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Todd Helton

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. (All Transactions)
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 BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
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

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
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

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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

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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
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
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2000 *
2001 (1B)
2002 (1B)
2003 (1B)
2004 *

Awards (yr lg award)
2000 NL Hank Aaron Award

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2000 NL (5, 44%)
2001 NL (9, 20%)
2002 NL (19, 1%)
2003 NL (7, 17%)
2004 NL (16, 2%)
2009 NL (13, 6%)
0.90 Career Shares (271st)

Gold Gloves
2001 NL (1B)
2002 NL (1B)
2004 NL (1B)
All multiple winners

Silver Sluggers
2000 NL (1B)
2001 NL (1B)
2002 NL (1B)
2003 NL (1B)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2000 NL  8.8 (1st)
2001 NL  6.8 (9th)
2002 NL  6.2 (8th)
2003 NL  7.5 (5th)
2004 NL  7.4 (7th)
Active  58.0 (13th)
Career  58.0 (165th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2000 NL  8.8 (1st)
2001 NL  6.8 (7th)
2002 NL  6.2 (6th)
2003 NL  7.5 (5th)
2004 NL  7.4 (7th)
Active  58.0 (13th)
Career  58.0 (118th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1999 NL  .320 (9th)
2000 NL  .372 (1st)
2001 NL  .336 (2nd)
2002 NL  .329 (4th)
2003 NL  .358 (2nd)
2004 NL  .347 (2nd)
2005 NL  .320 (4th)
2007 NL  .320 (9th)
2009 NL  .325 (4th)
Active  .325 (4th)
Career  .325 (44th)

On-Base% s c a p y
2000 NL  .463 (1st)
2001 NL  .432 (4th)
2002 NL  .429 (4th)
2003 NL  .458 (2nd)
2004 NL  .469 (2nd)
2005 NL  .445 (1st)
2006 NL  .404 (8th)
2007 NL  .434 (2nd)
2009 NL  .416 (3rd)
Active  .424 (2nd)
Career  .424 (15th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1999 NL  .587 (8th)
2000 NL  .698 (1st)
2001 NL  .685 (4th)
2002 NL  .577 (7th)
2003 NL  .630 (4th)
2004 NL  .620 (5th)
Active  .557 (7th)
Career  .557 (22nd)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1999 NL  .981 (8th)
2000 NL  1.162 (1st)
2001 NL  1.116 (4th)
2002 NL  1.006 (5th)
2003 NL  1.088 (3rd)
2004 NL  1.088 (2nd)
2005 NL  .979 (4th)
Active  .980 (3rd)
Career  .980 (11th)

Games Played s c a p y
2000 NL  160 (7th)
2001 NL  159 (10th)
2003 NL  160 (4th)
Active  1904 (21st)

At Bats s c a p y
Active  6833 (21st)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2000 NL  697 (7th)
2001 NL  696 (8th)
2003 NL  703 (5th)
Active  8139 (19th)
Career  8139 (236th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1999 NL  114 (8th)
2000 NL  138 (2nd)
2001 NL  132 (2nd)
2002 NL  107 (5th)
2003 NL  135 (2nd)
2004 NL  115 (6th)
Active  1262 (11th)
Career  1262 (133rd)

Hits s c a p y
1999 NL  185 (10th)
2000 NL  216 (1st)
2001 NL  197 (4th)
2002 NL  182 (7th)
2003 NL  209 (2nd)
2004 NL  190 (7th)
Active  2218 (14th)
Career  2218 (166th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1999 NL  339 (5th)
2000 NL  405 (1st)
2001 NL  402 (4th)
2002 NL  319 (8th)
2003 NL  367 (2nd)
2004 NL  339 (3rd)
Active  3805 (12th)
Career  3805 (99th)

Doubles s c a p y
2000 NL  59 (1st)
2001 NL  54 (2nd)
2002 NL  39 (10th)
2003 NL  49 (2nd)
2004 NL  49 (3rd)
2005 NL  45 (2nd)
Active  524 (3rd)
Career  524 (36th)

Triples s c a p y
Active  35 (44th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2000 NL  42 (7th)
2001 NL  49 (4th)
Active  331 (15th)
Career  331 (94th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2000 NL  147 (1st)
2001 NL  146 (2nd)
2002 NL  109 (8th)
2003 NL  117 (6th)
Active  1228 (13th)
Career  1228 (127th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2000 NL  103 (4th)
2001 NL  98 (6th)
2002 NL  99 (9th)
2003 NL  111 (2nd)
2004 NL  127 (2nd)
2005 NL  106 (4th)
2007 NL  116 (2nd)
Active  1176 (7th)
Career  1176 (61st)

