Todd Lynn Helton (The Toddfather)
Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.
Born: August 20, 1973 in Knoxville, TN
High School: Knox Central (Knoxville, TN)
School: University of Tennessee
Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed July 1, 1995.
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Debut: August 2, 1997
Team: Rockies 1997-2010
2011 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 8 yrs/$117.8M (03-10), 3 yrs/$33.6M (11-13) (details) [?]
Service Time (01/2010): 12.059, Free Agent: 2014 [?], Agents: Michael Moye, previously: Alan Nero [?]
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1997 | 23 | COL | NL | 35 | 101 | 93 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | .280 | .337 | .484 | .821 | 96 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7/39 | |
| 1998 | 24 | COL | NL | 152 | 595 | 530 | 78 | 167 | 37 | 1 | 25 | 97 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 54 | .315 | .380 | .530 | .911 | 119 | 281 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | *3 | RoY-2 |
| 1999 | 25 | COL | NL | 159 | 656 | 578 | 114 | 185 | 39 | 5 | 35 | 113 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 77 | .320 | .395 | .587 | .981 | 122 | 339 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | *3 | |
| 2000 | 26 | COL | NL | 160 | 697 | 580 | 138 | 216 | 59 | 2 | 42 | 147 | 5 | 3 | 103 | 61 | .372 | .463 | .698 | 1.162 | 163 | 405 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 22 | *3 | AS,MVP-5,SS |
| 2001 | 27 | COL | NL | 159 | 696 | 587 | 132 | 197 | 54 | 2 | 49 | 146 | 7 | 5 | 98 | 104 | .336 | .432 | .685 | 1.116 | 160 | 402 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | *3 | AS,MVP-9,GG,SS |
| 2002 | 28 | COL | NL | 156 | 667 | 553 | 107 | 182 | 39 | 4 | 30 | 109 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 91 | .329 | .429 | .577 | 1.006 | 147 | 319 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 21 | *3 | AS,MVP-19,GG,SS |
| 2003 | 29 | COL | NL | 160 | 703 | 583 | 135 | 209 | 49 | 5 | 33 | 117 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 72 | .358 | .458 | .630 | 1.088 | 165 | 367 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 21 | *3 | AS,MVP-7,SS |
| 2004 | 30 | COL | NL | 154 | 683 | 547 | 115 | 190 | 49 | 2 | 32 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 72 | .347 | .469 | .620 | 1.088 | 165 | 339 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | *3 | AS,MVP-16,GG |
| 2005 | 31 | COL | NL | 144 | 626 | 509 | 92 | 163 | 45 | 2 | 20 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 80 | .320 | .445 | .534 | .979 | 144 | 272 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | *3 | |
| 2006 | 32 | COL | NL | 145 | 649 | 546 | 94 | 165 | 40 | 5 | 15 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 91 | 64 | .302 | .404 | .476 | .880 | 118 | 260 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15 | *3 | |
| 2007 | 33 | COL | NL | 154 | 682 | 557 | 86 | 178 | 42 | 2 | 17 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 74 | .320 | .434 | .494 | .928 | 133 | 275 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 | *3/D | |
| 2008 | 34 | COL | NL | 83 | 361 | 299 | 39 | 79 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 50 | .264 | .391 | .388 | .779 | 99 | 116 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 35 | COL | NL | 151 | 645 | 544 | 79 | 177 | 38 | 3 | 15 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 73 | .325 | .416 | .489 | .904 | 130 | 266 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | *3 | MVP-13 |
| 2010 | 36 | COL | NL | 92 | 378 | 327 | 40 | 84 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 72 | .257 | .347 | .364 | .710 | 85 | 119 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | *3 | |
| 14 Seasons | 1904 | 8139 | 6833 | 1262 | 2218 | 524 | 35 | 331 | 1228 | 36 | 27 | 1176 | 955 | .325 | .424 | .557 | .980 | 138 | 3805 | 169 | 52 | 3 | 75 | 175 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 692 | 581 | 107 | 189 | 45 | 3 | 28 | 104 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 81 | .325 | .424 | .557 | .980 | 138 | 324 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | Pos | Awards | |
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| 1997 | 23 | COL | NL | 101 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 3 | -2 | -0.2 | $150,000 | 7/39 | |
