The following are statistics that illustrate Todd Helton’s brilliant career.
Todd Helton gestures to the crowd after hitting a homerun off of Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jake Peavy at Coors Field on Sept. 25, 2013, in Denver. Todd Helton made his major league debut on Aug. 2, 1997, at 23 years and 347 days old. He played his final game on Sept. 29, 2013, at 40 years and 40 days old. He played 2,247 games and went to the plate 9,453 times.
“I knew what I had to get,” he said after the game. “I was going to run until they tagged me. Once I hit the ball into the gap, I just took off and put my head down and didn’t stop until I got to third.”The greatest season in Helton’s career included one of the greatest months in history. The first baseman hit .512 in May, with 11 home runs, seven doubles, 26 walks and an OPS of 1.588 in 25 games. He struck out just nine times.
“It was a neat moment, no doubt about it,” said Helton, who received the bag and the ball from the game. “It was cool.”At age 36, Helton played in only 118 games and hit .256 with eight homers and 37 RBIs. His back problems returned and he struggled to drive the ball. However, he remained a tough out, and he averaged 4.35 pitches per plate appearance, a career-high. The Rockies crumbled at the end of the season and failed to make the playoffs.
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