Jeff Samardzija
Jeffrey Alan Samardzija (Shark)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: January 23, 1985 in Merrillville, IN
High School: Valparaiso (Valparaiso, IN)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 2006 amateur draft.
Signed June 20, 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 25, 2008
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2008 23 CHC NL 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 24 CHC NL 20 6 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .800 1.000 141 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
2 Seasons 46 7 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .667 .833 100 4 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 25 21 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 7 .167 .167 .667 .833 100 14 0 0 4 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2008 23 CHC NL 1 1 0 0.0 115 .000 .276 .000 .350 .000 .441 .000 .791 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
2009 24 CHC NL 6 5 1 5.4 113 .000 .200 .275 .200 .349 .800 .437 1.000 .786 141 .550 0.2 0.0 1.000 .600 .600 .0
2 Seasons 7 6 1 4.5 114 .000 .167 .275 .167 .349 .667 .437 .833 .787 100 .466 -0.1 -0.0 .800 .500 .500 .0
162 Game Avg. 25 21 4 4.5 114 .000 .167 .275 .167 .349 .667 .437 .833 .787 100 .466 -0.1 -0.0 .800 .500 .500

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 23 CHC NL NLDS LAD L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2008 23 CHC NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
2009 24 CHC NL 6 16.7% 16.7% 0.0% 16.7% 100% 5.0 5.0 5.0 2.00 50% 0% 100.0% 0%
2 Seasons 7 14.3% 28.6% 0.0% 14.3% 100% 3.0 6.0 6.0 2.00 43% 0% 100.0% 0%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2008 23 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 24 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2008 23 CHC NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 24 CHC NL 6 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2 Seasons 7 29% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2008 23 CHC NL 1 5 5.00 4 80% 25% 25% 50% 0% 75% 0% 60% 67% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2009 24 CHC NL 6 14 2.33 12 86% 50% 8% 0% 42% 50% 0% 43% 83% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
2 Seasons 7 19 2.71 16 84% 44% 13% 13% 31% 56% 0% 47% 78% 29% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 50% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 23 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 24 46 7 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .667 .833 100 4 0 0 1 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2008 23 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 26
2009 24 20 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 20
2 Seasons 46 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 46
162 Game Avg. 162 21 21 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 46

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