J.A. Happ • Basenerd

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J.A. Happ

St. Louis Cardinals • Pitcher

Age 43 • 6' 5" • 205 lb

Bats: L • Throws: L

MLB Debut: 2007-06-30

Born: Peru , IL • USA

Draft: 2004

2021 Stats

ERA

6.77

WHIP

1.59

98.1

HLD

Career Stats

133

100

ERA

4.13

WHIP

1.31

1893.2

1661

HLD

354

328

Year-by-Year Pitching

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WHIP	Awards
2007	PHI	1	1	4.0	—	1	—	5	11.25	2.25
2008	PHI	8	4	31.2	1	—	—	26	3.69	1.33
2009	PHI	35	23	166.0	12	4	—	119	2.93	1.23
2010	Total	16	16	87.1	6	4	—	70	3.40	1.37
2010	PHI	3	3	15.1	1	—	—	9	1.76	1.63
2010	HOU	13	13	72.0	5	4	—	61	3.75	1.32
2011	HOU	28	28	156.1	6	15	—	134	5.35	1.54
2012	Total	28	24	144.2	10	11	—	144	4.79	1.40
2012	HOU	18	18	104.1	7	9	—	98	4.83	1.45
2012	TOR	10	6	40.1	3	2	—	46	4.69	1.29
2013	TOR	18	18	92.2	5	7	—	77	4.56	1.47
2014	TOR	30	26	158.0	11	11	—	133	4.22	1.34
2015	Total	32	31	172.0	11	8	—	151	3.61	1.27
2015	SEA	21	20	108.2	4	6	—	82	4.64	1.41
2015	PIT	11	11	63.1	7	2	—	69	1.85	1.03
2016	TOR	32	32	195.0	20	4	—	163	3.18	1.17
2017	TOR	25	25	145.1	10	11	—	142	3.53	1.31
2018	Total	31	31	177.2	17	6	—	193	3.65	1.13	AS
2018	TOR	20	20	114.0	10	6	—	130	4.18	1.18
2018	NYY	11	11	63.2	7	—	—	63	2.69	1.05
2019	NYY	31	30	161.1	12	8	—	140	4.91	1.30
2020	NYY	9	9	49.1	2	2	—	42	3.47	1.05
2021	Total	30	30	152.1	10	8	—	122	5.79	1.48
2021	MIN	19	19	98.1	5	6	—	77	6.77	1.59
2021	STL	11	11	54.0	5	2	—	45	4.00	1.28

Spring Training

Pitching

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WHIP
2007	PHI	6	4	19.1	—	2	—	14	7.45	1.76
2008	PHI	2	—	4.0	—	—	—	1	2.25	1.00
2009	PHI	7	3	22.2	—	—	—	15	3.97	1.32
2010	PHI	5	5	19.1	1	1	—	14	3.26	1.45
2011	HOU	5	5	19.0	3	1	—	8	3.79	1.68
2012	HOU	5	5	18.2	1	1	—	8	5.79	1.98
2013	TOR	7	6	23.2	1	1	—	18	1.90	1.27
2014	TOR	4	4	7.0	—	2	—	8	20.57	4.29
2015	SEA	5	5	17.2	2	3	—	13	6.11	1.81
2016	TOR	4	4	14.2	1	—	—	9	3.07	1.23
2017	TOR	4	4	15.1	2	—	—	10	1.76	0.59
2018	TOR	6	6	20.2	1	1	—	16	3.05	1.06
2019	NYY	4	3	11.1	2	—	—	12	7.94	1.50
2020	NYY	4	4	13.0	2	—	—	16	1.38	0.62
2021	MIN	3	2	8.2	1	1	—	7	9.35	2.31

Postseason

Pitching

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WHIP
2008	PHI	1	—	3.0	—	—	—	2	3.00	2.00
2009	PHI	7	1	6.1	—	—	—	8	5.68	2.21
2016	TOR	2	2	10.0	1	1	—	9	2.70	1.50
2018	NYY	1	1	2.0	—	1	—	2	22.50	2.50
2019	NYY	3	—	3.2	—	1	—	3	2.45	1.09
2020	NYY	1	—	2.2	—	1	—	2	13.50	3.00

Game Logs

Season selector loads one year at a time.

