What years did Rick Helling play?

Rick Helling played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2006.

Was Rick Helling a pitcher?

Yes. Rick Helling pitched in the major leagues, recording 93 wins and 1058 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rick Helling hit?

Rick Helling hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

What was Rick Helling's career batting average?

Rick Helling batted .058 over his career, with 6 hits in 104 at bats.

How many RBI did Rick Helling have?

Rick Helling drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Rick Helling's career ERA?

Rick Helling finished with a 4.68 career ERA, going 93-81 with 1,058 strikeouts.

Rick Helling

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2006)

Rick Helling was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2006 for 5 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 13 seasons. Across 301 career appearances, he went 93-81 with a 4.68 ERA and 1,058 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 93–81

ERA 4.68

WHIP 1.38

SO 1,058

Pitcher PIV -19222.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 215 lb
Born: 12/15/1970 in Devils Lake, ND, USA
MLB Debut: 1994-04-10
Last Game: 2006-09-09

Full name: Ricky Allen Helling

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rick Helling — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
93	81	301	234	10	4	0	1526.1	1,540	793	247	562	1,058	4.68	-19222.4

Career ERA 4.68 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rick Helling Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1994	TEX	AL	3	2	9	9	1	1	52.0	62	34	18	25	5.88	4.51 (-30%)	-2855.2
1995	TEX	AL	0	2	3	3	0	0	12.1	17	9	8	5	6.57	4.45 (-48%)	-734.4
1996	TEX	AL	1	2	6	2	0	0	20.1	23	17	9	16	7.52	4.61 (-63%)	-1418.3
1996	FLO	NL	2	1	5	4	0	0	27.2	14	6	7	26	1.95	4.61 (+58%)	1126.9
1997	FLO	NL	2	6	31	8	0	0	76.0	61	37	48	53	4.38	4.39 (avg)	-2717.5
1997	TEX	AL	3	3	10	8	0	0	55.0	47	28	21	46	4.58	4.39 (-4%)	718.4
1998	TEX	AL	20	7	33	33	4	2	216.1	209	106	78	164	4.41	4.43 (avg)	512.0
1999	TEX	AL	13	11	35	35	3	0	219.1	228	118	85	131	4.84	4.71 (-3%)	-4966.5
2000	TEX	AL	16	13	35	35	0	0	217.0	212	108	99	146	4.48	4.77 (+6%)	-1353.0
2001	TEX	AL	12	11	34	34	2	1	215.2	256	124	63	154	5.17	4.42 (-17%)	-2297.1
2002	ARI	NL	10	12	30	30	0	0	175.2	180	88	48	120	4.51	4.28 (-5%)	-2345.6
2003	BAL	AL	7	8	24	24	0	0	138.2	156	88	40	86	5.71	4.40 (-30%)	-4606.9
2003	FLO	NL	1	0	11	0	0	0	16.1	11	1	5	12	0.55	4.40 (+87%)	460.2
2005	MIL	NL	3	1	15	7	0	0	49.0	39	13	18	42	2.39	4.29 (+44%)	1522.1
2006	MIL	NL	0	2	20	2	0	0	35.0	25	16	15	32	4.11	4.53 (+9%)	-267.4
Career · 15 seasons			93	81	301	234	10	4	1,526.1	1,540	793	562	1,058	4.68	—	-19,222

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Rick Helling — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
301	104	4	6	1	0	0	1	0	8	43	.058	.133	.067	.200	-498

Career AVG .058 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 78.4% below league average.

Career OBP .133 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 60.6% below league average.

Career SLG .067 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 84.2% below league average.

Career OPS .200 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 73.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rick Helling Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1994	TEX	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	TEX	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	TEX	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	FLO	NL	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	3	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	FLO	NL	31	11	0	1	0	0	0	5	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	TEX	AL	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TEX	AL	33	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TEX	AL	35	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TEX	AL	35	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	TEX	AL	34	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	ARI	NL	30	46	3	2	0	1	8	16	.043	—	—	—	—	-497.6
2003	BAL	AL	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	FLO	NL	11	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	MIL	NL	15	13	0	0	0	0	0	9	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	MIL	NL	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			301	104	4	6	1	1	8	43	.058	—	—	—	—	-498

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Rick Helling — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rick Helling — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	AVG
2003	NLCS	FLO	2	1	.000
2003	NLDS1	FLO	1	0	.000
2003	WS	FLO	1	0	.000
2002	NLDS2	ARI	2	0	.000
1999	ALDS2	TEX	1	0	.000
1998	ALDS2	TEX	1	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rick Helling — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	2	8	2	0	25.0	25	12	8	26	4.32

