Ian Happ or Taylor Ward

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Ian Happ or Taylor Ward Player Statistics
	Taylor Ward LF - BAL	Ian Happ LF - CHC
2026 Stats


At Bats	357	341

Runs	57	59

Hits	91	75

Singles	66	39

Doubles	19	17

Triples	0	2

Home Runs	6	17

RBI	25	42

Stolen Bases	3	4

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	75	50

Strikeouts	91	125

Batting Average	.255	.220

On Base Pct	.387	.328

Slugging Pct	.359	.431

On-base Plus Slugging	.746	.759

Ian Happ or Taylor Ward Player Projections
	Taylor Ward LF - BAL	Ian Happ LF - CHC
2026 Projections


At Bats	539	538

Runs	77	80

Hits	130	130

Singles	75	77

Doubles	26	30

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	27	22

RBI	82	76

Stolen Bases	5	8

Caught Stealing	2	2

Walks	63	78

Strikeouts	149	147

Batting Average	.242	.242

On Base Pct	.322	.338

Slugging Pct	.447	.423

On-base Plus Slugging	.769	.761

Ian Happ or Taylor Ward Player Notes
	Taylor Ward LF - BAL	Ian Happ LF - CHC
News
	Taylor Ward went 1-for-3 in a win over the Royals with a home run, two runs scored, one RBI, a walk, and a strikeout. Jesse Garcia Sun, Jul 12th	Ian Happ went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 8-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jun 27th
	Taylor Ward went 1-for-3 in a win over the Reds with a walk and one stolen base. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jul 4th	Ian Happ went 1-for-4 with a game-tying solo home run in the top of the ninth inning on Wednesday. However, the Cubs suffered a 3-2 loss to the Rockies. David Leisering Thu, Jun 11th
	Taylor Ward went 3-for-5 in a win over the Nationals with a run scored and a strikeout. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jun 27th	Ian Happ went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a home run, and three runs batted in on Thursday as the Cubs rallied to defeat the Athletics, 7-6. David Leisering Fri, Jun 5th
	Taylor Ward went 2-for-5 in a win over the Angels with a home run, two runs scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jun 23rd	Ian Happ went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run on Friday in the Cubs' 6-5 loss to the Cardinals. David Leisering Sat, May 30th
	Taylor Ward went 2-for-4 in Sunday's win over the Dodgers with a home run, three runs scored, one RBI, a walk and two strikeouts. Jesse Garcia Mon, Jun 22nd	Ian Happ went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run to help the Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Pirates on Thursday. David Leisering Fri, May 29th
Notes
	Once again, Taylor Ward delivered a season that was as maddening as it was productive for fantasy managers. He set career highs across the board, launching 36 home runs with 86 runs scored and 103 RBIs, while adding his usual handful of steals (four). The downside was a rough .228 batting average, a reminder of Ward's well-documented inconsistency. His month-to-month splits tell the story: he caught fire in May with a .255 average and 10 homers, only to cool off in June, hitting .204 with four long balls. There are reasons for optimism heading into 2026, including a contract-year motivation, an upgraded offensive environment after his move to Baltimore, and back-to-back healthy seasons. A 30-homer campaign with roughly 75-80 runs is within reach, but expecting another 100-RBI season is likely a stretch. If you roster Ward, prepare for volatility—smooth rides have never really been part of the package. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros	After posting offensive WAR totals in the 17 range for three straight seasons, Ian Happ took a noticeable step back in 2025, finishing at 9.1. The decline was driven primarily by a sharp drop in stolen bases, as he went from regularly reaching double digits to just six. Otherwise, his production was largely unchanged. Happ finished with 23 home runs, 87 runs scored, 79 RBIs, and a .243/.342/.420 slash line. That profile is a reasonable expectation again in 2026. He has appeared in at least 150 games in four consecutive seasons, and Chicago continues to rely on his steady presence in the lineup. With free agency looming in 2027, there's also a chance for a modest uptick in power. Happ profiles as a dependable OF3 option for fantasy managers in 2026. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Ian Happ or Taylor Ward Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Taylor Ward LF - BAL			Ian Happ LF - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77
Sat, Mar 28th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#47	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#304
Sun, Mar 29th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#100	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#190
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#108	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (1-4)	#173
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#50
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#146
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Sun, Apr 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#48	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#163	@ TB	Mason Englert
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#94	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#168
Fri, Apr 10th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#118
Sat, Apr 11th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#196	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128
Mon, Apr 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#107	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#52
Wed, Apr 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#160
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#226
Mon, Apr 20th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#52
Tue, Apr 21st	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#149	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 25th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#123
Sun, Apr 26th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#313
Tue, Apr 28th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#269	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Wed, Apr 29th				@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#274
Fri, May 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#134
Sat, May 2nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Sun, May 3rd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#33	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#107
Mon, May 4th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#420
Tue, May 5th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93
Wed, May 6th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#46	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#148
Thu, May 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#210
Fri, May 8th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#203	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98
Sat, May 9th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#244	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#108
Sun, May 10th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#185	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Tue, May 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153
Wed, May 13th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#33	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#215
Thu, May 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8
Fri, May 15th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176	@ CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#94
Sat, May 16th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#84
