1985
Born January 23, 1985
Merrillville, IN, USA
Jeff Samardzija Notable
b. January 23, 1985 · Chicago Cubs 2008–2014, Oakland Athletics 2014, Chicago White Sox 2015, San Francisco Giants 2016–2020
Jeff Samardzija played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 2008 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 2020.
He went 80 and 106 with a 4.15 earned run average, pitching 1,645 innings in 364 games. He struck out 1,449 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 372 games he batted .126, with 44 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 14 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 2015, with 2.
He was an All-Star in 2014.
He was born in Merrillville, IN, USA on January 23, 1985. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2014 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 2013, 2017 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | CHC | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | CHC | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 2010 | CHC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 2011 | CHC | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | CHC | 31 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .100 |
| 2013 | CHC | 33 | 62 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 0 | .113 |
| 2014 | CHC/OAK | 33 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .176 |
| 2015 | CHW | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2016 | SFG | 34 | 64 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .156 |
| 2017 | SFG | 35 | 64 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .094 |
| 2018 | SFG | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .100 |
| 2019 | SFG | 32 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | .120 |
| 2020 | SFG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 372 | 350 | 16 | 44 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 154 | 0 | .126 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | CHC | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 27.2 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 2.28 |
| 2009 | CHC | 1 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 34.2 | 46 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 7.53 |
| 2010 | CHC | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19.1 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 8.38 |
| 2011 | CHC | 8 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 88.0 | 64 | 29 | 50 | 87 | 2.97 |
| 2012 | CHC | 9 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 174.2 | 157 | 74 | 56 | 180 | 3.81 |
| 2013 | CHC | 8 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 213.2 | 210 | 103 | 78 | 214 | 4.34 |
| 2014 | CHC/OAK | 7 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 219.2 | 191 | 73 | 43 | 202 | 2.99 |
| 2015 | CHW | 11 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 214.0 | 228 | 118 | 49 | 163 | 4.96 |
| 2016 | SFG | 12 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 203.1 | 190 | 86 | 54 | 167 | 3.81 |
| 2017 | SFG | 9 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 207.2 | 204 | 102 | 32 | 205 | 4.42 |
| 2018 | SFG | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 44.2 | 47 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 6.25 |
| 2019 | SFG | 11 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 181.1 | 152 | 71 | 49 | 140 | 3.52 |
| 2020 | SFG | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16.2 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 9.72 |
| Career | — | 80 | 106 | 364 | 241 | 1 | 1645.1 | 1555 | 759 | 491 | 1449 | 4.15 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Major-league debut: Jeff Samardzija
Jeff Samardzija made a major-league debut on July 25, 2008.
2020
Final major-league game: Jeff Samardzija
Jeff Samardzija played a final major-league game on September 25, 2020.
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