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JP Sears
Current team : Athletics
Weight: 180 lbs
Height: 5' 11"
Position: Starting Pitcher
Jersey: 38
BirthPlace: Sumter SC
Experience: 4 -
Status: Active

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Date of birth: 02/19/1996
College: The Citadel
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Headline: Sears (9-11) allowed two runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out four over 5.2 innings to earn the win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Story: Sears got a spot start in the regular-season finale to give the rest of the Padres' starters some rest ahead of the playoffs. This was one of his better performances since being acquired from the Athletics at the trade deadline -- he posted a 5.47 ERA over 24.2 innings in five outings following the trade. Overall, Sears closed the regular season at a 5.04 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 117:36 K:BB across 135.2 innings.
Description: Sears (9-11) allowed two runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out four over 5.2 innings to earn the win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.
published: Sun Sep 28 16:16:04 PDT 2025
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Season Team GP GS W L W% WAR ERA WHIP IP K BB K/BB H R ER SV HLD BLSV
2022 7 2 3 0 1.000 0.5 2.05 0.86 22.0 15 5 3.0 14 5 5 0 0 0
2022 10 9 3 3 .500 0.3 4.69 1.48 48.0 36 18 2.0 53 26 25 0 0 0
2022 17 11 6 3 .667 0.8 3.86 1.29 70.0 51 23 2.2 67 31 30 0 0 0
2023 32 32 5 14 .263 2.5 4.54 1.26 172.1 161 53 3.0 165 90 87 0 0 0
2024 32 32 11 13 .458 2.3 4.38 1.22 180.2 137 49 2.8 172 93 88 0 0 0
2025 22 22 7 9 .438 0.9 4.95 1.27 111.0 97 29 3.3 112 63 61 0 0 0
2025 5 5 2 2 .500 -0.1 5.47 1.54 24.2 20 7 2.9 31 16 15 0 0 0
2025 27 27 9 11 .450 0.8 5.04 1.32 135.2 117 36 3.3 143 79 76 0 0 0
Career 108 102 31 41 .431 -- 4.53 1.27 558.2 466 161 2.9 547 293 281 0 0 0

Season Team P TBF P-TBF OBA OOBP OSLUG OOPS 2B 3B HR TB RBI BH SH SF IBB
2022 311 83 3.747 .184 .241 .263 .504 3 0 1 20 4 1 0 1 0
2022 768 205 3.746 .285 .351 .452 .803 8 1 7 84 23 1 0 0 1
2022 1079 288 3.747 .256 .319 .397 .716 11 1 8 104 27 2 0 1 1
2023 2867 735 3.901 .249 .319 .465 .784 33 4 34 308 83 16 1 3 2
2024 2857 758 3.769 .251 .311 .439 .751 39 3 28 301 85 14 2 7 0
2025 1936 472 4.102 .258 .310 .491 .801 30 1 23 213 59 5 1 3 0
2025 430 111 3.874 .310 .358 .580 .938 6 0 7 58 14 1 2 1 0
2025 2366 583 4.058 .268 .319 .507 .826 36 1 30 271 73 6 3 4 0
Career 9169 2364 3.879 .255 .317 .459 .776 119 9 100 984 268 38 6 15 3

