MLB Player Profile: Jeff Samardzija

Samardzija will be the Giants' No. 2 starter this year, following Johnny Cueto in the rotation, Maria Guardado of MLB.com reports. Analysis available to registered users

	GP	GS	QS	CG	SHO	W	L	SV	BS	HLD	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2019	32	32	13	0	0	11	12	0	0	0	181.1	152	78	71	49	140	3.52	1.108

Date	vs.	Result	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	PIT	BAA	ERA
Sep 25	COL	W 2-1	0	0	6	5	0	0	0	1	5	111	.225	3.52
Sep 18	@BOS	W 11-3	1	0	6	2	1	1	1	4	2	99	.225	3.64
Sep 12	PIT	L 4-2	0	1	6.1	8	4	4	1	1	2	95	.228	3.72
Sep 6	@LAD	W 5-4	1	0	6	5	3	3	2	0	3	91	.224	3.64
Sep 1	SD	L 8-4	0	1	5.1	9	6	6	2	1	2	109	.224	3.61
Aug 27	ARI	L 3-2	0	0	5	3	1	1	1	3	3	92	.218	3.38
Aug 22	@CHC	L 1-0	0	1	7	2	1	1	0	1	4	95	.220	3.44
Aug 16	@ARI	W 10-9	0	0	5.1	5	2	2	1	2	4	90	.225	3.54
Aug 10	PHI	W 3-1	1	0	8	2	1	1	1	0	5	103	.224	3.55
Aug 5	WSH	L 4-0	0	1	4	3	1	1	0	3	3	98	.232	3.70

Date	Opponent
Thu Jul 23, 10:08PM EDT	at Los Angeles Dodgers
Fri Jul 24, 9:40PM EDT	at Los Angeles Dodgers
Sat Jul 25, 4:10PM EDT	at Los Angeles Dodgers
Sun Jul 26, 10:08PM EDT	at Los Angeles Dodgers
Tue Jul 28, 9:45PM EDT	San Diego Padres
Wed Jul 29, 9:45PM EDT	San Diego Padres
Thu Jul 30, 9:45PM EDT	San Diego Padres
Fri Jul 31, 9:10PM EDT	Texas Rangers
Sat Aug 1, 9:10PM EDT	Texas Rangers
Sun Aug 2, 4:05PM EDT	Texas Rangers

Year	Positions
2020
2019	SP: 32
2018	SP: 10
2017	SP: 32
2016	SP: 32
2015	SP: 32
2014	SP: 33
2013	SP: 33
2012	SP: 28
2011	RP: 75
2010	SP: 3 RP: 4
2009	SP: 2 RP: 18
2008	RP: 26

Pitching
Season	Team	GP	GS	QS	CG	SHO	W	L	SV	BS	HLD	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	GB/FB	BAA	WHIP	ERA
2008	CHC	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	3	27.2	24	12	7	0	15	25	1.48	.226	1.410	2.28
2009	CHC	20	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	34.2	46	29	29	7	15	21	1.14	.329	1.760	7.53
2010	CHC	7	3	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	19.1	21	22	18	4	20	9	0.64	.269	2.121	8.38
2011	CHC	75	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	2	13	88	64	35	29	5	50	87	1.03	.200	1.295	2.97
2012	CHC	28	28	17	1	0	9	13	0	0	0	174.2	157	79	74	20	56	180	1.27	.240	1.219	3.81
2013	CHC	33	33	19	2	1	8	13	0	0	0	213.2	210	109	103	25	78	214	1.59	.255	1.348	4.34
2014	OAK	16	16	11	2	0	5	6	0	0	0	111.2	92	42	39	13	12	99	1.60	.224	0.931	3.14
2014	CHC	17	17	12	0	0	2	7	0	0	0	108	99	44	34	7	31	103	2.06	.245	1.204	2.83
2014	Total	33	33	23	2	0	7	13	0	0	0	219.2	191	86	73	20	43	202	1.81	.234	1.065	2.99
2015	CHW	32	32	15	2	2	11	13	0	0	0	214	228	122	118	29	49	163	1.11	.273	1.294	4.96
2016	SF	32	32	17	1	0	12	11	0	0	0	203.1	190	88	86	24	54	167	1.59	.249	1.200	3.81
2017	SF	32	32	20	1	1	9	15	0	0	0	207.2	204	107	102	30	32	205	1.34	.255	1.136	4.42
2018	SF	10	10	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	44.2	47	32	31	6	26	30	0.73	.270	1.634	6.25
2019	SF	32	32	13	0	0	11	12	0	0	0	181.1	152	78	71	28	49	140	0.94	.225	1.108	3.52
Career Total	360	237	126	9	4	80	104	1	5	16	1,628.2	1,534	799	741	198	487	1,443	1.29	.248	1.241	4.09

Hitting
Season	Team	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2008	CHC	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2009	CHC	20	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.800	1.000
2010	CHC	7	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750
2011	CHC	75	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2012	CHC	28	50	0	5	0	0	0	3	3	16	0	0	.100	.167	.100	.267
2013	CHC	33	62	4	7	2	0	1	2	1	31	0	0	.113	.127	.194	.321
2014	OAK	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	.000
2014	CHC	17	34	3	6	3	0	0	3	0	10	0	0	.176	.167	.265	.431
2014	Total	33	34	3	6	3	0	0	3	0	10	0	0	.176	.167	.265	.431
2015	CHW	32	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
2016	SF	32	64	4	10	5	0	0	9	1	28	0	0	.156	.164	.234	.399
2017	SF	32	63	3	6	2	0	1	2	0	24	0	0	.095	.095	.175	.270
2018	SF	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200
2019	SF	32	50	1	6	2	0	0	1	0	30	0	0	.120	.120	.160	.280
Career Total	360	349	16	44	14	0	3	22	7	153	0	0	.126	.144	.192	.336

Pitching
Season	Team	GP	GS	QS	CG	ShHO	W	L	SV	BS	HLD	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	GB/FB	BAA	WHIP	ERA
2008	CHC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	.500	2.000	9.00
2016	SF	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	4	4	0	1	1	0.67	.500	3.500	18.00
Career TOTAL	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	8	5	5	0	1	1	0.80	.500	3.000	15.00

Hitting
Season	Team	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2008	CHC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	.000
2016	SF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	.000
Career TOTAL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	.000

Situation	GP	GS	QS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
Home	16	16	5	3	8	88.2	79	41	35	23	69	3.55	1.150
Away	16	16	8	8	4	92.2	73	37	36	26	71	3.50	1.068
Day	13	13	5	4	6	76	64	36	35	13	58	4.14	1.013
Night	19	19	8	7	6	105.1	88	42	36	36	82	3.08	1.177
Wins	17	17	11	11	0	104	72	27	27	19	78	2.34	0.875
Losses	15	15	2	0	12	77.1	80	51	44	30	62	5.12	1.422
vs. own division	15	15	6	5	4	87	72	34	33	27	64	3.41	1.138
vs. American League	4	4	2	3	0	22	16	7	7	6	16	2.86	1.000
vs. National League	28	28	11	8	12	159.1	136	71	64	43	124	3.62	1.123
vs. ARI	4	4	0	1	1	21.2	22	11	11	9	12	4.57	1.431
vs. ATL	1	1	1	0	1	6	4	6	0	2	7	0	1.000
vs. BAL	1	1	1	1	0	6	3	1	1	0	6	1.50	0.500
vs. BOS	1	1	1	1	0	6	2	1	1	4	2	1.50	1.000
vs. CHC	1	1	1	0	1	7	2	1	1	1	4	1.29	0.429
vs. CIN	2	2	0	0	0	9	10	7	7	3	9	7.00	1.444
vs. COL	4	4	3	2	1	24.2	15	7	7	5	27	2.55	0.811
vs. LAD	3	3	1	1	1	16.1	14	6	6	3	9	3.31	1.041
vs. MIA	1	1	0	0	1	4	8	5	5	1	4	11.25	2.250
vs. MIL	1	1	0	0	1	5	9	4	4	2	5	7.20	2.200
vs. NYM	1	1	0	0	1	5	6	4	4	0	7	7.20	1.200
vs. PHI	2	2	2	2	0	14	5	1	1	1	10	0.64	0.429
vs. PIT	1	1	0	0	1	6.1	8	4	4	1	2	5.68	1.421
vs. SD	4	4	2	1	1	24.1	21	10	9	10	16	3.33	1.274
vs. STL	1	1	1	1	0	7	4	0	0	0	2	0	0.571
vs. TB	1	1	0	0	0	4.2	6	3	3	1	4	5.79	1.500
vs. TOR	1	1	0	1	0	5.1	5	2	2	1	4	3.38	1.125
vs. WSH	2	2	0	0	2	9	8	5	5	5	10	5.00	1.444
March	1	1	0	0	0	5	3	1	0	4	2	0	1.400
April	5	5	1	2	1	27	21	9	9	6	23	3.00	1.000
May	5	5	1	0	3	24.1	27	21	15	9	20	5.55	1.479
June	5	5	1	2	3	27.1	31	18	18	7	27	5.93	1.390
July	6	6	5	4	1	38.2	26	9	9	7	35	2.09	0.853
August	5	5	2	1	2	29.1	15	6	6	9	19	1.84	0.818
September	5	5	3	2	2	29.2	29	14	14	7	14	4.25	1.213

Date	Transaction
Oct 29, 2018	Removed From 60-Day DL (Right shoulder inflammation)
Sep 04, 2018	Transferred to 60-Day DL (Right shoulder inflammation)
Sep 04, 2018	Recalled From Minors Rehab Assignment
Aug 22, 2018	Sent to Minors For Rehabilitation
Jul 15, 2018	Placed on 10-Day DL (Right shoulder inflammation)
Jul 07, 2018	Recalled From Minors Rehab Assignment
Jul 07, 2018	Removed From 10-Day DL (Right shoulder tightness)
Jun 15, 2018	Sent to Minors For Rehabilitation
May 30, 2018	Placed on 10-Day DL (Right shoulder tightness)
Apr 20, 2018	Removed From 10-Day DL (Strained right pectoral muscle)
Apr 20, 2018	Recalled From Minors Rehab Assignment
Apr 14, 2018	Sent to Minors For Rehabilitation
Mar 28, 2018	Placed on 10-Day DL (Strained right pectoral muscle)
Dec 09, 2015	Signed as Free Agent ( 2016-2020)(five-year contract)
Nov 02, 2015	Declared Free Agency
May 11, 2015	Reinstated From League Suspension
May 06, 2015	Starting to Serve Suspension
Apr 25, 2015	Suspension Announced By League (five games)
Jan 16, 2015	Signed ( 2015)(avoids arbitration)
Dec 09, 2014	Traded From Oakland (for INF Marcus Semien, six-player deal)
Jul 05, 2014	Traded From Chi. Cubs (for SS Addison Russell, six-player deal)
Feb 08, 2014	Signed ( 2014)(avoids arbitration)
Jan 18, 2013	Signed ( 2013)(avoids arbitration)
Sep 07, 2010	Called Up from Minors
Apr 24, 2010	Sent to Minors
Sep 08, 2009	Called Up from Minors
Aug 13, 2009	Sent to Minors
Jun 30, 2009	Called Up from Minors
May 06, 2009	Sent to Minors
Apr 23, 2009	Called Up from Minors
Apr 05, 2009	Sent to Minors
Jul 25, 2008	Called Up from Minors
Mar 11, 2008	Sent to Minors

Samardzija will be the Giants' No. 2 starter this year, following Johnny Cueto in the rotation,...

Mar. 27, 2020

Samardzija did not factor into the decision during Wednesday's win after holding the Rockies...

Sep. 26, 2019

Samardzija (11-12) allowed one earned run on two hits and four walks while striking out two across...

Sep. 19, 2019

Samardzija is scheduled to start Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com...

Sep. 15, 2019

Samardzija (10-12) took the loss after yielding four runs on eight hits and a walk while striking...

Sep. 12, 2019

Samardzija (10-11) picked up the win at Dodger Stadium on Friday, allowing three runs on five hits...

Sep. 7, 2019

Samardzija (9-11) allowed six runs on nine hits and a walk over 5.1 innings Sunday, striking out...

Sep. 1, 2019

Samardzija will be moved up in the rotation to start Sunday against the Padres, Kerry Crowley of...

Aug. 31, 2019

Samardzija pitched five innings against Arizona on Tuesday, giving up one run on three hits and...

Aug. 28, 2019

Samardzija (9-10) allowed one run on two hits and one walk with four strikeouts across seven...

Aug. 23, 2019

Samardzija did not factor into the decision during Friday's win over the Diamondbacks, allowing two...

Aug. 17, 2019

Samardzija (9-9) gave up one run on two hits over eight innings to earn the win Saturday against...

Aug. 10, 2019

Samardzija (8-9) allowed one run on three hits and three walks over four innings Monday, striking...

Aug. 6, 2019

Samardzija (8-8) picked up the win in Wednesday's 5-1 victory over the Phillies, allowing three...

Aug. 1, 2019

Samardzija allowed one run on four hits and three walks over six innings Friday versus the Padres....

Jul. 27, 2019

Samardzija (7-8) allowed four runs on six hits while striking out seven over five innings in a...

Jul. 21, 2019

Samardzija (7-7) struck out nine while allowing two runs on four hits with one walk across 6.2...

Jul. 15, 2019

Samardzija (6-7) threw seven shutout innings while earning the win Sunday against the Cardinals,...

Jul. 7, 2019

Samardzija (4-7) took the loss Wednesday, giving up five runs on three hits and two walks over five...

Jun. 26, 2019

Samardzija (4-6) picked up the win Friday, giving up five runs on nine hits and a walk over six...

Jun. 22, 2019

Samardzija (3-5) gave up three runs on seven hits while walking two and striking out five over 5.1...

Jun. 9, 2019

Samardzija did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Reds after giving up...

May. 12, 2019

Samardzija allowed four runs on five hits across five innings during Sunday's win over the Reds. He...

May. 5, 2019

Samardzija gave up three earned runs over 4.2 innings in a no-decision against Tampa Bay on...

Apr. 6, 2019

Samardzija yielded one unearned run in five innings of work during Sunday's 3-1 loss to San Diego....

Mar. 31, 2019

Samardzija's first start of the season has "a very good chance" of being April 1, Kerry Crowley of...

Mar. 21, 2019

Samardzija tossed three scoreless innings while giving up one hit with two walks and four...

Mar. 5, 2019

Samardzija (shoulder) has begun throwing bullpen sessions, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury...

Feb. 8, 2019

President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said Samardzija's (shoulder) recovery is going well,...

Jan. 14, 2019

Samardzija (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list Tuesday, Kerry Crowley of The San...

Sep. 4, 2018

Manager Bruce Bochy said a return for Samardzija (shoulder) this season seems doubtful, Kerry...

Aug. 29, 2018

Jeff Samardzija Doubtful To Return This Year

Aug. 29, 2018

Samardzija is getting a second opinion on his injured shoulder after being told to rest by one...

Aug. 25, 2018

Samardzija felt soreness in his right shoulder during his latest rehab start at Double-A Richmond,...

Aug. 24, 2018

Jeff Samardzija Had Soreness During Rehab Start

Aug. 24, 2018

Samardzija (shoulder) covered four shutout innings in his rehab start Wednesday for Double-A...

Aug. 23, 2018

Samardzija's (shoulder) Wednesday rehab start will be for Double-A Richmond instead of Triple-A...

Aug. 20, 2018

Samardzija (shoulder) will start a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on...

Aug. 18, 2018

Jeff Samardzija To Begin Rehab Assignment Wednesday

Aug. 18, 2018

Samardzija (shoulder) will face live hitters Friday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News...

Aug. 15, 2018

Jeff Samardzija To Face Hitters Friday

Aug. 15, 2018

Samardzija (shoulder) tossed two simulated innings Monday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic Bay Area...

Aug. 13, 2018

Samardzija (shoulder) is hopeful to start a minor-league rehab assignment sometime next week, Alex...

