Tommy Helms

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: May 5, 1941 in Charlotte, NC us

High School: West Mecklenburg HS (Charlotte, NC)

Debut: September 23, 1964 (Age 23-141d, 12,312th in major league history)
vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1977 (Age 36-149d)
vs. BAL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Tommy Vann Helms

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Relatives: Uncle of Wes Helms

Rookie of the Year
2x All-Star
2x Gold Glove

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.5

4997

1342

.269

414

RBI

477

OBP

.301

SLG

.342

OPS

.643

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	HOU		SFG	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
2	2	Apr 16	HOU		SFG	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
3	3	Apr 17	HOU		SFG	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
4	4	Apr 18	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
5	5	Apr 19	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
6	6	Apr 21	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	2B
7	7	Apr 22	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
8	8	Apr 23	HOU	@	SFG	W,13-7	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
9	9	Apr 24	HOU		CHC	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	5	5	0	10	3	2B
10	10	Apr 25	HOU		CHC	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	2B
11	11	Apr 26	HOU		CHC	W,5-4	CG	48	10.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
12	12	Apr 28	HOU		STL	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
13	13	Apr 29	HOU		STL	L,2-4	CG	44	11.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
14	14	Apr 30	HOU		STL	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	HOU	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
16	16	May 3	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
17	17	May 5	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	6	0	10	4	2B
18	18	May 6	HOU	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
19	19	May 9	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	4	4	1	9	2	2B
20	20	May 10	HOU	@	STL	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
21	22 (1)	May 12	HOU		PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	5	1	8	1	2B
22	23	May 13	HOU		PIT	L,1-6	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
23	24	May 14	HOU		PIT	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
24	25	May 15	HOU		ATL	W,8-2	GS	26	6.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
25	28 (2)	May 18	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	51	11.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
26	29	May 19	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
27	30	May 20	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
28	31	May 21	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
29	33 (1)	May 23 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
30	34	May 23 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	7	1	10	1	2B
31	35	May 24	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
32	36	May 26	HOU		LAD	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
33	37	May 27	HOU		LAD	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
34	38	May 28	HOU		LAD	L,5-6	GS	43	10.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
35	39	May 29	HOU		CIN	L,3-8	CG	48	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
36	40	May 30	HOU		CIN	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	44 (3)	Jun 3	HOU	@	MON	L,0-1	GS	24	6.0	0	2	1	3	1	2B
38	51 (6)	Jun 11	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
39	52	Jun 12	HOU		MON	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
40	53	Jun 13	HOU		MON	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
41	54	Jun 14	HOU		MON	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
42	55	Jun 16	HOU		PHI	W,1-0	CG	46	11.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
43	56	Jun 17	HOU		PHI	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	2B
44	57	Jun 18	HOU		PHI	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
45	58	Jun 19	HOU		NYM	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	2B
46	59	Jun 20	HOU		NYM	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
47	60	Jun 21	HOU		NYM	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
48	61	Jun 22	HOU	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
49	62	Jun 23	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
50	63	Jun 24	HOU	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	2B
51	64	Jun 25	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	43	9.2	3	4	0	7	1	2B
52	65	Jun 26	HOU	@	SDP	W,14-7	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
53	66	Jun 27	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
54	67	Jun 28	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
55	68	Jun 29	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
56	69	Jun 30	HOU		ATL	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	70	Jul 1	HOU		ATL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
58	71	Jul 2	HOU		ATL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
59	72	Jul 3	HOU		ATL	L,9-13	CG	54	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
60	73	Jul 4	HOU		PIT	W,6-0	GS	29	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
61	74	Jul 5	HOU		PIT	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	2B
62	75	Jul 6	HOU		PIT	L,3-7	CG	70	17.0	3	9	0	12	0	2B
63	76	Jul 7	HOU	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
64	77	Jul 8	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
65	78	Jul 9	HOU	@	STL	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
66	79	Jul 11 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
67	80	Jul 11 (2)	HOU	@	CHC	L,5-9	GS	37	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
68	81	Jul 12	HOU	@	CHC	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
69	82	Jul 13	HOU	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
70	83	Jul 14	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	3	1	7	2	2B
71	84	Jul 15	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
72	85	Jul 16 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	43	9.0	6	5	0	11	2	2B
73	86	Jul 16 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
74	87	Jul 17	HOU		STL	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
75	88	Jul 18	HOU		STL	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
76	89	Jul 19	HOU		STL	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
77	90	Jul 21	HOU		CHC	L,3-11	CG	49	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
78	91	Jul 22	HOU		CHC	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
79	92	Jul 23	HOU		CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	5	1	8	0	2B
80	93	Jul 27	HOU		LAD	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
81	94	Jul 28	HOU		LAD	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
82	95	Jul 29	HOU		LAD	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
83	96	Jul 30 (1)	HOU		SDP	L,7-10	GS	65	13.1	4	5	0	9	1	2B
84	97	Jul 30 (2)	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	5	3	0	8	3	2B
85	98	Jul 31	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	99	Aug 1	HOU		CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
87	100	Aug 2	HOU		CIN	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
88	101	Aug 4	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
89	102	Aug 5	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
90	103	Aug 6 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
91	104	Aug 6 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
92	105	Aug 8	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
93	106	Aug 9	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
94	107	Aug 10	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
95	108	Aug 11	HOU		SFG	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
96	109	Aug 12	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
97	110	Aug 13	HOU		SFG	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
98	111	Aug 14	HOU		SFG	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
99	112	Aug 15	HOU	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	42	9.2	1	4	0	5	1	2B
100	113	Aug 16	HOU	@	MON	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
101	114	Aug 17	HOU	@	MON	W,17-5	CG	42	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
102	115	Aug 18	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
103	116	Aug 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	3	4	1	8	0	2B
104	117	Aug 20	HOU	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
105	118	Aug 21	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	34	8.2	0	4	0	4	0	2B
106	119	Aug 22	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	2B
107	120	Aug 23	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	1	7	0	8	3	2B
108	121	Aug 25	HOU		MON	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
109	122	Aug 26	HOU		MON	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
110	123	Aug 27	HOU		MON	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
111	124	Aug 29	HOU		PHI	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
112	125	Aug 30	HOU		PHI	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
113	126	Aug 31	HOU		PHI	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	127	Sep 1	HOU		NYM	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
115	128	Sep 2	HOU		NYM	L,8-11	CG	46	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
116	129	Sep 3	HOU		NYM	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B
117	130	Sep 4	HOU		ATL	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
118	131	Sep 5	HOU		ATL	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
119	132	Sep 7	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	49	13.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
120	133	Sep 8	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
121	134	Sep 9	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
122	135	Sep 10	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
123	136	Sep 11	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
124	137	Sep 13	HOU		SDP	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
125	138	Sep 14	HOU		SDP	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
126	139	Sep 15	HOU		LAD	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	5	2	2	9	2	2B
127	140	Sep 16	HOU		LAD	L,0-10	CG	48	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
128	141	Sep 17	HOU		LAD	W,15-11	CG	48	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
129	142	Sep 19	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
130	143	Sep 20	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-13	CG	45	8.0	3	3	0	6	1
131	144	Sep 22	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
132	145	Sep 23	HOU		CIN	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
133	146	Sep 24	HOU		CIN	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
134	147	Sep 26	HOU		SFG	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
135	148	Sep 27	HOU		SFG	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
136	149	Sep 29	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
137	150	Sep 30	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-5	CG	54	12.0	5	6	0	11	2	2B
138	151	Oct 1	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS	18	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
139	152	Oct 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
							139gm		1247.1	353	441	17	811	115