P Josh 'Stricken' Hader #71
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
10/26/2026
P JOSH 'STRICKEN' HADER #71 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
60 0 5-4 20 2.82 67.0 48 12 25 119 1.09 1.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 20 20 20 20
Movement 10 11 10 10
Control 12 12 12 12
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 20 20
Slider 20 20
Changeup 20 20
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 5
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 13
Defense 11
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 8
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/23/2026 @ LAD Win, 5-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
10/20/2026 LAD Win, 8-5 1.2 0 0 0 0 4
10/19/2026 LAD Loss, 5-6 1.0 1 1 1 1 2
10/16/2026 KC Win, 6-5 1.1 4 2 2 0 2
10/14/2026 @ KC Win, 13-5 2.0 2 1 1 0 3
10/12/2026 @ KC Loss, 1-5 1.0 5 5 5 1 2 Loss
10/05/2026 @ SEA Win, 8-5 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
10/02/2026 SEA Win, 7-4 1.2 1 1 1 0 4
10/01/2026 SEA Win, 10-3 1.0 1 0 0 2 1
09/25/2026 CWS Win, 7-6 1.1 2 1 1 1 3
PERSONALITY
He is an extremely hard worker.
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:04/07/1994
Born in:Annapolis, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$9,000,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 115 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 115 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 60 0 5 4 20 2.82 67.0 48 22 21 12 25 119 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 26 6 76.9 60 37 10.07 6.45 15.99 3.36 3.16 1.09 65 1.7 .313        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 89 15 2 0 0 2 10 52 0 0 0 .169 .253 .191 .444      
vs. RHB 157 33 4 1 12 20 15 67 0 0 2 .210 .287 .478 .765      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 3 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 2 1 1 1 1 7  
April 9 0 0 2 5 3.86 9.1 9 4 4 2 1 16  
May 7 0 0 1 3 5.62 8.0 7 5 5 3 3 16  
June 10 0 2 0 5 0.93 9.2 4 1 1 1 3 21  
July 13 0 1 0 6 0.73 12.1 10 1 1 0 6 18  
August 12 0 2 0 0 2.76 16.1 10 5 5 4 6 29  
September 9 0 0 1 1 3.97 11.1 8 6 5 2 6 19  
Spring Training 15 0 1 4 9 5.65 14.1 10 9 9 3 4 22  
Postseason 9 0 0 1 0 7.30 12.1 15 10 10 4 5 20  
Last Year 63 0 0 4 39 2.21 61.0 43 15 15 8 32 102  
2 Years Ago 61 0 8 6 32 3.04 56.1 41 20 19 8 36 95  
Career 586 0 40 36 259 2.30 646.1 364 175 165 79 235 1119  
Home 27 0 3 2 3 3.62 32.1 24 13 13 8 11 62  
Road 33 0 2 2 17 2.08 34.2 24 9 8 4 14 57  
Grass 54 0 4 4 18 3.00 60.0 44 21 20 11 22 104  
Turf 6 0 1 0 2 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 1 3 15  
Night 60 0 5 4 20 2.82 67.0 48 22 21 12 25 119  
As Reliever / Substitution 60 0 5 4 20 2.82 67.0 48 22 21 12 25 119  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Milwaukee - MLB 23 35 0 2 3 0 2.08 47.2 25 11 11 4 22 68 0 0 0.99 .236 3.11 0.9 208
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 24 55 0 6 1 12 2.43 81.1 36 23 22 9 30 143 0 0 0.81 .221 2.31 2.1 164
2019 Milwaukee - MLB 25 61 0 3 5 37 2.62 75.2 41 24 22 15 20 138 0 0 0.81 .232 3.11 1.4 167
2020 Houston - MLB 26 59 0 3 3 24 1.63 66.1 24 13 12 4 16 106 0 0 0.60 .189 1.53 3.3 258
2021 Houston - MLB 27 68 0 6 1 24 2.20 61.1 36 16 15 6 17 115 0 0 0.86 .316 1.63 3.0 191
2022 Houston - MLB 28 67 0 2 6 38 2.15 75.1 44 19 18 5 18 128 0 0 0.82 .289 1.42 4.1 180
2023 Houston - MLB 29 57 0 5 3 33 1.66 54.1 26 12 10 8 19 105 0 0 0.83 .225 2.28 2.6 283
2024 Houston - MLB 30 61 0 8 6 32 3.04 56.1 41 20 19 8 36 95 0 0 1.37 .308 3.26 1.6 146
2025 Houston - MLB 31 63 0 0 4 39 2.21 61.0 43 15 15 8 32 102 0 0 1.23 .318 2.80 2.3 203
