J.A. Happ

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: October 19, 1982 in Peru, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).

High School: St. Bede Academy (Peru, IL)

School: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Debut: June 30, 2007 (Age 24-254d, 19,133rd in major league history)
vs. NYM 4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: September 30, 2021 (Age 38-346d)
vs. MIL 6.1 IP, 9 H, 7 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Agents: Rogers Sports Management • Previously: Jay Fee Sports Group

Full Name: James Anthony Happ

Nicknames: Happer or JDot ADot

Pronunciation: \JAY\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.1

133

100

ERA

4.13

354

328

1893.2

1661

WHIP

1.315

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Team Record in Appearances: 24-8 / in Starts: 24-8

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2016 Pitching Game Log

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2016 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	197	4	Apr 6	TOR	@	TBR	L,3-5	GS-7		99	6.0	7	2	2	1	4	1	1	3.00	4.98	26	89	54	13	12	2	18	8	3	0	53			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.41	0.045	1.57	0.03%	0.51	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out a1
2	198	9	Apr 13	TOR		NYY	W,7-2	GS-6	W(1-0)	6	6.0	7	1	1	3	4	0	0	2.25	4.15	26	101	63	15	8	10	9	5	2	0	55			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.32	0.217	1.22	0.12%	2.11	1t start tie	6t 3 out a2
3	199	14	Apr 18	TOR	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS-8	W(2-0)	4	7.0	4	1	1	1	4	0	0	1.89	3.51	24	93	59	12	7	7	12	6	1	0	68			0	0	0	23	3	0	0	2	0	0	.81	0.170	.84	0.11%	2.14	1b start tie	8b -2- 0 out a3
4	200	19	Apr 23	TOR		OAK	W,9-3	GS-7	W(3-0)	4	7.0	7	3	3	1	1	1	1	2.42	4.07	27	92	59	15	3	14	10	5	0	0	51			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	3	0	0	.72	0.105	.65	0.06%	0.63	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
5	201	25	Apr 30	TOR	@	TBR	L,3-4	GS-7		6	6.2	6	3	3	3	7	2	1	2.76	4.62	29	106	61	16	14	6	12	8	2	0	54			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.31	-0.119	1.22	-0.07%	0.15	1b start tie	7b 1-- 2 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	202	30	May 5	TOR		TEX	W,12-2	GS-7	W(4-0)	4	7.0	6	1	1	1	5	0	0	2.50	4.18	27	90	59	12	9	10	11	6	0	0	65			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	.35	0.027	.33	0.02%	2.63	1t start tie	7t 3 out a10
7	203	35	May 10	TOR	@	SFG	W,4-0	GS-9	W(5-0)	4	8.2	6	0	0	3	5	0	0	2.05	3.97	32	111	75	18	8	15	9	3	3	0	74			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.43	0.548	1.31	0.30%	3.86	1b start tie	9b 12- 2 out a4
8	204	40	May 16	TOR		TBR	L,2-13	GS-3	L(5-1)	5	2.0	7	8	8	1	2	2	0	3.40	4.44	14	51	30	6	4	5	6	3	0	0	11			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	1	0	.63	-0.374	.57	-0.20%	-5.97	1t start tie	3t 12- 0 out d6
9	205	45	May 21	TOR	@	MIN	L,3-5	GS-8	L(5-2)	4	7.1	3	3	3	3	5	0	0	3.43	4.26	27	95	61	17	10	8	11	2	2	0	62			1	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.046	.97	-0.02%	1.38	1b start tie	8b -2- 1 out tie
10	206	49	May 26	TOR	@	NYY	W,3-1	GS-7	W(6-2)	4	7.0	3	1	1	3	5	1	0	3.20	4.32	26	96	62	20	6	11	7	3	0	0	69			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	0.393	.94	0.19%	2.67	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
11	207	54	May 31	TOR		NYY	W,4-1	GS-6		4	6.0	4	1	1	2	3	0	0	3.06	4.22	24	97	55	14	9	8	11	5	2	0	61			1	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.236	1.16	0.15%	2.11	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	208	59	Jun 6	TOR	@	DET	L,0-11	GS-5	L(6-3)	5	5.0	6	6	6	2	3	2	0	3.57	4.49	23	91	55	16	4	9	9	4	2	0	32			1	0	0	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	.53	-0.307	.65	-0.22%	-3.46	1b start tie	5b 3 out d6
13	209	64	Jun 11	TOR		BAL	W,11-6	GS-7	W(7-3)	4	7.0	8	4	4	0	5	3	0	3.70	4.73	28	95	64	13	12	11	12	4	2	0	50			0	0	0	28	3	0	0	2	0	1	1.01	-0.100	1.29	-0.08%	-0.38	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
14	210	69	Jun 16	TOR	@	PHI	W,13-2	GS-7	W(8-3)	4	7.0	3	1	0	2	5	0	0	3.41	4.56	26	89	58	17	5	8	11	6	1	0	72			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	1	.34	0.148	.44	0.11%	2.44	1b start a 3	7b 3 out a8
