JP Sears
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 5' 11" 180LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 11, #333, Seattle Mariners | The Citadel
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 5 14 4.54 32 32 0 172.1 161 1.26
2024 11 13 4.38 32 32 0 180.2 137 1.22
2025 5 5 5.08 14 14 0 72.2 58 1.25
4 Seasons 27 35 4.47 95 89 0 495.2 407 1.25
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 32 5-14 4.54 172.1 161 1.26
2024 32 11-13 4.38 180.2 137 1.22
2025 14 5-5 5.08 72.2 58 1.25
4 Seasons 95 27-35 4.47 495.2 407 1.25
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2022 26 1079 212 19 9.0 6.6 90.5 118.0 17.3 30.7 .258 .425 .314 .327 .365 43.4 17.7 8.0 3.86 4.49
2023 27 2867 505 56 11.1 7.6 88.6 112.1 22.6 32.7 .245 .448 .335 .330 .386 38.4 21.9 7.2 4.54 4.64
2024 28 2857 557 57 10.2 7.5 89.3 114.4 18.1 32.7 .242 .442 .324 .324 .362 40.2 18.1 6.5 4.38 4.43
2025 29 1248 234 21 9.0 6.8 90.7 113.3 19.6 32.9 .257 .466 .342 .328 .380 43.2 18.7 4.5 5.08 4.09
Player 8051 1508 153 10.1 7.3 89.5 118.0 19.7 32.4 .248 .446 .329 .327 .373 40.5 19.5 6.6
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .369 36.7 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Sears relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(38.9%) ,
Sweeper
(29.9%) ,
Changeup
(15.4%) ,
Slider
(11.5%) ,
Sinker
(4.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2022 41.5 58.5 28.8 19.8 9.9 36.3 38.7 25.0 21.7 17.0 2.8 14.6 21.7 22.2
2023 30.5 69.5 35.4 21.8 12.3 40.2 31.1 28.7 15.0 11.1 4.4 25.1 20.0 24.4
2024 37.9 62.1 32.0 19.2 11.0 39.1 35.0 25.9 18.3 14.5 5.0 20.8 20.5 20.8
2025 32.5 67.5 37.2 22.6 7.7 38.5 41.0 20.5 15.4 15.4 1.7 23.1 25.6 18.8
Player 35.1 64.9 33.5 20.7 10.7 39.0 35.1 25.9 17.2 13.9 4.0 21.8 21.3 21.9
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 2.4 28.3 28.3 26.4 5.7 9.0 6.6
2023 4.4 21.0 35.4 21.8 6.3 11.1 7.6
2024 4.7 25.5 32.3 19.4 7.9 10.2 7.5
2025 2.1 24.4 33.3 21.8 9.4 9.0 6.8
Player 3.8 24.2 33.0 21.6 7.3 10.1 7.3
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2025 Sweeper ATH L 373 78.7 38.2 -2.6 12.7GLV -1.4 6.3 -5.4 12.7GLV -0.5
2025 Slider ATH L 143 79.9 39.5 -3.5 4.1GLV -3.9 3.6 -1.8 4.1GLV -0.1
2025 Changeup ATH L 192 82.9 36.2 -1.1 16.3ARM 0.9 3.8 1.4 16.3ARM 1.9
2025 Sinker ATH L 54 90.2 26.5 -2.1 16.1ARM 0.0 7.3 0.3 16.1ARM 0.7
2025 4-Seam Fastball ATH L 486 92.3 18.5 -0.5 12.0ARM 1.9 13.9 -2.0 12.0ARM 3.9
2024 Sweeper OAK L 710 78.7 39.9 -0.5 13.3GLV -1.6 4.4 -3.3 13.3GLV -0.9
2024 Curveball OAK L 17 79.2 46.7 -4.9 5.4GLV -7.3 -3.5 -5.0 5.4GLV -1.7
