Jeff Samardzija

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2020)

W–L 80–106
ERA 4.15
WHIP 1.24
SO 1,449
Pitcher PIV 4474.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 233 lb
Born
1/23/1985 in Merrillville, IN, USA
MLB Debut
2008-07-25
Last Game
2020-09-25
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Jeffrey Alan Samardzija

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
80 106 364 241 9 4 1 1645.3 1,555 759 205 491 1,449 4.15 4474.1

Career ERA 4.15 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2008 CHN NL 1 0 26 0 0 0 1 27.7 24 7 15 25 2.28 4.32 (+47%) 879.3
2009 CHN NL 1 3 20 2 0 0 0 34.7 46 29 15 21 7.53 4.32 (-74%) -1363.6
2010 CHN NL 2 2 7 3 0 0 0 19.3 21 18 20 9 8.38 4.08 (-105%) -2016.3
2011 CHN NL 8 4 75 0 0 0 0 88.0 64 29 50 87 2.97 3.94 (+25%) 628.6
2012 CHN NL 9 13 28 28 1 0 0 174.7 157 74 56 180 3.81 4.01 (+5%) 2089.4
2013 CHN NL 8 13 33 33 2 1 0 213.7 210 103 78 214 4.34 3.87 (-12%) 514.1
2014 CHN NL 2 7 17 17 0 0 0 108.0 99 34 31 103 2.83 3.74 (+24%) 1781.4
2014 OAK AL 5 6 16 16 2 0 0 111.7 92 39 12 99 3.14 3.74 (+16%) 1251.5
2015 CHA AL 11 13 32 32 2 2 0 214.0 228 118 49 163 4.96 3.96 (-25%) -1420.8
2016 SFN NL 12 11 32 32 1 0 0 203.3 190 86 54 167 3.81 4.19 (+9%) 1800.9
2017 SFN NL 9 15 32 32 1 1 0 207.7 204 102 32 205 4.42 4.36 (-1%) 4047.7
2018 SFN NL 1 5 10 10 0 0 0 44.7 47 31 26 30 6.25 4.15 (-51%) -1446.5
2019 SFN NL 11 12 32 32 0 0 0 181.3 152 71 49 140 3.52 4.51 (+22%) -372.6
2020 SFN NL 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 16.7 21 18 4 6 9.72 4.45 (-118%) -1899.2
Career · 14 seasons 80 106 364 241 9 4 1 1,645.1 1,555 759 491 1,449 4.15 — 4,474

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
372 350 16 44 14 0 3 22 0 7 154 .126 .144 .191 .335 -2,763

Career AVG .126 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 50.7% below league average.

Career OBP .144 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 55.4% below league average.

Career SLG .191 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 53.3% below league average.

Career OPS .335 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 54.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2008 CHN NL 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 CHN NL 20 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
2010 CHN NL 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
2011 CHN NL 75 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 CHN NL 31 50 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 16 .100 .254 (-61%) .318 (-48%) .405 (-75%) .724 (-63%) -494.3
2013 CHN NL 33 62 4 7 2 0 1 2 0 1 31 .113 .253 (-55%) .317 (-60%) .396 (-51%) .714 (-55%) -545.8
2014 CHN NL 17 34 3 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 10 .176 — — — — 0.0
2014 OAK AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 CHA AL 32 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2016 SFN NL 34 64 4 10 5 0 0 9 0 1 28 .156 .255 (-39%) .321 (-49%) .417 (-44%) .738 (-46%) -514.3
2017 SFN NL 35 64 3 6 2 0 1 2 0 0 25 .094 .254 (-63%) .324 (-71%) .425 (-60%) .750 (-65%) -685.6
2018 SFN NL 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .100 — — — — 0.0
2019 SFN NL 32 50 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 30 .120 .252 (-52%) .322 (-63%) .434 (-63%) .757 (-63%) -523.0
2020 SFN NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 372 350 16 44 14 0 3 22 0 7 154 .126 — — — — -2,763

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2016 NLDS1 SFN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 NLDS1 CHN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 2 1 0 3.0 8 5 1 1 15.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2016 NLDS1 SFN 0 1 1 1 0 2.0 6 4 1 1 18.00
2008 NLDS1 CHN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home189161924112.149
Away183189720210.106

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home182806.07753652517264.08
Away182839.17803942407234.22

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2020-09-25 SFGSDPL 000000000
2020-08-07 SFGLADL 000000000
2020-08-02 SFGTEXL 000000000
2020-07-28 SFGSDPL 000000000
2019-09-25 SFGCOLW 100000000
2019-09-18 SFGBOSW 000000000
2019-09-12 SFGPITL 201000001
2019-09-06 SFGLADW 300000001
2019-09-01 SFGSDPL 200000002
2019-08-27 SFGAZL 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2020-09-25 SFGSDP — 3.0333011
2020-08-07 SFGLAD L 4.0765233
2020-08-02 SFGTEX — 5.2755111
2020-07-28 SFGSDP L 4.0455112
2019-09-25 SFGCOL — 6.0500150
2019-09-18 SFGBOS W 6.0211421
2019-09-12 SFGPIT L 6.1844121
2019-09-06 SFGLAD W 6.0533032
2019-09-01 SFGSDP L 5.1966122
2019-08-27 SFGAZ — 5.0311331

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 364 241 105 161 13 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2008 CHN P 26 0 3 4 0 0
2009 CHN P 20 2 4 4 1 0
2010 CHN P 7 3 2 1 0 0
2011 CHN P 75 0 2 12 1 1
2012 CHN P 28 28 13 25 2 1
2013 CHN P 33 33 23 16 3 2
2014 CHN P 17 17 15 12 3 1
2014 OAK P 16 16 3 10 0 1
2015 CHA P 32 32 7 14 0 2
2016 SFN P 32 32 7 18 1 1
2017 SFN P 32 32 12 32 1 1
2018 SFN P 10 10 3 3 0 0
2019 SFN P 32 32 8 9 1 0
2020 SFN P 4 4 3 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 364

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2017 Player of the Week Week of 2017-09-02
2013 Player of the Week Week of 2013-08-25

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 SFN NL $10,800,000
2015 CHA AL $9,800,000
2013 CHN NL $2,640,000
2012 CHN NL $2,640,000
2011 CHN NL $3,300,000
2010 CHN NL $3,000,000
Total Career Earnings $32,180,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Notre Dame South Bend IN 2004, 2005, 2006

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jeff Samardzija (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mike Minor
    83-90, 4.25 ERA
  2. 93
    Jose Berrios
    108-82, 4.08 ERA
  3. 92
    Nathan Eovaldi
    112-93, 3.91 ERA
  4. 87
    Carlos Carrasco
    112-105, 4.24 ERA
  5. 86
    Julio Teheran
    81-82, 3.85 ERA
  6. 85
    Michael Wacha
    119-83, 3.83 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Samardzija

What years did Jeff Samardzija play?
Jeff Samardzija played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2020.
Was Jeff Samardzija a pitcher?
Yes. Jeff Samardzija pitched in the major leagues, recording 80 wins and 1449 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeff Samardzija hit?
Jeff Samardzija hit 3 career home runs with 44 hits.