Josh Hader

Houston Astros

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Josh Hader has thrown 8,276 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (96mph) and Slider (86mph). He also rarely throws a Change (89mph).


In 2024, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, has surprisingly little armside run, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has virtually no sinking action reminiscent of a true sinker. Their slider generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, is much harder than usual, has primarily 12-6 movement and has some two-plane movement. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 14 of them in 2024) is thrown extremely hard, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it.