2026 Houston - MLB 32 37 0 2 3 19 2.75 36.0 27 11 11 6 12 68 0 0 1.08 .339 2.61 1.4 178
2026 Baltimore - MLB 32 23 0 3 1 1 2.90 31.0 21 11 10 6 13 51 0 0 1.10 .283 3.80 0.4 171
2026 Total - MLB 32 60 0 5 4 20 2.82 67.0 48 22 21 12 25 119 0 0 1.09 .313 3.16 1.7 174
Total MLB 586 0 40 36 259 2.30 646.1 364 175 165 79 235 1119 0 0 0.93 .266 2.43 22.9 188
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2012 Baltimore (GCL) - R 18 12 0 2 0 2 2.66 20.1 12 7 6 2 7 35 0 0 0.93 .294 2.36 0.5 149
2012 Aberdeen - A- 18 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.1 2 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0.48 .143 1.16 0.3 999
2013 Delmarva - A 19 17 17 3 6 0 2.65 85.0 67 41 25 4 42 79 0 0 1.28 .265 3.65 1.5 149
2013 Quad Cities - A 19 5 5 2 0 0 3.22 22.1 14 8 8 0 12 16 0 0 1.16 .230 3.92 0.3 125
2013 Total - A 19 22 22 5 6 0 2.77 107.1 81 49 33 4 54 95 0 0 1.26 .258 3.70 1.9 144
2014 Lancaster - A+ 20 22 15 9 2 2 2.70 103.1 76 41 31 9 38 112 0 0 1.10 .266 3.53 2.0 151
2014 Corpus Christi - AA 20 5 4 1 1 0 6.30 20.0 16 14 14 2 16 24 0 0 1.60 .286 4.95 0.0 63
2015 Corpus Christi - AA 21 17 10 3 3 1 3.17 65.1 60 31 23 5 24 69 0 0 1.29 .301 3.37 1.3 126
2015 Biloxi - AA 21 7 7 1 4 0 2.79 38.2 27 13 12 3 11 50 0 0 0.98 .282 2.71 1.2 143
2015 Total - AA 21 24 17 4 7 1 3.03 104.0 87 44 35 8 35 119 0 0 1.17 .295 3.12 2.5 132
2016 Biloxi - AA 22 11 11 2 1 0 0.95 57.0 38 7 6 1 19 73 0 0 1.00 .291 2.02 2.4 423
2016 San Antonio - AAA 22 14 14 1 7 0 5.22 69.0 63 42 40 5 36 88 0 0 1.43 .345 3.29 1.6 76
2017 San Antonio - AAA 23 12 12 3 4 0 5.37 52.0 49 32 31 14 31 51 0 0 1.54 .265 6.53 -0.8 74
Total PCL 26 26 4 11 0 5.28 121.0 112 74 71 19 67 139 0 0 1.48 .310 4.68 75.4
Total SL 18 18 3 5 0 1.69 95.2 65 20 18 4 30 123 0 0 0.99 .288 2.30 236.4
Total TEX 22 14 4 4 1 3.90 85.1 76 45 37 7 40 93 0 0 1.36 .297 3.74 102.4
Total CAL 22 15 9 2 2 2.70 103.1 76 41 31 9 38 112 0 0 1.10 .266 3.53 150.7
Total MID 5 5 2 0 0 3.22 22.1 14 8 8 0 12 16 0 0 1.16 .230 3.92 124.8
Total SAL 17 17 3 6 0 2.65 85.0 67 41 25 4 42 79 0 0 1.28 .265 3.65 149.5
Total NYP 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.1 2 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0.48 .143 1.16 999.0
Total GCL 12 0 2 0 2 2.66 20.1 12 7 6 2 7 35 0 0 0.93 .294 2.36 148.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2018 Milwaukee - MLB 24 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.0 5 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 0.60 .263 0.35 0.5 999
2019 Milwaukee - MLB 25 1 0 0 1 0 18.00 1.0 2 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 3.00 1.000 5.30 -0.0 24
2020 Houston - MLB 26 9 0 0 1 7 4.32 8.1 4 4 4 2 1 13 0 0 0.60 .154 3.49 0.2 97
2021 Houston - MLB 27 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 0.1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 6.00 .000 15.20 -0.0 16
2022 Houston - MLB 28 5 0 0 0 2 2.84 6.1 3 2 2 2 2 15 0 0 0.79 .200 3.56 0.0 137
2023 Houston - MLB 29 2 0 0 1 0 2.25 4.0 1 1 1 1 3 7 0 0 1.00 .000 5.12 -0.0 209
2024 Houston - MLB 30 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
2026 Baltimore - MLB 32 9 0 0 1 0 7.30 12.1 15 10 10 4 5 20 0 0 1.62 .407 5.16 -0.1 68
Total MLB 35 0 0 4 9 4.19 43.0 30 21 20 9 15 74 0 0 1.05 .296 3.53 109.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Milwaukee - MLB P 35 0 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 47.2 0.94 +0.2 .000
2018 Milwaukee - MLB P 55 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 81.1 0.66 -0.0 .000
2019 Milwaukee - MLB P 61 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 75.2 0.83 +0.1 .000