Sun, May 17th	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#317	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#418
Mon, May 18th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#115
Tue, May 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#200	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Fri, May 22nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Sat, May 23rd				vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#269
Sun, May 24th	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#92	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#152
Mon, May 25th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#118
Tue, May 26th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Wed, May 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#200	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128
Thu, May 28th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#228	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#247	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140
Sat, May 30th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Sun, May 31st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-1)	#102	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-4)	#113
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#179
Thu, Jun 4th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#149	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#151
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#147	vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#171
Tue, Jun 9th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#433
Wed, Jun 10th	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Thu, Jun 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#431
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155	@ SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#313	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#171
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Mon, Jun 15th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Tue, Jun 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#431
Wed, Jun 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#123	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Sat, Jun 20th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#13	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#228
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (1-4)	#173	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#160
Wed, Jun 24th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#50	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#68
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#156	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Sun, Jun 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#154
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#94	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#418	vs SD	JP Sears (2-2)	#170
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#223	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#148	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (1-1)	#18	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#37	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#194	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#82
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#85	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Fri, Jul 10th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#209	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (1-1)	#18
Sat, Jul 11th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103
Sun, Jul 12th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93
Fri, Jul 17th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#47
Sat, Jul 18th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#21	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#100
Sun, Jul 19th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#152	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Mon, Jul 20th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	vs DET
Tue, Jul 21st	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	vs DET
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (4-3)	#106	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#92
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153	@ PIT
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124	@ PIT
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATL			@ PIT
Mon, Jul 27th	@ DET			@ STL
Tue, Jul 28th	@ DET			@ STL
Wed, Jul 29th	@ DET			@ STL
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PHI			vs NYY
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PHI			vs NYY
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PHI			vs NYY
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAA			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAA			vs LAD
Thu, Aug 6th	vs LAA			vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	@ TEX			@ KC
Sat, Aug 8th	@ TEX			@ KC
Sun, Aug 9th	@ TEX			@ KC
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIN			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIN			@ WSH
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TB			vs STL
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TB			vs STL
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TB			vs STL
Mon, Aug 17th	@ TB			vs CWS
Tue, Aug 18th	vs NYY			vs CWS
Wed, Aug 19th	vs NYY			vs CWS
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TB			@ SEA
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TB			@ SEA
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TB			@ SEA
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI
Tue, Aug 25th	@ STL			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 26th	@ STL			@ ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 31st	@ COL			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ COL			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ COL			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs BOS			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs BOS			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs BOS			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs BOS			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CLE			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CLE			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CLE			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TOR			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TOR			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TOR			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	@ NYM			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ NYM			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ NYM			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIL			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIL			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIL			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TOR			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TOR			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th				vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ NYY			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ NYY			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ NYY			@ BOS
Sat, Apr 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#118
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#43
Thu, Apr 30th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#189
Mon, May 11th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44
Mon, Jun 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99
Thu, Jun 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 21st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Mon, Aug 10th	@ MIN
Thu, Aug 20th	vs NYY
Thu, Aug 27th	@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs TOR