1994
Born April 7, 1994
Millersville, MD, USA
Josh Hader Notable
b. April 7, 1994 · Milwaukee Brewers 2017–2022, San Diego Padres 2022–2023, Houston Astros 2024–2025
Josh Hader's 227 saves are tied for the 45th most anyone has.
He played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2017 and closing with the Houston Astros in 2025.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 227 games and appeared 468 times, with a 2.64 earned run average. He struck out 829. Across 468 games he batted .125, with 1 hit and 1 run.
He led the league in saves once, in 2020, with 13.
He was selected to six All-Star teams between 2018 and 2025. He threw a no-hitter in 2021.
He was born in Millersville, MD, USA on April 7, 1994. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 6 | 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Reliever of the Month | 7 | 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| All-MLB Team - First Team | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 2 | 2018, 2021 |
| The Sporting News Reliever of the Year | 2 | 2018, 2021 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MIL | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | MIL | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2019 | MIL | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | MIL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | MIL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | MIL/SDP | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | SDP | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | HOU | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | HOU | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 468 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .125 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MIL | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | 25 | 11 | 22 | 68 | 2.08 |
| 2018 | MIL | 6 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 12 | 81.1 | 36 | 22 | 30 | 143 | 2.43 |
| 2019 | MIL | 3 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 37 | 75.2 | 41 | 22 | 20 | 138 | 2.62 |
| 2020 | MIL | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 19.0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 3.79 |
| 2021 | MIL | 4 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 34 | 58.2 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 102 | 1.23 |
| 2022 | MIL/SDP | 2 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 36 | 50.0 | 43 | 29 | 21 | 81 | 5.22 |
| 2023 | SDP | 2 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 33 | 56.1 | 32 | 8 | 30 | 85 | 1.28 |
| 2024 | HOU | 8 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 34 | 71.0 | 43 | 30 | 25 | 105 | 3.80 |
| 2025 | HOU | 6 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 28 | 52.2 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 76 | 2.05 |
| Career | — | 34 | 31 | 468 | 0 | 227 | 512.1 | 282 | 150 | 198 | 829 | 2.64 |
On this day & linked events
2017
Major-league debut: Josh Hader
Josh Hader made a major-league debut on June 10, 2017.
2021
Milwaukee Brewers Combined No-Hitter, 2021
Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader threw a combined no-hitter for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Cleveland Indians on September 11, 2021, winning 3–0.