Rick Helling

Q: When was Rick Helling born?

Rick Helling was born on December 15, 1970.

Q: Where was Rick Helling born?

Rick Helling was born in Devils Lake, ND .

Q: How tall is Rick Helling?

Rick Helling is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Rick Helling weigh when playing?

Rick Helling weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Rick Helling play?

Rick Helling played 12 seasons.

Q: Is Rick Helling in the Hall of Fame?

Rick Helling has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Rick Helling drafted?

Rick Helling was drafted by the New York Mets in the 50th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kishwaukee College (Malta, IL) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Rick Helling have?

Rick Helling had 1,058 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Rick Helling played for?

Rick Helling played for 5 teams; the Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers.

Q: How many World Series has Rick Helling won?

Rick Helling has won 1 World Series.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: December 15, 1970 in Devils Lake, ND us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 50th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kishwaukee College (Malta, IL) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).

High School: Shanley HS (Fargo, ND)

Schools: Kishwaukee College (Malta, IL), University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND), Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

Debut: April 10, 1994 (Age 23-116d, 16,476th in major league history)
vs. BAL 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 9, 2006 (Age 35-268d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1994 season

Agents: Jeff Moorad • Previously: Barry Axelrod

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Ricky Allen Helling

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2003 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.2

ERA

4.68

301

234

1526.1

1058

WHIP

1.377

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1992	21	TEX-min	A+	1	1	.500	2.29	3	3	0	0	0	0	19.2	13	5	5	1	4	0	20	2	1	1	79			0.864	5.9	0.5	1.8	9.2	5.00	CHT FLOR
1993	22	TEX-min	AA,AAA	13	9	.591	3.49	28	28	0	3	2	0	188.1	155	79	73	14	49	1	205	10	3	3	766			1.083	7.4	0.7	2.3	9.8	4.18	TUL,OKC TL,AA
1994	23	TEX-min	AAA	4	12	.250	5.78	20	20	0	2	0	0	132.1	153	93	85	17	43	2	85	6	2	8	585			1.481	10.4	1.2	2.9	5.8	1.98	OKC AA
1994	23	TEX	AL	3	2	.600	5.88	9	9	0	1	1	0	52.0	62	34	34	14	18	0	25	0	1	4	228	82	6.71	1.538	10.7	2.4	3.1	4.3	1.39
1995	24	TEX-min	AAA	4	8	.333	5.33	20	20	0	3	0	0	109.2	132	73	65	13	41	1	80	10	1	3	493			1.578	10.8	1.1	3.4	6.6	1.95	OKC AA
1995	24	TEX	AL	0	2	.000	6.57	3	3	0	0	0	0	12.1	17	11	9	2	8	0	5	2	0	0	62	76	6.83	2.027	12.4	1.5	5.8	3.6	0.63
1996	25	TEX-min	AAA	12	4	.750	2.96	23	22	1	2	1	0	140.0	124	54	46	10	38	1	157	7	2	4	574			1.157	8.0	0.6	2.4	10.1	4.13	OKC AA
1996	25	TOT	MLB	3	3	.500	4.31	11	6	2	0	0	0	48.0	37	23	23	9	16	0	42	0	1	1	198	107	4.86	1.104	6.9	1.7	3.0	7.9	2.63
1996	25	TEX	AL	1	2	.333	7.52	6	2	2	0	0	0	20.1	23	17	17	7	9	0	16	0	0	1	92	71	7.40	1.574	10.2	3.1	4.0	7.1	1.78
1996	25	FLA	NL	2	1	.667	1.95	5	4	0	0	0	0	27.2	14	6	6	2	7	0	26	0	1	0	106	211	2.99	0.759	4.6	0.7	2.3	8.5	3.71
1997	26	TOT	MLB	5	9	.357	4.47	41	16	9	0	0	0	131.0	108	67	65	17	69	2	99	6	0	3	550	98	5.00	1.351	7.4	1.2	4.7	6.8	1.43
1997	26	FLA	NL	2	6	.250	4.38	31	8	8	0	0	0	76.0	61	38	37	12	48	2	53	4	0	0	324	93	5.82	1.434	7.2	1.4	5.7	6.3	1.10
1997	26	TEX	AL	3	3	.500	4.58	10	8	1	0	0	0	55.0	47	29	28	5	21	0	46	2	0	3	226	105	3.87	1.236	7.7	0.8	3.4	7.5	2.19
1998	27	TEX	AL	20	7	.741	4.41	33	33	0	4	2	0	216.1	209	109	106	27	78	6	164	1	0	10	922	109	4.34	1.327	8.7	1.1	3.2	6.8	2.10	MVP-21
1999	28	TEX	AL	13	11	.542	4.84	35	35	0	3	0	0	219.1	228	127	118	41	85	5	131	6	0	8	943	105	5.61	1.427	9.4	1.7	3.5	5.4	1.54
2000	29	TEX	AL	16	13	.552	4.48	35	35	0	0	0	0	217.0	212	122	108	29	99	2	146	9	0	2	963	112	5.02	1.433	8.8	1.2	4.1	6.1	1.47
2001	30	TEX	AL	12	11	.522	5.17	34	34	0	2	1	0	215.2	256	134	124	38	63	2	154	4	0	6	941	90	4.84	1.479	10.7	1.6	2.6	6.4	2.44
2002	31	ARI-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	1.29	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	25			0.714	5.1	0.0	1.3	9.0	7.00	TUC PCL
2002	31	ARI	NL	10	12	.455	4.51	30	30	0	0	0	0	175.2	180	94	88	31	48	6	120	6	1	7	751	101	4.81	1.298	9.2	1.6	2.5	6.1	2.50
2003	32	TOT	MLB	8	8	.500	5.17	35	24	5	0	0	0	155.0	167	91	89	31	45	0	98	12	1	5	665	87	5.47	1.368	9.7	1.8	2.6	5.7	2.18
2003	32	BAL	AL	7	8	.467	5.71	24	24	0	0	0	0	138.2	156	90	88	30	40	0	86	12	1	4	603	79	5.73	1.413	10.1	1.9	2.6	5.6	2.15
2003	32	FLA	NL	1	0	1.000	0.55	11	0	5	0	0	0	16.1	11	1	1	1	5	0	12	0	0	1	62	779	3.28	0.980	6.1	0.6	2.8	6.6	2.40

