Tommy Helms
1964–1977 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,435G
.269AVG
.300OBP
.342SLG
More career statistics
1,342H
34HR
477RBI
33SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,334 | 5,337 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,435 | 5,334 | 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 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1969-04-29 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1969-07-09 | 1 in 462 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 | – | – |