Ian

Happ

LFAge : 32Bats : S

Ian Happ

Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : S · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2017-05-13

Born in : Pittsburgh, PA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Chicago Cubs	156	546	119	24	68	.218	.738
2025	Chicago Cubs	150	569	138	23	79	.243	.762
2024	Chicago Cubs	153	569	138	25	86	.243	.782
2023	Chicago Cubs	158	580	144	21	84	.248	.791
2022	Chicago Cubs	158	573	155	17	72	.271	.782
2021	Chicago Cubs	148	465	105	25	66	.226	.757
2020	Chicago Cubs	57	198	51	12	28	.258	.866
2019	Chicago Cubs	58	140	37	11	30	.264	.897
2018	Chicago Cubs	142	387	90	15	44	.233	.761
2017	Chicago Cubs	115	364	92	24	68	.253	.842
Career totals		1295	4391	1069	197	625	.243	.783

ContractChicago Cubs payroll →

Type: Extension
Length: 3 yrs · 2024–2026
Total value: 61.0 M$
AAV: 20.33 M$

2026
19.00 M$
Guaranteed

Full no-trade clause

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

107

wOBA

.325

xwOBA

.313

OPS

.738

AVG

.218

OBP

.326

RBI

636

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

2.6

Home runs

2026 WAR

2.6

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (-1)

20233.2 WAR · 2.8 per full season
20243.7 WAR · 3.4 per full season
20252.8 WAR · 2.5 per full season
20262.6 WAR · 2.5 per full season

Outlook, age included

-1 · 31 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Very good

CON: Contact; 61
POW: Power; 78
EYE: Eye; 84
SPD: Speed; 75
FLD: Fielding; 77
DUR: Durability; 92
EX: Experience; 81

Why these ratings?

CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

2.6

#89 of 267 regular hitters

PAL Rating

61 / 100

#104 of 267 regular hitters

Value Rating

36 / 100

Surplus $5.1M · salary $20.3M

PAL: dimensions

Offense52

Power71

Discipline44

Speed44

Defense70

WAR, in runs

Batting+5.0

Baserunning-1.6

Fielding+8.6

Positional-6.9

Replacement+19.4

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

89.3 mi/h

52th percentile

Max exit velocity

111.5 mi/h

60th percentile

Barrels

11.1 %

74th percentile

Hard-hit

42.2 %

60th percentile

xBA

.208

4th percentile

Bat speed

71.8 mi/h

47th percentile

Sprint speed

28.0 pi/s

64th percentile

Outs above average

58th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	CHC	2.6	61	80	89.3	111.5	11.1	42.2	.208
2025	CHC	2.8	74	85	90.0	112.0	10.4	44.4	.256
2024	CHC	3.7	84	84	90.8	114.0	11.7	45.2	.240
2023	CHC	3.2	69	80	89.9	112.6	9.0	39.0	.249
2022	CHC	3.7	72	79	89.7	113.9	6.5	40.4	.240
2021	CHC	1.5	38	74	89.5	112.1	10.9	41.3	.217

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sep 27	@ BOS	5	0	0	0	0	3	.218
Sep 25	@ BOS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.220
Sep 25	@ BOS	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222
Sep 24	vs MIA	3	1	0	0	1	0	.222
Sep 23	vs MIA	4	1	0	0	0	0	.221
Sep 22	vs MIA	6	1	0	1	0	2	.221
Sep 20	@ CIN	5	2	0	1	0	2	.221
Sep 19	@ CIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	.220
Sep 18	@ CIN	4	1	1	1	0	1	.220
Sep 16	vs ATL	2	1	0	0	0	0	.219