How Josh Hader's Saves Compares to Similar Players
Josh Hader has totaled 227 career Saves, well above the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Saves season came in 2019, posting 37, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.4 that year. The lowest point came in 2017 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.9 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Saves total has gone from 33 in 2023 to 34 in 2024 and 28 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 37 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Josh Hader Lifetime Saves
Stats similar to Saves for Josh Hader
| Josh Hader
Saves |
|---|
| Career | 227 |
| Season Avg. | 25.22 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 78.58 |
| More Info | See More |
Josh Hader Saves Per Season
Josh Hader's Saves for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Josh Hader Saves by Team
Josh Hader's career Saves totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Josh Hader Cumulative Saves — Career Progression
A running total of Josh Hader's career Saves, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Josh Hader Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Josh Hader's seasonal Saves alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Josh Hader Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Josh Hader's MLB career with Saves alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
