Tommy Helms

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964-1977)

AVG .269
HR 34
RBI 477
H 1,342
OPS .642
PIV -5,289
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 165 lb
Born
5/5/1941 in Charlotte, NC, USA
Died
4/13/2025 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1964-09-23
Last Game
1977-10-01
Awards
2× All-Star · Rookie of the Year · 2× Gold Glove

Full name: Tommy Vann Helms

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,435 4,997 414 1,342 223 21 34 477 33 231 301 .269 .300 .342 .642 -5,289

Career AVG .269 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — +6.9% above league average.

Career OBP .300 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 5.4% below league average.

Career SLG .342 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 7.8% below league average.

Career OPS .642 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 6.7% 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
1964 CIN NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1965 CIN NL 21 42 4 16 2 2 0 6 1 3 7 .381 — — — — 0.0
1966 CIN NL 138 542 72 154 23 1 9 49 3 24 31 .284 .248 (+14%) .309 (+2%) .376 (+1%) .685 (+1%) 83.3
1967 CIN NL 137 497 40 136 27 4 2 35 5 24 41 .274 .242 (+13%) .306 (-1%) .357 (avg) .663 (avg) -137.2
1968 CIN NL 127 507 35 146 28 2 2 47 5 12 27 .288 .236 (+22%) .298 (+2%) .340 (+7%) .638 (+5%) 231.8
1969 CIN NL 126 480 38 129 18 1 1 40 4 18 33 .269 .248 (+8%) .320 (-8%) .369 (-14%) .689 (-11%) -865.2
1970 CIN NL 150 575 42 136 21 1 1 45 2 21 33 .237 .253 (-7%) .325 (-20%) .385 (-27%) .711 (-24%) -2209.4
1971 CIN NL 150 547 40 141 26 1 3 52 3 26 33 .258 .249 (+3%) .316 (-9%) .365 (-11%) .682 (-10%) -931.3
1972 HOU NL 139 518 45 134 20 5 5 60 4 24 27 .259 .243 (+6%) .310 (-6%) .353 (-2%) .664 (-4%) -477.1
1973 HOU NL 146 543 44 156 28 2 4 61 1 32 21 .287 .256 (+12%) .325 (avg) .378 (-3%) .703 (-1%) -181.2
1974 HOU NL 137 452 32 126 21 1 5 50 5 23 27 .279 .256 (+9%) .324 (-4%) .369 (-2%) .693 (-3%) -260.4
1975 HOU NL 64 135 7 28 2 0 0 14 0 10 8 .207 .257 (-19%) .327 (-19%) .374 (-41%) .701 (-30%) -625.0
1976 PIT NL 62 87 10 24 5 1 1 13 0 10 5 .276 .255 (+8%) .320 (+9%) .360 (+8%) .681 (+9%) 131.1
1977 PIT NL 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 BOS AL 21 59 5 16 2 0 1 5 0 4 4 .271 .264 (+3%) .329 (avg) .401 (-11%) .730 (-6%) 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 1,435 4,997 414 1,342 223 21 34 477 33 231 301 .269 — — — — -5,241

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 29 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1970 NLCS CIN 3 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
1970 WS CIN 5 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home729248921568114235.274
Away706250819966120242.264

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1977-10-01 BOSBALL 311000000
1977-09-13 BOSNYYL 400000002
1977-09-03 BOSTEXW 100000001
1977-09-02 BOSTEXL 101000100
1977-08-30 BOSOAKW 400000000
1977-08-29 BOSOAKL 402000010
1977-08-28 BOSMINW 311000000
1977-08-27 BOSMINW 311001210
1977-08-26 BOSMINL 401000001
1977-08-25 BOSTEXW 423100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1129 1097 2688 3237 101 807
3B 143 126 119 238 16 20
SS 74 51 102 149 13 32

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1965 CIN 2B 1 0 1 1 0 1
1965 CIN 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0
1965 CIN SS 8 7 15 21 1 5
1966 CIN 2B 20 20 45 50 0 9
1966 CIN 3B 113 113 110 208 13 16
1967 CIN 2B 88 86 185 224 9 50
1967 CIN SS 46 44 79 123 12 25
1968 CIN 2B 127 125 322 370 15 82
1968 CIN 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0
1968 CIN SS 2 0 0 0 0 0
1969 CIN 2B 125 125 320 344 17 87
1969 CIN SS 4 0 5 3 0 2
1970 CIN 2B 148 147 350 410 13 107
1970 CIN SS 12 0 3 2 0 0
1971 CIN 2B 149 146 395 468 9 130
1972 HOU 2B 139 139 353 441 17 115
1973 HOU 2B 145 145 325 438 9 104
1974 HOU 2B 133 130 308 360 10 99
1975 HOU 2B 42 27 58 109 2 19
1975 HOU 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0
1975 HOU SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1976 PIT 2B 11 6 22 19 0 4
1976 PIT 3B 22 10 8 27 3 4
1976 PIT SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1977 BOS 2B 1 1 4 3 0 0
1977 BOS 3B 2 2 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 1129
Third Base 143
Shortstop 74
Designated Hitter 13

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1971 Gold Glove 2B
1970 Gold Glove 2B
1968 TSN All-Star 2B
1966 Rookie of the Year
1966 TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1968 Most Valuable Player NL 25th 1.0 280 0
1966 Rookie of the Year NL 1st 12.0 20 12

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Tommy Helms (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bobby Richardson
    .266 avg, 34 HR
  2. 94
    Rey Sanchez
    .272 avg, 15 HR
  3. 82
    Rennie Stennett
    .274 avg, 41 HR
  4. 82
    Tito Fuentes
    .268 avg, 45 HR
  5. 79
    Ken Reitz
    .260 avg, 68 HR
  6. 79
    Don Kolloway
    .271 avg, 29 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Tommy Helms

What years did Tommy Helms play?
Tommy Helms played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1977.
Was Tommy Helms a pitcher?
No. Tommy Helms was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Tommy Helms hit?
Tommy Helms hit 34 career home runs with 1342 hits.