Todd Lynn Helton (born August 20, 1973 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is the starting first baseman for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.
One of the greatest players in Rockies history, Helton is a 5-time All-Star, 4-time Silver Slugger, 4-time National League Player of the Month and 3-time Gold Glove winner. At the end of the 2009 Major League Baseball season, Helton has the third-highest career batting average of all active players at .3...
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Todd Lynn Helton (born August 20, 1973 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is the starting first baseman for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.
One of the greatest players in Rockies history, Helton is a 5-time All-Star, 4-time Silver Slugger, 4-time National League Player of the Month and 3-time Gold Glove winner. At the end of the 2009 Major League Baseball season, Helton has the third-highest career batting average of all active players at .328 (among active players, only Ichiro Suzuki and Albert Pujols have higher averages), placing him sixth behind former San Diego Padres right fielder Tony Gwynn (.338), Pujols, Suzuki, Wade Boggs (.328) and Rod Carew (.328) among all players whose careers began after World War II.
As of October 5th, among all active players, Helton is first in on-base percentage (.427), fourth in slugging percentage (.567), sixth in intentional walks (175) and fifth in doubles (509).
In addition, Helton holds Colorado Rockies club records for hits (2,134), home...
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