caption bats birth_place debutyear statyear statvalue image_size team position statlabel debutdate birth_date number image article_title debutteam name throws
happ with the blue jays in april 2013 left peru , illinois 2007 august 10 , 2015 55 -- 60 4.30 796 1.39 250 pittsburgh pirates starting pitcher win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts whip june 30 19 october 1982 32 j.a. happ 2013.jpg j. a. happ
 philadelphia phillies j. a. happ left
j. a. happ

james anthony `` j. a. '' happ -lrb- born october 19 , 1982 -rrb- is an american professional baseball pitcher for the pittsburgh pirates of major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- .
he has played in mlb for the philadelphia phillies , houston astros , toronto blue jays , and seattle mariners .
though his name is james anthony and his initials are `` j. a. '' , he pronounces his name as `` jay '' .
he is tall and weighs .
