Todd Helton

Helton with the Colorado Rockies

First baseman

Born: August 20, 1973 (age 43)
Knoxville, Tennessee

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

MLB debut

August 2, 1997, for the Colorado Rockies

Last MLB appearance

September 29, 2013, for the Colorado Rockies

MLB statistics

.316

2,519

369

1,406

Teams

Colorado Rockies (1997–2013)

Career highlights and awards

5× All-Star (2000–2004)
3× Gold Glove Award (2001, 2002, 2004)
4× Silver Slugger Award (2000–2003)
NL Hank Aaron Award (2000)
MLB batting champion (2000)
MLB RBI leader (2000)
Dick Howser Trophy (1995)
Colorado Rockies #17 retired

Todd Lynn Helton (born August 20, 1973) is a former American professional baseball first baseman who played his entire 17-year career for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). A five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, and three-time Gold Glove Award winner, Helton holds the Colorado Rockies club records for hits (2,519), home runs (369), doubles (592), walks (1,335), runs scored (1,401), runs batted in (RBI, with 1,406), games played (2,247), and total bases (4,292), among others.

Each season from 1999–2004, Helton met or exceeded all of the following totals: .320 batting average, 39 doubles, 30 home runs, 107 runs scored, 96 RBI, .577 slugging percentage and .981 on-base plus slugging. In 2000, he won the batting title with a .372 average, and also led MLB with a .698 slugging percentage, 59 doubles, 147 RBI and the National League with 216 hits. Helton amassed his 2,000th career hit against the Atlanta Braves on May 19, 2009, and his 2,500th against the Cincinnati Reds on September 1, 2013.

Helton attended Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee and was a letterman in football and baseball. In football, he posted 2,772 total yards as quarterback. In baseball, as a senior, Helton posted a .655 batting average and 12 home runs and was named the Regional Player of the Year. Baseball America also bestowed him with All-American honors for his senior season. Helton was drafted in the 2nd round (55th overall) by the San Diego Padres during the 1992 MLB draft. He did not sign and chose to attend college.

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