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Ian Happ

Cubs
Number #8
Position LF
Bats B
Throws R
Age 31
Height 5' 10"
Weight 205 lbs
Birth Place Pittsburgh, PA
Born Dec 8, 1994

Key Insights

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One opponent brings the best out of him

Happ has hit .500/.583/1.300 against Vladimir Gutierrez in 12 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

5 for 10 with 2 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .739 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Nick Pivetta has struck Happ out 8 times in 13 plate appearances, 61.5% of everything between them.

8 strikeouts in 13 plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the SEA, Happ has hit .338 and slugged .817 over 84 plate appearances, his best of any club.

24 hits, 10 home runs and 16 strikeouts, against a .429 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Happ hits Chad Kuhl harder than anyone: 104.7 mph off the bat, against a median of 89.8 across the pitchers he has faced.

13 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Happ has hit .000/.083/.000 against Trevor Bauer in 12 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 11 with 0 home runs and 6 strikeouts, against a .739 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Happ is 8 for 15 against Jose Urena, a .533 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

16 career plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 8, 1994
Birth Place Pittsburgh, PA
Height 5' 10"
Weight 205 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws B/R
College/Draft Cincinnati