Tommy Helms
1964–1977 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,435G
.269AVG
.300OBP
.342SLG
1,342H
34HR
477RBI
33SB
5Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,435 | 5,337 | 4,997 | 414 | 1,342 | 223 | 21 | 34 | 477 | 231 | 301 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 42 | 1,709 | .269 | .300 | .342 | .642 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1970-07-05 to 1970-07-21
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1968-07-31 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1969-05-28 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1969-04-29 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 729 | 2664 | 681 | 14 | 235 | 121 | 171 | .274 | .301 | .352 |
| Away | 706 | 2673 | 661 | 20 | 242 | 110 | 130 | .264 | .288 | .332 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 183 | 699 | 166 | 6 | 59 | 29 | 41 | .255 | .279 | .326 |
| May | 241 | 914 | 239 | 5 | 92 | 30 | 52 | .278 | .294 | .352 |
| June | 266 | 988 | 236 | 8 | 76 | 45 | 57 | .254 | .284 | .334 |
| July | 247 | 907 | 244 | 6 | 94 | 39 | 44 | .286 | .312 | .371 |
| August | 261 | 976 | 242 | 5 | 71 | 46 | 54 | .266 | .295 | .333 |
| September | 223 | 809 | 206 | 4 | 80 | 41 | 49 | .274 | .305 | .337 |
| October | 14 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .209 | .227 | .256 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 161 | 579 | 151 | 2 | 52 | 14 | 22 | .273 | .285 | .350 |
| atlanta-braves | 152 | 589 | 168 | 7 | 64 | 22 | 31 | .302 | .323 | .412 |
| san-francisco-giants | 149 | 567 | 126 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 35 | .236 | .256 | .289 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 136 | 513 | 118 | 3 | 33 | 30 | 38 | .249 | .288 | .311 |
| chicago-cubs | 136 | 534 | 127 | 7 | 55 | 22 | 34 | .256 | .279 | .338 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 119 | 429 | 104 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 16 | .257 | .280 | .358 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 115 | 445 | 104 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 29 | .248 | .270 | .291 |
| new-york-mets | 110 | 401 | 111 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 22 | .294 | .329 | .349 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1965 | Cincinnati Reds | 21 | 42 | 16 | – | 6 | 1 | .381 | – | – |
| 1966 | Cincinnati Reds | 138 | 542 | 154 | 9 | 49 | 3 | .284 | – | – |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | 137 | 497 | 136 | 2 | 35 | 5 | .274 | – | – |
| 1968 | Cincinnati Reds | 127 | 507 | 146 | 2 | 47 | 5 | .288 | – | – |
| 1969 | Cincinnati Reds | 126 | 480 | 129 | 1 | 40 | 4 | .269 | – | – |
| 1970 | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 575 | 136 | 1 | 45 | 2 | .237 | – | – |
| 1971 | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 547 | 141 | 3 | 52 | 3 | .258 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Houston Astros | 139 | 518 | 134 | 5 | 60 | 4 | .259 | – | – |
| 1973 | Houston Astros | 146 | 543 | 156 | 4 | 61 | 1 | .287 | – | – |
| 1974 | Houston Astros | 137 | 452 | 126 | 5 | 50 | 5 | .279 | – | – |
| 1975 | Houston Astros | 64 | 135 | 28 | – | 14 | – | .207 | – | – |
| 1976 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 87 | 24 | 1 | 13 | – | .276 | – | – |
| 1977 | Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 71 | 16 | 1 | 5 | – | .225 | – | – |