Season Team P/S P/I K/9 QS CG SHO GSC GB FB G/F IR IRS WP BK SB CS RSUP
2022 81.0 14.1 6.1 0 0 0 48.1 28 34 0.8 2 0 0 0 2 1 4.0
2022 76.6 16.0 6.8 2 0 0 48.1 60 90 0.7 0 0 0 0 3 2 36.0
2022 77.4 15.4 6.6 2 0 0 48.1 88 124 0.7 2 0 0 0 5 3 40.0
2023 89.6 16.6 8.4 9 0 0 50.7 154 351 0.4 0 0 2 0 15 8 101.0
2024 89.3 15.8 6.8 13 0 0 50.8 211 346 0.6 0 0 0 1 23 4 116.0
2025 88.0 17.4 7.9 5 0 0 47.9 96 245 0.4 0 0 1 0 4 3 98.0
2025 86.0 17.4 7.3 1 0 0 47.9 32 51 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 1 30.0
2025 87.6 17.4 7.8 6 0 0 47.9 128 296 0.4 0 0 1 0 4 4 128.0
Career 87.7 16.4 7.5 30 0 0 0.0 581 1117 0.5 2 0 3 1 47 19 385.0
2B : Doubles
3B : Triples
BB : Walks
BH : Batters Hit
BK : Balks
BLSV : Blown Saves
CG : Complete Games
CS : Caught Stealing
ER : Earned runs
ERA : Earned Run Average
FB : Fly Balls
G/F : Ground To Fly Ball Ratio
GB : Ground Balls
GP : Games Played
GS : Games Started
GSC : Game Score
H : Hits
HLD : Holds
HR : Home Runs
IBB : Intentional Walks
IP : Innings pitched
IR : Inherited Runners
IRS : Inherited Runners Scored
K : Strikeouts
K/9 : Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
K/BB : Strikeout To Walk Ratio
L : Losses
OBA : Opponent Batting Average
OOBP : Opponent's On-base pct.
OOPS : Opponent's OPB Pct + SLG Pct
OSLUG : Opponent's Slugging pct.
P : Pitches
P-TBF : Pitches-Batters Faced
P/I : Pitches Per Inning
P/S : Pitches Per Start
QS : Quality Starts
R : Runs
RBI : Runs Batted In
RSUP : Run Support
SB : Stolen Bases
SF : Sacrifice Flies
SH : Sacrifice Bunts
SHO : Shutouts
SV : Saves
TB : Total Bases
TBF : Batters Faced
W : Wins
W% : Win Percentage
WAR : Wins Above Replacement
WHIP : Walks Plus Hits Per Inning Pitched
WP : Wild Pitches


Pitching
Games Played - 27
Team Games Played - 162
Saves - 0
Ground Balls - 128
Strikeouts - 117
Sacrifice Flies - 4
Losses - 11
Hits - 143
Earned runs - 76
Batters Hit - 6
Walks - 36
Runs - 79
Stolen Bases - 4
Caught Stealing - 4
Sacrifice Bunts - 3
Save Opportunities - 0
Home Runs - 30
Triples - 1
Finishes - 0
Balks - 0
Intentional Walks - 0
Fly Balls - 296
Batters Faced - 583
Holds - 0
Doubles - 36
Wins - 9
Complete Games - 0
Perfect Games - 0
Wild Pitches - 1
Runs Batted In - 73
Third Innings Pitched - 407
Earned Runs - 122
Shutouts - 0
Pickoff Attempts - 0
Pitches - 2366
Run Support - 128.0
Catcher Interference - 0
Pitches As Starter - 2366
Games Started - 27
Game Score - 47.9
Quality Starts - 6
Inherited Runners - 0
Inherited Runners Scored - 0
Player Rating - 0.0
At Bats - 534
Total Bases - 271
Is Qualified - 0
Is Qualified - 0
Full Innings - 135
Partial Innings - 2
Blown Saves - 0
Innings pitched - 135.2
Earned Run Average - 5.04
Walks Plus Hits Per Inning Pitched - 1.32
Win Percentage - .450
Caught Stealing Percentage - 0.5
Ground To Fly Ball Ratio - 0.4
Pitches Per Start - 87.6
Pitches Per Inning - 17.4
Pitches Per Plate Appearance - 4.1
Run Support Average - 8.5
Opponent Batting Average - .268
Opponent's Slugging pct. - .507
Opponent's On-base pct. - .319
Opponent's OPB Pct + SLG Pct - .826
Save Percentage - 0.0
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings - 7.8
Strikeout To Walk Ratio - 3.3
Tough Losses - 0
Cheap Wins - 0
Save Opportunities Per Win - 0.0
Balls In Play Average - 0.280
Pitch Count - 2366
Strikes - 1511
Strike To Pitch Ratio - 0.6
Wins Above Replacement - 0.8
Fielding
Games Played - 27
Team Games Played - 162
Double Plays - 0
Opportunities - 0
Errors - 0
Passed Balls - 0
Assists - 10
Outfield Assists - 0
Pickoffs - 0
Putouts - 1
Outs On Field - 407
TP - 0
Balls In Zone - 0
Extra Bases - 0
Outs Made - 0
Hits - 0
Total Bases - 0
Games Started - 27
Third Innings Played - 0.0
Caught Stealing - 0
Stolen Bases Allowed - 0
Earned Runs - 0
Qualified - 0
Qualified Catcher - 0
Qualified Pitcher - 0
Successful Chances - 11
Total Chances - 11
Full Innings - 136
Part Innings Played - 2
Fielding Percentage - 1.000
Range Factor - 0.7
Zone Rating - 0.0
Caught Stealing Percentage - 0.000
Earned Run Average - 0.0
Defensive Wins Above Replacement - 0.0

