Who is better, Hader or Hayes?
Josh Hader leads with a GOAT score of 66.4 against 66.1 for Ke'Bryan Hayes — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hader vs Hayes
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HaderWinner
66.4Hader wins: Longevity, Statistics
Hayes
66.1Hayes wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Josh Hader
66.4
Hader leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Josh Hader
2. Ke'Bryan Hayes
Category breakdown
Season form · Home runs per season
Career timeline · Home runs per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Home runs per season1. 🏳️ Josh Hader5 seasons played · career day 1,825482 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Ke'Bryan Hayes5 seasons played · career day 1,826467 home runs
-3.1% vs Hader at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Hader | 0 | 0 | 68 | 211 | 482 | 910 |
| 🏳️ Hayes | 0 | 0 | 32 | 125 | 382 | 747 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HaderActive · Houston Astros | HayesActive · Cincinnati Reds |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 513 | 720 |
| MLB wins | 40 | — |
| MLB strikeouts | 965 | — |
| MLB award: SAL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| MLB award: CAL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: CAL Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | 3 |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 5 | — |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | 5x | — |
| Major League Baseball Reliever of the Year Award | 3x | — |
| All-MLB Team | 3x | — |
| Number | 71 | — |
| MLB hits | — | 747 |
| MLB home runs | — | 52 |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Rawlings MiLB Gold Glove | — | 3 |
| MLB award: EAS Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: EAS Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Rawlings NL Gold Glove | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 68.3 | 71.5 |
| Peak w20% | 66.6 | 73.1 |
| Longevity w20% | 57 | 47.4 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 71 | 67.2 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hader66.4
Hayes66.1
FAQ
Where does Hayes beat Hader?
Hayes scores higher on peak, dominance. Hader leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Hader vs Hayes score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hader: 66.4, Hayes: 66.1.
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