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, 19,383rd 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

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Team Record in Appearances: 13-19 / in Starts: 13-19

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2017 Pitching Game Log

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2017 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	287	4	Apr 6	SFG	@	ARI	L,3-9	GS-6	L(0-1)	99	5.1	8	6	6	2	9	3	0	10.13	8.22	25	90	58	17	13	6	8	5	0	0	35			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	-0.391	1.05	-0.25%	-2.62	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out d2
2	288	9	Apr 11	SFG		ARI	L,3-4	GS-7	L(0-2)	4	6.2	5	3	3	4	7	0	1	6.75	5.49	30	112	67	12	14	8	10	6	0	0	55			0	0	0	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	.81	-0.075	.79	-0.04%	0.31	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out d3
3	289	14	Apr 16	SFG		COL	L,3-4	GS-7	L(0-3)	4	7.0	8	4	4	0	8	1	0	6.16	4.47	29	110	72	21	12	9	12	9	1	0	53			0	0	0	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.030	.88	-0.02%	-0.45	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
4	290	19	Apr 23	SFG	@	COL	L,0-8	GS-6	L(0-4)	6	5.1	7	7	7	3	6	1	0	7.40	4.60	25	98	61	12	10	7	9	6	1	0	29			0	1	0	21	0	1	0	0	1	0	.66	-0.136	.51	-0.06%	-2.99	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out d6
5	291	24	Apr 28	SFG		SDP	W,4-3	GS-7		4	7.0	4	3	2	1	5	1	2	6.32	4.66	26	88	54	10	6	7	12	3	4	0	63			0	0	1	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	0.031	.73	0.01%	0.55	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	292	29	May 3	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-1	GS-8		4	8.0	3	1	0	0	11	0	0	5.03	3.79	26	101	70	19	15	8	7	4	1	0	85			0	2	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	.92	0.306	.54	0.11%	2.96	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
7	293	34	May 9	SFG	@	NYM	L,1-6	GS-7	L(0-5)	5	7.0	10	6	6	0	9	1	0	5.44	3.59	31	114	86	26	15	6	17	8	4	0	42			0	0	0	31	4	1	0	0	0	0	.38	-0.297	.15	-0.07%	-2.60	1b start tie	7b 3 out d5
8	294	39	May 14	SFG		CIN	W,8-3	GS-7	W(1-5)	4	6.2	9	3	3	0	8	0	0	5.26	3.23	28	114	73	17	9	7	13	9	1	0	52			0	0	0	27	2	1	0	1	1	0	.43	0.106	.17	0.03%	0.31	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out a5
9	295	44	May 20	SFG	@	STL	W,3-1	GS-8		5	8.0	5	0	0	0	8	0	1	4.57	3.01	29	105	75	29	7	11	9	2	3	0	80			0	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.553	.66	0.17%	4.05	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
10	296	49	May 25	SFG	@	CHC	L,1-5	GS-7	L(1-6)	4	7.0	6	3	3	1	8	3	0	4.50	3.41	27	115	77	14	21	6	12	4	3	0	60			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	.69	-0.015	.29	0.00%	0.73	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d2
11	297	54	May 30	SFG		WSN	L,3-6	GS-4	L(1-7)	4	4.0	9	3	3	0	5	0	0	4.63	3.26	21	100	67	24	6	10	6	5	0	0	37			1	0	0	21	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.101	.35	-0.02%	-0.97	1t start tie	4t 3 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	298	59	Jun 5	SFG	@	MIL	W,7-2	GS-8	W(2-7)	5	7.2	6	2	1	0	10	0	0	4.29	2.99	28			19	15	10	8	5	0	0	71			1	0	0	27	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.16	0.254	.27	0.04%	1.94	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a2
13	299	64	Jun 10	SFG		MIN	L,2-3	GS-6	L(2-8)	4	6.0	4	3	3	1	6	2	0	4.31	3.20	24	87	58	19	6	4	13	5	1	0	57			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	.89	-0.065	.13	-0.01%	0.04	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
14	300	69	Jun 16	SFG	@	COL	L,8-10	GS-7	L(2-9)	5	6.0	11	8	8	1	4	2	0	4.81	3.43	29	110	78	19	9	10	14	7	1	0	21			0	1	1	27	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.473	.08	-0.02%	-3.78	1b start a 1	7b 1-- 0 out d2
15	301	74	Jun 21	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-5	GS-7		4	7.0	6	3	3	0	8	2	0	4.74	3.51	27	79	60	15	10	12	7	4	0	0	61			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	1	.85	-0.022	.02	0.00%	0.62	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
