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 7 8 5.13 20 20 0 101.2 84 1.28
4 Seasons 29 38 4.51 101 95 0 524.2 433 1.26
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 20 7-8 5.13 101.2 84 1.28
4 Seasons 101 29-38 4.51 524.2 433 1.26
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 1684 306 26 8.5 6.3 89.8 113.3 21.7 33.7 .247 .450 .336 .322 .370 39.9 19.1 5.8 4.79 4.00
Player 8487 1580 158 10.0 7.2 89.3 118.0 20.1 32.6 .246 .443 .329 .326 .371 40.0 19.5 6.8
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 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
(39.2%) ,
Sweeper
(27.8%) ,
Changeup
(15.7%) ,
Slider
(12.2%) ,
Sinker
(5.1%) ,


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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 29.7 70.3 38.2 23.2 8.8 37.9 39.2 22.9 15.4 12.4 2.0 22.5 26.8 20.9
Player 34.4 65.6 33.9 20.9 10.8 38.9 35.1 26.1 17.2 13.4 3.9 21.7 21.7 22.2
MLB 44.3 55.7 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 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 2.6 22.2 36.3 21.2 9.2 8.5 6.3
Player 3.9 23.8 33.5 21.5 7.3 10.0 7.2
MLB 4.0 32.5 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 Changeup ATH L 265 83.2 36.0 -1.4 16.3ARM 1.1 3.8 1.4 16.3ARM 2.0
2025 Slider ATH L 205 80.2 38.0 -4.1 4.0GLV -3.7 4.7 -2.9 4.0GLV -0.1
2025 Sinker ATH L 86 90.2 26.6 -2.1 16.0ARM -0.1 7.1 0.5 16.0ARM 0.6
2025 4-Seam Fastball ATH L 660 92.3 18.4 -0.3 12.1ARM 2.1 13.9 -2.0 12.1ARM 3.9
2025 Sweeper ATH L 468 79.0 37.8 -2.8 12.6GLV -1.3 6.4 -5.5 12.6GLV -0.5
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
2024 Changeup OAK L 549 84.0 36.3 -1.7 16.6ARM 0.9 2.5 3.4 16.6ARM 2.5
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 Sweeper OAK L 710 78.7 39.9 -0.5 13.3GLV -1.6 4.4 -3.3 13.3GLV -0.9
! 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 -0.6 -4 660 39.2 178 .286 .509 .374 18.3 20.2 14.9 .286 .546 .380 49.2
2025 Sweeper 2.0 9 468 27.8 97 .187 .308 .252 24.8 23.7 19.3 .179 .285 .228 23.5
2025 Changeup -0.9 -2 265 15.7 56 .273 .491 .340 20.0 7.1 10.8 .266 .441 .299 30.8
2025 Slider -2.0 -4 205 12.2 64 .207 .586 .359 25.5 25.0 15.8 .168 .414 .284 38.1
2025 Sinker -0.8 -1 86 5.1 19 .444 .556 .453 9.3 0.0 0.0 .449 .562 .453 66.7
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 265 83.2 95 17.3 9:30 9:15 15
2025 4-Seam Fastball 660 92.3 98 18.2 10:30 10:30 0
2025 Sinker 86 90.2 97 17.9 10:00 9:30 30
2025 Slider 205 80.2 35 8.0 2:45 2:15 30
2025 Sweeper 468 79.0 39 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 414 1,684 9 7 -11 -7 -2
Player 2,192 8,486 23 43 -57 23 -29
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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 1,684 52.1 67.0 81.6 24.3 71.9 44.1 61.6 46.6 20.7 8.7 76.0
