Oakland Athletics
Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2026, Joel Kuhnel threw 4,015 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2025, they relied primarily on their Sinker (95mph) and Cutter (88mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (95mph), Splitter (91mph) and Slider (84mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has well above average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their cutter generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, has heavy sink, generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters and has strong cutting action. Their fourseam fastball generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has slightly above average velo. Their splitter is thrown extremely hard, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' splitters, has some natural sink to it and has slight armside fade. Their slider is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement.