Jeff Samardzija
| 23-year-old Pitcher |
| Chicago Cubs |
| Date of Birth: January 23, 1985 |
| Height: 6-6 Weight: 215 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2006 | 21 | A- | Boise | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19.0 | 84 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2.37 | 2.37 |
| 2006 | 21 | A | Peoria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3.27 | 4.09 |
| 2007 | 22 | A+ | Daytona | 24 | 3 | 8 | 107.1 | 479 | 142 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 69 | 59 | 35 | 45 | 4.95 | 5.79 |
| 2007 | 22 | AA | Tennessee | 6 | 3 | 3 | 34.1 | 145 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 3.41 | 3.93 |
| 2008 | 23 | AA | Tennessee | 16 | 3 | 5 | 76.0 | 332 | 71 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 4.86 | 5.09 |
| 2008 | 23 | AAA | Iowa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 31.1 | 131 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 3.45 | 3.45 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2006 | 21 | A- | Boise | 7.1% | 15.5% | .288 | 58% | 4% | 4.37 | 3.73 |
| 2006 | 21 | A | Peoria | 14.0% | 9.3% | .156 | 57% | 7% | 5.41 | 2.98 |
| 2007 | 22 | A+ | Daytona | 7.3% | 9.4% | .347 | 53% | 4% | 4.46 | 5.85 |
| 2007 | 22 | AA | Tennessee | 6.2% | 13.8% | .240 | 39% | 11% | 6.09 | 5.40 |
| 2008 | 23 | AA | Tennessee | 12.7% | 13.3% | .279 | 40% | 4% | 4.87 | 4.60 |
| 2008 | 23 | AAA | Iowa | 11.5% | 23.7% | .321 | 46% | 11% | 5.10 | 5.35 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Samardzija: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Iowa | 2008: Tennessee | 2007: Tennessee
| Split Statistics with Iowa in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| June | 12.0 | 49 | 16.3% | 18.4% | .345 | 45% | 3.00 |
| July | 19.1 | 82 | 8.5% | 26.8% | .306 | 46% | 3.72 |
| AWAY | 18.1 | 80 | 11.3% | 25.0% | .340 | 41% | 4.42 |
| HOME | 13.0 | 51 | 11.8% | 21.6% | .290 | 53% | 2.08 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 14 | AAA | @ Albuquerque | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| July 9 | AAA | vs. Round Rock | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| July 4 | AAA | @ Oklahoma | 6.1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| June 29 | AAA | vs. Albuquerque | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| June 24 | AAA | @ Albuquerque | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| June 19 | AA | vs. Mobile | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| June 13 | AA | @ Mississippi | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| June 7 | AA | vs. Chattanooga | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| June 2 | AA | @ West Tenn | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| May 28 | AA | vs. Carolina | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Player Notes
July 2008
Baseball America Blog: AAA Dish: Samardzija Settles InAfter an uneven half-season in Double-A, righthander Jeff Samardzija (Cubs) has now turned in three good start...