Born: (1985-01-23) January 23, 1985 (age 39) Merrillville, Indiana, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 25, 2008, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 2020, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
80–106
Earned run average
4.15
Strikeouts
1,449
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2008–2014)
Oakland Athletics (2014)
Chicago White Sox (2015)
San Francisco Giants (2016–2020)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2014)
Jeffrey Alan Samardzija (/səˈmɑːrdʒə/; born January 23, 1985), nicknamed "Shark", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college baseball and football for the University of Notre Dame, and was recognized as a two-time football All-American playing wide receiver. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the fifth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, and made his major-league (MLB) debut in 2008. He played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs from 2008 to 2014, the Oakland Athletics in 2014, the Chicago White Sox in 2015, and the San Francisco Giants from 2016 to 2020. He was an all-star in 2014.
Jeffrey Alan Samardzija (/səˈmɑːrdʒə/; born January 23, 1985), nicknamed "Shark", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college...
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returned many key players such as quarterback Brady Quinn, wide receiver JeffSamardzija, running back Darius Walker, and safety Tom Zbikowski from the previous...
the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitcher Jason Hammel and pitcher JeffSamardzija. The Cubs sent Russell to the Arizona Fall League for the second time...
Ravelo, and Josh Phegley to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for JeffSamardzija and Michael Ynoa. He began the 2015 season as the team's starting shortstop...
adviser Sam Samardzija, brother of former San Francisco Giants pitcher and former Notre Dame baseball and football star JeffSamardzija, said about Connaughton...
hit his first major league home run off of Chicago White Sox pitcher JeffSamardzija. He batted .206 in 45 games for Oakland in 2015 and split the 2016...
Justin Upton Compensation pick for the San Francisco Giants signing JeffSamardzija Compensation pick for the Miami Marlins signing Wei-Yin Chen Compensation...
named the PCL's Pitcher of the Week for May 12–18. After the trade of JeffSamardzija and Jason Hammel to the Oakland Athletics on July 4, 2014, Hendricks...
104 SO. On July 4, 2014, the Cubs traded Hammel, along with pitcher JeffSamardzija, to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for top shortstop prospect Addison...
record a pinch-hit double since Ray Sadecki did so in 1967. Teammate JeffSamardzija (also a fellow starter) pinch-ran for Bumgarner and scored a run as...
suffered a serious concussion in a collision with Giants pitcher JeffSamardzija, which would go on to end his career. Both Harper and Strickland were...
Semien, and Rangel Ravelo to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for JeffSamardzija and Michael Ynoa. Bassitt began the 2015 season with the Nashville...
break. To bolster their starting rotation, they acquired pitchers JeffSamardzija and Jason Hammel from the Chicago Cubs for several top prospects on...
them to become free agents. December 9, 2015 – The Giants sign RHP JeffSamardzija to a five-year, $90 million contract. December 16, 2015 – The Giants...
Astros Chris Davis, 5th round, 148th overall by the Texas Rangers JeffSamardzija, 5th round, 149th overall by the Chicago Cubs Christopher Archer, 5th...
starting pitcher Dan Straily, to the Chicago Cubs for two starters (ace JeffSamardzija and veteran Jason Hammel) on July 4. The Athletics continued to play...
Fuller's three touchdowns allowed him to surpass both Golden Tate and JeffSamardzija on the career touchdown list with 28, leaving him only second behind...
prospect Addison Russell and outfielder Billy McKinney, for pitchers JeffSamardzija and Jason Hammel. Straily had been pitching for the A's Triple–A affiliate...
the strength of the pitching tandem of Cueto, Madison Bumgarner and JeffSamardzija (who combined to go 45–25 with a 3.09 ERA in 649+2⁄3 innings with 616...
was broken in 2006 by JeffSamardzija who had 78. His 157 career receptions were also a record until 2006 when both Samardzija and Rhema McKnight broke...
and Melky Cabrera to multi-year contracts and trading for pitcher JeffSamardzija. However, the acquisitions seemed to have little effect on the team's...
record for career touchdown receptions until the record was broken by JeffSamardzija. The Green Bay Packers selected Mayes in the second round (56th overall)...
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