JP Sears

Bats R Throws L5'11" 180 lbBorn 1996 Sumter, USADebut 2022Team SDDraft 2017 R11 #333 Seattle Mariners, The CitadelContract 1 y/$2.75M (26) 2026: $2,750,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	438	19.4	6.5	4.10	20.1	6.73	94.9
2027							94.9
2028							96.5

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 29

His ten closest age-29 comparables averaged 88 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Josh Fogg	2006	91.8	91.3	745
2	Nick Blackburn	2011	92.7	72.9	456
3	Bud Norris	2014	95.7	81.0	377
4	Kyle Gibson	2017	96.0	103.2	826
5	Chad Kuhl	2022	92.0	72.2	187
6	Ivan Nova	2016	95.0	98.1	785
7	Erick Fedde	2022	89.0	did not play
8	Adam Eaton	2007	89.6	85.3	478
9	Odalis Perez	2007	93.9	91.8	711
10	Paul Blackburn	2023	91.9	94.0	316

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									438				94.9
2026*									142				96.6	98.4	95.0
2025	SD	9	11	5.04	27	27	0	135.7	583	30	36	117	88.8	102.1	90.9
2024	OAK	11	13	4.38	32	32	0	180.7	758	28	49	137	95.1	100.8	96.0
2023	OAK	5	14	4.54	32	32	0	172.3	735	34	53	161	92.9	99.9	92.8
2022	OAK	6	3	3.86	17	11	0	70.0	288	8	23	51	97.2	100.2	97.4
Career		31	41	4.53	108	102	0	558.7	2364	100	161	466	93.1		93.9

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	SD	P	27	136	1	10	0	0	1.000	+1.5
2024	OAK	P	32	181	3	17	1	2	0.952	+0.8
2023	OAK	P	32	172	2	9	1	2	0.917	-0.1
2022	OAK	P	17	70	0	5	0	0	1.000	+0.1

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	334	69.2 IP, 22% K	8.45
2025	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	59	13.2 IP, 27% K	3.41
2022	AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Pit	163	43.0 IP, 34% K	1.67
2022	AAA	nan	Pit	180	47.2 IP, 33% K	1.72
2021	AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	Pit	204	53.1 IP, 32% K	2.88
2021	AA	Somerset Patriots	Pit	211	50.2 IP, 34% K	4.12
2019	A+	Tampa Tarpons	Pit	206	48.2 IP, 22% K	4.11
2018	A	Charleston RiverDogs	Pit	215	54.0 IP, 25% K	2.67
2017	A	Clinton LumberKings	Pit	67	17.0 IP, 43% K	0.00

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.289	0.363	0.381	0.296
2025	0.374	0.357	0.383	0.340
2024	0.285	0.342	0.349	0.315
2023	0.422	0.330	0.364	0.333
2022	0.331	0.319	0.326	0.314

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.