15	211	74	Jun 22	TOR		ARI	W,5-2	GS-5	W(9-3)	5	5.0	6	2	2	4	8	0	0	3.42	4.45	25	99	57	11	13	6	7	3	0	0	51			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	0.090	1.61	0.07%	0.59	1t start tie	5t 3 out a1
16	212	79	Jun 28	TOR	@	COL	W,14-9	GS-5	W(10-3)	5	5.0	9	5	5	1	3	1	0	3.70	4.48	25	103	68	16	7	6	15	8	1	0	31			0	0	0	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.207	1.33	-0.15%	-2.13	1b start tie	5b 3 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	213	84	Jul 3	TOR		CLE	W,17-1	GS-7	W(11-3)	4	7.0	5	1	1	0	11	0	0	3.54	4.19	26	101	65	23	14	7	8	4	1	0	74			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.230	.61	0.18%	2.63	1t start tie	7t 3 out a12
18	214	89	Jul 8	TOR		DET	W,6-0	GS-6	W(12-3)	4	5.2	6	0	0	1	9	0	0	3.36	4.00	24	109	80	17	19	3	11	7	3	0	65			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.295	1.88	0.28%	2.66	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out a1
19	215	94	Jul 17	TOR	@	OAK	W,5-3	GS-6		8	5.2	5	3	3	1	5	1	0	3.43	4.01	23	84	50	16	5	6	11	6	2	0	51			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.175	1.30	0.15%	1.50	1b start a 1	6b 12- 2 out a2
20	216	99	Jul 24	TOR		SEA	W,2-0	GS-6	W(13-3)	6	6.0	1	0	0	4	6	0	1	3.27	3.99	22	103	54	18	8	6	5	2	1	0	72			0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.22	0.368	1.97	0.36%	3.11	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
21	217	104	Jul 30	TOR		BAL	W,9-1	GS-8	W(14-3)	5	7.0	3	1	1	3	11	1	0	3.16	3.95	26	101	69	23	18	7	5	1	2	0	75			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	.58	0.168	1.30	0.23%	2.24	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a8
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	218	109	Aug 4	TOR	@	HOU	W,4-1	GS-6	W(15-3)	4	6.0	4	1	1	1	6	0	0	3.09	3.85	22	89	58	9	9	4	11	6	0	0	65			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.36	0.256	2.50	0.28%	1.87	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a1
23	219	115	Aug 10	TOR		TBR	W,7-0	GS-6	W(16-3)	5	6.0	4	0	0	2	7	0	0	2.96	3.76	23	98	62	15	11	9	5	3	1	0	69			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	.81	0.191	1.46	0.21%	3.11	1t start tie	6t 3 out a5
24	220	121	Aug 17	TOR	@	NYY	W,7-4	GS-8	W(17-3)	6	7.1	7	4	4	1	9	3	0	3.05	3.89	29	96	63	17	13	8	11	2	1	0	56			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	.75	0.083	1.44	0.10%	0.64	1b start tie	8b 1-- 1 out a4
25	221	127	Aug 25	TOR		LAA	L,3-6	GS-6	L(17-4)	7	5.0	6	4	4	1	6	0	0	3.19	3.81	21	82	54	15	12	8	6	4	0	0	44			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.28	-0.280	2.50	-0.33%	-1.76	1t start tie	6t 1-3 0 out d1
26	222	132	Aug 30	TOR	@	BAL	L,3-5	GS-7		4	6.1	6	3	3	2	3	2	0	3.23	3.94	27	102	60	18	7	8	14	7	3	0	50			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.062	2.37	-0.08%	0.35	1b start tie	7b --- 1 out tie
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	223	136	Sep 4	TOR	@	TBR	W,5-3	GS-3		4	2.2	6	3	3	2	2	0	0	3.34	3.94	16	85	50	8	10	5	7	2	0	0	34			0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.02	-0.218	2.14	-0.27%	-1.98	1b start a 1	3b 12- 2 out d2
28	224	141	Sep 10	TOR		BOS	W,3-2	GS-7	W(18-4)	5	6.0	4	2	2	1	5	1	1	3.33	3.97	24	95	60	16	10	6	11	6	1	0	60			1	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.036	3.05	0.07%	0.76	1t start tie	7t 1-3 0 out a2
29	225	146	Sep 15	TOR	@	LAA	W,7-2	GS-7	W(19-4)	4	6.0	3	2	1	3	3	1	0	3.27	4.03	25	92	63	16	3	8	11	4	1	0	60			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	.90	0.215	2.24	0.32%	0.89	1b start tie	7b --- 0 out a3
30	226	151	Sep 20	TOR	@	SEA	W,10-2	GS-5	W(20-4)	4	5.0	6	2	2	1	8	0	0	3.28	3.93	22	99	64	11	16	7	6	3	1	0	54			2	0	0	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.049	2.12	-0.07%	0.44	1b start tie	5b 3 out a6
31	227	156	Sep 26	TOR		NYY	L,5-7	GS-8		5	7.1	6	2	1	1	2	0	1	3.20	3.91	29	96	64	19	4	13	12	6	0	0	61			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.06	0.150	.86	0.07%	1.45	1t start tie	8t -2- 1 out a1
32	228	161	Oct 1	TOR	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS-7		4	6.1	4	2	2	5	1	0	0	3.18	3.96	28	103	60	20	2	9	13	5	2	0	53			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	0.182	5.42	0.48%	1.21	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out a1
							24-8		W-L:20-4	4.7	195.0	168	72	69	60	163	22	6	3.18	3.96	796	3033	63%	16%	10%	0.79		26%	7%	0	56		---%	7	1	0	726	31	2	0	21	2	3	.99	2.566	1.53	2.39%	28.37

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