San Diego Padres
JP Sears has thrown 10,079 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Slider (80mph), also mixing in a Change (84mph) and Sinker (91mph). He also rarely throws a Cutter (88mph).
In 2025, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball has some natural sinking action, has essentially average velo and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their slider sweeps across the zone, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has below average velo. Their change dives down out of the zone, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups and is slightly firmer than usual. Their sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has some natural sinking action. Their cutter generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters and has well above average velo.