J.A. Happ, helmets for pitchers, and a new rule?
Pitching's always going to be dangerous, but things can be done and things will, eventually, be done.
- Born: 1986/10/30
- Age: 26
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 200
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 3
- Place of birth: Birmingham, AL
- Drafted by: the Tampa Bay Rays in 2006 (10th round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 56 | 213 | 48 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 39 | 32 | 5 | .277 | .360 | .390 | |
| 2007 | 99 | 387 | 75 | 122 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 45 | 15 | .315 | .401 | .465 | |
| 2008 | 24 | 85 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | .259 | .360 | .412 | |
| 2009 | 100 | 383 | 69 | 121 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 37 | 5 | .316 | .395 | .486 | |
| 2010 | Rays | 17 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .190 | .292 | .333 |
| 2010 | 109 | 399 | 82 | 111 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 47 | 67 | 37 | 4 | .278 | .362 | .393 | |
| 2011 | Rays | 63 | 247 | 44 | 64 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 59 | 20 | 6 | .259 | .356 | .449 |
| 2011 | 89 | 338 | 68 | 93 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 78 | 17 | 1 | .275 | .374 | .456 | |
| 2012 | Rays | 132 | 505 | 85 | 124 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 46 | 120 | 31 | 2 | .246 | .314 | .388 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
| Career Total | 212 | 773 | 134 | 192 | 29 | 12 | 23 | 74 | 79 | 183 | 53 | 10 | .248 | .327 | .406 | |
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