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Tommy Helms
Tommy Vann Helms

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.

Debut September 23, 1964
  vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 1, 1977
Born May 5, 1941 in Charlotte, NC

Uncle of Wes Helms

Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 23 CIN NL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 24 CIN NL  21   42    4   16   2  2   0    6   1  0   3   7  .381  .435  .524  162   22   0   0   1   1   0
 1966 25 CIN NL 138  542   72  154  23  1   9   49   3  4  24  31  .284  .315  .380   85  206   7   3   2   2  16 RoY-1
 1967 26 CIN NL 137  497   40  136  27  4   2   35   5 10  24  41  .274  .305  .356   80  177   5   4   8   0  11 AS
 1968 27 CIN NL 127  507   35  146  28  2   2   47   5  6  12  27  .288  .305  .363   96  184   2   3   6   2   8 MVP-25,AS
 1969 28 CIN NL 126  480   38  129  18  1   1   40   4  6  18  33  .269  .296  .317   69  152   8   1   5   1  20
 1970 29 CIN NL 150  575   42  136  21  1   1   45   2  2  21  33  .237  .262  .282   44  162   5   4   4   0  18
 1971 30 CIN NL 150  547   40  141  26  1   3   52   3  4  26  33  .258  .289  .325   78  178   7   7   5   1  17
 1972 31 HOU NL 139  518   45  134  20  5   5   60   4  3  24  27  .259  .291  .346   82  179   3  10   8   4   8
 1973 32 HOU NL 146  543   44  156  28  2   4   61   1  1  32  21  .287  .325  .368   93  200   6   3  12   0  11
 1974 33 HOU NL 137  452   32  126  21  1   5   50   5  4  23  27  .279  .313  .363   92  164   1   4   7   1  13
 1975 34 HOU NL  64  135    7   28   2  0   0   14   0  0  10   8  .207  .265  .222   41   30   0   1   1   1   3
 1976 35 PIT NL  62   87   10   24   5  1   1   13   0  0  10   5  .276  .350  .391  111   34   2   2   0   1   0
 1977 36 TOT     36   71    5   16   2  0   1    5   0  0   4   7  .225  .276  .296   50   21   2   0   1   1   1
         PIT NL  15   12    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   2   0   0   0   0
         BOS AL  21   59    5   16   2  0   1    5   0  0   4   4  .271  .328  .356   78   21   0   0   1   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1435 4997  414 1342 223 21  34  477  33 40 231 301  .269  .300  .342   79 1709  48  42  60  15 126
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        564   47  152  25  2   4   54   4  5  26  34  .269  .300  .342   79  193   5   5   7   2  14
 Career High    150  575   72  156  28  5   9   61   5 10  32  41  .288  .325  .380   96  206   8  10  12   4  20
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1964 23 CIN NL    1    1    0   0.0    96| .000  .267| .000  .325| .000  .396| .000  .721|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1965 24 CIN NL   46   26   10  10.4    99| .381  .266| .435  .331| .524  .402| .959  .733| 162  .843   3.5   0.4 100%
 1966 25 CIN NL  578  418   61   3.9   104| .284  .276| .315  .336| .380  .416| .695  .751|  85  .468 -11.8  -1.2  42%
 1967 26 CIN NL  530  391   49   3.4   100| .274  .271| .305  .335| .356  .398| .661  .733|  80  .427 -13.6  -1.5  33%
 1968 27 CIN NL  526  380   53   3.8    86| .288  .259| .305  .318| .363  .365| .668  .682|  96  .525  -3.7  -0.4  45%
 1969 28 CIN NL  508  386   39   2.7    99| .269  .265| .296  .336| .317  .393| .613  .729|  69  .312 -21.6  -2.3  40%
 1970 29 CIN NL  605  468   39   2.2   107| .237  .272| .262  .345| .282  .415| .544  .760|  44  .208 -47.9  -4.8  50%
 1971 30 CIN NL  588  441   48   2.9    88| .258  .254| .289  .319| .325  .372| .614  .691|  78  .353 -15.3  -1.6  42%
 1972 31 HOU NL  559  408   52   3.4    90| .259  .254| .291  .322| .346  .376| .637  .698|  82  .425 -12.4  -1.3  57%
 1973 32 HOU NL  584  408   63   4.2    96| .287  .261| .325  .330| .368  .389| .693  .719|  93  .487  -5.4  -0.6  50%
 1974 33 HOU NL  481  348   48   3.7    91| .279  .258| .313  .329| .363  .372| .676  .701|  92  .438  -5.4  -0.6  55%
 1975 34 HOU NL  147  111    8   1.9    90| .207  .257| .265  .327| .222  .371| .487  .698|  41  .188 -10.4  -1.1   0%
 1976 35 PIT NL  102   67   13   5.2    92| .276  .263| .350  .329| .391  .374| .741  .703| 111  .611   1.7   0.2   0%
 1977 36 TOT      78   58    7   3.2   109| .225  .279| .276  .346| .296  .425| .572  .771|  50  .342  -5.4  -0.5   0%
         PIT NL   14   14    0   0.0   105| .000  .272| .000  .340| .000  .414| .000  .754|-100  .000  -3.4  -0.3   0%