Aug. 6, 2018

Jeff Samardzija Threw Bullpen Monday

Aug. 6, 2018

Samardzija (shoulder) threw a side session Thursday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

Aug. 2, 2018

Jeff Samardzija Making Progress

Aug. 2, 2018

Jeff Samardzija To Throw Off Mound Thursday

Jul. 31, 2018

Samardzija (shoulder) has yet to resume throwing since last Sunday's bullpen session, and doesn't...

Jul. 30, 2018

Jeff Samardzija Still Shut Down

Jul. 24, 2018

Samardzija (shoulder) won't require surgery, and he's slated for a bullpen over the weekend, Alex...

Jul. 20, 2018

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Date	Team	vs.	Result	GS	CG	SHO	W	L	SV	BS	HLD	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	PIT	BAA	ERA
Mar 31	SF	@SD	L 3-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	0	0	4	2	86	.176	0.00
Apr 6	SF	TB	W 6-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	6	3	3	0	1	4	74	.250	2.79
Apr 11	SF	COL	W 1-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	0	0	1	7	90	.203	1.62
Apr 17	SF	@WSH	L 9-6	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	5	4	4	2	2	7	86	.221	2.91
Apr 23	SF	@TOR	W 7-6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5.1	5	2	2	1	1	4	85	.224	3.00
Apr 29	SF	LAD	W 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	79	.209	2.53
May 5	SF	@CIN	W 6-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	4	4	3	0	4	86	.215	3.16
May 11	SF	CIN	L 5-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	3	3	1	3	5	86	.224	3.51
May 17	SF	@ARI	L 7-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	5	3	3	1	3	0	68	.228	3.69
May 22	SF	ATL	L 9-2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	4	6	0	2	2	7	107	.221	3.27
May 28	SF	@MIA	L 11-3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	8	5	5	0	1	4	89	.237	3.83
Jun 2	SF	@BAL	W 8-1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	3	1	1	1	0	6	110	.229	3.61
Jun 8	SF	LAD	L 7-2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	7	3	3	0	2	5	101	.234	3.72
Jun 16	SF	MIL	L 5-3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	9	4	4	1	2	5	114	.246	3.96
Jun 21	SF	@ARI	W 11-5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	9	5	5	1	1	5	95	.256	4.23
Jun 26	SF	COL	L 6-3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	3	5	5	1	2	6	96	.252	4.52
Jul 1	SF	@SD	W 13-2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	5	2	2	0	2	6	114	.245	4.32
Jul 7	SF	STL	W 1-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	4	0	0	0	0	2	96	.240	4.01
Jul 15	SF	@COL	W 19-2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2	4	2	2	2	1	9	92	.236	3.93
Jul 20	SF	NYM	L 11-4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	6	4	4	2	0	7	79	.239	4.08
Jul 26	SF	@SD	W 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	1	1	1	3	6	100	.236	3.95
Jul 31	SF	@PHI	W 5-1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	0	0	1	5	90	.233	3.75
Aug 5	SF	WSH	L 4-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	3	1	1	0	3	3	98	.232	3.70
Aug 10	SF	PHI	W 3-1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	2	1	1	1	0	5	103	.224	3.55
Date	Team	vs.	Result	GS	CG	SHO	W	L	SV	BS	HLD	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	PIT	BAA	ERA
Aug 16	SF	@ARI	W 10-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	5	2	2	1	2	4	90	.225	3.54
Aug 22	SF	@CHC	L 1-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	2	1	1	0	1	4	95	.220	3.44
Aug 27	SF	ARI	L 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	1	1	3	3	92	.218	3.38
Sep 1	SF	SD	L 8-4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	9	6	6	2	1	2	109	.224	3.61
Sep 6	SF	@LAD	W 5-4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	5	3	3	2	0	3	91	.224	3.64
Sep 12	SF	PIT	L 4-2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.1	8	4	4	1	1	2	95	.228	3.72
Sep 18	SF	@BOS	W 11-3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	2	1	1	1	4	2	99	.225	3.64
Sep 25	SF	COL	W 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	0	0	0	1	5	111	.225	3.52