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Current Contract
Josh Hader signed a 5 year / $95,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $95,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $19,000,000. In 2024, Hader will earn a base salary of $19,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $19,000,000.
2024-2028 Free Agent
Contract: 5 yr(s) / $95,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $19,000,000 Free Agent: 2029 / UFA Year Age Service Status Base Salary Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash 2024 30 6.115 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000($19,000,000) 2025 31 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000($38,000,000) 2026 32 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000($57,000,000) 2027 33 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000($76,000,000) 2028 34 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000($95,000,000) 2029 35 UFA Contract Notes:- Annual Reliever of the Year Bonus: $1M
- WS MVP: $100,000
- LCS MVP, Gold Glove, All-Star: $75,000
- Largest total value contract for a closer at the time of signing
- Full No Trade Clause
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
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2023-2023 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $14,100,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $14,100,000 Free Agent: 2024 / UFA 2022-2022 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $11,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $11,000,000 Free Agent: 2022-2022Retained
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $7,010,989 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $7,010,989 Free Agent: 2021-2021 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $6,675,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $6,675,000 Free Agent: 2020-2020 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $4,100,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $4,100,000 Free Agent: 2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $687,600 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $687,600 Free Agent: 2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $556,500 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $556,500 Free Agent: 2017-2017 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $535,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $535,000 Free Agent: 2012-2012Signing Bonus
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $40,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $40,000 Free Agent: -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2012 - $40,000 - $40,000 2017 $336,145 - - $336,145 2018 $556,500 - - $556,500 2019 ALL MLB (1ST) $687,600 - - $687,600 2020 $1,518,519 - - $1,518,519 2021 ALL MLB (1ST) $6,675,000 - - $6,675,000 2022 $3,989,011 - - $3,989,011 2022 $7,010,989 - - $7,010,989 2023 ALL MLB (1ST) $14,100,000 - - $14,100,000 Est. Earnings
(7 seasons)$34,873,764 $40,000 - $34,913,764 2024 $19,000,000 - - $19,000,000 2025 $19,000,000 - - $19,000,000 2026 $19,000,000 - - $19,000,000 2027 $19,000,000 - - $19,000,000 2028 $19,000,000 - - $19,000,000 $129,873,764 $40,000 - $129,913,764 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash seasons - $40,000 - $40,000 5 seasons $16,784,753 - - $16,784,753 2 seasons $18,089,011 - - $18,089,011 * denotes deferred payment -
Transactions
Jan 19 2024Signed a 5 year $95 million contract with Houston (HOU)Nov 14 2023Declined a $20.325 million Qualifying Offer from San Diego (SD)Nov 6 2023San Diego (SD) extended a $20.325 million Qualifying OfferJan 13 2023Signed a 1 year $14.1 million contract with San Diego (SD), avoiding arbitrationAug 1 2022Traded to San Diego (SD) from Milwaukee (MIL) for Taylor Rogers, Robert Gasser, Esteury Ruiz and Dinelson LametMar 22 2022Signed a 1 year $11 million contract with Milwaukee (MIL), avoiding arbitrationJan 15 2021Signed a 1 year $6.675 million contract with Milwaukee (MIL), avoiding arbitrationFeb 14 2020Signed a 1 year $4.1 million contract with Milwaukee (MIL), settling in arbitrationMar 5 2019Signed a 1 year $687,600 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)Mar 25 2018Signed a 1 year $556,500 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)Nov 19 2016Signed a contract with Milwaukee (MIL)Jul 30 2015Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Houston (HOU) with Brett Phillips, Domingo Santana and Adrian Houser for Carlos Gomez, Michael Fiers and pick [international slot]Jul 31 2013Traded to Houston (HOU) from Baltimore (BAL) with L.J. Hoes and 2014 pick for Bud NorrisJun 10 2012Signed a contract with Baltimore (BAL)Jun 6 2012Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 19 (#582 overall) -
Injuries
A look at the injuries for Josh Hader, and the financial implications.
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2024 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Josh Hader ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team Games IP H R ER BB K HR W L S ERA WHIP WAR 2023 SD 58 56.1 32 11 8 30 85 3 2 3 33 1.28 1.101 2.35 2022 SD 56 50.0 43 30 29 21 81 8 2 4 36 5.22 1.28 -0.05 2021 MIL 60 58.2 25 8 8 24 102 3 4 2 34 1.23 0.835 3.35 2020 MIL 21 19.0 8 8 8 10 31 3 1 2 13 3.79 0.947 0.39 2019 MIL 61 75.2 41 24 22 20 138 15 3 5 37 2.62 0.806 2.78 2018 MIL 55 81.1 36 23 22 30 143 9 6 1 12 2.43 0.811 2.13 2017 MIL 35 47.1 25 11 11 22 68 4 2 3 0 2.09 0.993 1.88 Totals 346 388.1 210 115 108 157 648 45 20 20 165 2.50 0.945 12.83