John
Sears
PAge : 30Throws : L
#39
JP Sears
#39P
San Diego Padres
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 82 kg · Bats : R · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2022-04-13
Born in : Sumter, SC, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego Padres | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4.68 | 32.2 | 25 | 1.35 |
| 2025 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 5.04 | 135.2 | 117 | 1.32 | |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5.47 | 24.2 | 20 | 1.54 |
| 2025 | Athletics | 22 | 7 | 9 | 4.95 | 111.0 | 97 | 1.27 |
| 2024 | Athletics | 32 | 11 | 13 | 4.38 | 180.2 | 137 | 1.22 |
| 2023 | Athletics | 32 | 5 | 14 | 4.54 | 172.1 | 161 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3.86 | 70.0 | 51 | 1.29 | |
| 2022 | Athletics | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4.69 | 48.0 | 36 | 1.48 |
| 2022 | New York Yankees | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.05 | 22.0 | 15 | 0.86 |
| Career totals | 116 | 34 | 45 | 4.54 | 591.1 | 491 | 1.27 | |
ContractSan Diego Padres payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 2.8 M$
- AAV
- 2.75 M$
2026
2.75 M$
Guaranteed
2027
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Arb 2
2028
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Arb 3
2029
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Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.68
FIP
5.15
xFIP
4.75
ERA-
116
WHIP
1.35
K%
17.5 %
BB%
7.7 %
Strikeouts
25
Innings
32.7
Wins
3
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.0
Strikeouts
62
2026 WAR
0.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-3)
- 20230.6 WAR · 0.6 per full season
- 20241.2 WAR · 1.2 per full season
- 20250.7 WAR · 0.9 per full season
- 20260.0 WAR
Outlook, age included
-3 · 30 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
60
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 62
- STF
- Stuff
- 67
- CTL
- Control
- 81
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 64
- STA
- Stamina
- 62
- DUR
- Durability
- 67
- EX
- Experience
- 61
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.15 · RA9-WAR: 0.0
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
93.0 mi/h
28th percentile
K%
17.5 %
16th percentile
BB%
7.7 %
55th percentile
xERA
5.16
14th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.345
14th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.7 %
32th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SD | 0.0 | 19 | 60 | 93.0 | 17.5 | 7.7 | 5.16 | .345 |
| 2025 | SD | 0.7 | 25 | 68 | 92.2 | 20.1 | 6.2 | 4.24 | .319 |
| 2024 | ATH | 1.2 | 26 | 67 | 91.9 | 18.1 | 6.5 | 4.43 | .328 |
| 2023 | ATH | 0.6 | 28 | 69 | 93.1 | 21.9 | 7.2 | 4.70 | .332 |
| 2022 | ATH | 0.5 | 31 | 65 | 93.2 | 17.7 | 8.0 | 4.49 | .330 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2 | vs SF | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.68 |
| Jul 30 | vs SF | 3.2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.26 |
| Jul 25 | @ MIA | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.86 |
| Jul 20 | @ ATL | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4.38 |
| Jul 10 | vs TOR | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5.03 |
| Jul 5 | @ LAD | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4.70 |
| Jun 30 | @ CHC | 4.2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6.97 |
| Jun 24 | vs ATL | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.18 |