         BOS AL   64   44    7   4.3   110| .271  .281| .328  .347| .356  .427| .684  .774|  78  .462  -2.0  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     5333 3911  490   3.4    96| .269  .263| .300  .330| .342  .389| .642  .719|  79  .406 -148.0 -15.3  45%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1965 24 CIN NL SS 8 15 21 1 5 .973 .965 4.50 4.20 4.63 4.92 7 70.0 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.45 3.00 2.70 0 3.0 2B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 4.70 6.00 5.40 0 3.0 1966 25 CIN NL 3B 113 110 208 13 16 .961 .954 2.81 2.66 2.86 3.04 113 1001.3 2B 20 45 50 0 9 1.000 .978 4.75 4.68 5.08 5.33 20 168.3 1967 26 CIN NL 2B 88 185 224 9 50 .978 .976 4.65 4.63 4.71 5.26 86 780.7 AS SS 46 79 123 12 25 .944 .963 4.39 4.31 4.61 4.99 44 394.7 AS 1968 27 CIN NL 2B 127 322 370 15 82 .979 .977 5.45 4.74 5.54 5.21 125 1124.3 AS SS 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.10 0 3.0 AS 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.70 18.00 2.70 0 1.0 AS 1969 28 CIN NL 2B 125 320 344 17 87 .975 .974 5.31 4.65 5.44 5.19 125 1097.7 SS 4 5 3 0 2 1.000 .964 2.00 4.20 10.29 4.89 0 7.0 1970 29 CIN NL 2B 148 350 410 13 107 .983 .979 5.14 4.67 5.51 5.32 147 1241.3 GG SS 12 3 2 0 0 1.000 .962 0.42 4.23 2.11 5.07 0 21.3 1971 30 CIN NL 2B 149 395 468 9 130 .990 .978 5.79 4.86 6.00 5.47 146 1294.3 GG 1972 31 HOU NL 2B 139 353 441 17 115 .979 .978 5.71 4.88 5.75 5.36 139 1243.3 1973 32 HOU NL 2B 145 325 438 9 104 .988 .980 5.26 4.91 5.31 5.52 145 1293.0 1974 33 HOU NL 2B 133 308 360 10 99 .985 .973 5.02 4.64 5.72 5.47 130 1050.7 1975 34 HOU NL 2B 42 58 109 2 19 .988 .975 3.98 4.92 5.67 5.54 27 265.3 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.57 0.00 2.93 1 4.0 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.20 0.00 4.95 0 2.0 1976 35 PIT NL 3B 22 8 27 3 4 .921 .951 1.59 2.61 2.95 2.93 10 106.7 2B 11 22 19 0 4 1.000 .974 3.73 4.93 5.35 5.48 6 69.0 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1977 36 BOS AL DH 13 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.70 0.50 2.95 2 18.0 2B 1 4 3 0 0 1.000 .972 7.00 4.80 7.00 5.40 1 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1965 24 CIN NL 2B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 4.70 6.00 5.40 0 3.0 1966 25 CIN NL 2B 20 45 50 0 9 1.000 .978 4.75 4.68 5.08 5.33 20 168.3 1967 26 CIN NL 2B 88 185 224 9 50 .978 .976 4.65 4.63 4.71 5.26 86 780.7 1968 27 CIN NL 2B 127 322 370 15 82 .979 .977 5.45 4.74 5.54 5.21 125 1124.3 1969 28 CIN NL 2B 125 320 344 17 87 .975 .974 5.31 4.65 5.44 5.19 125 1097.7 1970 29 CIN NL 2B 148 350 410 13 107 .983 .979 5.14 4.67 5.51 5.32 147 1241.3 1971 30 CIN NL 2B 149 395 468 9 130 .990 .978 5.79 4.86 6.00 5.47 146 1294.3 1972 31 HOU NL 2B 139 353 441 17 115 .979 .978 5.71 4.88 5.75 5.36 139 1243.3 1973 32 HOU NL 2B 145 325 438 9 104 .988 .980 5.26 4.91 5.31 5.52 145 1293.0 1974 33 HOU NL 2B 133 308 360 10 99 .985 .973 5.02 4.64 5.72 5.47 130 1050.7 1975 34 HOU NL 2B 42 58 109 2 19 .988 .975 3.98 4.92 5.67 5.54 27 265.3 1976 35 PIT NL 2B 11 22 19 0 4 1.000 .974 3.73 4.93 5.35 5.48 6 69.0 1977 36 BOS AL 2B 1 4 3 0 0 1.000 .972 7.00 4.80 7.00 5.40 1 9.0 1965 24 CIN NL 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.45 3.00 2.70 0 3.0 1966 25 CIN NL 3B 113 110 208 13 16 .961 .954 2.81 2.66 2.86 3.04 113 1001.3 1968 27 CIN NL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.70 18.00 2.70 0 1.0 1975 34 HOU NL 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.57 0.00 2.93 1 4.0 1976 35 PIT NL 3B 22 8 27 3 4 .921 .951 1.59 2.61 2.95 2.93 10 106.7 1977 36 BOS AL 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.70 0.50 2.95 2 18.0 1977 36 BOS AL DH 13 1965 24 CIN NL SS 8 15 21 1 5 .973 .965 4.50 4.20 4.63 4.92 7 70.0 1967 26 CIN NL SS 46 79 123 12 25 .944 .963 4.39 4.31 4.61 4.99 44 394.7 1968 27 CIN NL SS 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.10 0 3.0 1969 28 CIN NL SS 4 5 3 0 2 1.000 .964 2.00 4.20 10.29 4.89 0 7.0 1970 29 CIN NL SS 12 3 2 0 0 1.000 .962 0.42 4.23 2.11 5.07 0 21.3 1975 34 HOU NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.20 0.00 4.95 0 2.0 1976 35 PIT NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.40 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B*1129 2688 3237 101 807 .983 .977 5.25 4.76 5.53 5.36 1097 9640.0 3B* 143 119 238 16 20 .957 .954 2.50 2.65 2.83 3.03 126 1134.0 SS* 74 102 149 13 32 .951 .963 3.39 4.29 4.53 4.98 51 499.0 DH 13 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1346 2909 3624 130 859 .980 .975 4.85 4.51 5.22 5.11 1274 11273
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1970   NLCS  CIN PIT     W   3  11   0   3  0  0  0   0   0   1  .273  .273  .273   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CIN BAL     L   5  18   1   4  0  0  0   0   1   1  .222  .263  .222   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   8  29   1   7  0  0  0   0   1   2  .241  .267  .241   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1967   CIN NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1968   CIN NL   *   3   0   1  1  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 2B 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      1   4   0   1  1  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0  .250  .400  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1967 *
1968 (2B)

