As the Astros surprisingly built their winning record, we sometimes forget the most reliable link in their winning. How important has closer Josh Hader been to this effort? Very.
How good has Josh Hader been? Very. Let’s look at some stats:
- Hader leads all MLB qualified relievers with 0 meltdowns. He also leads all relievers in Win Prbability Added (WPA) with 3.58.
- Hader is No. 2 in K rate (40.6%) and leads all relievers in K-BB. (36%). His SIERA is 3d at 1.79.
- Hader x-ERA of 1.65 is even lower than his 1.