2024 Slider OAK L 241 79.3 35.4 -4.0 6.2GLV -3.4 8.2 -6.7 6.2GLV 1.4
2024 Changeup OAK L 549 84.0 36.3 -1.7 16.6ARM 0.9 2.5 3.4 16.6ARM 2.5
2024 Sinker OAK L 307 90.0 27.6 -2.1 16.1ARM 0.0 6.2 2.0 16.1ARM 1.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball OAK L 1032 91.9 17.7 0.8 11.6ARM 1.0 14.8 -0.9 11.6ARM 3.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 4-Seam Fastball -1.1 -5 486 38.9 134 .317 .563 .396 15.5 18.7 13.4 .320 .615 .407 55.9
2025 Sweeper 2.3 9 373 29.9 83 .179 .308 .249 22.3 21.7 19.8 .178 .288 .228 23.3
2025 Changeup -1.1 -2 192 15.4 34 .294 .500 .365 22.2 5.9 11.1 .282 .491 .326 28.1
2025 Slider -3.2 -5 143 11.5 46 .200 .575 .366 29.2 28.3 14.9 .137 .314 .254 40.7
2025 Sinker 1.0 1 54 4.3 13 .385 .462 .373 9.7 0.0 0.0 .415 .503 .402 76.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -9 1,032 36.1 282 .233 .482 .354 25.7 28.7 18.8 .220 .451 .333 48.2
2024 Sweeper 0.3 2 710 24.9 176 .239 .387 .289 21.0 18.2 15.4 .229 .402 .289 36.3
2024 Changeup -0.5 -3 549 19.2 155 .297 .428 .332 18.8 6.5 8.4 .281 .450 .333 29.2
2024 Sinker 0.7 2 307 10.7 89 .266 .380 .337 10.3 3.4 9.1 .270 .410 .339 46.1
2024 Slider -0.6 -2 241 8.4 49 .217 .565 .338 28.7 20.4 18.2 .226 .540 .338 45.9
2024 Curveball -0.8 0 17 0.6 7 .286 .286 .257 9.1 14.3 6.7 .352 .604 .415 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Changeup 192 82.9 95 17.3 9:30 9:15 15
2025 4-Seam Fastball 486 92.3 99 18.1 10:30 10:30 0
2025 Sinker 54 90.2 97 18.1 10:00 9:45 15
2025 Slider 143 79.9 36 7.5 2:45 2:45 0
2025 Sweeper 373 78.7 40 14.4 2:45 2:15 30
2024 Changeup 549 84.0 98 17.5 9:30 9:00 30
2024 Curveball 17 79.2 42 7.9 3:30 4:30 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1,028 91.9 96 18.6 10:30 10:45 -15
2024 Sinker 296 90.0 96 17.7 10:00 9:30 30
2024 Slider 238 79.3 34 9.6 2:45 1:30 75
2024 Sweeper 707 78.7 40 14.5 3:15 2:45 30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 287 1,079 11 2 -8 -4 1
2023 733 2,867 -1 15 -18 -15 -19
2024 758 2,856 4 20 -20 -13 -9
2025 310 1,248 5 5 -8 -5 -3
Player 2,088 8,050 19 41 -54 19 -30
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2022 1,079 50.5 65.1 86.2 26.6 63.4 41.5 63.5 46.1 19.9 8.9 71.9
2023 2,867 51.2 71.6 79.5 29.4 63.6 43.5 64.8 51.0 24.8 7.9 79.3
2024 2,857 51.9 68.4 82.4 27.6 65.7 43.6 64.8 48.7 21.8 8.2 78.3
2025 1,248 52.3 67.7 82.1 26.9 75.0 43.7 62.6 48.2 19.6 8.8 72.7
Player 8,051 51.5 69.0 81.8 28.0 66.0 43.3 64.3 49.1 22.4 8.3 76.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.6 61.1 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2022 24 21 20 23 28 44 19 7 12 17 48 10 18 38 31 51 59
