Ian Happ#8

Chicago Cubs·BBRef

RSThe Bar FLBBoston Red Sox

Pos: P, 1B, 2B

B/T: B / R

Born: Aug 12, 1994 (32)

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 205 lbs

Owned: 69.2%

From: Pittsburgh, PA

Drafted: 2015

Ian Happ

Chicago Cubs BBRef

RSThe Bar FLBBoston Red Sox

Position: P, 1B, 2B

Bats/Throws: B / R

Born: Aug 12, 1994 (32)

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 205 lbs

Owned: 69.21%

From: Pittsburgh, PA

Drafted:

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
149	519	114	24	66	86	4	.220	.330	.416	.746	29.8%	13.0%

Happ went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Reds.

17h agoRotowire

Happ tied the game for the Cubs in the third inning with his 24th home run of the year before Cincinnati surged ahead. The veteran outfielder hadn't gone deep since Aug. 25 and is batting just .212 with a .646 OPS in 20 games since then. Despite the slump, Happ should remain a lineup regular in the last week of the regular season as Chicago jockeys for playoff positioning.

Happ (knee) will start in left field and bat sixth in Tuesday's game against the Brewers.

1w agoRotowire

Happ missed the previous two starts with left knee discomfort, but he appeared as a pinch hitter Monday and is back in the lineup Tuesday. The veteran switch hitter is batting .233 with zero extra-base hits across his last 10 contests.

Happ (knee) is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Milwaukee.

1w agoRotowire

Happ is dealing with left knee discomfort and is considered day-to-day, but even if he was fully healthy, he might have sat anyway since the Brewers are sending a lefty (Robert Gasser) to the hill. Tyrone Taylor will get another start in left field in place of the switch-hitting Happ, who has produced a 43 wRC+ over 138 plate appearances versus left-handed pitching this season.

Happ was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins due to left knee discomfort, Vinnie Duber of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

1w agoRotowire

It's unclear when exactly the injury surfaced for Happ, who started the past four games and went 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI in Saturday's contest. Tyrone Taylor will instead start in left field in the series finale at Miami.

Happ is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against Milwaukee.

2w agoRotowire

Happ is batting just .157 with a 35.1 percent strikeout rate against left-handed pitchers this season, so the Cubs will keep him on the bench while southpaw Kyle Harrison takes the hill for the Brewers. He'll cede left field to Tyrone Taylor, who will bat out of the cleanup spot.

Poor

Below Avg

Average

Above Avg

Elite

Batting

xwOBA

.317

xBA

.208

xSLG

.397

Avg Exit Velo

89.5 mph

Barrel %

11.5%

Hard-Hit %

42.5%

LA Sweet-Spot %

32.4%

Bat Speed

71.8 mph

Squared-Up %

20.8%

Chase %

23.7%

Whiff %

30.4%

K %

29.9%

BB %

12.9%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

1.00

Arm Strength

84.8 mph

Running

Sprint Speed

28.0 ft/s

Year by Year

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2017CHC	115	413	364	92	17	3	24	68	8	39	129	.253	.328	.514	.842
2018CHC	142	462	387	90	19	2	15	44	8	70	167	.233	.353	.408	.761
2019CHC	58	156	140	37	7	1	11	30	2	15	39	.264	.333	.564	.897
2020CHC	57	231	198	51	11	1	12	28	1	30	63	.258	.361	.505	.866
2021CHC	148	535	465	105	20	1	25	66	9	62	156	.226	.323	.434	.757
2022CHC	158	641	573	155	42	2	17	72	9	58	149	.271	.342	.440	.782
2023CHC	158	691	580	144	35	4	21	84	14	99	153	.248	.360	.431	.791
2024CHC	153	657	569	138	34	2	25	86	13	80	168	.243	.341	.441	.782
2025CHC	150	663	569	138	32	0	23	79	6	87	151	.243	.342	.420	.762
2026CHC	149	607	519	114	26	2	24	66	4	79	181	.220	.330	.416	.746
Career	1288	5056	4364	1064	243	18	197	623	74	619	1356	0.244	0.341	0.443	0.784
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Avg EV

89.5mph

Max EV

111.5mph

EV50

100.5mph

Hard Hit %

42.5%

Batted Ball

Launch Angle

14.9deg

Sweet Spot %

32.4%

Pull Air %

26.5%

Z-Contact %

77.9%

Barrels

Barrel %

11.5%

Sprint Speed

Speed

28.0ft/s

Bolts

HP to 1B

4.37sec

Defense

Position

OAA

Runs Prevented

Success Rate vs Exp

0.0%

Based on Statcast tracking data

Expected Stats

Reliable(+0.012)

AVG

0.220vs0.208

+0.012

SLG

0.416vs0.397

+0.019

wOBA

0.329vs0.317

+0.012

Green = below expected (unlucky, buy-low candidate) · Red = above expected (lucky, regression risk).

Splits

Season:

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

LHP

141

AVG

.148

OBP

.221

SLG

.273

OPS

.494

wOBA

0.215

ISO

0.125

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

RHP

466

AVG

.243

OBP

.363

SLG

.463

OPS

.826

wOBA

0.362

ISO

0.220

132

Rolling Performance

Season Average

149 games

AVG

.220

OPS

.746

RBI

114

181

Last 7 Days

AVG

0.300

OPS

1.217

Last 14 Days

11G

AVG

0.182

OPS

0.809

Last 30 Days

24G

AVG

0.246

OPS

0.803

Ian Happ#8

Ian Happ

2026 Season

Player News

Happ went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Reds.

Happ (knee) will start in left field and bat sixth in Tuesday's game against the Brewers.

Happ (knee) is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Milwaukee.

Happ was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins due to left knee discomfort, Vinnie Duber of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Happ is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against Milwaukee.

Percentile Rankings

Year by Year

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Batted Ball

Sprint Speed

Defense

Expected Stats

Spray Chart

Splits

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

Rolling Performance

Season Average

Last 7 Days

Last 14 Days

Last 30 Days