Pitching
Games Played - 32
Team Games Played - 162
Saves - 0
Ground Balls - 211
Strikeouts - 137
Sacrifice Flies - 7
Losses - 13
Hits - 172
Earned runs - 88
Batters Hit - 14
Walks - 49
Runs - 93
Stolen Bases - 23
Caught Stealing - 4
Sacrifice Bunts - 2
Save Opportunities - 0
Home Runs - 28
Triples - 3
Finishes - 0
Balks - 1
Intentional Walks - 0
Fly Balls - 346
Batters Faced - 758
Holds - 0
Doubles - 39
Wins - 11
Complete Games - 0
Perfect Games - 0
Wild Pitches - 0
Runs Batted In - 85
Third Innings Pitched - 542
Earned Runs - 135
Shutouts - 0
Pickoff Attempts - 1
Pitches - 2857
Run Support - 116.0
Catcher Interference - 1
Pitches As Starter - 2857
Games Started - 32
Game Score - 50.8
Quality Starts - 13
Inherited Runners - 0
Inherited Runners Scored - 0
Player Rating - 0.0
At Bats - 685
Total Bases - 301
Is Qualified - 1
Is Qualified - 0
Full Innings - 180
Partial Innings - 2
Blown Saves - 0
Innings pitched - 180.2
Earned Run Average - 4.38
Walks Plus Hits Per Inning Pitched - 1.22
Win Percentage - .458
Caught Stealing Percentage - 0.1
Ground To Fly Ball Ratio - 0.6
Pitches Per Start - 89.3
Pitches Per Inning - 15.8
Pitches Per Plate Appearance - 3.8
Run Support Average - 5.8
Opponent Batting Average - .251
Opponent's Slugging pct. - .439
Opponent's On-base pct. - .311
Opponent's OPB Pct + SLG Pct - .751
Save Percentage - 0.0
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings - 6.8
Strikeout To Walk Ratio - 2.8
Tough Losses - 0
Cheap Wins - 0
Save Opportunities Per Win - 0.0
Balls In Play Average - 0.262
Pitch Count - 2857
Strikes - 1865
Strike To Pitch Ratio - 0.7
Wins Above Replacement - 2.3
Fielding
Games Played - 32
Team Games Played - 162
Double Plays - 2
Opportunities - 0
Errors - 1
Passed Balls - 0
Assists - 17
Outfield Assists - 0
Pickoffs - 0
Putouts - 3
Outs On Field - 542
TP - 0
Balls In Zone - 0
Extra Bases - 0
Outs Made - 0
Hits - 0
Total Bases - 0
Games Started - 32
Third Innings Played - 0.0
Caught Stealing - 0
Stolen Bases Allowed - 0
Earned Runs - 0
Qualified - 0
Qualified Catcher - 0
Qualified Pitcher - 1
Successful Chances - 20
Total Chances - 21
Full Innings - 181
Part Innings Played - 2
Fielding Percentage - 0.952
Range Factor - 1.0
Zone Rating - 0.0
Caught Stealing Percentage - 0.000
Earned Run Average - 0.0
Defensive Wins Above Replacement - 0.0

Pitching
Games Played - 32
Team Games Played - 162
Saves - 0
Ground Balls - 154
Strikeouts - 161
Sacrifice Flies - 3
Losses - 14
Hits - 165
Earned runs - 87
Batters Hit - 16
Walks - 53
Runs - 90
Stolen Bases - 15
Caught Stealing - 8
Sacrifice Bunts - 1
Save Opportunities - 0
Home Runs - 34
Triples - 4
Finishes - 0
Balks - 0
Intentional Walks - 2
Fly Balls - 351
Batters Faced - 735
Holds - 0
Doubles - 33
Wins - 5
Complete Games - 0
Perfect Games - 0
Wild Pitches - 2
Runs Batted In - 83
Third Innings Pitched - 517
Earned Runs - 164
Shutouts - 0
Pickoff Attempts - 3
Pitches - 2867
Run Support - 101.0
Catcher Interference - 0
Pitches As Starter - 2867
Games Started - 32
Game Score - 50.7
Quality Starts - 9
Inherited Runners - 0
Inherited Runners Scored - 0
Player Rating - 0.0
At Bats - 662
Total Bases - 308
Is Qualified - 1
Is Qualified - 0
Full Innings - 172
Partial Innings - 1
Blown Saves - 0
Innings pitched - 172.1
Earned Run Average - 4.54
Walks Plus Hits Per Inning Pitched - 1.26
Win Percentage - .263
Caught Stealing Percentage - 0.3
Ground To Fly Ball Ratio - 0.4
Pitches Per Start - 89.6
Pitches Per Inning - 16.6
Pitches Per Plate Appearance - 3.9
Run Support Average - 5.3
Opponent Batting Average - .249
Opponent's Slugging pct. - .465
Opponent's On-base pct. - .319
Opponent's OPB Pct + SLG Pct - .784
Save Percentage - 0.0
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings - 8.4
Strikeout To Walk Ratio - 3.0
Tough Losses - 0
Cheap Wins - 0
Save Opportunities Per Win - 0.0
Balls In Play Average - 0.269
Pitch Count - 2867
Strikes - 1873
Strike To Pitch Ratio - 0.7
Wins Above Replacement - 2.5

