Todd Helton
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Todd Lynn Helton
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
- School University of Tennessee
- Debut August 2, 1997
- Born August 20, 1973 in Knoxville, TN USA
[edit] Biographical Information
At the University of Tennessee, Todd Helton starred both as a first baseman and as a quarterback on the Volunteer football team. However, the arrival of freshman Peyton Manning pushed Helton to the bench and he left early after being selected in the first round of the 1995 amateur draft by the Colorado Rockies. Helton was the first player in MLB history to have 35+ doubles in 10 years in a row.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 1998 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
- 5-time NL All-Star (2000-2004)
- 3-time NL Gold Glove Winner (2002, 2002 & 2004)
- 4-time NL Silver Slugger Award Winner (2000-2003)
- NL Batting Average Leader (2000)
- 2-time NL On-Base Percentage Leader (2000 & 2005)
- NL Slugging Percentage Leader (2000)
- NL OPS Leader (2000)
- NL Hits Leader (2000)
- NL Total Bases Leader (2000)
- NL Doubles Leader (2000)
- NL RBI Leader (2000)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 8 (1998-2005)
- 30-Home Run Seasons: 6 (1999-2004)
- 40-Home Run Seasons: 2 (2000 & 2001)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 5 (1999-2003)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 6 (1999-2004)
- 200 Hits Seasons: 2 (2000 & 2003)
