P Davidjohn Herz #5
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/09/2030
OA: 53 POT: 53
P DAVIDJOHN HERZ #5 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
37 0 1-3 8 1.80 35.0 25 0 8 26 0.94 0.9
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 7 8 7 7
Movement 5 6 5 5
Control 5 5 5 5
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 7 7
Slider 7 7
Changeup 4 5
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 5
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 5
Defense 4
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/22/2030 LV Win, 3-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
09/19/2030 @ LAA Win, 7-4 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 Save
09/18/2030 @ LAA Loss, 5-6 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 Loss
09/08/2030 @ WSH Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/05/2030 HOU Loss, 0-5 0.1 2 2 2 1 0
09/04/2030 HOU Loss, 5-7 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
09/02/2030 HOU Win, 7-3 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
08/25/2030 @ TOR Win, 10-1 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
08/23/2030 @ TOR Win, 4-1 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 Save
08/21/2030 LAA Win, 3-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Herz lacks initiative.
Low: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:01/04/2001
Born in:Fayetteville, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,000,000
Signed Through:2030 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 108 Days
Service This Yr:105 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 21 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2030 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 37 0 1 3 8 1.80 35.0 25 7 7 0 8 26 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 9 1 88.9 37 13 9.00 6.43 6.69 2.06 2.39 0.94 66 0.9 .255        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 37 4 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 1 .108 .214 .108 .322      
vs. RHB 84 21 4 0 0 6 4 19 3 0 1 .250 .283 .298 .580      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2030 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0  
May 9 0 0 2 0 3.52 7.2 6 3 3 0 4 5  
July 10 0 0 0 4 0.00 9.2 5 0 0 0 3 5  
August 8 0 0 0 1 0.90 10.0 8 1 1 0 0 9  
September 7 0 0 1 3 4.26 6.1 5 3 3 0 1 7  
Spring Training 7 0 1 0 0 0.00 8.2 5 0 0 0 1 7  
Last Year 53 0 2 2 4 3.40 55.2 42 22 21 9 14 61  
2 Years Ago 53 0 1 3 3 3.46 39.0 31 15 15 5 18 39  
Career 332 0 11 18 30 2.75 278.1 195 91 85 28 113 311  
Home 22 0 1 1 3 2.29 19.2 16 5 5 0 7 14  
Road 15 0 0 2 5 1.17 15.1 9 2 2 0 1 12  
Grass 35 0 1 3 7 1.97 32.0 23 7 7 0 8 24  
Turf 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 2  
Day 10 0 0 0 4 0.00 11.1 7 0 0 0 3 10  
Night 27 0 1 3 4 2.66 23.2 18 7 7 0 5 16  
As Reliever / Substitution 37 0 1 3 8 1.80 35.0 25 7 7 0 8 26  
TRIPLE-A WEST 2030 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 10 0 1 0 2 1.08 8.1 4 1 1 1 2 8 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 10 5 6.48 4.32 8.64 2.16 3.12 0.72 80 0.2 .150        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400      
vs. RHB 19 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .105 .190 .263 .454      
TRIPLE-A WEST 2030 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 10 0 1 0 2 1.08 8.1 4 1 1 1 2 8  
Career 41 2 4 2 6 3.48 51.2 40 21 20 9 24 66  
Home 5 0 1 0 1 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 1 7  
Road 5 0 0 0 1 2.25 4.0 2 1 1 1 1 1  
Grass 10 0 1 0 2 1.08 8.1 4 1 1 1 2 8  
Day 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 1  
Night 9 0 1 0 2 1.12 8.0 3 1 1 1 1 7  
As Reliever / Substitution 10 0 1 0 2 1.08 8.1 4 1 1 1 2 8  
FRONTIER LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 1 1 0 0 1.12 8.0 5 1 1 1 4 6 0 0.0 0 1 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 10.12 5.62 6.75 4.50 5.08 1.12 118 0.0 .222        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143      
vs. RHB 19 5 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 .263 .364 .474 .837      
