 | .860 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 52 | 11 | 4.727 | .400 | .455 | .500 | .955 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 106 | 28 | 3.786 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .429 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 158 | 39 | 4.051 | .211 | .231 | .342 | .573 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 369 | 108 | 3.417 | .276 | .324 | .398 | .722 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 193 | 49 | 3.939 | .317 | .429 | .634 | 1.063 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 562 | 157 | 3.580 | .288 | .357 | .468 | .824 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 2072 | 564 | 3.674 | .281 | .338 | .456 | .794 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 232 | 75 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Expanded Pitching by Season
| Season | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 9 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 98 | 82 | 1.2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 15 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 21 | 1.3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 12 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 17 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 44 | 1.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 15 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 0.0 | 15.9 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 60 | 59 | 1.0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Career | 0.0 | 16.1 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 216 | 195 | 1.1 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 |
Game Log
| Game | Result | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | GB | FB | P | TBF | GSC | Dec | Rel | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 27 | L 7-2 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.84 |
vs CHC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 26 | L 4-3 F/10 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 0.0 | L(1-3) | - | 4.72 |
vs CHC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 26 | L 8-2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.32 |
@ CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 25 | W 6-5 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 0.0 | - | SV(6) | 4.18 |
@ CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 25 | W 2-1 F/10 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | - | SV(5) | 4.35 |
vs CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 25 | L 4-2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 0.0 | - | BLSV(1) | 4.50 |
vs CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 24 | W 2-1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | - | HLD(5) | 4.34 |
vs PHI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 24 | L 9-8 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.40 |
@ ATH2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | L 7-5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.45 |
@ ATH2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | W 15-14 F/12 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.28 |
@ CHC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | L 7-6 | 0.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | L(1-2) | HLD(4) | 4.21 |
@ CHC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 22 | W 5-4 F/10 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.88 |
vs NYY2026 Regular SeasonWeek 22 | L 8-2 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 8 | 0.0 | - | - | 3.04 |
vs SEA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 21 | L 9-1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.45 |
vs SEA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 21 | L 9-2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.14 |
@ SD2026 Regular SeasonWeek 21 | L 2-0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.18 |
@ LAA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 21 | W 3-2 F/10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 0.0 | W(1-1) | - | 2.41 |
@ LAA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | W 14-6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.55 |
vs SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | W 5-2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0.0 | - | HLD(3) | 2.70 |
vs STL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | L 5-4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.87 |
vs STL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 19 | L 6-4 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.93 |
@ BAL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 19 | W 6-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 1.84 |
@ BAL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 19 | W 4-3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | - | HLD(2) | 1.98 |
vs CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 18 | W 7-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.13 |
vs CLE2026 Regular SeasonWeek 18 | L 8-5 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.31 |
vs KC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | W 5-2 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.70 |
@ TEX2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | W 2-1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.16 |
@ SEA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | L 5-4 | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | L(0-1) | - | 2.35 |
@ SEA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | W 6-4 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | - | SV(4) | 1.29 |
vs CHW2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | W 7-6 F/11 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.00 |
vs TEX2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | W 6-5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 0.0 | - | SV(3) | 0.00 |
@ NYM2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | W 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | - | SV(2) | 0.00 |
@ NYM2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | W 11-6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | - | HLD(1) | 0.00 |
@ NYY2026 Regular SeasonWeek 14 | W 3-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | - | SV(1) | 0.00 |
@ NYY2026 Regular SeasonWeek 14 | L 5-3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.00 |
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