2025 Stats
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1-0
ERA
1.50
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0.79
K
35
SV
14
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After spending several years pitching under self-imposed usage rules, Hader was more flexible with his usage after securing a five-year deal with Houston last offseason. In fact, he established a career-high with 71 appearances -- seven of which were multi-inning affairs -- while his 71 innings pitched were his most in a season since 2019. The southpaw tied for fifth in the league with 34 saves and his 79.1 percent team save share was eighth highest among closers. Hader permitted 12 home runs (fourth most among relief pitchers), but he was dominant otherwise. He led all relievers with 105 strikeouts and his 37.8 percent strikeout rate ranked third. Hader significantly improved his walk rate, which correlated with an improved 0.96 WHIP. His eight wins only improved his fantasy value. The veteran closer is one save away from 200 for his career and should be considered one of the top five closers in 2025 drafts. Read Past Outlooks

Locks down 14th save
Hader earned the save in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the A's, working around a walk while striking out three in a scoreless ninth inning.
ANALYSIS
Hader is now a perfect 14-for-14 in save chances this season. He's been nearly untouchable of late, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out 15 in his last nine innings. Hader's ERA is down to 1.50 through 24 innings this year with a stellar 0.79 WHIP and 35:6 K:BB.
Hader is now a perfect 14-for-14 in save chances this season. He's been nearly untouchable of late, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out 15 in his last nine innings. Hader's ERA is down to 1.50 through 24 innings this year with a stellar 0.79 WHIP and 35:6 K:BB.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
15
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-23%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .165 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 0 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .166 | 179 | 49 | 71 | 17 | |||
2025vs Left | .125 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
2025vs Right | .162 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 2 | |||
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 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-10%
ERA on Road
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-53%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 2.62 | 0.98 | 82.1 | 13.9 | 3.8 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 2.35 | 0.99 | 69.0 | 12.8 | 3.4 | ||||
2025Home | 1.93 | 1.14 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 3.2 | ||||
2025Away | 0.90 | 0.30 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 0.9 | ||||
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 | ||||
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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
5.83K/9
13.1BB/9
2.3HR/9
0.8Fastball
95.4 mphERA
1.50WHIP
0.79BABIP
.252GB/FB
0.40Left On Base
92.6%Exit Velocity
79.4 mphBarrels/BBE
2.8%Spin Rate
2383 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
10.1%Swinging Strike
21.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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.
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Earns 13th save
Hader earned the save in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Mariners, allowing one hit while striking out three in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Secures save Monday
Hader threw a scoreless inning and earned a save against the Rays on Monday.
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Secures 11th save
Hader earned the save in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Rangers, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning.
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Remains perfect in save situations
Hader picked up the save in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Royals after allowing one walk in a scoreless ninth inning. He struck out one.
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Notches save No. 9
Hader gave up one hit in a scoreless ninth inning to pick up a save in Friday's 3-0 win over Cincinnati. He struck out three without walking a batter.
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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.