Jeff Samardzija

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 233lb (193cm, 105kg)

Born: January 23, 1985 in Merrillville, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN).

High School: Valparaiso HS (Valparaiso, IN)

School: University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)

Last Game: September 25, 2020 (Age 35-246d)
vs. SDP 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Agents: Wasserman • Previously: Mark Rodgers, Sam Samardzija

Full Name: Jeffrey Alan Samardzija

Nicknames: Shark

Pronunciation: \suh-MAR-jah\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.0

106

ERA

4.15

364

241

1645.1

1449

WHIP

1.244

2008 Player Pitching Game Log

2008 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2008-04-05 (2)	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies	@	Birmingham Barons	1-5	W	5.0	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	56	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20					7	11	3	4
2	2008-04-10	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies		Jacksonville Suns	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	1	5	0	0	73	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26					7	13	4	5
3	2008-04-15	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies		Montgomery Biscuits	1-5		5.0	5	2	2	2	2	1	0	49	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21					6	12	0	5
4	2008-04-20	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies	@	Carolina Mudcats	1-7	L	6.0	6	3	3	1	3	0	0	50	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24					11	9	0	2
5	2008-04-25	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies		West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	1-3	L	3.0	3	3	3	6	3	0	0	38	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	17					1	7	2	0
6	2008-04-30	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies	@	Jacksonville Suns	1-5		5.0	6	4	4	6	2	0	0	35	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27					6	12	2	3
7	2008-05-05	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies	@	Chattanooga Lookouts	1-6	W	5.2	4	1	1	2	5	0	0	60	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22					10	5	1	1
8	2008-05-10	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies		Huntsville Stars	1-3	L	2.2	6	7	7	4	2	0	0	16	14	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18					3	10	4	1
9	2008-05-15	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies	@	Montgomery Biscuits	1-5		4.0	10	6	6	5	1	1	0	14	19	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	24					8	12	7	0
10	2008-05-20	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies		Mississippi Braves	1-5	L	5.0	6	6	6	3	4	3	1	32	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23					3	12	3	2
11	2008-05-24	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies		Mississippi Braves	8-8		0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3					2	1	0	0
12	2008-05-28	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies		Carolina Mudcats	1-6	L	6.0	2	3	2	1	4	0	1	61	18	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	22					5	10	2	2
13	2008-06-02	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies	@	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	1-6		6.0	3	1	1	0	5	0	0	67	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21					7	8	2	0
14	2008-06-07	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies		Chattanooga Lookouts	1-6		5.1	5	4	3	4	4	1	0	44	21	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25					4	13	2	5
15	2008-06-13	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies	@	Mississippi Braves	1-3		3.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	56	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	11					4	4	2	1
16	2008-06-19	AA-SOUL	Tennessee Smokies		Mobile BayBears	1-7		7.0	5	2	2	3	2	0	0	58	23	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	28					11	9	5	1
		Player Moved from AA-SOUL to AAA-PCL
17	2008-06-24	AAA-PCL	Iowa Cubs	@	Albuquerque Isotopes	1-6	L	6.0	7	3	3	2	5	1	1	49	22	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	96	58	9	13	7	12	6	0
18	2008-06-29	AAA-PCL	Iowa Cubs		Albuquerque Isotopes	1-6	W	6.0	4	1	1	6	4	0	0	58	17	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	24	101	57	12	11	8	5	2	1
19	2008-07-04	AAA-PCL	Iowa Cubs	@	Oklahoma RedHawks	1-7	W	6.1	8	4	4	3	6	1	0	44	26	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	29	100	60	16	12	9	11	7	1
20	2008-07-09 (2)	AAA-PCL	Iowa Cubs		Round Rock Express	1-7	W	7.0	7	2	2	0	7	2	0	62	27	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	27	96	63	15	13	10	10	6	1
21	2008-07-14	AAA-PCL	Iowa Cubs	@	Albuquerque Isotopes	1-6		6.0	4	2	2	4	9	1	0	61	22	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	102	61	13	16	5	8	1	2
22	2008-07-20	AAA-PCL	Iowa Cubs		Nashville Sounds	1-6	W	6.0	2	1	1	1	9	0	0	72	19	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	21	86	53	15	12	6	5	1	0
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-NL
23	2008-07-25	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Florida Marlins	7-8		2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0		8	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	31	23	6	3	3	3	0	1
24	2008-07-27	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Florida Marlins	8-9	S	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	25	16	8	2	1	2	1	0
25	2008-07-29	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Milwaukee Brewers	9-9		1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	9	3	1	1	2	2	0
26	2008-08-01	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	24	13	4	3	1	0	0	0
27	2008-08-03	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Pittsburgh Pirates	6-8		2.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	40	20	8	2	3	4	1	2
28	2008-08-06	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Houston Astros	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	1	2	1	1	0	0
29	2008-08-08	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	9-10		2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7	30	16	6	2	3	1	0	1
30	2008-08-10	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	4	1	1	0	1	1	0
31	2008-08-13	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Atlanta Braves	7-8		2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	29	20	5	2	3	3	1	0
32	2008-08-16	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Florida Marlins	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	9	3	1	2	0	0	0
33	2008-08-17	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Florida Marlins	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
34	2008-08-20	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Cincinnati Reds	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	7	1	1	1	3	2	1
35	2008-08-24	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Washington Nationals	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	10	5	2	0	2	1	0
36	2008-08-26	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	5-5		0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	4	1	0	1	1	1	0
37	2008-08-29	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Philadelphia Phillies	7-8	W	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	27	16	4	0	4	2	1	0
38	2008-08-31	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Philadelphia Phillies	6-6		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	8	5	1	2	0	1	0	0
39	2008-09-01	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Houston Astros	7-8		1.2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	32	17	3	2	1	4	2	1
40	2008-09-03	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Houston Astros	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	12	8	1	0	0	4	1	2
41	2008-09-06	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Cincinnati Reds	8-8		0.0	1	3	2	1	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	9	3	0	1	1	0	0
42	2008-09-11	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	5	1	0	1	2	0	0
43	2008-09-15	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Houston Astros	8-8		0.1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	7	2	1	1	0	0	0
44	2008-09-18	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		Milwaukee Brewers	6-6		0.2	3	4	0	2	0	0	0		6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	35	15	8	0	5	1	1	0
45	2008-09-21	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs		St. Louis Cardinals	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	9	1	3	1	0	0	0
46	2008-09-22	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	New York Mets	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	0	2	0	2	2	0
47	2008-09-24	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	New York Mets	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0		5	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	27	15	5	1	2	2	2	0
48	2008-09-26	Maj-NL	Chicago Cubs	@	Milwaukee Brewers	6-6		0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	1	1	1	2	0	1

