Who is better, Happ or Wacha?
Ian Happ leads with a GOAT score of 64.9 against 64.8 for Michael Wacha — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Happ vs Wacha
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HappWinner
64.9Happ wins: Dominance, Honours
Wacha
64.8Wacha wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Ian Happ
64.9
Happ leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ian Happ
2. Michael Wacha
Category breakdown
Season form · Home runs per season
Career timeline · Home runs per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Home runs per season1. 🏳️ Michael Wacha5 seasons played · career day 1,825584 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Ian Happ5 seasons played · career day 1,825375 home runs
-35.8% vs Wacha at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Happ | 0 | 0 | 92 | 182 | 375 | 950 |
| 🏳️ Wacha | 0 | 0 | 65 | 159 | 584 | 917 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HappActive · Chicago Cubs | WachaActive · Kansas City Royals |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 1,292 | 341 |
| MLB hits | 1,069 | — |
| MLB home runs | 197 | — |
| MLB award: Baseball America Short-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: CAR Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| MLB award: Rawlings NL Gold Glove | 4 | — |
| MLB wins | — | 120 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 1,570 |
| MLB award: PCL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Triple-A All-Star Game Top Star, PCL | — | 1 |
| MLB award: NLCS MVP | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | — | 1 |
| League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | — | 1 |
| Number | — | 52 |
| Dominance w25% | 65.9 | 61.1 |
| Peak w20% | 63.8 | 66.2 |
| Longevity w20% | 57 | 69.8 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 56 |
| Statistics w15% | 71 | 73.9 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Happ64.9
Wacha64.8
FAQ
Where does Wacha beat Happ?
Wacha scores higher on peak, statistics, longevity. Happ leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Happ vs Wacha score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Happ: 64.9, Wacha: 64.8.
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