Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1994
- College
- Stanford
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1994
- College
- Stanford
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 301
- W
- 93
- L
- 81
- ERA
- 4.68
- IP
- 1526.1
- K
- 1,058
- BB
- 562
- WHIP
- 1.38
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | TEX | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5.88 | 52.0 | 25 | 18 | 1.54 |
| 1995 | TEX | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6.57 | 12.1 | 5 | 8 | 2.03 |
| 1996 |  MIA/TEX | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4.31 | 48.0 | 42 | 16 | 1.10 |
| 1997 |  TEX/MIA | 41 | 5 | 9 | 4.47 | 131.0 | 99 | 69 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | TEX | 33 | 20 | 7 | 4.41 | 216.1 | 164 | 78 | 1.33 |
| 1999 | TEX | 35 | 13 | 11 | 4.84 | 219.1 | 131 | 85 | 1.43 |
| 2000 | TEX | 35 | 16 | 13 | 4.48 | 217.0 | 146 | 99 | 1.43 |
| 2001 | TEX | 34 | 12 | 11 | 5.17 | 215.2 | 154 | 63 | 1.48 |
| 2002 | ARI | 30 | 10 | 12 | 4.51 | 175.2 | 120 | 48 | 1.30 |
| 2003 | BAL/MIA | 35 | 8 | 8 | 5.17 | 155.0 | 98 | 45 | 1.37 |
| 2005 | MIL | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2.39 | 49.0 | 42 | 18 | 1.16 |
| 2006 | MIL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 4.11 | 35.0 | 32 | 15 | 1.14 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 8
- W
- 0
- L
- 2
- ERA
- 4.32
- IP
- 25.0
- K
- 26
- BB
- 8
- WHIP
- 1.32
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 109
- CG
- 10
- SHO
- 4
- K/9
- 6.2
- GB
- 71
- FB
- 161
- G/F
- 0.40
- WP
- 48
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | TEX | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | MIA/TEX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | TEX/MIA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | TEX | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1999 | TEX | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2000 | TEX | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | TEX | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2002 | ARI | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003 | BAL/MIA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | MIL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 42 | 95 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 2006 | MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 29 | 66 | 0.4 | 1 |
What were Rick Helling's career stats?
Rick Helling played 12 seasons for the Rangers, the Diamondbacks and the Brewers. He had 93 wins and 1,058 strikeouts with a 4.68 ERA over 1,526.1 innings. His best season was 1998: 20 wins, a 4.41 ERA and 164 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1994 to 2006
Rick Helling led MLB in wins (1998); finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships ×2
- 1997 World Series with the Miami Marlins
- 2003 World Series with the Miami Marlins
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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