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Joel Kuhnel
San Francisco Giants
RP · #54 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'5" · 290 lb · Age 31 · 6 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
9.0
- Runs prevented
- −5.5
- IP · ERA
- 45.0 · 4.40
- K · BB
- 28 · 18
- Rank
- 187 of 205 relievers
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Strikeouts28 vs 45 avg−4.6
- Home runs allowed7 vs 6 avg−1.2
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)145 vs 130 avg+0.9
- Hit batters4 vs 2 avg−0.6
- Parks pitched in−0.2
- Walks17 vs 17 avg+0.1
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 27vsLAD | L 1-5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 61.7 | |
| Fri, Sep 25vsLAD | L 0-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 71.5 | |
| Wed, Sep 23vsMIN | L 2-4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 49.2 | |
| Sat, Sep 19@LAD | L 4-10 | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8.2 | |
| Wed, Sep 16@STL | W 6-5 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 48.0 |
| Mon, Sep 14@STL | L 1-2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 96.5 | |
| Sat, Sep 12vsSD | L 6-7 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14.5 | |
| Tue, Sep 8vsSTL | W 2-1 | S | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 46.5 |
| Sun, Sep 6@NYM | L 2-4 | H | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 41.2 |
| Sat, Sep 5@NYM | W 9-5 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 24.1 | |
| Thu, Jul 2vsCIN | L 2-7 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20.8 | |
| Sun, Jun 28vsCHC | L 3-4 | L | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 28.7 |
| Sat, Jun 27vsCHC | L 2-8 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 21.9 | |
| Wed, Jun 24@CIN | W 6-5 | S | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 19.7 |
| Mon, Jun 22@CIN | W 2-1 | S | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 58.6 |
| Thu, Jun 18vsCLE | L 2-4 | B | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14.9 |
| Tue, Jun 16vsCLE | W 2-1 | H | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sat, Jun 13vsPHI | L 8-9 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19.6 | |
| Tue, Jun 9@ATH | L 5-7 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 15.0 | |
| Mon, Jun 8@ATH | W 15-14 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 37.4 | |
| Thu, Jun 4@CHC | L 6-7 | L | 0.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.5 |
| Wed, Jun 3@CHC | W 5-4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 91.7 | |
| Fri, May 29vsNYY | L 2-8 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9.6 | |
| Wed, May 27vsSEA | L 1-9 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25.5 | |
| Mon, May 25vsSEA | L 2-9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | |
| Sat, May 23@SD | L 0-2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 92.6 | |
| Thu, May 21@LAA | W 3-2 | W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 38.8 |
| Tue, May 19@LAA | W 14-6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 38.1 | |
| Fri, May 15vsSF | W 5-2 | H | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 42.3 |
| Thu, May 14vsSTL | L 4-5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | – | |
| Tue, May 12vsSTL | L 4-6 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12.7 | |
| Sat, May 9@BAL | W 6-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 73.4 | |
| Fri, May 8@BAL | W 4-3 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 73.4 |
| Sun, May 3vsCLE | W 7-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 65.5 | |
| Fri, May 1vsCLE | L 5-8 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 70.3 | |
| Wed, Apr 29vsKC | W 5-2 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 33.9 | |
| Sun, Apr 26@TEX | W 2-1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 49.7 | |
| Wed, Apr 22@SEA | L 4-5 | L | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.6 |
| Mon, Apr 20@SEA | W 6-4 | S | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25.3 |
| Sat, Apr 18vsCHW | W 7-6 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 68.2 | |
| Wed, Apr 15vsTEX | W 6-5 | S | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 94.0 |
| Sun, Apr 12@NYM | W 1-0 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 74.4 |
| Sat, Apr 11@NYM | W 11-6 | H | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54.4 |
| Wed, Apr 8@NYY | W 3-2 | S | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 77.6 |
| Tue, Apr 7@NYY | L 3-5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
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