2023 30 47 22 13 49 1 7 58 55 38 68 40 58 34 24 59
2024 28 44 13 6 59 1 9 35 36 13 73 19 37 15 9 44
2025 41 39 21 15 71 9 39 22 33 28 93 12 37 17 3 40
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 24.37 8 10.4 -2 5 8 5 62.5
2023 23.02 34 35.5 -2 11 25 18 52.9
2024 22.73 28 30.4 -2 18 22 13 46.4
2025 23.33 15 11.1 4 4 9 6 40.0
Player 23.10 85 87.4 -2 38 64 42 49.4
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2022 8 8 11 9 13 9 14 7 7 8 10 12 8 10 11 11 8 8 12 13 8 14 13 12 7 9 15 14 11 11 10
2023 34 25 35 34 39 35 42 31 35 32 37 39 32 34 39 38 36 29 38 42 32 38 46 38 28 28 43 38 36 38 28
2024 28 28 27 27 27 30 34 28 24 23 31 31 38 28 29 30 26 24 33 36 36 31 44 36 25 27 27 32 40 30 29
2025 15 12 11 9 10 11 9 11 7 7 9 14 12 17 11 8 13 9 10 14 12 11 13 14 11 10 8 12 15 12 12
Player 85 73 84 79 89 85 99 77 73 70 87 96 90 89 90 87 83 70 93 105 88 94 116 100 71 74 93 96 102 91 79
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 93.2 -0.1 93.1 -1.6 91.5 0.6 92.1
Offspeed Velocity 82.7 1.4 84.1 -0.1 84.0 -1.1 82.9
Breaking Velocity 79.2 2.2 81.4 -2.5 78.9 0.2 79.1
Exit Velocity 90.5 -1.9 88.6 0.7 89.3 1.4 90.7
Launch Angle 17.3 5.3 22.6 -4.5 18.1 1.5 19.6
Barrel % 9.0 2.1 11.1 -0.9 10.2 -1.2 9.0
Hard Hit % 43.4 -5.0 38.4 1.8 40.2 3.0 43.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.7 2.0 32.7 0.0 32.7 0.2 32.9
xBA .258 -0.013 .245 -0.003 .242 0.015 .257
BA .256 -0.007 .249 0.002 .251 0.014 .265
xwOBA .327 0.003 .330 -0.006 .324 0.004 .328
wOBA .314 0.021 .335 -0.011 .324 0.018 .342
xSLG .425 0.023 .448 -0.006 .442 0.024 .466
SLG .397 0.068 .465 -0.026 .439 0.046 .485
K% 17.7 4.2 21.9 -3.8 18.1 0.6 18.7
BB% 8.0 -0.8 7.2 -0.7 6.5 -2.0 4.5
Swing % 46.1 4.9 51.0 -2.3 48.7 -0.5 48.2
Whiff% 19.9 4.9 24.8 -3.0 21.8 -2.2 19.6
In Zone % 50.5 0.7 51.2 0.7 51.9 0.4 52.3
Out of Zone % 49.5 -0.7 48.8 -0.7 48.1 -0.4 47.7
Out of Zone Swing % 26.6 2.8 29.4 -1.8 27.6 -0.7 26.9
First Pitch Swing % 29.5 8.1 37.6 -2.8 34.8 -4.2 30.6
First Pitch Strike % 63.5 1.3 64.8 0.0 64.8 -2.2 62.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 287 .314 231 27 11.7 56 24 42.9
2023 Shades 733 .335 594 2 0.3 139 61 43.9
2024 Shades 758 .324 606 31 5.1 152 71 46.7
2025 Shades 310 .342 270 37 13.7 40 23 57.5
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2022 324 21.1 0.3% 4.9% 193 26.8 0.0% 20.2%
2023 763 17.4 10.2% 0.0% 451 22.5 0.2% 2.4%
2024 808 17.8 1.4% 0.4% 476 21.0 0.0% 0.6%
2025 386 17.3 10.4% 0.0% 186 21.2 0.0% 0.5%

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Pitch Distribution