Player

Tommy Helms

Player Info
Full Name
Tommy Vann
Born
May 5, 1941
Charlotte, NC, USA
Died
April 13, 2025
Size
5'10" / 165 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 23, 1964
Final Game
October 1, 1977
Career
14 years
Teams
Honors
2 x All-Star
1971 - Gold Glove (NL)
1970 - Gold Glove (NL)
1968 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1966 - TSN Rookie Player of the Year (NL)
1966 - Rookie of the Year (NL)
Career Batting
1,435
G
.269
AVG
1,342
H
34
HR
477
RBI
.643
OPS
87
OPS vs Lg
76% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Season-by-season batting statistics for Tommy Helms
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 Boston Red Sox 21 59 16 2 0 1 5 .271
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates 62 87 24 5 1 1 10 .276
1975 Houston Astros 64 135 28 2 0 0 7 .207
1974 Houston Astros 137 452 126 21 1 5 32 .279
1973 Houston Astros 146 543 156 28 2 4 44 .287
1972 Houston Astros 139 518 134 20 5 5 45 .259
1971 Cincinnati Reds 150 547 141 26 1 3 40 .258
1970 Cincinnati Reds 150 575 136 21 1 1 42 .237
1969 Cincinnati Reds 126 480 129 18 1 1 38 .269
1968 Cincinnati Reds 127 507 146 28 2 2 35 .288
1967 Cincinnati Reds 137 497 136 27 4 2 40 .274
1966 Cincinnati Reds 138 542 154 23 1 9 72 .284
1965 Cincinnati Reds 21 42 16 2 2 0 4 .381
1964 Cincinnati Reds 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Advanced Batting About these stats
Season-by-season advanced batting statistics for Tommy Helms
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1977 AL 78 .070 .238 5.1 9.0 57 1.0
1976 NL 102 .115 .277 9.8 4.9 117 1.0
1975 NL 147 .015 .219 6.8 5.4 41 0.0
1974 NL 481 .084 .285 4.8 5.6 94 5.0
1973 NL 584 .081 .292 5.5 3.6 98 4.0
1972 NL 559 .087 .260 4.3 4.8 87 5.3
1971 NL 588 .068 .266 4.4 5.6 80 3.0
1970 NL 605 .045 .248 3.5 5.5 51 1.0
1969 NL 508 .048 .286 3.5 6.5 78 1.0
1968 NL 526 .075 .299 2.3 5.1 108 2.0
1967 NL 530 .083 .293 4.5 7.7 96 2.0
1966 NL 578 .096 .287 4.2 5.4 100 9.1
1965 NL 46 .143 .457 6.5 15.2 180 0.0
1964 NL 1 .000 0.0 100.0 -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Career fielding totals by position for Tommy Helms
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
2B 1,129 2,688 3,237 101 807 .983
3B 143 119 238 16 20 .957
SS 74 102 149 13 32 .951
Fielding Season by Season
Season-by-season fielding statistics for Tommy Helms
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1977 Boston Red Sox 2B 1 4 3 0 0 1.000
1977 Boston Red Sox 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates 2B 11 22 19 0 4 1.000
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates 3B 22 8 27 3 4 .921
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates SS 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 Houston Astros 2B 42 58 109 2 19 .988
1975 Houston Astros 3B 3 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 Houston Astros SS 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 Houston Astros 2B 133 308 360 10 99 .985
1973 Houston Astros 2B 145 325 438 9 104 .988
1972 Houston Astros 2B 139 353 441 17 115 .979
1971 Cincinnati Reds 2B 149 395 468 9 130 .990
1970 Cincinnati Reds 2B 148 350 410 13 107 .983
1970 Cincinnati Reds SS 12 3 2 0 0 1.000
1969 Cincinnati Reds 2B 125 320 344 17 87 .975
1969 Cincinnati Reds SS 4 5 3 0 2 1.000
1968 Cincinnati Reds 2B 127 322 370 15 82 .979
1968 Cincinnati Reds 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
1968 Cincinnati Reds SS 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1967 Cincinnati Reds 2B 88 185 224 9 50 .978
1967 Cincinnati Reds SS 46 79 123 12 25 .944
1966 Cincinnati Reds 2B 20 45 50 0 9 1.000
1966 Cincinnati Reds 3B 113 110 208 13 16 .961
1965 Cincinnati Reds 2B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000
1965 Cincinnati Reds 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1965 Cincinnati Reds SS 8 15 21 1 5 .973
Postseason Batting
Postseason batting statistics for Tommy Helms
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 8 29 7 0 0 .241
1970 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 3 11 3 0 0 .273
1970 World Series Cincinnati Reds 5 18 4 0 0 .222
Managerial record: 28-36 (.438) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1989 Cincinnati Reds NL 37 16 21 .432 5
1988 Cincinnati Reds NL 27 12 15 .444 2