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)

Debut: July 25, 2008 (Age 23-184d, 19,382nd in major league history)
vs. FLA 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2011 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2011 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	CHC		PIT	L,3-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	5 (3)	Apr 5	CHC		ARI	W,6-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	8 (2)	Apr 9	CHC	@	MIL	L,0-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	11 (2)	Apr 12	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-11		14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
5	13 (1)	Apr 15	CHC	@	COL	L,0-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	15 (1)	Apr 17	CHC	@	COL	L,5-9		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
7	17 (1)	Apr 20 (1)	CHC		SDP	W,2-1	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	20 (2)	Apr 23	CHC		LAD	W,10-8		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
9	22 (1)	Apr 25	CHC		COL	L,3-5		7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0
10	24 (1)	Apr 28	CHC	@	ARI	L,2-11		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	27 (2)	May 1	CHC	@	ARI	L,3-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	28	May 2	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	33 (4)	May 8	CHC		CIN	L,0-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	35 (1)	May 11	CHC		STL	W,11-4		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
15	38 (2)	May 14	CHC		SFG	L,0-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	39	May 16	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
17	41 (1)	May 18	CHC	@	FLA	W,7-5		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	43 (1)	May 20	CHC	@	BOS	L,5-15	GF	10	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	46 (2)	May 24	CHC		NYM	W,11-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	49 (2)	May 27	CHC		PIT	L,2-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	52 (2)	May 30	CHC		HOU	L,7-12		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	56 (3)	Jun 4	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
23	58 (1)	Jun 6	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-8		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	59	Jun 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	62 (2)	Jun 10	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	64 (1)	Jun 12	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	65	Jun 13	CHC		MIL	W,1-0		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	66	Jun 14	CHC		MIL	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
29	70 (3)	Jun 18	CHC		NYY	L,3-4		9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
30	73 (2)	Jun 21	CHC	@	CHW	L,2-3		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	74	Jun 22	CHC	@	CHW	L,3-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	76 (1)	Jun 25	CHC	@	KCR	L,2-3		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
33	80 (3)	Jun 28 (2)	CHC		SFG	L,3-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	82 (1)	Jun 30	CHC		SFG	W,5-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	83	Jul 1	CHC		CHW	L,4-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
36	86 (2)	Jul 4	CHC	@	WSN	L,4-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
37	87	Jul 5	CHC	@	WSN	L,2-3		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
38	89 (1)	Jul 7	CHC	@	WSN	W,10-9		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
39	91 (1)	Jul 9	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-3		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	95 (3)	Jul 16	CHC		FLA	L,3-13	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	96	Jul 17	CHC		FLA	L,5-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
42	97	Jul 18	CHC		PHI	W,6-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	100 (2)	Jul 22	CHC		HOU	W,4-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	101	Jul 23	CHC		HOU	W,5-1		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
45	102	Jul 24	CHC		HOU	W,5-4		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
46	103	Jul 26	CHC	@	MIL	L,2-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	105 (1)	Jul 28	CHC	@	MIL	L,2-4	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
48	107 (1)	Jul 30	CHC	@	STL	L,5-13		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	109 (1)	Aug 1	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
50	112 (2)	Aug 4	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	114 (1)	Aug 6	CHC		CIN	W,11-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	115	Aug 7	CHC		CIN	L,7-8	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
53	117 (1)	Aug 10	CHC		WSN	W,4-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
54	118	Aug 11	CHC		WSN	W,4-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
55	120 (1)	Aug 13	CHC	@	ATL	W,8-4		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
56	121	Aug 14	CHC	@	ATL	W,6-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	122	Aug 15	CHC	@	HOU	W,4-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	124 (1)	Aug 17	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	125	Aug 19	CHC		STL	W,5-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	127 (1)	Aug 21	CHC		STL	L,2-6		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
61	128	Aug 22	CHC		ATL	L,0-3		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
62	131 (2)	Aug 25	CHC		ATL	L,3-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	132	Aug 26	CHC	@	MIL	L,2-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	137 (4)	Aug 31	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-4	GF	6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	138	Sep 2	CHC		PIT	L,1-3		7	1.2	0	1	0	1	0
66	140 (1)	Sep 4	CHC		PIT	W,6-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	142 (1)	Sep 6	CHC		CIN	L,2-4		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	144 (1)	Sep 9	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	146 (1)	Sep 11	CHC	@	NYM	W,10-6		9	1.2	0	0	1	1	0
70	150 (3)	Sep 15	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-8		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
71	151	Sep 16	CHC		HOU	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
72	153 (1)	Sep 18	CHC		HOU	L,2-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
73	154	Sep 19	CHC		MIL	W,5-2		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1
74	157 (2)	Sep 23	CHC	@	STL	W,5-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	161 (3)	Sep 27	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-2		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
							75gm		88.0	2	12	1	15	1