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rick Helling — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2003	NLCS	FLO	0	2	0	5.2	7	4	4	5	6.35
2003	NLDS1	FLO	0	1	0	0.1	2	1	2	0	27.00
2003	WS	FLO	0	1	0	2.2	2	2	0	2	6.75
2002	NLDS2	ARI	0	2	0	4.0	1	0	0	2	0.00
1999	ALDS2	TEX	1	1	1	6.1	5	2	1	8	2.84
1998	ALDS2	TEX	1	1	1	6.0	8	3	1	9	4.50

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Rick Helling — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	145	44	2	2	0	1	.045
Away	156	60	2	4	0	0	.067

Pitching — Home / Away

Rick Helling — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	145	728.2	752	374	262	500	4.62
Away	156	797.2	788	419	300	558	4.73

Last 10 Games — Batting

Rick Helling — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
2006-09-09	MIL	HOU	L	0
2006-08-31	MIL	HOU	L	0
2006-08-26	MIL	MIA	L	0
2006-08-24	MIL	COL	W	0
2006-08-16	MIL	PIT	W	0
2006-08-13	MIL	ATL	L	0
2006-08-05	MIL	STL	L	1
2006-08-02	MIL	COL	L	0
2006-07-28	MIL	CIN	L	0
2006-07-26	MIL	PIT	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rick Helling — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-09-09	MIL	HOU	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	1
2006-08-31	MIL	HOU	—	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1
2006-08-26	MIL	MIA	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2006-08-24	MIL	COL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006-08-16	MIL	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2006-08-13	MIL	ATL	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1
2006-08-05	MIL	STL	—	3.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
2006-08-02	MIL	COL	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1
2006-07-28	MIL	CIN	—	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	0
2006-07-26	MIL	PIT	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rick Helling — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	301	234	54	120	11	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rick Helling — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1994	TEX	P	9	9	2	3	0	0
1995	TEX	P	3	3	0	1	0	0
1996	TEX	P	6	2	2	1	0	0
1996	FLO	P	5	4	0	2	0	0
1997	FLO	P	31	8	0	8	1	0
1997	TEX	P	10	8	1	1	0	0
1998	TEX	P	33	33	8	12	1	0
1999	TEX	P	35	35	4	24	3	2
2000	TEX	P	35	35	8	17	1	1
2001	TEX	P	34	34	15	16	1	1
2002	ARI	P	30	30	4	17	1	1
2003	BAL	P	24	24	4	12	3	0
2003	FLO	P	11	0	1	2	0	0
2005	MIL	P	15	7	4	3	0	0
2006	MIL	P	20	2	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Rick Helling Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	301

Awards & Honors

Rick Helling — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1998	Pitcher of the Month	September

Salary History

Rick Helling — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	MIL	NL	$850,000
2003	BAL	AL	$1,000,000
2002	ARI	NL	$3,000,000
2001	TEX	AL	$4,500,000
2000	TEX	AL	$3,750,000
1999	TEX	AL	$2,250,000
1998	TEX	AL	$216,500
1997	TEX	AL	$165,000
Total Career Earnings			$15,731,500

College History

Rick Helling — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Kishwaukee College	Malta	IL	1991
Stanford University	Palo Alto	CA	1992

Award Voting History

Rick Helling — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1998	Most Valuable Player	AL	21th	1.0	392	0

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Career Spans

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Rick Helling: the record in brief

Rick Helling played a first major league game on April 10, 1994 and a last one on September 9, 2006. The team column moves through the Texas Rangers (1994 through 2001), the Florida Marlins (1996 through 2003), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2002), the Baltimore Orioles (2003), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2005 through 2006). Helling, born on December 15, 1970, in Devils Lake, ND, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Helling's listed size is 6'3" and 215 pounds. Helling's full given name, per the bio, is Ricky Allen Helling.

The pitching table credits Helling with a 93-81 record and a 4.68 ERA in 301 games. Helling had 1,058 strikeouts and 10 complete games. Helling's 4.68 ERA was close to the 4.48 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 20, in 1998. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.41 in 1998, when the league's was 4.43.

Helling's awards table lists Pitcher of the Month (1998).

Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Helling

What years did Rick Helling play?: Rick Helling played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2006.
Was Rick Helling a pitcher?: Yes. Rick Helling pitched in the major leagues, recording 93 wins and 1058 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rick Helling hit?: Rick Helling hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
What was Rick Helling's career batting average?: Rick Helling batted .058 over his career, with 6 hits in 104 at bats.
How many RBI did Rick Helling have?: Rick Helling drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Rick Helling's career ERA?: Rick Helling finished with a 4.68 career ERA, going 93-81 with 1,058 strikeouts.