FRONTIER LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Career 1 1 1 0 0 1.12 8.0 5 1 1 1 4 6  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2025 Oakland - MLB 24 9 0 1 0 0 3.86 9.1 10 4 4 1 6 12 0 0 1.71 .391 4.62 -0.1 101
2026 Oakland - MLB 25 89 0 2 4 4 2.36 68.2 39 21 18 5 38 88 0 0 1.12 .238 3.23 0.8 157
2027 Oakland - MLB 26 91 0 4 6 11 2.55 70.2 48 22 20 8 29 85 0 0 1.09 .250 3.49 0.6 146
2028 Oakland - MLB 27 53 0 1 3 3 3.46 39.0 31 15 15 5 18 39 0 0 1.26 .268 4.11 -0.2 104
2029 Oakland - MLB 28 53 0 2 2 4 3.40 55.2 42 22 21 9 14 61 0 0 1.01 .243 3.65 0.1 105
2030 Oakland - MLB 29 37 0 1 3 8 1.80 35.0 25 7 7 0 8 26 0 0 0.94 .255 2.39 0.9 200
Total MLB 332 0 11 18 30 2.75 278.1 195 91 85 28 113 311 0 0 1.11 .254 3.45 2.1 133
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Chicago N (AZL) - R 18 6 6 0 1 0 2.61 10.1 10 8 3 0 8 8 0 0 1.74 .294 3.97 0.1 152
2021 Chicago N (AZL) - R 20 8 8 5 1 0 1.43 44.0 22 8 7 1 13 46 0 0 0.80 .204 1.54 1.5 189
2022 South Bend - A+ 21 11 11 4 1 0 2.98 54.1 55 20 18 1 13 68 0 0 1.25 .372 3.42 1.9 182
2022 Tennessee - AA 21 10 8 0 3 0 5.35 38.2 34 25 23 3 25 37 0 0 1.53 .290 5.35 0.1 83
2023 Tennessee - AA 22 30 27 7 7 0 3.71 140.2 118 62 58 7 76 168 0 0 1.38 .316 3.34 2.8 103
2024 West Virginia - IND 23 20 0 4 2 2 4.21 25.2 23 13 12 5 16 46 0 0 1.52 .360 4.46 0.2 111
2024 Iowa - AAA 23 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.50 .000 7.70 -0.1 999
2024 Southern Maryland - IND 23 7 0 1 0 1 2.89 9.1 5 3 3 1 6 20 0 0 1.18 .364 3.11 0.2 161
2025 Buffalo - IND 24 1 1 1 0 0 1.12 8.0 5 1 1 1 4 6 0 0 1.12 .222 5.08 0.0 382
2025 Boise - AAA 24 28 2 3 2 3 4.14 41.1 36 20 19 8 20 54 0 0 1.35 .298 4.77 0.1 109
2026 Boise - AAA 25 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1.00 .000 2.22 0.1 999
2030 Boise - AAA 29 10 0 1 0 2 1.08 8.1 4 1 1 1 2 8 0 0 0.72 .150 3.12 0.2 363
Total AAA E 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.50 .000 7.70 999.0
Total AAA W 41 2 4 2 6 3.48 51.2 40 21 20 9 24 66 0 0 1.24 .270 4.41 128.1
Total AA S 40 35 7 10 0 4.07 179.1 152 87 81 10 101 205 0 0 1.41 .310 3.77 98.2
Total A+ C 11 11 4 1 0 2.98 54.1 55 20 18 1 13 68 0 0 1.25 .372 3.42 182.1
Total AZL 6 6 0 1 0 2.61 10.1 10 8 3 0 8 8 0 0 1.74 .294 3.97 152.2
Total GCL 8 8 5 1 0 1.43 44.0 22 8 7 1 13 46 0 0 0.80 .204 1.54 189.2
Total ATL 27 0 5 2 3 3.86 35.0 28 16 15 6 22 66 0 0 1.43 .361 4.10 120.8
Total FL 1 1 1 0 0 1.12 8.0 5 1 1 1 4 6 0 0 1.12 .222 5.08 382.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Myrtle Beach - A E 20 3 1 1 0 0 1.04 8.2 5 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0.69 .160 3.44 0.0 276
2026 Oakland - MLB 25 2 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.75 .000 11.44 -0.1 55
2027 Oakland - MLB 26 4 2 0 1 0 12.00 3.0 6 4 4 1 1 4 0 0 2.33 .455 5.78 -0.1 31
2028 Oakland - MLB 27 2 0 0 1 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 .200 3.56 0.0 80
Total MLB 8 2 0 2 0 8.53 6.1 8 6 6 2 2 6 0 0 1.58 .316 6.27 43.3
Total A E 3 1 1 0 0 1.04 8.2 5 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0.69 .160 3.44 276.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Chicago N (AZL) - R P 8 8 1 5 0 7 1 .857 44.0 1.23 +0.0 .710
2022 Tennessee - AA P 10 8 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 38.2 1.63 +0.3 1.030
2022 South Bend - A+ P 11 11 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 54.1 1.33 +0.5 1.049
2023 Tennessee - AA P 30 27 6 7 1 16 3 .812 140.2 0.83 +0.6 .924
2024 Iowa - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Southern Maryland - IND P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.1 0.00 +0.1 .000
2024 West Virginia - IND P 19 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 25.2 0.70 -0.4 .000
2025 Oakland - MLB P 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.1 0.00 +0.1 .000
2025 Boise - AAA P 28 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 41.1 0.44 +0.5 1.092
2025 Buffalo - IND P 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 .667 8.0 2.25 +0.3 .993