Awards
1966-NL-ROY

Gold Gloves
1970-NL--2B
1971-NL--2B
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1968-NL-25-0.00

Sac. Flies
1971 NL-7-6
1972 NL-10-2

Grounded into Double Plays
1966 NL-16-8
1969 NL-20-2
1970 NL-18-7

Caught Stealing
1967 NL-10-5

At Bats per Strikeout
1966 NL-17.5-2
1967 NL-12.1-6
1968 NL-18.8-4
1969 NL-14.5-8
1970 NL-17.4-4
1971 NL-16.6-7
1972 NL-19.2-2
1973 NL-25.9-2

Outs
1970 NL-468-8

     

HOF Standards: Batting - 10.9 (1564) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 14.0 (960) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent.

November 29, 1971: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Lee May and Jimmy Stewart to the Houston Astros for Joe Morgan, Denis Menke, Jack Billingham, Cesar Geronimo, and Ed Armbrister.

December 12, 1975: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Art Howe (January 6, 1976) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

November 5, 1976: Purchased by the Oakland Athletics from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 15, 1977: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Chris Batton and Phil Garner to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dave Giusti, Doc Medich, Doug Bair, Rick Langford, Tony Armas, and Mitchell Page.

June 14, 1977: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 21, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

March 25, 1978: Released by the Boston Red Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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