Joe Gunkel
Joseph Dillon Gunkel
Born: December 30, 1991
Boynton Beach, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 225
Draft: Round 18 (2013 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: West Chester
Career: 2013-2024
Joe Gunkel has compiled a career record of 61 wins and 51 losses, with 12 saves, and a 3.41 ERA in his 236-game pitching career with the Red Sox, Lowell Spinners, Greenville Drive, Salem Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs, Bowie Baysox, Norfolk Tides, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Oklahoma City Dodgers, Marlins, New Orleans Baby Cakes, Jupiter Hammerheads, Hanshin Tigers, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and St. Paul Saints. He began playing during the 2013 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Short Season A | NYPL | Lowell Spinners | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.35 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 74 |
| 2013 | R | GULF | Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CARL | Salem Red Sox | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.64 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52.3 | 62 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 231 |
| 2014 | A | SALL3 | Greenville Drive | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.28 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51.3 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 195 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | CARL | Salem Red Sox | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.05 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.59 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104.3 | 85 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 408 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.93 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 83 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.66 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.08 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 141.3 | 156 | 68 | 64 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 94 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 585 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.92 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115.3 | 130 | 71 | 63 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 491 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Baby Cakes | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.03 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65.3 | 63 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 258 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Marlins | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Baby Cakes | 8 | 2 | .800 | 3.80 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87.7 | 91 | 41 | 37 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 365 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2020 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.18 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.7 | 54 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 232 | ||
| 2021 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2.95 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113.0 | 99 | 39 | 37 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 465 | ||
| 2022 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.73 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92.3 | 80 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 372 | ||
| 2024 | AAA | IL | St. Paul Saints | 0 | 5 | .000 | 10.29 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 52 | 33 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| Totals | 61 | 51 | .545 | 3.41 | 236 | 110 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 979.7 | 941 | 416 | 371 | 89 | 172 | 6 | 731 | 48 | 2 | 29 | 4014 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | 24 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .095 | .174 | .095 | .269 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City Dodgers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Baby Cakes | 22 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Baby Cakes | 19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .500 | .700 | 1.200 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 28 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .273 | .333 | .364 | .697 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 20 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .161 | .188 | .194 | .381 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 16 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .292 | .320 | .375 | .695 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 132 | 128 | 109 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | .202 | .243 | .257 | .500 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Short Season A | NYPL | Lowell Spinners | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2013 | R | GULF | Red Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2014 | A | SALL3 | Greenville Drive | P | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .647 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CARL | Salem Red Sox | P | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | CARL | Salem Red Sox | P | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | P | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | P | 17 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 1.471 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .250 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | P | 24 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .917 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City Dodgers | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | P | 24 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.292 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Marlins | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Baby Cakes | P | 22 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .941 | .727 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Baby Cakes | P | 19 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.053 |
| 2020 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 28 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .571 |
| 2021 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 20 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 1.300 |
| 2022 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | P | 16 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 3 | .812 | 1.625 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | St. Paul Saints | P | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| Totals | 192 | 61 | 106 | 4 | 6 | .977 | .870 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | Gulf Coast League | Red Sox | BOS | July 3, 2013 | July 3, 2013 |
| 2013 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Lowell Spinners | BOS | July 6, 2013 | September 3, 2013 |
| 2014 | A | South Atlantic League | Greenville Drive | BOS | April 3, 2014 | June 14, 2014 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Salem Red Sox | BOS | June 21, 2014 | August 19, 2014 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Salem Red Sox | BOS | April 9, 2015 | May 11, 2015 |
| 2015 | AA | Eastern League | Portland Sea Dogs | BOS | May 15, 2015 | May 31, 2015 |
| 2015 | AA | Eastern League | Bowie Baysox | BAL | June 6, 2015 | September 2, 2015 |
| 2016 | AA | Eastern League | Bowie Baysox | BAL | April 7, 2016 | April 26, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | BAL | May 1, 2016 | September 4, 2016 |
| 2017 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City Dodgers | LAN | April 12, 2017 | April 20, 2017 |
| 2017 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | MIA | April 30, 2017 | September 3, 2017 |
| 2018 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Baby Cakes | MIA | April 5, 2018 | September 1, 2018 |
| 2018 | R | Gulf Coast League | Marlins | MIA | July 8, 2018 | July 15, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Baby Cakes | MIA | April 7, 2019 | August 30, 2019 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Jupiter Hammerheads | MIA | May 31, 2019 | June 4, 2019 |
| 2020 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 2021 | Foreign Major | Japan Central | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 2022 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 2023 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Fukuoka Softbank Hawks | |||
| 2024 | AAA | International League | St. Paul Saints |
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