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Josh Hader

Astros
Number #71
Position RP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 32
Height 6' 3"
Weight 188 lbs
Birth Place Millersville, MD
Born Apr 7, 1994

Key Insights

2026
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Hader's sinker carries 18.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

435 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night

Hader throws a strike on the first pitch 71.9% of the time.

167 plate appearances started in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Hader releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 2.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.

676 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Hader works with 2 pitches: Sinker and Slider. The sinker is 64.3% of everything he throws.

676 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Hader's sinker averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 97.1.

435 thrown, 64.3% of his pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate

Hader works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.

676 located pitches in 2026.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 7, 1994
Birth Place Millersville, MD
Height 6' 3"
Weight 188 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L