Jeff Samardzija
| 24-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 | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2006 | 21 | A- | Boise | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19.0 | 84 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2.37 | 1.26 | 2.37 |
| 2006 | 21 | A | Peoria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3.27 | 1.09 | 4.09 |
| 2007 | 22 | A+ | Daytona | 24 | 3 | 8 | 107.1 | 479 | 142 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 69 | 59 | 35 | 45 | 4.95 | 1.64 | 5.79 |
| 2007 | 22 | AA | Tennessee | 6 | 3 | 3 | 34.1 | 145 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 3.41 | 1.22 | 3.93 |
| 2008 | 23 | AA | Tennessee | 16 | 3 | 5 | 76.0 | 332 | 71 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 4.86 | 1.48 | 5.09 |
| 2008 | 23 | AAA | Iowa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 37.1 | 152 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 3.13 | 1.28 | 3.13 |
| 2008 | 23 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 26 | 1 | 0 | 27.2 | 124 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 2.28 | 1.40 | 3.90 |
| 2009 | 24 | AAA | Iowa | 13 | 5 | 3 | 67.2 | 285 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 53 | 3.72 | 1.31 | 3.86 |
| 2009 | 24 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6.24 | 2.30 | 6.24 |
| 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% | 4.89 | 4.58 |
| 2008 | 23 | AAA | Iowa | 10.5% | 26.3% | .307 | 47% | 10% | 4.47 | 4.43 |
| 2008 | 23 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 12.1% | 20.2% | .304 | 48% | 0% | 3.04 | 3.11 |
| 2009 | 24 | AAA | Iowa | 7.0% | 18.6% | .308 | 43% | 8% | 4.61 | 4.79 |
| 2009 | 24 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 8.3% | 20.8% | .500 | 42% | 0% | 2.09 | 8.32 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Chi Cubs | 2009: Iowa | 2008: Chi Cubs
| Split Statistics with Chi Cubs in 2009 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 2.2 | 14 | 7.1% | 35.7% | .714 | 43% | 6.74 |
| AWAY | 2.2 | 11 | 9.1% | 36.4% | .400 | 33% | 0.00 |
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| June 30 | MLB | @ Pittsburgh | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 26 | AAA | vs. New Orleans | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| June 20 | AAA | vs. Memphis | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| June 15 | AAA | @ Okla. City | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| June 9 | AAA | vs. Round Rock | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| June 4 | AAA | @ Nashville | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| May 30 | AAA | @ Memphis | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| May 25 | AAA | vs. Sacramento | 4.2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| May 19 | AAA | @ Salt Lake | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| May 14 | AAA | @ Colorado Springs | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| May 9 | AAA | vs. Memphis | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| May 5 | MLB | vs. San Francisco | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 1 | MLB | vs. Florida | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 29 | MLB | @ Arizona | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| April 27 | MLB | @ Arizona | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| April 23 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April 18 | AAA | vs. Round Rock | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| April 13 | AAA | @ Albuquerque | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| April 9 | AAA | @ Round Rock | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Player Notes
May 2009
Des Moines Register: Samardzija solid in Iowa Cubs’ 10-inning lossTake away one long hit, and Jeff Samardzija had a solid return to Principal Park on Saturday night.
August 2008
MILB.com: Movin' on up: Samardzija bringing reliefJuly 2008
MILB.com: Cubs call up SamardzijaOn Friday, the Cubs recalled right-handed pitcher Jeff Samardzija from Triple-A Iowa.
MILB.com: Cubs call up popular prospect Samardzija
Baseball America Blog: AAA Dish: Samardzija Settles In
After an uneven half-season in Double-A, righthander Jeff Samardzija (Cubs) has now turned in three good start...