| 1998 | 24 | COL | NL | 595 | 11 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 17 | 25 | 2.5 | $190,000 | *3 | RoY-2 |
| 1999 | 25 | COL | NL | 656 | 16 | -3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -10 | 18 | 21 | 2.1 | $750,000 | *3 | |
| 2000 | 26 | COL | NL | 697 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | -10 | 18 | 90 | 8.8 | $1,300,000 | *3 | AS,MVP-5,SS |
| 2001 | 27 | COL | NL | 696 | 48 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 7 | -10 | 18 | 67 | 6.8 | $4,950,000 | *3 | AS,MVP-9,GG,SS |
| 2002 | 28 | COL | NL | 667 | 40 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 11 | -10 | 18 | 60 | 6.2 | $5,000,000 | *3 | AS,MVP-19,GG,SS |
| 2003 | 29 | COL | NL | 703 | 58 | 3 | -1 | -2 | 7 | -10 | 18 | 73 | 7.5 | $10,600,000 | *3 | AS,MVP-7,SS |
| 2004 | 30 | COL | NL | 683 | 54 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -10 | 18 | 73 | 7.4 | $11,600,000 | *3 | AS,MVP-16,GG |
| 2005 | 31 | COL | NL | 626 | 36 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | -9 | 17 | 43 | 4.4 | $12,600,000 | *3 | |
| 2006 | 32 | COL | NL | 649 | 18 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | -9 | 17 | 21 | 2.1 | $16,600,000 | *3 | |
| 2007 | 33 | COL | NL | 682 | 34 | -4 | 0 | -1 | 13 | -10 | 18 | 50 | 5.0 | $16,600,000 | *3/D | |
| 2008 | 34 | COL | NL | 361 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 5 | -5 | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | $16,600,000 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 35 | COL | NL | 645 | 29 | -5 | 0 | -2 | 10 | -9 | 17 | 40 | 4.2 | $16,600,000 | *3 | MVP-13 |
| 2010 | 36 | COL | NL | 368 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | $17,775,000 | *3 | |
| 14 Seasons | 8129 | 398 | -11 | 5 | -9 | 90 | -118 | 218 | 573 | 58.0 | $131,315,000 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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| 2007 | 33 | COL | NL | NLDS | PHI | W | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .083 | .154 | .250 | .404 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 33 | COL | NL | NLCS | ARI | W | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .214 | .294 | .214 | .508 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 33 | COL | NL | WS | BOS | L | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .412 | .467 | .878 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 35 | COL | NL | NLDS | PHI | L | 4 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .188 | .316 | .188 | .503 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Seasons (4 Series) | 15 | 66 | 57 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .211 | .303 | .281 | .584 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 NLDS | 7 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .143 | .250 | .214 | .464 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 NLCS | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .214 | .294 | .214 | .508 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 WS | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .412 | .467 | .878 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rdrs | Rtot/yr | Rdrs/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
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| 1997 | COL | NL | 23 | OF | 15 | 14 | 109.2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1 | -11 | 1.48 | 1.20 | .978 | 2.13 | 2.12 | |||
| 1997 | COL | NL | 23 | LF | 13 | 12 | 93.2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1 | -8 | 1.54 | 1.23 | .981 | 1.95 | 1.93 | |||
| 1997 | COL | NL | 23 | 1B | 8 | 7 | 57.0 | 78 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | -1 | -21 | 12.32 | 9.75 | .994 | 9.52 | 9.45 | |||
| 1997 | COL | NL | 23 | RF | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0 | -30 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 2.02 | 2.05 | |||
| 1998 | COL | NL | 24 | 1B | 146 | 134 | 1208.0 | 1317 | 1164 | 146 | 7 | 156 | .995 | 9 | 9 | 9.76 | 8.97 | .993 | 7.45 | 6.85 | RoY-2 | ||
| 1999 | COL | NL | 25 | 1B | 156 | 148 | 1310.0 | 1355 | 1243 | 103 | 9 | 152 | .993 | -0 | -0 | 9.25 | 8.63 | .993 | 6.87 | 6.41 | |||
| 2000 | COL | NL | 26 | 1B | 160 | 156 | 1349.0 | 1482 | 1326 | 149 | 7 | 143 | .995 | 18 | 16 | 9.84 | 9.22 | .992 | 6.67 | 6.25 | AS,MVP-5,SS | ||
| 2001 | COL | NL | 27 | 1B | 157 | 157 | 1370.0 | 1424 | 1302 | 120 | 2 | 139 | .999 | 7 | 6 | 9.34 | 9.06 | .993 | 6.57 | 6.37 | AS,MVP-9,GG,SS | ||
