Edgar Martinez vs Todd Helton

Edgar Martinez and Todd Helton compared on their MLB careers: Edgar Martinez played 18 seasons, 1987 to 2004, Todd Helton 17 seasons, 1997 to 2013. Edgar Martinez has .312 batting average to Todd Helton's .316.

Who has the better career numbers?

Edgar Martinez and Todd Helton career totals

2,055	GP	2,247
7,213	AB	7,962
1,219	R	1,401
2,247	H	2,519
309	HR	369
1,261	RBI	1,406
49	SB	37
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	1.0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Edgar Martinez and Todd Helton postseason

34	GP	15
128	AB	57
16	R	11
34	H	12
8	HR	0
24	RBI	4
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.3
0.9	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Edgar Martinez and Todd Helton all-time places

154th (309)	Home runs	89th (369)
175th (2,247)	Hits	97th (2,519)
119th (1,261)	RBI	66th (1,406)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Edgar Martinez: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×5
Todd Helton: 0 championships; Hank Aaron Award, NL Silver Slugger ×4, NL Gold Glove ×3

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Edgar Martinez and Todd Helton season by season

1st	1987	.372	0	5	1997	.280	5	11
2nd	1988	.281	0	5	1998	.315	25	97
3rd	1989	.240	2	20	1999	.320	35	113
4th	1990	.302	11	49	2000	.372	42	147
5th	1991	.307	14	52	2001	.336	49	146
6th	1992	.343	18	73	2002	.329	30	109
7th	1993	.237	4	13	2003	.358	33	117
8th	1994	.285	13	51	2004	.347	32	96
9th	1995	.356	29	113	2005	.320	20	79
10th	1996	.327	26	103	2006	.302	15	81
11th	1997	.330	28	108	2007	.320	17	91
12th	1998	.322	29	102	2008	.264	7	29
13th	1999	.337	24	86	2009	.325	15	86
14th	2000	.324	37	145	2010	.256	8	37
15th	2001	.306	23	116	2011	.302	14	69
16th	2002	.277	15	59	2012	.238	7	37
17th	2003	.294	24	98	2013	.249	15	61
18th	2004	.263	12	63	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


34	GP	15
128	AB	57
16	R	11
34	H	12
8	HR	0
24	RBI	4
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.3
0.9	OPS	0.6


34	GP	15
128	AB	57
16	R	11
34	H	12
8	HR	0
24	RBI	4
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.3
0.9	OPS	0.6


34	GP	15
128	AB	57
16	R	11
34	H	12
8	HR	0
24	RBI	4
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.3
0.9	OPS	0.6