Strikeouts s c a p y
Active  955 (46th)

Singles s c a p y
2003 NL  122 (9th)
Active  1328 (22nd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2000 NL  163 (3rd)
2001 NL  160 (6th)
2003 NL  165 (3rd)
2004 NL  165 (4th)
2005 NL  144 (7th)
Active  138 (14th)
Career  138 (86th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1999 NL  132 (9th)
2000 NL  192 (1st)
2001 NL  174 (4th)
2002 NL  144 (4th)
2003 NL  168 (2nd)
2004 NL  168 (2nd)
2005 NL  126 (5th)
2007 NL  125 (10th)
Active  1665 (6th)
Career  1665 (49th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2000 NL  67 (2nd)
2001 NL  60 (4th)
2003 NL  65 (3rd)
2004 NL  64 (3rd)
2005 NL  41 (7th)
Active  453 (9th)
Career  453 (58th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2000 NL  6.0 (2nd)
2001 NL  5.6 (4th)
2003 NL  6.0 (3rd)
2004 NL  5.9 (3rd)
2005 NL  3.9 (7th)
Active  42.1 (9th)
Career  42.1 (63rd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1999 NL  79 (5th)
2000 NL  103 (1st)
2001 NL  105 (2nd)
2002 NL  73 (10th)
2003 NL  87 (2nd)
2004 NL  83 (2nd)
Active  890 (9th)
Career  890 (60th)

Times On Base s c a p y
2000 NL  323 (1st)
2001 NL  300 (4th)
2002 NL  286 (5th)
2003 NL  322 (1st)
2004 NL  320 (2nd)
2005 NL  278 (6th)
2007 NL  296 (1st)
2009 NL  268 (6th)
Active  3446 (10th)
Career  3446 (101st)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1999 NL  .702 (8th)
2000 NL  .840 (1st)
2001 NL  .813 (5th)
2002 NL  .788 (4th)
2003 NL  .816 (3rd)
2004 NL  .831 (2nd)
2005 NL  .768 (3rd)
2007 NL  .713 (7th)
2009 NL  .710 (10th)
Active  .751 (2nd)
Career  .751 (24th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2000 NL  10 (7th)
2002 NL  10 (3rd)
2003 NL  7 (7th)
2009 NL  10 (2nd)
Active  75 (14th)
Career  75 (110th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2000 NL  22 (2nd)
2001 NL  15 (9th)
2002 NL  21 (6th)
2003 NL  21 (3rd)
2004 NL  19 (3rd)
2005 NL  22 (3rd)
2006 NL  15 (7th)
2007 NL  16 (6th)
Active  175 (6th)
Career  175 (24th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2003 NL  19 (10th)
Active  169 (27th)
Career  169 (177th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1998 NL  9.8 (7th)
2000 NL  9.5 (7th)
Active  7.2 (37th)

AB per HR s c a p y
2001 NL  12.0 (4th)
Active  20.6 (33rd)
Career  20.6 (135th)

Outs Made s c a p y
Active  4889 (31st)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
2000 NL  93.76 (1st)
2001 NL  71.68 (5th)
2002 NL  57.59 (5th)
2003 NL  78.46 (2nd)
2004 NL  66.75 (2nd)
2005 NL  46.10 (6th)
2006 NL  38.67 (9th)
2007 NL  49.52 (4th)
Active  592.00 (6th)
Career  592.00 (21st)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
2000 NL  9.0 (1st)
2001 NL  5.5 (7th)
2003 NL  5.6 (3rd)
2004 NL  5.6 (5th)
2005 NL  4.0 (10th)
2007 NL  4.6 (5th)
Active  48.6 (5th)
Career  48.6 (32nd)

Situational Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
2000 NL  6.9 (2nd)
2001 NL  7.8 (3rd)
2002 NL  5.0 (6th)
2003 NL  7.0 (3rd)
2004 NL  7.0 (3rd)
2005 NL  4.4 (6th)
Active  52.7 (7th)
Career  52.7 (27th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
2000 NL  7.5 (1st)
2001 NL  6.0 (7th)
2002 NL  5.1 (8th)
2003 NL  6.8 (4th)
2004 NL  5.8 (4th)
2005 NL  4.1 (8th)
2006 NL  3.4 (9th)
2007 NL  4.4 (5th)
Active  50.8 (6th)
Career  50.8 (30th)

Putouts† s c a p y
2000 NL  1326 (1st)
2001 NL  1302 (3rd)
2002 NL  1357 (1st)
2003 NL  1418 (1st)
2004 NL  1356 (2nd)
2005 NL  1237 (3rd)
2006 NL  1367 (2nd)
2007 NL  1448 (2nd)
2009 NL  1349 (3rd)
Active  16222 (1st)
Career  16222 (38th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
2000 NL  18 (3rd)
Active  92 (12th)
Career  92 (61st)

