Jeff Samardzija

San Francisco Giants

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Jeff Samardzija threw 26,767 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2020, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2020, they relied primarily on their Slider (84mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (90mph), Sinker (91mph), Cutter (87mph), Change (83mph) and Splitter (82mph). He also rarely threw a Curve (79mph).


In 2020, compared to other RHP:
Their slider is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders, has primarily 12-6 movement and has less than expected depth. Their fourseam fastball has below average velo, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has slight armside run. Their sinker is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slight armside run. Their cutter has surprisingly little cutting action, has good "rise" and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters. Their change is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups and has slight armside fade. Their splitter is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters and has below average velo. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2020) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, has primarily 12-6 movement, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has little depth.