Helms Award

The Helms Award has gone to the Most Valuable Player of the Claxton Shield (1962-1988, 2003-2010), International Baseball League of Australia (2001-2002) and in the second edition of the Australian Baseball League (2011- ).

Winners:

• 1962 - Anthony Strand, New South Wales
• 1963 - Kevin Greatrex, New South Wales
• 1964 - Adrian Pearce, South Australia
• 1965 - Graeme Deany, Victoria
• 1966 - Greatrex, South Australia
• 1967 - Garry Thompson, South Australia
• 1968 - John Swanson, Victoria
• 1969 - Neil Page, South Australia
• 1970 - Paul Russell, New South Wales
• 1971 - Ron McIver, Victoria
• 1972 - Don Knapp, Western Australia
• 1973 - David Mundy, South Australia
• 1974 - Neil Buszard, Victoria
• 1975 - Larry Home, Queensland
• 1976 - Alan Albury, Queensland
• 1977 - Ron Owen, Victoria
• 1978 - Ray Michell, Western Australia
• 1979 - Brian Wonnacott, Victoria
• 1980 - John Galloway, South Australia
• 1981 - John Hodges, Victoria
• 1982 - Geoffrey Martin, Queensland
• 1983 - Doug Matlejan, Western Australia
• 1984 - Brett Ward, Victoria
• 1985 - Tony Staff, Western Australia
• 1986 - Lindsay Orford, Victoria
• 1987 - Dave Nilsson, Queensland
• 1988 - Tony Adamson, Western Australia
• 1999-2000 - Chris Snelling, New South Wales
• 2000-2001 - A.J. Zapp, IBLA Internationals
• 2002 - Rodney van Buizen, Western Australia
• 2003 - Craig Lewis, New South Wales
• 2004 - Brett Roneberg, Queensland
• 2005 - Brad Harman, Victoria
• 2006 - Brad Dutton, Queensland
• 2007 - Matthew Kent, Victoria
• 2008 - Clint Balgera, Western Australia
• 2009 - Nick Kimpton, Western Australia
• 2010 - Wayne Lundgren, New South Wales
• 2010-2011 - James McOwen, Adelaide
• 2011-2012 - Tim Kennelly, Perth
• 2012-2013 - Adam Buschini, Canberra
• 2013-2014 - Ryan Casteel, Melbourne
• 2014-2015 - Aaron Miller, Adelaide
• 2015-2016 - Justin Williams, Brisbane
• 2016-2017 - Aaron Whitefield, Brisbane
• 2017-2018 - Jake Fraley, Perth
• 2018-2019 - Kennelly, Perth & Markus Solbach, Adelaide
• 2019-2020 - Whitefield, Adelaide
• 2020-2021 - Darryl George, Melbourne
• 2021-2022 - season canceled due to COVID-19
• 2022-2023 - Alex Hall, Adelaide
• 2023-2024 - Lachlan Wells, Adelaide