2004	33	TEX-MIN-min	AA,AAA	3	6	.333	6.26	12	12	0	1	1	0	69.0	93	53	48	13	23	0	43	1	0	2	305			1.681	12.1	1.7	3.0	5.6	1.87	NBR,OKC,ROC EL,PCL,IL
2005	34	MIL-min	AAA	9	3	.750	4.13	21	21	0	0	0	0	130.2	128	74	60	12	50	1	105	7	1	5	570			1.362	8.8	0.8	3.4	7.2	2.10	NVL PCL
2005	34	MIL	NL	3	1	.750	2.39	15	7	2	0	0	0	49.0	39	13	13	2	18	1	42	2	0	1	199	180	3.06	1.163	7.2	0.4	3.3	7.7	2.33
2006	35	MIL-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	3.75	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.0	9	5	5	0	2	0	6	1	0	0	47			0.917	6.8	0.0	1.5	4.5	3.00	NVL PCL
2006	35	MIL	NL	0	2	.000	4.11	20	2	4	0	0	0	35.0	25	17	16	6	15	0	32	0	0	1	142	111	4.83	1.143	6.4	1.5	3.9	8.2	2.13
12 Yrs				93	81	.534	4.68	301	234	22	10	4	0	1526.1	1540	842	793	247	562	24	1058	48	4	48	6564	101	5.00	1.377	9.1	1.5	3.3	6.2	1.88
162 Game Avg.				12	10	.534	4.68	38	30	3	1	1	0	194	196	107	101	31	71	3	134	6	1	6	834	101	5.00	1.377	9.1	1.5	3.3	6.2	1.88
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
TEX (8 yrs)				68	51	.571	4.86	165	159	3	10	4	0	1008.0	1054	583	544	163	381	15	687	24	1	34	4377	101	5.06	1.424	9.4	1.5	3.4	6.1	1.80
FLA (3 yrs)				5	7	.417	3.30	47	12	13	0	0	0	120.0	86	45	44	15	60	2	91	4	1	1	492	124	4.82	1.217	6.5	1.1	4.5	6.8	1.52
MIL (2 yrs)				3	3	.500	3.11	35	9	6	0	0	0	84.0	64	30	29	8	33	1	74	2	0	2	341	142	3.80	1.155	6.9	0.9	3.5	7.9	2.24
ARI (1 yr)				10	12	.455	4.51	30	30	0	0	0	0	175.2	180	94	88	31	48	6	120	6	1	7	751	101	4.81	1.298	9.2	1.6	2.5	6.1	2.50
BAL (1 yr)				7	8	.467	5.71	24	24	0	0	0	0	138.2	156	90	88	30	40	0	86	12	1	4	603	79	5.73	1.413	10.1	1.9	2.6	5.6	2.15

AL (9 yrs)				75	59	.560	4.96	189	183	3	10	4	0	1146.2	1210	673	632	193	421	15	773	36	2	38	4980	98	5.14	1.422	9.5	1.5	3.3	6.1	1.84
NL (6 yrs)				18	22	.450	3.82	112	51	19	0	0	0	379.2	330	169	161	54	141	9	285	12	2	10	1584	115	4.59	1.241	7.8	1.3	3.3	6.8	2.02

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rick Helling?

Rick Helling is 52 years old.

When was Rick Helling born?

Rick Helling was born on December 15, 1970.

Where was Rick Helling born?

Rick Helling was born in Devils Lake, ND.

How tall is Rick Helling?

Rick Helling is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Rick Helling weigh when playing?

Rick Helling weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Rick Helling play?

Rick Helling played 12 seasons.

Is Rick Helling in the Hall of Fame?

Rick Helling has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Rick Helling drafted?

Rick Helling was drafted by the New York Mets in the 50th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kishwaukee College (Malta, IL) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).

What position did Rick Helling play?

Rick Helling was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Rick Helling have?

Rick Helling had 1,058 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Rick Helling played for?

Rick Helling played for 5 teams; the Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers.

How many World Series has Rick Helling won?

Rick Helling has won 1 World Series.

When did Rick Helling retire?

Rick Helling last played in 2006.

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