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 handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .358 average against Happ and left-handers to .312.
2063 pitches to right-handed hitters, 659 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36.2% of the contact against Happ with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.4% with the bases empty.
597 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 2125 with the bases empty.
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.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Happ has given up 30 tracked home runs, 16 of them to left field, the longest 456 feet.
30 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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.
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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.4% of the balls put in play against Happ have gone to centre field.
221 of 498 located batted balls allowed.
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.
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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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.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .358 average against Happ and left-handers to .312.
2063 pitches to right-handed hitters, 659 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36.2% of the contact against Happ with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.4% with the bases empty.
597 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 2125 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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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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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Happ has given up 30 tracked home runs, 16 of them to left field, the longest 456 feet.
30 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.4% of the balls put in play against Happ have gone to centre field.
221 of 498 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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 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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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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