Todd Helton
Todd Lynn Helton
Born: August 20, 1973
Knoxville, TN USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 220
College: University of Tennessee
Career: 1997-2013
Draft: Round 2 (1992 June Amateur Draft, San Diego Padres)
Draft: Round 1 (1995 June Amateur Draft, Colorado Rockies)
School: Central HS (Knoxville, TX)
Tennessee
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024.
Minor League Statistics
Todd Helton compiled a career batting average of .316 with 369 home runs and 1406 RBI in his 2247-game career with the Colorado Rockies. He began playing during the 1997 season and last took the field during the 2013 campaign. Helton was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 35 | 101 | 93 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | .280 | .337 | .484 | .821 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 152 | 595 | 530 | 78 | 167 | 37 | 1 | 25 | 97 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 54 | .315 | .380 | .530 | .911 | 281 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 1999 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 159 | 656 | 578 | 114 | 185 | 39 | 5 | 35 | 113 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 77 | .320 | .395 | .587 | .981 | 339 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2000 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 160 | 697 | 580 | 138 | 216 | 59 | 2 | 42 | 147 | 5 | 3 | 103 | 61 | .372 | .463 | .698 | 1.162 | 405 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 22 |
| 2001 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 159 | 696 | 587 | 132 | 197 | 54 | 2 | 49 | 146 | 7 | 5 | 98 | 104 | .336 | .432 | .685 | 1.116 | 402 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 2002 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 156 | 667 | 553 | 107 | 182 | 39 | 4 | 30 | 109 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 91 | .329 | .429 | .577 | 1.006 | 319 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 21 |
| 2003 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 160 | 703 | 583 | 135 | 209 | 49 | 5 | 33 | 117 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 72 | .358 | .458 | .630 | 1.088 | 367 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| 2004 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 154 | 683 | 547 | 115 | 190 | 49 | 2 | 32 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 72 | .347 | .469 | .620 | 1.088 | 339 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 2005 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 144 | 626 | 509 | 92 | 163 | 45 | 2 | 20 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 80 | .320 | .445 | .534 | .979 | 272 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 2006 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 145 | 649 | 546 | 94 | 165 | 40 | 5 | 15 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 91 | 64 | .302 | .404 | .476 | .880 | 260 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 2007 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 154 | 682 | 557 | 86 | 178 | 42 | 2 | 17 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 74 | .320 | .434 | .494 | .928 | 275 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 2008 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 83 | 361 | 299 | 39 | 79 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 50 | .264 | .391 | .388 | .779 | 116 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 151 | 645 | 544 | 79 | 177 | 38 | 3 | 15 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 73 | .325 | .416 | .489 | .904 | 266 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 2010 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 118 | 473 | 398 | 48 | 102 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 90 | .256 | .362 | .367 | .728 | 146 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2011 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 124 | 491 | 421 | 59 | 127 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 71 | .302 | .385 | .466 | .850 | 196 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 2012 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 69 | 283 | 240 | 31 | 57 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 44 | .238 | .343 | .400 | .743 | 96 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 124 | 442 | 397 | 41 | 99 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 87 | .249 | .314 | .423 | .738 | 168 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Totals | 2247 | 9450 | 7962 | 1401 | 2519 | 592 | 37 | 369 | 1406 | 37 | 29 | 1335 | 1175 | .316 | .414 | .539 | .953 | 4292 | 186 | 57 | 3 | 93 | 185 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NL | Colorado Rockies | OF | 15 | 14 | 109.7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.477 | 1.200 |
| 1997 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 8 | 7 | 57.0 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 12.316 | 9.750 |
| 1998 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 146 | 134 | 1208.0 | 1164 | 146 | 7 | 156 | .995 | 9.760 | 8.973 |
| 1999 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 156 | 148 | 1310.0 | 1243 | 103 | 9 | 152 | .993 | 9.247 | 8.628 |
| 2000 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 160 | 156 | 1349.0 | 1326 | 149 | 7 | 143 | .995 | 9.841 | 9.219 |
| 2001 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 157 | 157 | 1370.0 | 1302 | 120 | 2 | 139 | .999 | 9.342 | 9.057 |
| 2002 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 156 | 155 | 1342.0 | 1357 | 113 | 7 | 138 | .995 | 9.858 | 9.423 |
| 2003 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 159 | 159 | 1369.0 | 1418 | 156 | 11 | 149 | .993 | 1.348 | 9.899 |
| 2004 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 153 | 151 | 1320.7 | 1356 | 144 | 4 | 130 | .997 | 1.222 | 9.804 |
| 2005 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 144 | 142 | 1229.7 | 1237 | 120 | 5 | 136 | .996 | 9.932 | 9.424 |
| 2006 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 145 | 145 | 1272.3 | 1367 | 87 | 4 | 156 | .997 | 1.285 | 1.028 |
| 2007 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 153 | 152 | 1337.0 | 1448 | 95 | 2 | 153 | .999 | 1.387 | 1.085 |
| 2008 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 81 | 81 | 715.3 | 830 | 57 | 3 | 79 | .997 | 11.160 | 1.951 |
| 2009 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 149 | 147 | 1275.0 | 1349 | 96 | 3 | 115 | .998 | 1.200 | 9.698 |
| 2010 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 115 | 105 | 947.7 | 932 | 77 | 8 | 116 | .992 | 9.582 | 8.774 |
| 2011 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 119 | 113 | 987.7 | 985 | 104 | 3 | 110 | .997 | 9.923 | 9.151 |
| 2012 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 67 | 64 | 558.7 | 566 | 57 | 2 | 53 | .997 | 1.036 | 9.299 |
| 2013 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 110 | 104 | 910.3 | 941 | 92 | 2 | 96 | .998 | 1.213 | 9.391 |
| Totals | 2193 | 2134 | 18669.0 | 18905 | 1728 | 79 | 2028 | .996 | 9.947 | 9.409 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NL | Colorado Rockies | NLDS2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .083 | .154 | .250 | .404 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | NL | Colorado Rockies | NLCS | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .214 | .294 | .214 | .508 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | NL | Colorado Rockies | WS | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .412 | .467 | .878 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NL | Colorado Rockies | NLDS2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .188 | .316 | .188 | .503 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 66 | 57 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .211 | .303 | .281 | .584 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NL | Colorado Rockies | NLDS2 | 1B | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 9.333 | 9.333 |
| 2007 | NL | Colorado Rockies | NLCS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 38.0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 9.500 |
| 2007 | NL | Colorado Rockies | WS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 11.647 | 11.000 |
| 2009 | NL | Colorado Rockies | NLDS2 | 1B | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 9.257 | 9.000 |
| Totals | 15 | 15 | 134.0 | 140 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 1.000 | 9.806 | 9.733 |
Awards
1998 - NL TSN Rookie Player of the Year
1999 - NL Player of the Week Week of 1999-06-19
2000 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2000-07-22
2000 - NL Player of the Month August
2000 - NL Hank Aaron Award 1B
2000 - NL Silver Slugger 1B
2000 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2000-08-19
2000 - NL Player of the Month May
2000 - NL MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2000 - NL TSN All-Star 1B
2000 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2000-05-13
2001 - NL TSN All-Star 1B
2001 - NL Gold Glove 1B
2001 - NL Silver Slugger 1B
2002 - NL TSN All-Star 1B
2002 - NL Player of the Month May
2002 - NL Silver Slugger 1B
2002 - NL Gold Glove 1B
2003 - NL Silver Slugger 1B
2003 - NL TSN All-Star 1B
2003 - NL Player of the Month April
2004 - NL Gold Glove 1B
2005 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2005-09-24
2005 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2005-07-08
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
