Hader had a 2.43 ERA, a 6-1 record, and 12 saves in 2018. In 81 13 innings, he struck out 143 batters. Hader had the lowest batting average against left-handed batters among MLB pitchers who threw at least 20 innings (.088).
First full-time closer in the National League to win the Reliever of the Year Award, he took home the honor.
Due to the injuries to fellow relievers Jeremy Jeffress (shoulder strain) and Corey Knebel, Hader entered the 2019 season as the Brewers’ closer (Tommy John surgery).
It was on March 30 that Hader earned a save against the St. Louis Cardinals by striking out Tyler O’Neill, Dexter Fowler, and Yairo Munoz on nine straight swinging strikes, seven of which were ground balls.
For May and June, Hader was named the National League’s reliever of the month.
Brewers closer Josh Hader blew the game-winning save for Washington’s Juan Soto in the 2019 National League Wild Card Game when Juan Soto’s three-run single and an error by right fielder Trent Grisham led to Washington scoring the game-winning run on the play.
Over 72+2/3 innings of relief, Hader tallied 3–5 record and a 2.62 ERA with 138 strikeouts. He was named NL Reliever of the Year for the second time in three years.
Hader opened the 2020 season with a major league-record of 12 straight hitless appearances. Hader concluded the season at 3.79, with 13 saves in 15 appearances, topping the National League in that category.
Hader broke Craig Kimbrel’s 2014 record of 236 innings pitched on May 8, 2021, when he struck out 400 batters in 234+23 innings pitched, becoming the first MLB pitcher to do it.
Hader received the National League Reliever of the Month award for the fourth time in a row in July. A joint no-hitter by Hader and the Cleveland Indians was completed on September 11th.
With 34 saves in 35 chances, he achieved a career-low 1.23 earned run average, with 102 strikeouts in 58+23 innings of work in 2021.
What Pitches Does Josh Hader Throw?
This includes pitches thrown in both the MLB regular season and Spring Training, which are recorded by PITCHf/x between 2015 and 2022. Sinker (97 mph) and Slider were their mainstays in 2022. (83mph). Additionally, he rarely makes a Change (87mph).