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JP Sears

Padres
Number #39
Position SP
Bats R
Throws L
Age 30
Height 5' 11"
Weight 180 lbs
Birth Place Sumter, SC
Born Feb 19, 1996

Key Insights

2026
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Sears goes to the 4-seam fastball: 48.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.4% the rest of the time.

138 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Sears's changeup moves 16.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

110 thrown, averaging 85.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Sears's changeup leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 85.6 off his slider.

110 and 74 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Sears throws the changeup 29.3% of the time against right-handers and 1.3% against left-handers.

369 pitches to right-handers, 158 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Sears releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.

527 tracked release points, averaging 4.8 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Sears's 4-seam fastball carries 12.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

189 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 19, 1996
Birth Place Sumter, SC
Height 5' 11"
Weight 180 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/L
College/Draft The Citadel