Casey Fossum vs. Josh Hader — Career Comparison

Casey Fossum
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Hader
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Casey Fossum built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Hader as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Hader led in run prevention (ERA+ 149 vs 94), strikeout rate (K%+ 164 vs 115), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 129 vs 96). Role difference aside, Josh Hader holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Casey Fossum and Josh Hader

Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.71
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
8.22
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.61
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.54
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.01
43.01
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.99
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
5.45
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.64
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
10
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.95
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.31
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.14
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
3.65
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.48
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
6.95
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
14.56
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.95
6.95
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.56
14.56
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.178
1.178
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.005
2.005
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.32
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.72
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3537
40.5
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
2019
35.47
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
5.64
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
6.13
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.88
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.74
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3110
35.61
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
31.3
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.47
35.47

Fielding Stats for Casey Fossum and Josh Hader

Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.71
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
8.22
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.44
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.04
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.63
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.5
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.97
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.48
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.95
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.115
0.115
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Fossum and Josh Hader

Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
240
2823.53
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
35100
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
541.18
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.29
3.4
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.94
-22.87
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.16
-12.06
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA