J. A. Happ
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Happ with the Blue Jays in April 2013
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| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 33 | |||
| Starting pitcher | |||
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Born: October 19, 1982 Peru, Illinois |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 30, 2007, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 82–65 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.98 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,022 | ||
| WHIP | 1.33 | ||
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James Anthony "J. A." Happ (born October 19, 1982) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Though his name is James Anthony and his initials are "J. A.", he pronounces his name as "Jay". He is 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighs 205 pounds (93 kg).
Happ was born in Peru, Illinois, and raised with two older sisters. He attended high school at St. Bede Academy, where he was a four-year letter winner in baseball and basketball. He was named Bureau County Athlete of the Year during his senior season.
After graduating from high school in 2001, Happ enrolled in Northwestern University, where he majored in history. He was named to the All-Big Ten First Team in his freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons, during which he compiled a 16–11 win–loss record, an ERA of 2.88, and a 251/90 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 228.1 innings pitched. Happ chose to forgo his senior season and entered the 2004 Major League Baseball draft, where he was selected in the third round (92nd overall) by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Happ throws five pitches: a four-seam fastball (89–95 mph), a two-seam fastball (89-93), a slider/cutter (83–86), a curveball (76–79), and a changeup (82-84). Happ relies on all of his pitches against right-handed hitters, but does not use the changeup against left-handers. He commonly mixes his curveball with his fastball in two-strike counts.
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