Rick Helling

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
93 81 301 234 10 4 0 1526.3 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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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1994 TEX AL 3 2 9 9 1 1 0 52.0 62 34 18 25 5.88 4.51 (-30%) -2855.2
1995 TEX AL 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 12.3 17 9 8 5 6.57 4.45 (-48%) -734.4
1996 TEX AL 1 2 6 2 0 0 0 20.3 23 17 9 16 7.52 4.61 (-63%) -1418.3
1996 FLO NL 2 1 5 4 0 0 0 27.7 14 6 7 26 1.95 4.61 (+58%) 1126.9
1997 FLO NL 2 6 31 8 0 0 0 76.0 61 37 48 53 4.38 4.39 (avg) -2717.5
1997 TEX AL 3 3 10 8 0 0 0 55.0 47 28 21 46 4.58 4.39 (-4%) 718.4
1998 TEX AL 20 7 33 33 4 2 0 216.3 209 106 78 164 4.41 4.43 (avg) 512.0
1999 TEX AL 13 11 35 35 3 0 0 219.3 228 118 85 131 4.84 4.71 (-3%) -4966.5
2000 TEX AL 16 13 35 35 0 0 0 217.0 212 108 99 146 4.48 4.77 (+6%) -1353.0
2001 TEX AL 12 11 34 34 2 1 0 215.7 256 124 63 154 5.17 4.42 (-17%) -2297.1
2002 ARI NL 10 12 30 30 0 0 0 175.7 180 88 48 120 4.51 4.28 (-5%) -2345.6
2003 BAL AL 7 8 24 24 0 0 0 138.7 156 88 40 86 5.71 4.40 (-30%) -4606.9
2003 FLO NL 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 16.3 11 1 5 12 0.55 4.40 (+87%) 460.2
2005 MIL NL 3 1 15 7 0 0 0 49.0 39 13 18 42 2.39 4.29 (+44%) 1522.1
2006 MIL NL 0 2 20 2 0 0 0 35.0 25 16 15 32 4.11 4.53 (+9%) -267.4
Career · 15 seasons 93 81 301 234 10 4 0 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

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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2003 NLCS FLO 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 NLDS1 FLO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 WS FLO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 NLDS2 ARI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

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

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2003 NLCS FLO 0 0 2 0 0 5.7 7 4 4 5 6.35
2003 NLDS1 FLO 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 2 1 2 0 27.00
2003 WS FLO 0 0 1 0 0 2.7 2 2 0 2 6.75
2002 NLDS2 ARI 0 0 2 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 2 0.00
1999 ALDS2 TEX 0 1 1 1 0 6.3 5 2 1 8 2.84
1998 ALDS2 TEX 0 1 1 1 0 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home145442201.045
Away156602400.067

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home145728.27523742625004.62
Away156797.27884193005584.73

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2006-09-09 MILHOUL 000000000
2006-08-31 MILHOUL 000000000
2006-08-26 MILMIAL 000000000
2006-08-24 MILCOLW 000000000
2006-08-16 MILPITW 000000000
2006-08-13 MILATLL 000000000
2006-08-05 MILSTLL 100000000
2006-08-02 MILCOLL 000000000
2006-07-28 MILCINL 000000000
2006-07-26 MILPITL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2006-09-09 MILHOU — 2.0211121
2006-08-31 MILHOU — 1.1111021
2006-08-26 MILMIA — 2.0000120
2006-08-24 MILCOL — 1.0100000
2006-08-16 MILPIT — 1.0000110
2006-08-13 MILATL — 1.0211001
2006-08-05 MILSTL — 3.0000210
2006-08-02 MILCOL — 1.0322001
2006-07-28 MILCIN — 2.0111210
2006-07-26 MILPIT — 2.0000030

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 301 234 54 120 11 5

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

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 301

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1998 Pitcher of the Month September

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

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

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1998 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 1.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Rick Helling (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bruce Chen
    82-81, 4.62 ERA
  2. 93
    Mark Gardner
    99-93, 4.56 ERA
  3. 87
    Gil Meche
    84-83, 4.49 ERA
  4. 87
    Frank Castillo
    82-104, 4.56 ERA
  5. 86
    Derek Holland
    82-83, 4.62 ERA
  6. 86
    Roberto Hernandez
    71-99, 4.60 ERA

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.