16	302	79	Jun 26	SFG		COL	W,9-2	GS-7	W(3-9)	4	6.1	6	2	2	0	5	0	0	4.63	3.40	25	112	73	15	13	14	6	5	0	0	58			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.179	.00	0.00%	1.35	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out a4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	303	84	Jul 2	SFG	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS-6	W(4-9)	5	6.0	6	2	2	0	5	1	0	4.54	3.41	24	95	70	21	5	6	13	4	1	0	57			0	0	0	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	.78	0.021	.01	0.00%	1.01	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
18	304	89	Jul 8	SFG		MIA	L,4-5	GS-7	L(4-10)	5	7.0	9	4	4	1	5	1	0	4.58	3.45	31	106	75	19	9	14	11	7	3	0	47			0	0	0	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.105	.01	0.00%	-0.45	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
19	305	93	Jul 16	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-7	GS-6	L(4-11)	7	6.0	9	7	7	0	8	2	1	4.86	3.54	26	88	63	14	14	6	11	5	0	0	34			0	1	0	25	1	1	0	1	0	0	.43	-0.373	.00	0.00%	-4.05	1b start tie	6b 3 out d6
20	306	98	Jul 21	SFG		SDP	L,9-12	GS-5		4	4.1	8	5	5	1	3	1	0	5.05	3.60	22	88	55	12	12	9	8	3	0	1	29			0	0	0	21	3	1	0	0	0	1	1.04	-0.209	.00	0.00%	-2.88	1t start tie	5t -23 1 out a2
21	307	103	Jul 26	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	GS-7	W(5-11)	4	7.0	4	1	1	2	8	0	0	4.85	3.51	27			22	10	8	9	4	1	0	71			1	0	0	25	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.27	0.341	.00	0.00%	2.55	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	308	108	Aug 1	SFG	@	OAK	W,10-4	GS-8	W(6-11)	5	8.0	6	4	3	2	5	1	0	4.77	3.55	31			18	8	13	11	3	1	0	59			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	1	1	.54	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.01	1b start a 5	8b 3 out a6
23	309	113	Aug 6	SFG		ARI	W,6-3	GS-7	W(7-11)	4	6.1	5	3	3	3	3	0	0	4.75	3.55	26			22	8	9	11	4	1	0	51			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.084	.00	0.00%	0.63	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a4
24	310	117	Aug 12	SFG	@	WSN	L,1-3	GS-6	L(7-12)	5	6.0	9	3	3	1	6	0	0	4.74	3.48	28	120	79	22	10	7	14	7	3	0	47			0	0	0	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.029	.00	0.00%	0.23	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d2
25	311	123	Aug 17	SFG		PHI	W,5-4	GS-6	W(8-12)	4	6.0	8	4	4	1	6	2	0	4.79	3.57	26			23	5	4	15	8	1	0	45			1	0	0	25	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.08	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.96	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
26	312	128	Aug 22	SFG		MIL	L,3-4	GS-6		4	6.0	6	2	1	2	4	0	0	4.67	3.55	26	89	58	23	5	7	13	4	1	0	56			0	0	0	24	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.12	0.105	.00	0.00%	1.04	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
27	313	133	Aug 28	SFG	@	SDP	W,3-0	SHO	W(9-12)	5	9.0	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	4.43	3.47	29			22	8	16	8	2	2	0	86			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.576	.00	0.00%	4.42	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	314	138	Sep 2	SFG		STL	W,2-1	GS-7		4	7.0	2	1	1	2	9	0	0	4.31	3.39	24	112	78	22	16	5	8	2	3	0	76			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.246	.00	0.00%	2.55	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
29	315	144	Sep 9	SFG	@	CHW	L,1-13	GS-6	L(9-13)	6	5.2	8	6	6	1	6	4	0	4.47	3.61	26	106	69	11	10	5	14	5	0	0	34			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.237	.00	0.00%	-3.03	1b start tie	6b --- 2 out d6
30	316	149	Sep 15	SFG		ARI	L,2-3	GS-8	L(9-14)	5	8.0	6	3	3	0	7	0	0	4.42	3.52	29	106	70	17	12	9	13	7	2	0	65			0	0	0	29	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.027	.00	0.00%	1.05	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
31	317	154	Sep 22	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS-5	L(9-15)	6	4.1	5	4	4	2	4	1	1	4.51	3.58	21	96	56	12	10	4	10	3	1	0	39			1	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	.74	-0.273	.00	0.00%	-2.43	1b start a 1	5b 12- 1 out d3
32	318	159	Sep 27	SFG	@	ARI	L,3-4	GS-6		4	6.0	3	1	1	1	4	1	0	4.42	3.61	21	80	55	17	5	4	12	3	1	0	65			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	0.268	.00	0.00%	2.35	1b start a 2	6b 3 out a2
							13-19		W-L:9-15	4.6	207.2	204	107	102	32	205	30	6	4.42	3.61	847	2621	67%	22%	13%	0.76		26%	7%	1	54		---%	6	7	2	801	40	12	1	11	4	6	.88	0.205	.21	-0.14%	1.48

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