Pitching

Date	Opponent	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-09-30	vs MIL	6.1	9	3	3	0	7	1
2021-09-24	@ CHC	4.0	2	0	0	4	6	0
2021-09-19	vs SD	4.0	4	3	3	1	2	0
2021-09-12	vs CIN	5.1	2	0	0	1	4	0
2021-09-07	vs LAD	5.0	7	4	4	0	3	2
2021-09-01	@ CIN	1.0	8	7	7	2	0	2
2021-08-27	@ PIT	5.2	3	2	2	3	4	0
2021-08-21	vs PIT	6.0	6	2	2	1	8	2
2021-08-15	@ KC	5.2	5	0	0	2	2	0
2021-08-10	@ PIT	6.0	1	1	1	2	5	1
2021-08-04	vs ATL	5.0	5	2	2	1	4	1
2021-07-28	vs DET	3.0	10	9	9	4	2	0
2021-07-23	vs LAA	6.0	7	4	4	1	4	2
2021-07-18	@ DET	7.0	11	7	7	1	4	2
2021-07-08	vs DET	7.0	8	3	3	1	8	1
2021-07-02	@ KC	4.1	9	6	5	1	4	2
2021-06-27	vs CLE	6.0	6	2	2	0	7	1
2021-06-21	vs CIN	4.2	5	3	3	5	4	2
2021-06-15	@ SEA	4.0	9	6	5	1	5	1
2021-06-10	vs NYY	5.0	8	4	4	1	2	2
2021-06-03	@ KC	5.0	9	5	5	0	2	3
2021-05-29	vs KC	5.0	3	2	2	2	5	1
2021-05-23	@ CLE	6.0	8	4	4	1	10	0
2021-05-17	vs CWS	3.2	7	6	6	3	1	1
2021-05-12	@ CWS	3.1	9	9	9	2	3	1
2021-05-04	vs TEX	5.1	4	1	1	1	3	0
2021-04-28	@ CLE	7.0	4	2	2	1	3	1
2021-04-23	vs PIT	7.1	1	0	0	2	3	0
2021-04-13	vs BOS	4.2	4	2	2	1	3	1
2021-04-06	@ DET	4.0	3	1	1	3	4	0

Transactions

Entire history • newest first.

2021-11-03

LHP J.A. Happ elected free agency.

2021-10-07

St. Louis Cardinals activated LHP J.A. Happ.

2021-10-06

St. Louis Cardinals reassigned LHP J.A. Happ to the minor leagues.

2021-07-30

Minnesota Twins traded LHP J.A. Happ and cash to St. Louis Cardinals for RHP John Gant and LHP Evan Sisk.

2021-01-22

Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP J.A. Happ.

2021-01-22

Minnesota Twins signed free agent P J.A. Happ.

2021-01-22

Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP J.A. Happ.

2020-10-30

LHP J.A. Happ elected free agency.

2020-01-08

J.A. Happ changed number to 33.

2019-08-04

New York Yankees activated LHP J.A. Happ from the paternity list.

2019-08-02

New York Yankees placed LHP J.A. Happ on the paternity list.

2018-12-17

New York Yankees signed free agent LHP J.A. Happ.

2018-10-29

LHP J.A. Happ elected free agency.

2018-08-09

New York Yankees activated LHP J.A. Happ from the 10-day disabled list.

2018-08-02

New York Yankees placed LHP J.A. Happ on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to July 30, 2018. Hand, foot, and mouth disease.

2018-07-28

New York Yankees activated LHP J.A. Happ.

2018-07-26

Toronto Blue Jays traded J.A. Happ to New York Yankees for LF Billy McKinney and 3B Brandon Drury.

2017-05-30

Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP J.A. Happ from the 10-day disabled list.

2017-05-25

Toronto Blue Jays sent LHP J.A. Happ on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays.

2017-04-18

Toronto Blue Jays placed LHP J.A. Happ on the 10-day disabled list.

2016-10-06

Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP J.A. Happ.

2016-10-04

Toronto Blue Jays reassigned LHP J.A. Happ to the minor leagues.

2015-11-27

Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP J.A. Happ.

2015-11-02

LHP J.A. Happ elected free agency.

2015-10-08

Pittsburgh Pirates activated LHP J.A. Happ.

2015-10-07

Pittsburgh Pirates reassigned LHP J.A. Happ to the minor leagues.

2015-08-01

Pittsburgh Pirates activated LHP J.A. Happ.

2015-07-31

Seattle Mariners traded LHP J.A. Happ to Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Adrian Sampson.

2015-07-20

Seattle Mariners recalled LHP J.A. Happ from Bakersfield Blaze.

2015-07-09

Seattle Mariners optioned LHP J.A. Happ to Bakersfield Blaze.

2014-12-03

Seattle Mariners traded RF Michael Saunders to Toronto Blue Jays for LHP J.A. Happ.

2014-04-14

Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP J.A. Happ from the 15-day disabled list.

2014-04-10

Toronto Blue Jays sent LHP J.A. Happ on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons.

2014-04-05

Toronto Blue Jays sent LHP J.A. Happ on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays.