| 2002 | COL | NL | 28 | 1B | 156 | 155 | 1342.0 | 1477 | 1357 | 113 | 7 | 138 | .995 | 11 | 10 | 9.86 | 9.42 | .992 | 6.71 | 6.41 | AS,MVP-19,GG,SS | ||
| 2003 | COL | NL | 29 | 1B | 159 | 159 | 1369.0 | 1585 | 1418 | 156 | 11 | 149 | .993 | 7 | -5 | 6 | -4 | 10.35 | 9.90 | .993 | 6.57 | 6.29 | AS,MVP-7,SS |
| 2004 | COL | NL | 30 | 1B | 153 | 151 | 1320.2 | 1504 | 1356 | 144 | 4 | 130 | .997 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10.22 | 9.80 | .993 | 6.81 | 6.54 | AS,MVP-16,GG |
| 2005 | COL | NL | 31 | 1B | 144 | 142 | 1229.2 | 1362 | 1237 | 120 | 5 | 136 | .996 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.93 | 9.42 | .993 | 7.32 | 6.94 | |
| 2006 | COL | NL | 32 | 1B | 145 | 145 | 1272.1 | 1458 | 1367 | 87 | 4 | 156 | .997 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 | 10.29 | 10.03 | .994 | 7.07 | 6.90 | |
| 2007 | COL | NL | 33 | 1B | 153 | 152 | 1337.0 | 1545 | 1448 | 95 | 2 | 153 | .999 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 10.39 | 10.08 | .993 | 6.73 | 6.54 | |
| 2007 | COL | NL | 33 | DH | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | COL | NL | 34 | 1B | 81 | 81 | 715.1 | 890 | 830 | 57 | 3 | 79 | .997 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 11.16 | 10.95 | .992 | 9.34 | 9.28 | |
| 2009 | COL | NL | 35 | 1B | 149 | 147 | 1275.0 | 1448 | 1349 | 96 | 3 | 115 | .998 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10.20 | 9.70 | .993 | 7.06 | 6.71 | MVP-13 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | 36 | 1B | 89 | 84 | 754.1 | 806 | 741 | 60 | 5 | 99 | .994 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9.56 | 9.00 | .994 | 9.23 | 9.15 | |
| 14 Seasons | 1B | 1856 | 1818 | 15909.1 | 17731 | 16206 | 1456 | 69 | 1752 | .996 | 93 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 9.99 | 9.52 | .993 | 7.11 | 6.81 | ||||
| 1 Season | OF | 15 | 14 | 109.2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1 | -11 | 1.48 | 1.20 | .978 | 2.13 | 2.12 | ||||||
| 1 Season | LF | 13 | 12 | 93.2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1 | -8 | 1.54 | 1.23 | .981 | 1.95 | 1.93 | ||||||
| 1 Season | RF | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0 | -30 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 2.02 | 2.05 | ||||||
| 14 Seasons | TOT | 1871 | 1832 | 16019.0 | 17749 | 16222 | 1458 | 69 | 1752 | .996 | 92 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 9.93 | 9.45 | .993 | 7.08 | 6.77 | ||||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 16 (140), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 143 (104), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 162 (71), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 54 (62), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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June 1, 1992: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1992 amateur draft, but did not sign.
June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1995.
| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
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| 1997 | 23 | Colorado Rockies | $150,000 | 1997 postseason AP survey | |
| 1998 | 24 | Colorado Rockies | $190,000 | 4/3/98 USA Today | |
| 1999 | 25 | Colorado Rockies | $750,000 | 4/6/99 USA Today | |
| 2000 | 26 | Colorado Rockies | $1,300,000 | 4/5/00 AP | |
| 2001 | 27 | Colorado Rockies | $4,950,000 | 4/6/01 USA Today | |
| 2002 | 28 | Colorado Rockies | $5,000,000 | 4/3/02 AP | |
| 2003 | 29 | Colorado Rockies | $10,600,000 | 4/3/03 AP | |
| 2004 | 30 | Colorado Rockies | $11,600,000 | 4/7/04 AP | |
| 2005 | 31 | Colorado Rockies | $12,600,000 | ||
| 2006 | 32 | Colorado Rockies | $16,600,000 | ||
| 2007 | 33 | Colorado Rockies | $16,600,000 | ||
| 2008 | 34 | Colorado Rockies | $16,600,000 | ||
| 2009 | 35 | Colorado Rockies | $16,600,000 | ||
| 2010 | 36 | Colorado Rockies | $17,775,000 | ||
| 2011 | 37 | Colorado Rockies | $19,100,000 | terms of previous deal reworked into this deal; $13.1m deferred to 2014-2023 with interest | |
| 2012 | 38 | Colorado Rockies | $4,900,000 | terms of previous deal reworked into this deal | |
| 2013 | 39 | Colorado Rockies | $5,000,000 | ||
| Earliest Free Agent: 2014 | |||||
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $131,315,000 | Does not include future salaries | |||
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