Player 8,487 51.5 68.8 81.7 27.4 65.7 43.4 64.0 48.7 22.4 8.3 77.3
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.7 61.1 47.3 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 45 51 27 17 72 13 47 40 59 28 84 17 13 17 4 43
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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 10.5 -3 5 8 5 62.5
2023 23.02 34 35.4 -1 10 24 19 55.9
2024 22.73 28 30.3 -2 17 22 13 46.4
2025 23.32 19 15.3 4 6 12 7 36.8
Player 23.11 89 91.5 -3 38 66 44 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 9 12 9 10 11 11 8 8 12 13 8 15 14 13 7 9 14 14 11 11 10
2023 34 26 34 34 39 35 41 30 36 32 36 40 33 34 39 38 36 28 38 41 32 38 45 39 28 28 42 38 36 38 28
2024 28 28 27 26 26 29 34 29 24 23 31 32 38 28 29 30 26 24 32 36 36 31 44 36 24 27 28 31 41 29 29
2025 19 16 15 10 13 16 13 15 9 12 13 19 17 24 16 10 17 14 13 19 17 16 18 19 14 14 13 15 20 16 17
Player 89 78 87 79 91 89 102 81 76 75 89 103 97 96 95 89 87 74 95 109 93 100 121 107 73 78 97 98 108 94 84
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

2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Results
BA .256 -.007 .249 +.002 .251 +.005 .256
xBA .258 -.013 .245 -.003 .242 +.005 .247
OBP .319 .000 .319 -.008 .311 -.003 .308
xOBP .323 -.007 .316 -.012 .304 -.004 .300
SLG .397 +.068 .465 -.026 .439 +.034 .473
xSLG .425 +.023 .448 -.006 .442 +.008 .450
ISO .141 +.075 .216 -.028 .188 +.029 .217
xISO .167 +.036 .203 -.003 .200 +.002 .202
BABIP .289 -.010 .279 -.006 .273 +.003 .276
wOBA .314 +.021 .335 -.011 .324 +.012 .336
xwOBA .327 +.003 .330 -.006 .324 -.002 .322
wOBACON .347 +.047 .394 -.032 .362 +.027 .389
xwOBACON .365 +.021 .386 -.024 .362 +.008 .370
BACON .316 +.011 .327 -.017 .310 +.011 .321
xBACON .321 +.003 .324 -.024 .300 +.011 .311
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 43.4 -5.0 38.4 +1.8 40.2 -0.3 39.9
Avg Exit Velocity 90.5 -1.9 88.6 +0.7 89.3 +0.5 89.8
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 30.7 +2.0 32.7 0.0 32.7 +1.0 33.7
Barrel % 9.0 +2.1 11.1 -0.9 10.2 -1.7 8.5
Avg Launch Angle 17.3 +5.3 22.6 -4.5 18.1 +3.6 21.7
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed -- -- 72.3 +0.2 72.5 -0.9 71.6
Attack Angle -- -- 11° 10° -1°
Ideal Attack Angle % -- -- 50.1 +3.5 53.6 -3.7 49.9
Attack Direction -- -- -4° +1° -3° +1° -2°
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- 33° -2° 31° 32°
Swing Length -- -- 7.5 -0.1 7.4 -0.1 7.3
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.2 -0.1 93.1 -1.6 91.5 +0.6 92.1
Breaking Velocity 79.2 +2.2 81.4 -2.5 78.9 +0.5 79.4
Offspeed Velocity 82.7 +1.4 84.1 -0.1 84.0 -0.8 83.2
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 19 +37 56 +1 57 -31 26
Popup % 9.9 +2.4 12.3 -1.3 11.0 -2.2 8.8
Flyball % 28.8 +6.6 35.4 -3.4 32.0 +6.2 38.2
Line Drive % 19.8 +2.0 21.8 -2.6 19.2 +4.0 23.2
