Tommy Helms
Tommy Vann Helms
Born: May 5, 1941
Charlotte, NC USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
Career: 1964-1977
Minor League Statistics
Tommy Helms compiled a career batting average of .269 with 34 home runs and 477 RBI in his 1435-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1964 season and last took the field during the 1977 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 21 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .381 | .435 | .524 | .959 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 138 | 578 | 542 | 72 | 154 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 31 | .284 | .315 | .380 | .695 | 206 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 137 | 530 | 497 | 40 | 136 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 41 | .274 | .305 | .356 | .661 | 177 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 127 | 526 | 507 | 35 | 146 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 27 | .288 | .305 | .363 | .668 | 184 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1969 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 126 | 508 | 480 | 38 | 129 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 33 | .269 | .296 | .317 | .613 | 152 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 605 | 575 | 42 | 136 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 33 | .237 | .262 | .282 | .543 | 162 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 1971 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 588 | 547 | 40 | 141 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 33 | .258 | .289 | .325 | .615 | 178 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 1972 | NL | Houston Astros | 139 | 559 | 518 | 45 | 134 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | .259 | .291 | .346 | .637 | 179 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| 1973 | NL | Houston Astros | 146 | 584 | 543 | 44 | 156 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 21 | .287 | .325 | .368 | .694 | 200 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | 137 | 481 | 452 | 32 | 126 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | .279 | .313 | .363 | .675 | 164 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | 64 | 147 | 135 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | .207 | .265 | .222 | .488 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 102 | 87 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | .276 | .350 | .391 | .741 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 21 | 64 | 59 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .271 | .328 | .356 | .684 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1435 | 5333 | 4997 | 414 | 1342 | 223 | 21 | 34 | 477 | 33 | 40 | 231 | 301 | .269 | .300 | .342 | .642 | 1709 | 126 | 15 | 48 | 42 | 60 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 8 | 7 | 70.0 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 5 | .973 | 4.629 | 4.500 |
| 1965 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 2.000 |
| 1965 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .500 |
| 1966 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 113 | 113 | 1001.3 | 110 | 208 | 13 | 16 | .961 | 2.858 | 2.814 |
| 1966 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 20 | 20 | 168.3 | 45 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 5.079 | 4.750 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 88 | 86 | 780.7 | 185 | 224 | 9 | 50 | .978 | 4.715 | 4.648 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 46 | 44 | 394.7 | 79 | 123 | 12 | 25 | .944 | 4.606 | 4.391 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 127 | 125 | 1124.3 | 322 | 370 | 15 | 82 | .979 | 5.539 | 5.449 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 2.000 |
| 1969 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 125 | 125 | 1097.7 | 320 | 344 | 17 | 87 | .975 | 5.444 | 5.312 |
| 1969 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 4 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 2.000 |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 148 | 147 | 1241.0 | 350 | 410 | 13 | 107 | .983 | 5.512 | 5.135 |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 12 | 0 | 21.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.143 | .417 |
| 1971 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 149 | 146 | 1294.0 | 395 | 468 | 9 | 130 | .990 | 6.002 | 5.792 |
| 1972 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 139 | 139 | 1247.0 | 353 | 441 | 17 | 115 | .979 | 5.731 | 5.712 |
| 1973 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 145 | 145 | 1293.0 | 325 | 438 | 9 | 104 | .988 | 5.311 | 5.262 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 133 | 130 | 1050.7 | 308 | 360 | 10 | 99 | .985 | 5.722 | 5.023 |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 42 | 27 | 265.3 | 58 | 109 | 2 | 19 | .988 | 5.665 | 3.976 |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 3 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 22 | 10 | 106.7 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 4 | .921 | 2.953 | 1.591 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 11 | 6 | 69.0 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.348 | 3.727 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1977 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | .500 |
| 1977 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 7.000 |
| Totals | 1346 | 1274 | 11275.7 | 2909 | 3624 | 130 | 859 | .980 | 5.215 | 4.854 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .263 | .222 | .485 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .241 | .267 | .241 | .508 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 2B | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.393 | 7.667 |
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.814 | 4.600 |
| Totals | 8 | 8 | 71.0 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.831 | 5.750 |
Awards
1966 - NL Rookie of the Year
1968 - NL TSN All-Star 2B
1970 - NL Gold Glove 2B
1971 - NL Gold Glove 2B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
