Eric James Helfand
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.
Born: March 25, 1969 in Erie, Pennsylvania, US
High School: Patrick Henry HS (San Diego, CA)
Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), University of Nebraska at Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Patrick Henry HS (San Diego, CA) and the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 | Southern Oregon | NORW | A- | OAK | 57 | 235 | 207 | 29 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 49 | .285 | .366 | .372 | .738 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 22 | Modesto | CALL | A+ | OAK | 67 | 285 | 242 | 35 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 56 | .256 | .357 | .413 | .770 | 100 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | OAK | 109 | 426 | 363 | 53 | 98 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 78 | .270 | .369 | .430 | .799 | 156 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1992 | 23 | Modesto | CALL | A+ | OAK | 72 | 306 | 249 | 40 | 72 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 46 | .289 | .410 | .470 | .880 | 117 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1992 | 23 | Huntsville | SOUL | AA | OAK | 37 | 120 | 114 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 32 | .228 | .267 | .342 | .609 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | Huntsville | SOUL | AA | OAK | 100 | 363 | 302 | 38 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 78 | .228 | .333 | .391 | .724 | 118 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 1994 | 25 | Tacoma | PCL | AAA | OAK | 57 | 207 | 178 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 37 | .202 | .296 | .292 | .588 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1995 | 26 | Edmonton | PCL | AAA | OAK | 19 | 71 | 56 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | .214 | .318 | .411 | .729 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 27 | Buffalo | AA | AAA | CLE | 90 | 320 | 258 | 31 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 51 | .209 | .350 | .306 | .656 | 79 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1997 | 28 | Las Vegas | PCL | AAA | SDP | 80 | 274 | 238 | 31 | 75 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 47 | .315 | .401 | .487 | .888 | 116 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 29 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | ANA | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .400 | .625 | .400 | 1.025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Seasons | 581 | 2189 | 1849 | 246 | 467 | 109 | 6 | 45 | 271 | 6 | 9 | 261 | 407 | .253 | .355 | .391 | .746 | 723 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 19 | 21 | |||||
| AAA (5 seasons) | AAA | 248 | 880 | 735 | 91 | 179 | 45 | 3 | 14 | 93 | 1 | 5 | 109 | 146 | .244 | .353 | .370 | .723 | 272 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| AA (2 seasons) | AA | 137 | 483 | 416 | 51 | 95 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 110 | .228 | .317 | .377 | .694 | 157 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | A+ | 139 | 591 | 491 | 75 | 134 | 30 | 1 | 17 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 102 | .273 | .384 | .442 | .826 | 217 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| A- (1 season) | A- | 57 | 235 | 207 | 29 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 49 | .285 | .366 | .372 | .738 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 | Southern Oregon | NORW | A- | OAK | C | 49 | 421 | 383 | 33 | 5 | 2 | .988 | 8.49 | 13 | ||||||
| 1991 | 22 | Modesto | CALL | A+ | OAK | 1B | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.00 | |||||||
| 1991 | 22 | Modesto | CALL | A+ | OAK | C | 50 | 370 | 314 | 48 | 8 | 3 | .978 | 7.24 | 15 | ||||||
| 1992 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | OAK | C | 93 | 680 | 597 | 68 | 15 | 3 | .978 | 7.15 | 10 | ||||||
| 1992 | 23 | Modesto | CALL | A+ | OAK | 1B | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.00 | |||||||
| 1992 | 23 | Modesto | CALL | A+ | OAK | C | 60 | 477 | 417 | 47 | 13 | 3 | .973 | 7.73 | 8 | ||||||
| 1992 | 23 | Huntsville | SOUL | AA | OAK | C | 33 | 203 | 180 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .990 | 6.09 | 2 | ||||||
| 1993 | 24 | Huntsville | SOUL | AA | OAK | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||||||
| 1993 | 24 | Huntsville | SOUL | AA | OAK | C | 93 | 675 | 602 | 63 | 10 | 12 | .985 | 7.15 | 12 | ||||||
| 1994 | 25 | Tacoma | PCL | AAA | OAK | C | 46 | 287 | 255 | 27 | 5 | 2 | .983 | 6.13 | 10 | 32 | 19 | 37% | |||
| 1995 | 26 | Edmonton | PCL | AAA | OAK | C | 16 | 93 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .968 | 5.63 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 27% | |||
| 1996 | 27 | Buffalo | AA | AAA | CLE | 1B | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.00 | |||||||
| 1996 | 27 | Buffalo | AA | AAA | CLE | C | 87 | 612 | 573 | 34 | 5 | 3 | .992 | 6.98 | 16 | 81 | 16 | 16% | |||
| 1997 | 28 | Las Vegas | PCL | AAA | SDP | C | 65 | 470 | 434 | 30 | 6 | 3 | .987 | 7.14 | 10 | 62 | 10 | 14% | |||
| 1998 | 29 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | ANA | C | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.50 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33% | |||
| 9 Seasons | 505 | 3630 | 3258 | 315 | 57 | 32 | .984 | 7.08 | 87 | 188 | 50 | 21% | |||||||||
| C (9 seasons) | C | 501 | 3613 | 3241 | 315 | 57 | 30 | .984 | 7.10 | 87 | 188 | 50 | 21% | ||||||||
| 1B (3 seasons) | 1B | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.33 | ||||||||||||
| OF (1 season) | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 | Southern Oregon A's | Northwest League | A- | OAK | |||
| 1991 | 22 | Modesto A's | California League | A+ | OAK | |||
| 1992 | 23 | Huntsville Stars | Southern League | AA | OAK | |||
| 1992 | 23 | Modesto A's | California League | A+ | OAK | |||
| 1993 | 24 | Huntsville Stars | Southern League | AA | OAK | |||
| 1993 | 24 | Oakland Athletics | American League | MLB | OAK | 1 | 1993-09-04 | 1993-10-03 |
| 1994 | 25 | Tacoma Tigers | Pacific Coast League | AAA | OAK | |||
| 1994 | 25 | Oakland Athletics | American League | MLB | OAK | 1 | 1994-05-10 | 1994-06-03 |
| 1995 | 26 | Edmonton Trappers | Pacific Coast League | AAA | OAK | |||
| 1995 | 26 | Oakland Athletics | American League | MLB | OAK | 1 | 1995-05-08 | 1995-09-30 |
| 1996 | 27 | Buffalo Bisons | American Association | AAA | CLE | |||
| 1997 | 28 | Las Vegas Stars | Pacific Coast League | AAA | SDP | |||
| 1998 | 29 | Vancouver Canadians | Pacific Coast League | AAA | ANA |
Sabr ID: 49d1e087
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