Ian Happ Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Happ does his damage against fastballs: a 1.034 OPS against them, against .514 on offspeed pitches.

87 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 50 on offspeed pitches.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Happ is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.353 OPS there against .856 overall.

44 plate appearances in that situation.

His contact is about the same with runners on

21.7% of Happ's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50.7% of it with the bases empty.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Happ puts up a .933 OPS against right-handers and .680 against left-handers.

136 plate appearances against right-handers, 56 against left-handers.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

16.3% of Happ's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 94th percentile.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 26th in MLB.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Happ trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 94th percentile barrel rate, 12th percentile strikeout rate.

192 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Happ strikes out in 39.6% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 27.3% with the bases empty.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Happ's OPS+ of 150 puts him 91st percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 37th in MLB.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Happ walks in 16.7% of his plate appearances, 95th percentile.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 23rd in MLB.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Happ hits it hardest to his pull side: 92.9 mph on average there, against 85.2 the other way.

156 batted balls to his pull side, 58 the other way.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Happ slugs .609 against fastballs and .214 against offspeed pitches.

87 plate appearances ending on fastballs.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Happ is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .514 OPS there against .856 overall.

50 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Happ has an OPS of .594; with the bases empty it is .959.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

Getting on base is what he does best

Happ is on base at a .375 clip, 89th percentile in the league.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 47th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Happ strikes out in 30.7% of his trips, 12th percentile.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 369th in MLB.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

20 of Happ's 24 home runs have gone to his pull side and 3 of them the other way.

24 tracked home runs in 2026.

He is not hitting the ball with any authority this season

Happ's quality of contact only supports a .217 expected average, 26th percentile in the league.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 310th in MLB.

There is real damage in his bat

Happ is slugging .481, 85th percentile in the league.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 63rd in MLB.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Happ's batting average is .241 but the quality of his contact projects .217, a gap of .024 he is currently outrunning.

192 plate appearances in 2026.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

16 of Happ's 24 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 446 feet.

24 tracked home runs in 2026.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Happ slugs .514 against right-handers and .412 against left-handers.

136 plate appearances against right-handers, 56 against left-handers.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

43.9% of Happ's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 69th percentile in the league.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 131st in MLB.

Which hand is pitching changes where he hits the ball

Happ pulls 47.8% of what he puts in play against right-handers and 30% of it against left-handers.

278 batted balls against right-handers, 80 against left-handers.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Happ hits the ball hard: 89.9 mph off the bat on average, 68th percentile in the league.

192 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 135th in MLB.

His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Happ's fly balls travel 285 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 446.

164 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Happ walks in 15.1% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 17.3% with the bases empty.

53 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 139 with the bases empty.

He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Happ averages 87.8 mph off the bat, against 89.5 with the bases empty.

87 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 270 without.

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