2020 Houston - MLB P 59 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 66.1 1.09 +0.4 1.033
2021 Houston - MLB P 68 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 61.1 0.29 -0.1 1.040
2022 Houston - MLB P 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 75.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
2023 Houston - MLB P 57 0 0 2 0 5 3 .400 54.1 0.33 -0.9 .660
2024 Houston - MLB P 60 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 56.1 0.32 -0.3 .658
2025 Houston - MLB P 62 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 61.0 0.30 -1.1 .494
2026 Houston - MLB P 37 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 36.0 0.50 -0.1 .992
2026 Baltimore - MLB P 23 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 31.0 0.58 +0.4 1.985
TOTAL P 583 0 13 25 1 43 5 .884 646.1 0.53 -1.6 .892
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2012 Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 19th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Old Mill HS (Millersville, MD).
07/31/2013 Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Houston Astros with P L.J. Hoes for P Bud Norris.
07/30/2015 Traded by the Houston Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers with OF Brett Phillips, P Adrian Houser, and OF Domingo Santana for OF Carlos Gomez, P Mike Fiers, and cash.
07/08/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/27/2018 Wins the 2018 Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award.
06/30/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/26/2019 Wins the 2019 Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award.
02/14/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,100,000 through arbitration.
03/16/2020 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Houston Astros, along with SP Brandon Woodruff, in exchange for RP Ryan Pressly, SP Josh James, SP Jose Urquidy.
06/28/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/21/2020 Wins the 2020 World Series with the Houston Astros.
11/06/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,300,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
11/13/2020 Wins the 2020 MLB AL Reliever of the Year.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 14 (14).
04/16/2021 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $35,400,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
06/27/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 13 (13).
07/03/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/21/2022 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
10/31/2022 Finished 2nd in 2022 MLB AL Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 13 (13).
04/13/2024 Injured (Sinus infection), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/07/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 13 (13).
11/01/2025 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $27,000,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
11/03/2025 Wins the 2025 MLB AL Reliever of the Year.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 13 (13).
07/05/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/27/2026 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Baltimore Orioles, along with SP Forrest Whitley, in exchange for SP Bill Linares, SP Eric Blackwell, SP Josh Pride, RF Dave Lopez.
10/25/2026 Wins the 2026 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2022 67 10
Year SV Rank
2019 37 2
2020 24 6
2021 24 7
2022 38 6
2023 33 4
2024 32 7
2025 39 2
Year HLD Rank
2021 18 8
Year RA Rank
2022 67 10
Year GF Rank
2020 33 7
2021 31 10
2022 49 6
2023 50 3
2024 47 7
2025 53 2
Year WAR Rank
2022 3.9 8
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