Ian Happ
Chicago Cubs · No. 8 · LF

Ian Happ

5' 10", 205 lbs·Age 31·Bats S / Throws R
↓ ColdL10 games
Hitter archetype· DERIVED
TTO SluggerBig raw power with high swing-and-miss — homers, walks, and strikeouts.2017–2026 · 2,900 batted balls
2026 · 92 G
.213
AVG
.732
OPS
16
HR
40
RBI
73
H
52
BB
126
SO
4
SB
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Career Highs
.897
Best OPS · 2019
25
Most HR · 2024
86
Most RBI · 2024
.271
Best AVG · 2022
Career Arc · OPS
10 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Jul 18300011.219
Jul 17310011.221
Jul 12300012.220
Jul 11310110.222
Jul 10310012.221
Jul 9420001.220
Jul 8410001.216
Jul 7400000.216
Jul 5300001.219
Jul 4410001.221

Career · Batting

10 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
20171153642468
20181423871544
2019581401130
2020571981228
20211484652566
20221585731772
20231585802184
20241535692586
20251505692379
2026953501742
Career12344195190599
Barrel Surface

Every ball this hitter has put in play — how hard it left the bat, and at what angle. The red field behind the dots shows how much damage that kind of contact does, league-wide: the darker the red, the better things go for the hitter.

2,886 BBE · 2017–2026 · 89.7 mph avg EV · 10.6% barrels
406080100-60-3030600EXIT VELOCITY (MPH)LAUNCH ANGLE (°)BARRELZONE
LEAGUE xwOBA0.02.0
BATTED BALLS11025+

The field — league-average xwOBA (what a batted ball is typically worth: 0.0 is a sure out, ~2.0 a sure home run) for every exit-velocity × launch-angle combination, measured from 1.3 million regular-season balls in play since 2015. The dark ridge — balls hit 105+ mph at 25–30° — is the barrel zone, where contact becomes near-automatic extra bases.

The dots — this hitter’s career regular-season balls in play, grouped to a fine grid; a bigger dot means more batted balls at that exact combination. Dots piled onto the red ridge are damage; dots low on the pale field are weak or mishit contact. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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