Josh Hader
30-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
8-8
ERA
3.80
WHIP
0.96
K
105
SV
34
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Aside from a career-worst 13.0% walk rate, Hader was back to his otherwise dominant ways, tallying 33 of the Padres' 36 total saves for a 91.7% team save share that was second-highest among closers. His 36.8% strikeout rate was fifth-best among qualified relievers thanks to a devastating slider (51.7% whiff rate, .100 BAA) and upper-90's sinker (73.4% pitch usage) that kept hitters off-balance. The southpaw went three months last summer without permitting an earned run, spanning 26 appearances and 23.2 innings. The five-time All-Star is showing no signs of slowing down as he enters his age-30 season. Hader ended up with the Astros in free agency on a five-year, $95 million deal, which presumably moves Ryan Pressly into a setup role. The lefty should remain among the top-five closers off the board in drafts. Read Past Outlooks
Grabs four-out save
Hader struck out three over 1.1 perfect innings to earn the save in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Mariners.
ANALYSIS
Hader stranded runners on the corners he inherited from Ryan Pressly in the eighth inning before pitching a perfect ninth for the save. Over his last seven outings, Hader has gone 5-for-7 in save chances while picking up a win and a loss in that span. He's been scored on in five of his last 13 outings and now has a 3.60 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 104:24 K:BB with 34 saves in 38 chances over 70 innings this season.
Hader stranded runners on the corners he inherited from Ryan Pressly in the eighth inning before pitching a perfect ninth for the save. Over his last seven outings, Hader has gone 5-for-7 in save chances while picking up a win and a loss in that span. He's been scored on in five of his last 13 outings and now has a 3.60 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 104:24 K:BB with 34 saves in 38 chances over 70 innings this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
22
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What part of the game does Josh Hader generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
Even Split
2024
-31%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .185 | 61 | 16 | 24 | 1 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .185 | 210 | 60 | 94 | 22 | |||
2024vs Left | .125 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .182 | 83 | 20 | 37 | 12 | |||
2023vs Left | .231 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .146 | 69 | 24 | 23 | 3 | |||
2022vs Left | .209 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .230 | 58 | 16 | 34 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-7%
ERA at Home
2024
-38%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.29 | 1.01 | 95.2 | 13.9 | 3.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.53 | 1.19 | 81.2 | 13.6 | 4.0 | ||||
2024Home | 4.58 | 0.92 | 39.1 | 14.2 | 3.4 | ||||
2024Away | 2.84 | 1.01 | 31.2 | 12.2 | 2.8 | ||||
2023Home | 0.31 | 1.00 | 29.0 | 13.7 | 4.7 | ||||
2023Away | 2.30 | 1.21 | 27.1 | 13.5 | 4.9 | ||||
2022Home | 4.61 | 1.17 | 27.1 | 13.8 | 3.3 | ||||
2022Away | 5.96 | 1.41 | 22.2 | 15.5 | 4.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Josh Hader compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.20K/9
13.3BB/9
3.2HR/9
1.5Fastball
96.1 mphERA
3.80WHIP
0.96BABIP
.246GB/FB
0.64Left On Base
68.4%Exit Velocity
81.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.5%Spin Rate
2297 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.8%Swinging Strike
20.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Hader's 2022 was a roller coaster. He started the year by extending a scoreless appearance streak that began in 2021 to 40 games, which tied the longest streak in MLB history. A month later, he endured the worst stretch of his career, permitting 13 earned runs and 5 homers over an 8-game span. This was unexpected from Hader, who has been dominant throughout his career and only gave up 8 runs in all of 2021. Hader's struggles continued after his trade to San Diego, as his ERA ballooned to 6.52 and was given a break from closing. Fortunately, the southpaw fixed his mechanics and found his command to get back on track over the final month and change, including the postseason. The mechanical tweaks unlocked more velocity, as Hader hit triple-digits for the first time in his career. Hader has maintained a top 10 strikeout rate among qualified relievers in each of the past five seasons. Don't let a few bad outings deter you from drafting him as one of the top 3 closers in 2023.
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Stumbles against Angels
Hader (8-8) allowed four runs on three hits and two walks while recording one out Sunday. He blew a save chance and took the loss against the Angels.
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Notches 33rd save
Hader struck out two in a perfect ninth inning Friday to record his 33rd save of the season in a 9-7 win over the Angels.
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Records 32nd save
Hader picked up the save in a win over the Angels on Thursday, striking out one over a perfect ninth inning.
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Picks up win
Hader (8-7) was charged with a blown save but got the win over the Padres on Tuesday after striking out two over 1.1 scoreless innings.
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Cleans up mess for 31st save
Hader allowed a hit and struck out one without being charged with a run over two-thirds of an inning to earn the save in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Angels.
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Peak form in August
Hader was named the American League Reliever of the Month for August on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Hader has blown only two saves this season but has endured some ups and downs, though he was dominant in August with a 0.67 ERA, 0.60 WHIP and 17:5 K:BB across 13.1 innings while recording eight saves. The left-hander surrendered 10 earned runs in his first 15 outings of the season but recovered from the poor start and has a 2.36 ERA in his subsequent 45 outings.
Hader has blown only two saves this season but has endured some ups and downs, though he was dominant in August with a 0.67 ERA, 0.60 WHIP and 17:5 K:BB across 13.1 innings while recording eight saves. The left-hander surrendered 10 earned runs in his first 15 outings of the season but recovered from the poor start and has a 2.36 ERA in his subsequent 45 outings.