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Houston Astros · Pitcher · #71

Josh Hader

Age 326' 3" · 188lbBats L · Throws LDebut 2017From Millersville

ERA

0.84

W-L

4-1

K

43

WHIP

0.75

WAR

1.4

FIP

1.83

Awards

15 major honors

Reliever of the Year ×3

2018 · 2019 · 2021

All-Star ×12

2013 · 2014 · 2016 · 2018 · 2019 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2025

League Percentile

2026 season · percentile vs 290 relievers with 20+ IP
the entire league54relief pitchers290
ERA
99
0.84
WHIP
99
0.75
Strikeouts
51
43
K/9
95
12.09
Wins
76
4
Bottom of leagueAverage (50)Top of league

relief pitchers · by ERA

Top 1%

Josh Hader's ERA (0.84) ranks above average among 290 relievers with 20+ IP. The number on each bar is a percentile (higher is better); use the tabs to change the comparison pool.

PITCHING

Season · Career
CategoryGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2026 Season330.84411832.043110.75
Career5012.533832245544.18722090.93

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ARSENAL

Pitch arsenal · 2026 usage and average velocity
Sinker62.5%avg 153 km/h
Slider37.5%avg 136 km/h

ADVANCED

Advanced metrics · 2026 season

BABIP

.185

K/9

12.09

BB/9

3.09

HR/9

0.28

Quality starts

0

Whiff%

36.4%

GAME LOG

Last 10 games · includes team result
DateOppInningsHitsERWalksStrikeoutsTeam
08.23vs ATH1.00002L
08.19vs LAA1.00010W
08.16vs SEA1.01001L
08.14vs SEA1.02002W
08.12@ SF1.00000W
08.10@ SF2.00002W
08.07@ SD1.00001W
08.05vs TOR1.00001L
08.01vs TEX1.00001W
07.28@ LAA1.00000W

SPLITS

Situational splits (2026)

Home

Opp AVG.150
IP17.0
K26
WHIP0.76

Away

Opp AVG.082
IP15.0
K17
WHIP0.73

vs LHP

Opp AVG.200
IP8.0
K10
WHIP1.13

vs RHP

Opp AVG.089
IP24.0
K33
WHIP0.63

RISP

Opp AVG.150
IP5.2
K5
WHIP1.06

YEAR BY YEAR

Year-by-year · Career trends

ERALower is better

▼ Trending up year over year
ERA by yearFrom 2.08 in 2017 to 0.84 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2017 ERA: 2.082.0820172018 ERA: 2.4320182019 ERA: 2.6220192020 ERA: 3.7920202021 ERA: 1.2320212022 ERA: 5.225.2220222023 ERA: 1.2820232024 ERA: 3.8020242025 ERA: 2.0520252026 ERA: 0.840.842026
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ERA year-by-year details
YearERA
20172.08
20182.43
20192.62
20203.79
20211.23
20225.22
20231.28
20243.80
20252.05
20260.84

WHIPLower is better

▼ Trending up year over year
WHIP by yearFrom 0.99 in 2017 to 0.75 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2017 WHIP: 0.990.9920172018 WHIP: 0.8120182019 WHIP: 0.8120192020 WHIP: 0.9520202021 WHIP: 0.8420212022 WHIP: 1.281.2820222023 WHIP: 1.1020232024 WHIP: 0.9620242025 WHIP: 0.8520252026 WHIP: 0.750.752026
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WHIP year-by-year details
YearWHIP
20170.99
20180.81
20190.81
20200.95
20210.84
20221.28
20231.10
20240.96
20250.85
20260.75

Strikeouts

▼ Trending down year over year
Strikeouts by yearFrom 68 in 2017 to 43 in 2026.2017 Strikeouts: 686820172018 Strikeouts: 14314320182019 Strikeouts: 13820192020 Strikeouts: 313120202021 Strikeouts: 10220212022 Strikeouts: 8120222023 Strikeouts: 8520232024 Strikeouts: 10520242025 Strikeouts: 7620252026 Strikeouts: 43432026
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Strikeouts year-by-year details
YearStrikeouts
201768
2018143
2019138
202031
2021102
202281
202385
2024105
202576
202643
YearTeamGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2017MIL352.0823047.268220.99
2018MIL552.43611281.1143300.81
2019MIL612.62353775.2138200.81
2020MIL213.79121319.031100.95
2021MIL601.23423458.2102240.84
2022MIL374.24142934.059121.12
2022SD197.3111716.02291.63
2022—565.22253650.081211.28
2023SD611.28233356.185301.10
2024HOU713.80883471.0105250.96
2025HOU482.05622852.276160.85
2026HOU330.84411832.043110.75