Head to head · 2026 pitching
Josh Hader vs Louis Varland
In 2026 Louis Varland has been worth 1.2 more wins. Both lines are computed from play-by-play on the same constants, so they are measured the same way rather than quoted from two sources.
- Their 2026 seasons were among each other's nearest on rate statistics.
2026 season
| Statistic | Josh Hader | Louis Varland |
|---|---|---|
| G | 45 | 71 |
| GS | 0 | 0 |
| IP | 44.2 | 78.0 |
| W | 4 | 5 |
| SO | 55 | 97 |
| ERA | 1.01 | 1.27 |
| FIP | 1.94 | 1.83 |
| WHIP | 0.76 | 1.00 |
| K/9 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
| BB/9 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| FIP− | 46 | 44 |
| WAR | 1.4 | 2.6 |
Postseason
Box-score figures only: October is kept out of the season constants, so there is no wOBA, FIP or dbWAR for it.
| Statistic | Josh Hader | Louis Varland |
|---|---|---|
| G | 20 | 17 |
| GS | 0 | 1 |
| IP | 24.1 | 16.2 |
| W | 0 | 0 |
| SV | 5 | 0 |
| SO | 35 | 18 |
| BB | 6 | 3 |
| ERA | 1.48 | 3.78 |
| WHIP | 0.95 | 1.14 |
| K/9 | 12.9 | 9.7 |
| BB/9 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
Career
Totalled over the seasons published here, which is not the same as a whole career: a player who debuted before 2005 begins at 2005, not at his real first game.
| Statistic | Josh Hader | Louis Varland |
|---|---|---|
| G | 513 | 183 |
| GS | 0 | 23 |
| IP | 557.0 | 294.1 |
| W | 38 | 14 |
| L | 33 | 20 |
| SV | 253 | 35 |
| SO | 884 | 313 |
| BB | 213 | 84 |
| ERA | 2.50 | 3.76 |
| WHIP | 0.92 | 1.24 |
| K/9 | 14.3 | 9.6 |
| BB/9 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| HR/9 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| WAR | 12.5 | 3.9 |
More head to heads
The same seasons, measured against somebody else.
FIP uses the constant solved from this season’s own runs, and FIP− is park-adjusted against the same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page. To put these two beside a third, the comparison page takes up to four.