Groundball % 41.5 -11.0 30.5 +7.4 37.9 -8.2 29.7
Pull % 36.3 +3.9 40.2 -1.1 39.1 -1.2 37.9
Straight Away % 38.7 -7.6 31.1 +3.9 35.0 +4.2 39.2
Opposite Field % 25.0 +3.7 28.7 -2.8 25.9 -3.0 22.9
Weak Contact % 2.4 +2.0 4.4 +0.3 4.7 -2.1 2.6
Pull Airball % 14.6 +10.5 25.1 -4.3 20.8 +1.7 22.5
Topped Contact % 28.3 -7.3 21.0 +4.5 25.5 -3.3 22.2
Under Contact % 28.3 +7.1 35.4 -3.1 32.3 +4.0 36.3
Flare/Burner Contact % 26.4 -4.6 21.8 -2.4 19.4 +1.8 21.2
Solid Contact % 5.7 +0.6 6.3 +1.6 7.9 +1.3 9.2
HR/FB % 13.1 +5.9 19.0 -3.3 15.7 +0.5 16.2
Popups 21 +41 62 -1 61 -34 27
Flyballs 61 +118 179 -1 178 -61 117
Line Drives 42 +68 110 -3 107 -36 71
Groundballs 88 +66 154 +57 211 -120 91
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 50.5 +0.7 51.2 +0.7 51.9 +0.2 52.1
Out of Zone % 49.5 -0.7 48.8 -0.7 48.1 -0.2 47.9
Edge % 41.5 +2.0 43.5 +0.1 43.6 +0.5 44.1
Zone Swing % 65.1 +6.5 71.6 -3.2 68.4 -1.4 67.0
Out of Zone Swing % 26.6 +2.8 29.4 -1.8 27.6 -3.3 24.3
In Zone Contact % 86.2 -6.7 79.5 +2.9 82.4 -0.8 81.6
Out of Zone Contact % 63.4 +0.2 63.6 +2.1 65.7 +6.2 71.9
Whiff % 19.9 +4.9 24.8 -3.0 21.8 -1.1 20.7
First Strike % 63.5 +1.3 64.8 0.0 64.8 -3.2 61.6
First Pitch Swing % 29.5 +8.1 37.6 -2.8 34.8 -4.6 30.2
Swing % 46.1 +4.9 51.0 -2.3 48.7 -2.1 46.6
Meatball Swing % 71.9 +7.4 79.3 -1.0 78.3 -2.3 76.0
Meatball % 8.9 -1.0 7.9 +0.3 8.2 +0.5 8.7
Zone Swing & Miss % 13.2 +7.1 20.3 -3.0 17.3 +0.9 18.2
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 36.6 -0.2 36.4 -2.4 34.0 -5.9 28.1
In Zone 545 +922 1,467 +15 1,482 -604 878
Out of Zone 534 +866 1,400 -25 1,375 -569 806
Edge 448 +800 1,248 -1 1,247 -505 742
In Zone Swings 355 +696 1,051 -38 1,013 -425 588
Out of Zone Swings 142 +270 412 -33 379 -183 196
In Zone Swing & Misses 47 +166 213 -38 175 -68 107
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 52 +98 150 -21 129 -74 55
Basic
Pitches 1,079 +1,788 2,867 -10 2,857 -1,173 1,684
PA 288 +447 735 +23 758 -344 414
AB 262 +400 662 +23 685 -302 383
Hits 67 +98 165 +7 172 -74 98
Singles 47 +47 94 +8 102 -49 53
Doubles 11 +22 33 +6 39 -13 26
Triples 1 +3 4 -1 3 -3 0
Home Runs 8 +26 34 -6 28 -9 19
Walks 23 +30 53 -4 49 -25 24
Strikeouts 51 +110 161 -24 137 -58 79
K% 17.7 +4.2 21.9 -3.8 18.1 +1.0 19.1
BB% 8.0 -0.8 7.2 -0.7 6.5 -0.7 5.8
HBP 2 +14 16 -2 14 -9 5
Batted Balls 212 +293 505 +52 557 -251 306
Number of Fastballs 611 +830 1,441 -102 1,339 -593 746
Number of Offspeed 189 +245 434 +115 549 -284 265
Number of Breaking 277 +163 440 -182 258 -53 205
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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 414 .336 349 45 12.9 65 33 50.8
! 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 516 17.2 10.3% 0.0% 282 21.2 0.0% 1.4%

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Pitch Distribution