Pitching
Games Played - 17
Team Games Played - 162
Saves - 0
Ground Balls - 88
Strikeouts - 51
Sacrifice Flies - 1
Losses - 3
Hits - 67
Earned runs - 30
Batters Hit - 2
Walks - 23
Runs - 31
Stolen Bases - 5
Caught Stealing - 3
Sacrifice Bunts - 0
Save Opportunities - 0
Home Runs - 8
Triples - 1
Finishes - 1
Balks - 0
Intentional Walks - 1
Fly Balls - 124
Batters Faced - 288
Holds - 0
Doubles - 11
Wins - 6
Complete Games - 0
Perfect Games - 0
Wild Pitches - 0
Runs Batted In - 27
Third Innings Pitched - 210
Earned Runs - 49
Shutouts - 0
Pickoff Attempts - 2
Pitches - 1079
Run Support - 40.0
Catcher Interference - 0
Pitches As Starter - 851
Games Started - 11
Game Score - 48.1
Quality Starts - 2
Inherited Runners - 2
Inherited Runners Scored - 0
Player Rating - 0.0
At Bats - 262
Total Bases - 104
Is Qualified - 0
Is Qualified - 0
Full Innings - 70
Partial Innings - 0
Blown Saves - 0
Innings pitched - 70.0
Earned Run Average - 3.86
Walks Plus Hits Per Inning Pitched - 1.29
Win Percentage - .667
Caught Stealing Percentage - 0.4
Ground To Fly Ball Ratio - 0.7
Pitches Per Start - 77.4
Pitches Per Inning - 15.4
Pitches Per Plate Appearance - 3.7
Run Support Average - 5.1
Opponent Batting Average - .256
Opponent's Slugging pct. - .397
Opponent's On-base pct. - .319
Opponent's OPB Pct + SLG Pct - .716
Save Percentage - 0.0
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings - 6.6
Strikeout To Walk Ratio - 2.2
Tough Losses - 0
Cheap Wins - 0
Save Opportunities Per Win - 0.0
Balls In Play Average - 0.271
Pitch Count - 1079
Strikes - 704
Strike To Pitch Ratio - 0.7
Wins Above Replacement - 0.8
Fielding
Games Played - 17
Team Games Played - 162
Double Plays - 0
Opportunities - 0
Errors - 0
Passed Balls - 0
Assists - 5
Outfield Assists - 0
Pickoffs - 0
Putouts - 0
Outs On Field - 210
TP - 0
Balls In Zone - 0
Extra Bases - 0
Outs Made - 0
Hits - 0
Total Bases - 0
Games Started - 11
Third Innings Played - 0.0
Caught Stealing - 0
Stolen Bases Allowed - 0
Earned Runs - 0
Qualified - 0
Qualified Catcher - 0
Qualified Pitcher - 0
Successful Chances - 5
Total Chances - 5
Full Innings - 70
Part Innings Played - 0
Fielding Percentage - 1.000
Range Factor - 0.6
Zone Rating - 0.0
Caught Stealing Percentage - 0.000
Earned Run Average - 0.0
Defensive Wins Above Replacement - 0.0
Team - Athletics
Weight: 180 lbs
Height: 5' 11"
Position: Starting Pitcher
Jersey: 38
BirthPlace: Sumter SC
Experience: 4 -
Status: Active

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