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Todd Helton
Todd Lynn Helton
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 20, 1973 in Knoxville, TN
Schools: 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
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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 .880 117 260 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 .779 100 116 9 1 0 0 8 3
2009 35 COL NL 79 338 291 46 92 24 2 9 56 0 0 42 47 .316 .396 .505 .902 132 147 7 0 0 5 4 *3
13 Seasons 1740 7454 6253 1189 2049 495 33 319 1172 36 26 1083 857 .328 .427 .570 .997 141 3567 152 49 3 66 174
162 Game Avg. 162 694 582 111 191 46 3 30 109 3 2 101 80 .328 .427 .570 .997 141 332 14 5 0 6 16

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
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 1
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
1 Season (3 Series) 11 47 41 6 9 2 1 0 2 0 0 5 9 .220 .298 .317 .615 13 0 0 1
1 NLDS 3 13 12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083 .154 .250 .404 3 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 1
1 WS 4 17 15 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .333 .412 .467 .878 7 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1997 COL NL 23 OF 15 14 109.2 18 16 2 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -10.9 -1.0 0.8 -1.8 0 1.48 1.20 .978 2.13 1.77
1997 COL NL 23 LF 13 12 93.2 16 14 2 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -7.7 -0.6 1.2 -1.8 0 1.54 1.23 .981 1.95 1.48
1997 COL NL 23 1B 8 7 57.0 78 68 10 0 7 1.000 -1.0 -21.1 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 0 12.32 9.75 .994 9.52 8.16
1997 COL NL 23 RF 2 2 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -30.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.65
1998 COL NL 24 1B 146 134 1208.0 1317 1164 146 7 156 .995 8.7 8.6 6.7 1.2 5.5 2 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 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 5.3 -5.6 0 9.25 8.63 .993 6.87 6.41
2000 COL NL 26 1B 160 156 1349.0 1482 1326 149 7 142 .995 18.4 16.4 18.4 10.9 7.5 0 9.84 9.22 .992 6.67 6.25 AS,MVP-5,SS
2001 COL NL 27 1B 157 157 1370.0 1427 1306 119 2 139 .999 7.3 6.4 6.3 1.2 5.1 1 9.36 9.08 .993 6.57 6.37 AS,MVP-9,GG,SS
2002 COL NL 28 1B 156 155 1342.0 1477 1358 112 7 138 .995 11.3 10.1 11.3 -0.6 11.8 0 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 6.9 6.0 6.9 0.4 6.5 0 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 10.4 9.4 10.4 5.4 5.0 0 10.22 9.80 .993 6.81 6.54 AS,MVP-16,GG
2005 COL NL 31 1B 144 142 1229.2 1359 1236 118 5 136 .996 1.2 1.2 1.2 3.2 -2.0 0 9.91 9.40 .993 7.32 6.94
2006 COL NL 32 1B 145 145 1272.1 1455 1365 86 4 156 .997 -4.7 -4.4 -4.7 -3.5 -1.2 0 10.26 10.01 .994 7.07 6.90
2007 COL NL 33 1B 153 152 1337.0 1545 1448 95 2 153 .999 13.0 11.7 14.0 4.6 9.4 -1 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 5.3 8.9 4.3 1.4 2.9 1 11.16 10.95 .992 9.34 8.23
2009 COL NL 35 1B 79 78 670.0 788 736 50 2 62 .997 10.56 9.95 .993 9.34 8.59
13 Seasons 1B 1697 1665 14550.0 16262 14854 1345 63 1599 .996 76.5 6.3 73.5 28.8 44.6 3 10.02 9.55 .993 7.11 6.72
1 Season OF 15 14 109.2 18 16 2 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -10.9 -1.0 0.8 -1.8 0 1.48 1.20 .978 2.13 1.77
1 Season LF 13 12 93.2 16 14 2 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -7.7 -0.6 1.2 -1.8 0 1.54 1.23 .981 1.95 1.48
1 Season RF 2 2 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -30.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.65
1 Season DH 1
13 Seasons TOT 1712 1679 14659.2 16280 14870 1347 63 1599 .996 75.5 6.2 72.5 29.6 42.8 0 3 9.96 9.47 .989 7.07 6.68
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp 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

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

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%
0.84 Career Shares (280th)

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
Active--.328--3rd
Career--.328--37th

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
Active--.427--2nd
Career--.427--13th

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--.570--4th
Career--.570--13th

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--.997--3rd
Career--.997--10th

Games Played s c a p y
2000 NL--160--7th
2001 NL--159--10th
2003 NL--160--4th
Active--1740--28th

At Bats s c a p y
Active--6253--28th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2000 NL--697--7th
2001 NL--696--8th
2003 NL--703--5th
Active--7454--26th

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--1189--16th
Career--1189--169th

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--2049--17th
Career--2049--232nd

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--3567--15th
Career--3567--134th

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
2009 NL--24--5th
Active--495--6th
Career--495--54th

Home Runs s c a p y
2000 NL--42--7th
2001 NL--49--4th
Active--319--15th
Career--319--99th

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--1172--15th
Career--1172--151st

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--1083--11th
Career--1083--79th

Singles s c a p y
2003 NL--122--9th
Active--1202--26th

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--141--10th
Career--141--69th

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--1567--9th
Career--1567--66th

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--445--10th
Career--445--60th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2000 NL--6.0--2nd
2001 NL--5.5--4th
2002 NL--4.2--9th
2003 NL--6.0--3rd
2004 NL--5.9--3rd
2005 NL--3.9--7th
Active--41.2--10th
Career--41.2--65th

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--847--11th
Career--847--71st

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
Active--3181--15th
Career--3181--148th

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
Active--.761--2nd
Career--.761--19th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2000 NL--10--7th
2002 NL--10--3rd
2003 NL--7--7th
2009 NL--5--5th
Active--66--23rd
Career--66--156th

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--174--6th
Career--174--24th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2003 NL--19--10th
Active--152--31st
Career--152--241st

AB per SO s c a p y
1998 NL--9.815--7th
2000 NL--9.508--7th
Active--7.296--43rd

AB per HR s c a p y
2001 NL--11.980--4th
Active--19.602--29th
Career--19.602--100th

Outs Made s c a p y
Active--4451--38th

Salary s c a p y
2006 NL--$16,600,000--3rd
2007 NL--$16,600,000--1st
2008 NL--$16,600,000--3rd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 16 (143), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 141 (111), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 158 (74), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 50 (75), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Edgar Martinez (838)
  7. Brian Giles (831)
  8. Earl Averill (822) *
  9. Magglio Ordonez (816)
  10. Moises Alou (813)
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  9. Carlos Delgado (827)
  10. Fred McGriff (825)
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  2. Bill Skowron (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Johnny Mize (943) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Johnny Mize (947) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Johnny Mize (942) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Johnny Mize (922) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Hank Greenberg (933) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Frank Thomas (890)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Chuck Klein (887) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Frank Thomas (902)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Frank Thomas (886)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1997Colorado Rockies$150,000
1998Colorado Rockies$190,000
1999Colorado Rockies$750,000
2000Colorado Rockies$1,300,000
2001Colorado Rockies$4,950,000
2002Colorado Rockies$5,000,000
2003Colorado Rockies$10,600,000
2004Colorado Rockies$11,600,000
2005Colorado Rockies$12,600,000
2006Colorado Rockies$16,600,000
2007Colorado Rockies$16,600,000
2008Colorado Rockies$16,600,000
Career (may be incomplete)$96,940,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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