Joel Kuhnel

RHP

Team: San Francisco GiantsThrows: RHeight: 6'5"Weight: 290 lbDOB: Feb 19, 1995Born: Goldsboro, NC, USAActive

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Games

4.40

ERA

5.0%

K-BB%

95.2 mph

FB Velo

25.4%

CSW%

Stuff+

101

+1 vs MLB 100

vL 94▼vR 107▲

DLoc+

100

0 vs MLB 100

vL 101vR 100

Stockyard PLoc+

-9 vs MLB 100

2026 Stockyard PLoc+ -> 2027

Pitching+

-6 vs MLB 100

vL 99vR 103

Synergy

Pitch Arsenal

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Sinker

51.9%|Pitching+104

PLoc+

97-> 2027

Velocity

95.2mph

Spin

2267rpm

CSW%

21.6%

iVB / iHB

6.6" / 14.4"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

112▲

102

vs R

109▲

111▲

105▲

Grade drivers

League-average Sinker · 100 → 103.1

Carry along arm slot

−4.3

Horizontal geometry

−3.8

Seam-shifted wake: amount

+3.7

Velocity

+3.3

Break across arm slot

+2.5

Seam-shifted wake: direction

+2.5

Everything else

−0.8

Cutter

26.3%|Pitching+100

PLoc+

88▼-> 2027

Velocity

90.6mph

Spin

2475rpm

CSW%

33.5%

iVB / iHB

2.6" / -2.9"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

95▼

92▼

vs R

104

93▼

103

Grade drivers

League-average Cutter · 100 → 99.3

Break across arm slot

−8.8

Carry along arm slot

+5.8

Vertical approach angle

+4.1

Release height

+2.2

Horizontal geometry

−1.9

Seam-shifted wake: amount

−1.4

Everything else

−0.7

4-Seam Fastball

7%|Pitching+82▼

PLoc+

95▼-> 2027

Velocity

95.4mph

Spin

2272rpm

CSW%

21.2%

iVB / iHB

13.1" / 5"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

89▼

56▼

85▼

vs R

84▼

71▼

80▼

Grade drivers

League-average 4-Seam Fastball · 100 → 85.3

Carry along arm slot

−4.6

Vertical approach angle

−4.5

Horizontal geometry

−2.6

Break across arm slot

−1.9

Release height

+1.0

Velocity

+0.8

Everything else

−2.9

Changeup

5.9%|Pitching+100

PLoc+

99-> 2027

Velocity

90.2mph

Spin

1428rpm

CSW%

18.2%

iVB / iHB

4.7" / 11.3"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

87▼

100

vs R

85▼

101

Grade drivers

League-average Changeup · 100 → 84.6

Vertical break gap vs fastball

−7.1

Velo gap vs fastball

−4.5

Vertical approach angle

+3.4

Break across arm slot

−3.2

Velocity

+1.6

Carry along arm slot

−1.2

Everything else

−4.4

Slider

5.3%|Pitching+103

PLoc+

112▲-> 2027

Velocity

87.6mph

Spin

2490rpm

CSW%

32.5%

iVB / iHB

0.1" / -3.8"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

94▼

82▼

vs R

107▲

93▼

106▲

Grade drivers

League-average Slider · 100 → 99.6

Velocity

+5.2

Horizontal geometry

−2.7

Release height

+1.7

Break across arm slot

−1.5

Spin rate

+1.2

Arm angle

+0.8

Everything else

−5.1

Curveball

3.6%|Pitching+105▲

PLoc+

106▲-> 2027

Velocity

83.6mph

Spin

2464rpm

CSW%

33.3%

iVB / iHB

-2" / -5.2"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

85▼

105▲

vs R

108▲

71▼

104

Grade drivers

League-average Curveball · 100 → 103.6

Velocity

+6.4

Horizontal geometry

−3.1

Release height

+2.6

Arm angle

+2.0

Spin rate

+0.8

Break across arm slot

−0.7

Everything else

−4.4

xRV (Expected Run Value): Expected runs per 100 pitches using xwOBA on batted balls (BABIP-neutral). Negative = good (runs prevented), Positive = bad (runs allowed).

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