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Hank Helf

Henry Hartz Helf

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 196 lb.

Born: August 26, 1913 in Austin, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1938 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Browns/Indians 1938-1946

Final Game: September 29, 1946 (Age 33)
Died: October 27, 1984 in Austin, TX
Buried: Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville, TX
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1938 24 CLE AL 6 14 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .077 .143 .077 .220 -43 1 0 0 /2
1940 26 CLE AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /2
1946 32 SLB AL 71 194 182 17 35 11 0 6 21 0 1 9 40 .192 .234 .352 .586 59 64 5 1 2 2
3 Yrs 78 209 196 18 36 11 0 6 22 0 1 10 41 .184 .227 .332 .559 51 65 5 1 2
162 Game Avg. 162 434 407 37 75 23 0 12 46 0 2 21 85 .184 .227 .332 .559 51 135 2 4
CLE (2 yrs) 7 15 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .071 .133 .071 .205 -47 1 0 0 0
SLB (1 yr) 71 194 182 17 35 11 0 6 21 0 1 9 40 .192 .234 .352 .586 59 64 5 1 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1938 24 CLE AL 6 14 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 0 -2 -0.2 .457 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 /2
1940 26 CLE AL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .474 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /2
1946 32 SLB AL 71 194 -11 -0 0 -1 2 -10 -1.2 6 -4 -0.6 .484 .493 -0.5 0.1 -3 2
3 Seasons 78 209 -14 -0 0 -1 2 -13 -1.5 6 -7 -0.8 .481 .497 -0.7 0.1 -6
CLE (2 yrs) 7 15 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .459 .499 -0.2 0.0 -3
SLB (1 yr) 71 194 -11 -0 0 -1 2 -10 -1.2 6 -4 -0.6 .484 .493 -0.5 0.1 -3

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1938 CLE AL 24 C 5 2 2 19 13 5 1 1 .947 3.60 .983 4.88 0 2 1 33% 37%
1940 CLE AL 26 C 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .980 5.30 0 0 0
1946 SLB AL 32 C 69 56 41 313 251 51 11 7 .965 4.38 .982 5.52 6 1 29 20 41% 46% 1
3 Seasons C 75 58 43 333 265 56 12 8 .964 4.28 .982 5.47 6 1 31 21 40% 45% 1
3 Seasons TOT 75 58 43 333 265 56 12 8 .964 4.28 .982 5.47 6 1 31 21 40% 45% 1
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Assists as C s c a p y
1946 AL  51 (3rd)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1946 AL  11 (3rd)

Double Plays Turned as C s c a p y
1946 AL  7 (4th)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
1946 AL  29 (3rd)

Transactions

  • December, 1940: Purchased by Nashville (Southern) from the Cleveland Indians.
  • November 1, 1943: Drafted by the St. Louis Browns from Milwaukee (American Association) in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
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