2026 Oakland - MLB P 86 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 68.2 0.52 +0.4 .974
2026 Boise - AAA P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2027 Oakland - MLB P 87 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 70.2 0.64 +1.0 1.029
2028 Oakland - MLB P 48 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 39.0 1.15 -0.2 1.015
2029 Oakland - MLB P 51 0 1 2 0 5 2 .600 55.2 0.49 -1.5 .510
2030 Oakland - MLB P 37 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 35.0 0.77 -0.1 .000
2030 Boise - AAA P 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 446 57 23 37 2 67 7 .896 651.1 0.83 +1.8 .923
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2019 Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 8th round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from Terry Sanford HS (Fayetteville, NC).
08/06/2021 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 3 (5).
03/30/2022 Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/24/2022 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/27/2022 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5 weeks.
08/26/2022 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 4 (5).
07/02/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Double-A South All-Star Game.
08/15/2023 Injured (torn fingernail),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/28/2023 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/14/2023 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (5).
04/22/2024 Released by the Chicago organization.
04/23/2024 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Gastonia Honey Hunters organization.
04/23/2024 Released by the Gastonia Honey Hunters.
04/24/2024 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the High Point Rockers organization.
05/02/2024 Released by the High Point Rockers.
05/06/2024 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Long Island Ducks organization.
05/11/2024 Released by the Long Island Ducks.
05/18/2024 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,900 with the West Virginia Power organization.
06/18/2024 Named the #2 prospect in the ATL
07/04/2024 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 2 weeks.
07/16/2024 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
07/31/2024 Released by the West Virginia Power.
08/05/2024 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Gastonia Honey Hunters organization.
08/05/2024 Released by the Gastonia Honey Hunters.
08/11/2024 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,900 with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs organization.
09/03/2024 Released by the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.
09/18/2024 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Buffalo Counts organization.
09/19/2024 Wins the 2024 Atlantic League Round 2 with the West Virginia Power!
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
05/19/2025 Contract was purchased by the Oakland Athletics organization.
08/21/2025 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/27/2025 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
11/24/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $570,500.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
07/05/2026 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 days.
07/20/2026 Injured (dead arm),out for 3 days.
11/26/2026 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $570,500.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
12/01/2027 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $570,500.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
09/02/2028 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week.
11/17/2028 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,850,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
11/15/2029 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,000,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2026 89 3
2027 91 3
Year HLD Rank
2024 8 7
2026 22 4
2027 20 6
Year RA Rank
2026 89 3
2027 91 3
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