One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Happ's sinker moves 86.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
479 thrown, averaging 89.1 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Happ throws a fastball 83% of the time, against 58.5% when he is ahead.
734 pitches behind in the count, 774 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Happ's slider leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 83.4 off his changeup.
410 and 330 of them thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Happ puts 41.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
2063 pitches to right-handed hitters, 659 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Happ's 4-seam fastball carries 16.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1456 thrown, averaging 91.0 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Happ's 4-seam fastball averages 91.0 mph, and has touched 95.2.
1456 thrown, 53.5% of his pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Happ lands 46.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.4% of his offspeed pitches.
1943 of his fastballs, 330 of his offspeed pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.5% of Happ's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
422 of 2722 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Happ works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 53.5% of everything he throws.
2722 classified pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Happ puts 54.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.8% when he is ahead.
734 located pitches behind, 774 ahead.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Happ works off the plate, with only 43% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
2722 pitches in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 581st in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Happ releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2722 tracked pitches in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Happ works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2722 located pitches in 2021.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Happ, 30th percentile.
2722 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 560th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .358 expected average against them, against .321 on his offspeed pitches.
449 of his breaking balls thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Happ goes to the slider: 18.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.6% the rest of the time.
826 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Happ throws the slider 24.9% of the time against left-handers and 11.9% against right-handers.
2063 pitches to right-handers, 659 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Happ lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2722 located pitches in 2021.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Happ projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
2722 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 567th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Happ releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2722 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Happ's stuff spins at 2,169 rpm, 37th percentile in the league.
2722 pitches in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 504th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Happ gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
2722 pitches in 2021. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 541st in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Happ throws a strike on the first pitch 61.5% of the time.
672 plate appearances started in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Happ's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,296 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
1456 thrown in 2021.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Happ has thrown 35 curveballs this season, 1.3% of his pitches, at 76.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2722 classified pitches in 2021.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Happ's sinker moves 86.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
479 thrown, averaging 89.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Happ's 4-seam fastball carries 16.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1456 thrown, averaging 91.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Happ throws a fastball 83% of the time, against 58.5% when he is ahead.
734 pitches behind in the count, 774 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Happ puts 54.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.8% when he is ahead.
734 located pitches behind, 774 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Happ goes to the slider: 18.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.6% the rest of the time.
826 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Happ throws a strike on the first pitch 61.5% of the time.
672 plate appearances started in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Happ's slider leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 83.4 off his changeup.
410 and 330 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Happ's 4-seam fastball averages 91.0 mph, and has touched 95.2.
1456 thrown, 53.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Happ works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 53.5% of everything he throws.
2722 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Happ throws the slider 24.9% of the time against left-handers and 11.9% against right-handers.
2063 pitches to right-handers, 659 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Happ's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,296 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
1456 thrown in 2021.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Happ has thrown 35 curveballs this season, 1.3% of his pitches, at 76.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2722 classified pitches in 2021.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Happ puts 41.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
2063 pitches to right-handed hitters, 659 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Happ lands 46.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.4% of his offspeed pitches.
1943 of his fastballs, 330 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .358 expected average against them, against .321 on his offspeed pitches.
449 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.5% of Happ's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
422 of 2722 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Happ works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2722 located pitches in 2021.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Happ lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2722 located pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Happ works off the plate, with only 43% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
2722 pitches in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 581st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Happ releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2722 tracked pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Happ releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2722 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Happ, 30th percentile.
2722 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 560th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Happ projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
2722 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 567th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Happ gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
2722 pitches in 2021. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 541st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Happ's stuff spins at 2,169 rpm, 37th percentile in the league.
2722 pitches in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 504th in MLB.
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