2014-03-26

Toronto Blue Jays placed LHP J.A. Happ on the 15-day disabled list. Sore back

2013-08-16

Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP J.A. Happ from the bereavement list.

2013-08-13

Toronto Blue Jays placed LHP J.A. Happ on the bereavement list.

2013-08-05

Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP J.A. Happ from the 60-day disabled list.

2013-07-23

Toronto Blue Jays sent LHP J.A. Happ on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons.

2013-07-18

Toronto Blue Jays sent LHP J.A. Happ on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays.

2013-07-13

Toronto Blue Jays sent LHP J.A. Happ on a rehab assignment to GCL Blue Jays.

2013-05-24

Toronto Blue Jays transferred LHP J.A. Happ from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.

2013-05-08

Toronto Blue Jays placed LHP J.A. Happ on the 15-day disabled list. Head contusion.

2012-10-31

Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP J.A. Happ from the 60-day disabled list.

2012-09-24

Toronto Blue Jays transferred LHP J.A. Happ from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.

2012-09-07

Toronto Blue Jays placed LHP J.A. Happ on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to September 4, 2012. Fractured right foot.

2012-07-21

Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP J.A. Happ.

2012-07-20

Houston Astros Traded RHP Brandon Lyon, LHP J.A. Happ and RHP David Carpenter to Toronto Blue Jays; Toronto Blue Jays Traded RHP Francisco Cordero and LF Ben Francisco to Houston Astros; Bluefield Blue Jays Traded RHP Joe Musgrove to Greeneville Astros; Dunedin Blue Jays Traded RHP Asher Wojciechowski to Corpus Christi Hooks; Lansing Lugnuts Traded LHP David Rollins to Lexington Legends and Lansing Lugnuts Traded C Carlos Perez to Lancaster JetHawks.

2011-08-25

Houston Astros recalled J.A. Happ from Oklahoma City RedHawks.

2011-08-06

Houston Astros optioned J.A. Happ to Oklahoma City RedHawks.

2010-07-29

Houston Astros Traded RHP Roy Oswalt to Philadelphia Phillies; Philadelphia Phillies Traded LHP J.A. Happ to Houston Astros; Clearwater Threshers Traded Anthony Gose to Lancaster JetHawks and Lakewood BlueClaws Traded SS Jonathan Villar to Lexington Legends.

2010-07-25

J.A. Happ roster status changed by Philadelphia Phillies.

2010-07-25

Philadelphia Phillies recalled J.A. Happ from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

2010-07-06

Philadelphia Phillies optioned J.A. Happ to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

2010-04-22

J.A. Happ roster status changed by Philadelphia Phillies.

Scouting Report

Statcast-style percentiles • Basenerd theme

Season 2021

Pitch	#	Usage%	Zone%	Whiff%	AVG	HardHit%
Sinker	21	35.6%	66.7%	7.7%	.000	25.0%
4-Seam Fastball	17	28.8%	76.5%	0.0%	.000	25.0%
Slider	6	10.2%	33.3%	100.0%	.000	0.0%
Curveball	4	6.8%	25.0%	0.0%	.000	0.0%
Cutter	4	6.8%	75.0%	50.0%	.000	0.0%
Knuckle Curve	4	6.8%	25.0%	50.0%	.000	0.0%
Changeup	3	5.1%	33.3%	100.0%	.000	0.0%
Total	59	100.0%	59.3%	19.2%	.000	22.2%

Category	#	Usage%	Zone%	Whiff%	AVG	HardHit%
Fastball	42	71.2%	71.4%	9.1%	.000	22.2%
Breaking	14	23.7%	28.6%	66.7%	.000	0.0%
Offspeed	3	5.1%	33.3%	100.0%	.000	0.0%
Total	59	100.0%	59.3%	19.2%	.000	22.2%
MLB Avg	-	-	50.6%	25.3%	.245	41.0%

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Pitch Arsenal

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Pitch	N	Use%	Velo	HB	IVB	Spin	xwOBA	Whiff%	Zone%	Chase%	BNStuff+	BNCtrl+
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Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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Circles: 12/18/24 in • Dots = pitch types (size ~ pitch count)

Pitch Location Heatmaps

KDE-style blur • fixed zone • catcher POV

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Metric

vs. LHH

vs. RHH

Zone: left -0.7083 / right 0.7083 • bot 1.595 / top 3.394 • Domain: X [-2,2], Z [0,5]

Statcast Game Log

Per-game pitch metrics from Statcast

Date	Pitches	Velo	BNStuff+	BNCtrl+	Whiff%	Zone%	Chase%	K%	BB%	xwOBA
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