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Kevin Brown League
8-16-2191
John Hertz Second Base
Retired (1986, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .235 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .687 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 259 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 02-26-1952
HR 45 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1972)
Majors Svc Time 8 years
(81 games)
RBI 157
SB 5 Salary $0.55M Final Contract Year 1986
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS (41.6%) Range WS Rings 2
1B --- LF (84.1%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 4
3B D- (4.4%) RF C- (32.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1974 MIN
43
82
8
16
1
0
3
9
1
18 0 0
0
0 3
.522
.205
.317
.122
.195
1975 COL
49
163
14
34
4
1
5
28
10
36 0 2
0
0 4
.589
.251
.337
.129
.209
1977 COL
11
40
7
10
4
0
2
8
2
10 1 0
0
0 0
.802
.302
.500
.250
.250
1979 COL
48
176
21
32
3
1
7
24
12
39 0 1
1
0 0
.562
.233
.330
.148
.182
1981 NYN
132
314
36
75
12
2
9
36
25
78 3 0
1
2 12
.677
.301
.376
.137
.239
1982 NYN
52
114
17
34
4
1
11
24
11
23 0 0
1
1 2
1.000
.360
.640
.342
.298
1983 NYN
14
38
8
14
1
0
3
8
1
8 0 0
1
0 0
1.016
.385
.632
.263
.368
1984 NYN
30
63
4
13
3
0
1
8
1
11 0 1
1
0 3
.517
.215
.302
.095
.206
1985 NYN
37
84
10
23
1
2
3
10
8
20 1 0
0
2 1
.785
.344
.440
.167
.274
1986 NYN
16
27
5
8
2
0
1
2
2
4 0 0
0
0 0
.826
.345
.481
.185
.296
Total
432
1101
130
259
35
7
45
157
73
247 5 4
5
5 25
.687
.285
.402
.167
.235
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01John Hertz has retired from the New York Knights
1982-08-07John Hertz of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1982-05-14John Hertz of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1982-03-31The New York Knights have promoted Curt Simmons to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted John Hertz to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Carl McCarren to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jack Rochelli to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Felipe Hartung to the minors.
1982-03-31John Hertz has signed with the New York Knights for $0.55M per year for 5 years.
1981-04-08John Hertz of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1981-04-01The New York Knights have promoted Carl McCarren to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jack Otto to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jeff Dubiel to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted John Hertz to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Oscar Brickley to the minors.
1981-04-01The New York Knights have acquired John Hertz from the waiver wire.
1980-03-30The Colorado Boulders have designated John Hertz for assignment.
1979-04-01The Colorado Boulders have promoted John Hertz to the major league team.
1977-10-20The Colorado Boulders have designated Kip Gould for assignment. The Colorado Boulders have sent Danny McIlree to the minors. The Colorado Boulders have sent John Hertz to the minors.
1977-09-17The Colorado Boulders have promoted John Hertz to the major league team.
1976-03-28The Colorado Boulders have promoted Andres Kurosaki to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have sent John Hertz to the minors.
1975-05-01The Colorado Boulders have promoted John Hertz to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Ben Jones to the major league team.
1975-04-08The Colorado Boulders have acquired John Hertz from the waiver wire.
1975-03-28The Minnesota Fighting Saints have waived John Hertz.
1974-07-23The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Israel Devens to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Russ Ibanez to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Dick Stockwell to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Bill Welzer to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Bob Smith to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent John Hertz to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Tom Grover to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Gordon Lobert to the minors.
1974-04-08The Minnesota Fighting Saints have auto-promoted John Hertz to the major leagues.