There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kuhnel's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 85.6 off his cutter.
51 and 192 of them thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Kuhnel averages 92.7 mph across his arsenal, 89th percentile in the league.
223 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 61st in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Kuhnel lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
746 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Kuhnel's sinker moves 14.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
384 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Kuhnel goes to the 4-seam fastball: 14.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.7% the rest of the time.
208 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Kuhnel works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup, and a little else. The sinker is 51.5% of everything he throws.
746 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Kuhnel's 4-seam fastball carries 12.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
51 thrown, averaging 95.3 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Kuhnel throws a fastball 89.1% of the time, against 76.6% when he is ahead.
220 pitches behind in the count, 209 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Kuhnel's sinker averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 100.5.
384 thrown, 51.5% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Kuhnel releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 59 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
746 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Kuhnel puts 51.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.3% when he is ahead.
220 located pitches behind, 209 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Kuhnel throws the changeup 12.7% of the time against left-handers and 0.8% against right-handers.
385 pitches to right-handers, 361 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Kuhnel's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
134 of 746 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Kuhnel's slider spins at 2,483 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
43 thrown in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Kuhnel releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
699 tracked pitches in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Kuhnel, 37th percentile.
223 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 340th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Kuhnel has thrown 27 curveballs this season, 3.6% of his pitches, at 83.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
746 classified pitches in 2026.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kuhnel's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 85.6 off his cutter.
51 and 192 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Kuhnel works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup, and a little else. The sinker is 51.5% of everything he throws.
746 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Kuhnel's sinker averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 100.5.
384 thrown, 51.5% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Kuhnel throws the changeup 12.7% of the time against left-handers and 0.8% against right-handers.
385 pitches to right-handers, 361 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Kuhnel's slider spins at 2,483 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
43 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Kuhnel has thrown 27 curveballs this season, 3.6% of his pitches, at 83.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
746 classified pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Kuhnel averages 92.7 mph across his arsenal, 89th percentile in the league.
223 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 61st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Kuhnel lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
746 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Kuhnel's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
134 of 746 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Kuhnel's sinker moves 14.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
384 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Kuhnel's 4-seam fastball carries 12.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
51 thrown, averaging 95.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Kuhnel goes to the 4-seam fastball: 14.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.7% the rest of the time.
208 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Kuhnel throws a fastball 89.1% of the time, against 76.6% when he is ahead.
220 pitches behind in the count, 209 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Kuhnel puts 51.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.3% when he is ahead.
220 located pitches behind, 209 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Kuhnel releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 59 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
746 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Kuhnel releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
699 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Kuhnel, 37th percentile.
223 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 340th in MLB.
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