Def. Games as 1B s c a p y
2000 NL  160 (1st)
2001 NL  157 (3rd)
2002 NL  156 (2nd)
2003 NL  159 (2nd)
2004 NL  153 (3rd)
2005 NL  144 (4th)
2006 NL  145 (5th)
2007 NL  153 (3rd)
Active  1856 (1st)
Career  1856 (30th)

Putouts as 1B s c a p y
2000 NL  1326 (1st)
2001 NL  1302 (3rd)
2002 NL  1357 (1st)
2003 NL  1418 (1st)
2004 NL  1356 (2nd)
2005 NL  1237 (3rd)
2006 NL  1367 (2nd)
2007 NL  1448 (2nd)
2009 NL  1349 (3rd)
Active  16206 (1st)
Career  16206 (32nd)

Assists as 1B s c a p y
1998 NL  146 (1st)
2000 NL  149 (1st)
2001 NL  120 (3rd)
2002 NL  113 (3rd)
2003 NL  156 (1st)
2004 NL  144 (1st)
2005 NL  120 (2nd)
Active  1456 (1st)
Career  1456 (8th)

Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y
1999 NL  9 (4th)
2003 NL  11 (2nd)
Active  69 (6th)

Total Zone Runs as 1B s c a p y
1998 NL  9 (2nd)
2000 NL  18 (1st)
2001 NL  7 (1st)
2002 NL  11 (1st)
2003 NL  7 (4th)
2004 NL  10 (2nd)
2007 NL  13 (2nd)
2009 NL  10 (3rd)
2010 NL  6 (2nd)
Active  93 (2nd)
Career  93 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B† s c a p y
1998 NL  9.76 (2nd)
2000 NL  9.84 (2nd)
2002 NL  9.86 (3rd)
2003 NL  10.35 (2nd)
2004 NL  10.22 (2nd)
2005 NL  9.93 (5th)
2006 NL  10.29 (2nd)
2007 NL  10.39 (1st)
2008 NL  11.16 (1st)
2009 NL  10.20 (2nd)
2010 NL  9.56 (4th)
Active  9.99 (2nd)
Career  9.99 (24th)

Range Factor/Game as 1B s c a p y
2000 NL  9.22 (3rd)
2001 NL  9.06 (3rd)
2002 NL  9.42 (2nd)
2003 NL  9.90 (1st)
2004 NL  9.80 (2nd)
2005 NL  9.42 (2nd)
2006 NL  10.03 (2nd)
2007 NL  10.09 (1st)
2008 NL  10.95 (1st)
2009 NL  9.70 (3rd)
Active  9.52 (2nd)
Career  9.52 (98th)

Fielding % as 1B s c a p y
2000 NL  .995 (3rd)
2001 NL  .999 (1st)
2002 NL  .995 (4th)
2004 NL  .997 (1st)
2005 NL  .996 (5th)
2006 NL  .997 (2nd)
2007 NL  .999 (1st)
2008 NL  .997 (2nd)
2009 NL  .998 (3rd)
Active  .996 (5th)
Career  .996 (6th)

Salary s c a p y
2006 NL  $16,600,000 (3rd)
2007 NL  $16,600,000 (1st)
2008 NL  $16,600,000 (3rd)
2009 NL  $16,600,000 (9th)
2010 NL  $17,775,000 (9th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 16 (140), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 143 (104), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 162 (71), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 54 (62), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

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.

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
199723Colorado Rockies$150,0001997 postseason AP survey
199824Colorado Rockies$190,0004/3/98 USA Today
199925Colorado Rockies$750,0004/6/99 USA Today
200026Colorado Rockies$1,300,0004/5/00 AP
200127Colorado Rockies$4,950,0004/6/01 USA Today
200228Colorado Rockies$5,000,0004/3/02 AP
200329Colorado Rockies$10,600,0004/3/03 AP
200430Colorado Rockies$11,600,0004/7/04 AP
200531Colorado Rockies$12,600,000
200632Colorado Rockies$16,600,000
200733Colorado Rockies$16,600,000
200834Colorado Rockies$16,600,000
200935Colorado Rockies$16,600,000
201036Colorado Rockies$17,775,000
201137Colorado Rockies$19,100,000terms of previous deal reworked into this deal; $13.1m deferred to 2014-2023 with interest
201238Colorado Rockies$4,900,000terms of previous deal reworked into this deal
201339Colorado Rockies$5,000,000
Earliest Free Agent: 2014
Career to date (may be incomplete)$131,315,000Does not include future salaries
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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