2008 Player Pitching Splits

2008 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	48	608	521	68	127	25	1	11	20	9	73	109	.244	.339	.359	.698	.286	187	7	4	6	4	2

Home	27	335	286	37	66	13	0	7	13	6	39	64	.231	.323	.350	.673	.269	100	4	2	4	4	1
Away	21	273	235	31	61	12	1	4	7	3	34	45	.260	.358	.370	.728	.307	87	3	2	2	0	1

April	6	135	115	13	27	4	0	1	2	1	18	16	.235	.336	.296	.632	.263	34	1	0	1	1	0
May	6	112	93	23	30	7	0	4	3	2	15	16	.323	.423	.527	.950	.351	49	1	2	1	1	0
June	6	134	113	11	25	7	1	2	4	5	17	21	.221	.328	.354	.682	.256	40	3	1	3	0	0
July	7	122	112	11	24	4	0	4	7	0	9	37	.214	.271	.357	.628	.278	40	2	0	0	1	0
August	13	58	51	0	10	1	0	0	2	1	6	13	.196	.276	.216	.492	.256	11	0	0	0	1	0
September	10	47	37	10	11	2	0	0	2	0	8	6	.297	.435	.351	.786	.355	13	0	1	1	0	2

As Starter	21	481	412	56	101	20	1	11	15	8	58	84	.245	.340	.379	.719	.281	156	7	3	5	3	0
As Reliever	27	127	109	12	26	5	0	0	5	1	15	25	.239	.333	.284	.618	.306	31	0	1	1	1	2

vs RHB as RHP	47	344	298		78	17	1	8			35	62	.262	.345	.406	.751	.304	121	5	4	5	2	0
vs LHB as RHP	44	264	223		49	8	0	3			38	47	.220	.331	.296	.627	.263	66	2	0	1	2	2

Bases Empty	41	323	279		66	8	1	7			42	64	.237	.341	.348	.688	.284	97	0	2	0	0	0
Runners On	45	285	242		61	17	0	4			31	45	.252	.337	.372	.709	.289	90	7	2	6	4	2

vs. Younger Batters	16	70	55		17	5	0	1			12	14	.309	.433	.455	.887	.400	25	0	0	3	0	0
vs. Older Batters	48	538	466		110	20	1	10			61	95	.236	.327	.348	.675	.274	162	7	4	3	4	2

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	8	6	.571	3.89	48	21	1	141.0	127	68	61	11	73	2	109	4	0	0	608	1.418	7.0	1.49

Home	5	4	.556	3.52	27	11	1	79.1	66	37	31	7	39	1	64	2	0	0	335	1.324	7.3	1.64
Away	3	2	.600	4.38	21	10	0	61.2	61	31	30	4	34	1	45	2	0	0	273	1.541	6.6	1.32

April	2	2	.500	3.77	6	6	0	31.0	27	13	13	1	18	0	16	0	0	0	135	1.452	4.6	0.89
May	1	3	.250	8.37	6	5	0	23.2	30	23	22	4	15	0	16	2	0	0	112	1.901	6.1	1.07
June	1	1	.500	2.70	6	6	0	33.1	25	11	10	2	17	0	21	1	0	0	134	1.260	5.7	1.24
July	3	0	1.000	3.26	7	4	1	30.1	24	11	11	4	9	0	37	0	0	0	122	1.088	11.0	4.11
August	1	0	1.000	0.00	13	0	0	14.1	10	0	0	0	6	0	13	0	0	0	58	1.116	8.2	2.17
September	0	0		5.40	10	0	0	8.1	11	10	5	0	8	2	6	1	0	0	47	2.280	6.5	0.75

As Starter	7	6	.538	4.30	21	21	0	113.0	101	56	54	11	58	0	84	3	0	0	481	1.407	6.7	1.45
As Reliever	1	0	1.000	2.25	27	0	1	28.0	26	12	7	0	15	2	25	1	0	0	127	1.464	8.0	1.67

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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