Josh Hader
Hader's peak was so dominant that his 2021 campaign ranks among the greatest relief seasons in modern history. That 1.23 ERA came with a microscopic 0.75 WHIP, and his 346 ERA+ means he was nearly four times better than the average pitcher that year.
The southpaw's career 193 ERA+ tells the story of sustained excellence across nearly a decade. His 14.6 strikeouts per nine innings reflect the kind of swing-and-miss stuff that separates elite closers from merely good ones. Six All-Star selections don't happen by accident.
At 32, Hader remains one of baseball's premier late-inning weapons. The key metric to watch is his strikeout rate — when it dips below his career norm, that's when age might finally be catching up to one of the game's most reliable shutdown artists.
| Date | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | S |
Career · Hitting
8 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | — | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1.000 | — |
| 2019 | — | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 412 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
12 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | — | 35 | 47.2 | 2 | 3 | 2.08 | — | 68 | 0.99 |
| 2018 | — | 55 | 81.1 | 6 | 1 | 2.43 | — | 143 | 0.81 |
| 2019 | — | 61 | 75.2 | 3 | 5 | 2.62 | — | 138 | 0.81 |
| 2020 | — | 21 | 19.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.79 | — | 31 | 0.95 |
| 2021 | — | 60 | 58.2 | 4 | 2 | 1.23 | — | 102 | 0.84 |
| 2022 | — | 37 | 34.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.24 | — | 59 | 1.12 |
| 2022 | — | 19 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 | 7.31 | — | 22 | 1.63 |
| 2022 | — | 56 | 50.0 | 2 | 5 | 5.22 | — | 81 | 1.28 |
| 2023 | — | 61 | 56.1 | 2 | 3 | 1.28 | — | 85 | 1.10 |
| 2024 | — | 71 | 71.0 | 8 | 8 | 3.80 | — | 105 | 0.96 |
| 2025 | — | 48 | 52.2 | 6 | 2 | 2.05 | — | 76 | 0.85 |
| 2026 | — | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 1 | 1.00 |
| Career | 525 | 561.0 | 36 | 36 | — | — | 911 | — | |
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