LF Dave Helms #20
New York Empires MLB
Age: 33 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/20/1972
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LF DAVE HELMS #20 - AGE: 33 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
101 264 60 11 1 3 21 29 37 .227 .309 .311 1 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 40 45 40 40
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 45
Errors: - 45 50
Arm: 20 50 55
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 55 Center Field: 25
2nd Base: 25 Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1972 MON Win, 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1972 MON Loss, 4-8 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/22/1972 MON Win, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1972 BOS Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1972 BOS Win, 5-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1972 @ BAL Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1972 @ BAL Win, 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/13/1972 @ MON Loss, 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1972 @ MON Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/1972 @ BOS Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is the cerebral type, but he has little interest in long-term attachments.
High: Financial Ambition, Intelligence
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:07/20/1939
Born in:Lorena, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$280,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, 35 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 10th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 101 264 60 11 1 3 21 20 29 37 .227 .309 .311 .619 .290 .083 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 72 298 3 1 0 7 2 2 82 15 1 2 33.3 25.6 3.19 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   83 17 1 0 3 5 5 8 7 0 0 0 .205 .275 .325 .600
Versus Right   181 43 10 1 0 16 15 21 30 2 2 3 .238 .324 .304 .628
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   12 5 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 .417 .417 .917 1.333
May   44 12 5 0 0 6 6 4 6 1 1 1 .273 .340 .386 .726
June   52 8 1 0 1 3 4 4 7 0 0 1 .154 .228 .231 .459
July   47 9 2 0 0 2 3 9 4 0 1 1 .191 .333 .234 .567
August   55 12 2 0 0 4 4 6 9 1 0 0 .218 .290 .255 .545
September   54 14 1 1 0 2 1 6 9 0 0 0 .259 .333 .315 .648
Spring Training   53 19 4 0 1 3 7 7 8 0 1 0 .358 .433 .491 .924
Last Year   382 84 9 1 7 41 44 54 71 5 8 4 .220 .319 .304 .623
2 Years Ago   112 36 6 2 3 19 17 19 12 1 0 0 .321 .417 .491 .908
Career   3200 827 106 20 54 303 365 378 512 19 39 20 .258 .339 .355 .693
Home   128 31 6 1 1 9 12 16 21 1 1 2 .242 .333 .328 .661
Road   136 29 5 0 2 12 8 13 16 1 1 1 .213 .285 .294 .579
Grass   264 60 11 1 3 21 20 29 37 2 2 3 .227 .309 .311 .619
Day   160 36 5 0 2 14 15 19 26 1 1 2 .225 .313 .294 .607
Night   104 24 6 1 1 7 5 10 11 1 1 1 .231 .302 .337 .638
As Starter   247 56 10 1 3 20 19 29 32 2 1 2 .227 .311 .312 .622
As Reliever / Substitution   17 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 1 .235 .278 .294 .572
Pinch Hitting   10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Close/Late   79 19 2 1 2 3 8 8 11 0 1 2 .241 .326 .367 .693
Inning 1-3   74 17 4 0 0 4 4 8 9 0 0 0 .230 .305 .284 .589
Inning 4-6   91 20 4 0 1 12 6 11 12 1 1 0 .220 .301 .297 .598
Inning 7-9   85 20 2 1 2 5 8 10 15 1 1 2 .235 .327 .353 .679
Extra Innings   14 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 .214 .267 .286 .552
0 Outs   90 22 5 0 2 4 12 7 14 1 2 0 .244 .296 .367 .663
1 Outs   94 23 1 1 1 7 6 8 17 1 0 1 .245 .308 .309 .616
2 Outs   80 15 5 0 0 10 2 14 6 0 0 2 .188 .323 .250 .573
Scoring Position   66 16 3 0 0 15 3 10 6 2 2 1 .242 .342 .288 .630
Bases Empty   158 37 4 0 3 3 14 17 26 0 0 1 .234 .312 .316 .629
Runner on 1st   40 7 4 1 0 3 3 2 5 0 0 1 .175 .233 .325 .558
Runner on 2nd   27 7 1 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 2 0 .259 .333 .296 .630
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 5 1 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 0 0 .227 .346 .273 .619
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   99 13 0 0 1 4 7 13 37 0 0 2 .131 .246 .162 .407
First Pitch   51 16 3 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 .314 .340 .431 .771
Count 0-1   21 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .190 .286 .476
Count 0-2   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 .071 .133 .071 .205
Count 1-0   22 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .227 .227 .227 .455
Count 1-1   39 9 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .231 .333 .564
Count 1-2   29 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 .138 .138 .138 .276
Count 2-0   11 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Count 2-1   15 7 1 1 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 .467 .438 .867 1.304
Count 2-2   39 5 0 0 1 3 2 0 15 0 0 1 .128 .150 .205 .355
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 1 0 0 3 0 5 0 1 0 0 .333 .583 .500 1.083
Full Count   17 3 0 0 0 1 3 13 1 0 0 0 .176 .533 .176 .710
Behind in Count   64 9 2 0 0 1 4 0 21 0 0 1 .141 .154 .172 .326
Ahead in Count   54 18 2 1 1 10 5 15 0 2 1 0 .333 .465 .463 .928
Batting Leadoff   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 2nd   34 9 2 0 0 0 4 3 5 0 1 1 .265 .342 .324 .666
Batting 4th   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   37 8 2 0 0 4 4 6 3 1 0 0 .216 .318 .270 .588
Batting 6th   13 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .077 .200 .154 .354
Batting 7th   163 38 5 1 3 14 11 18 21 1 0 1 .233 .311 .331 .643
Batting 8th   6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   108 22 5 0 1 6 10 14 18 1 0 2 .204 .304 .278 .582
Medium Leverage   101 25 2 1 2 11 6 10 12 0 0 0 .248 .315 .347 .662
High Leverage   55 13 4 0 0 4 4 5 7 1 2 1 .236 .306 .309 .616
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 100 376 98 6 5 8 35 54 65 63 .261 .373 .367 .740 .349 .106 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 100 448 4 2 0 4 0 3 138 19 9 9 50.0 55.6 5.10 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   376 98 6 5 8 35 54 65 63 3 0 4 .261 .373 .367 .740
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Philadelphia - MLB 22 38 133 33 5 1 1 7 15 14 1 2 20 1 1 .248 .320 .323 .643 86 77 -0.3
1963 Philadelphia - MLB 23 101 175 42 5 1 2 16 19 22 2 1 34 3 2 .240 .330 .314 .644 93 84 0.3
1964 Philadelphia - MLB 24 33 72 17 0 1 2 8 5 4 0 0 16 1 1 .236 .276 .347 .624 86 86 -0.0
1965 Philadelphia - MLB 25 125 206 48 7 2 3 20 23 16 1 0 41 1 2 .233 .291 .330 .622 87 84 0.4
1966 Montreal - MLB 26 151 573 151 19 2 10 49 66 57 2 3 95 11 11 .264 .331 .356 .687 104 108 1.6
1967 Montreal - MLB 27 114 429 110 13 5 5 36 46 42 3 1 71 5 4 .256 .326 .345 .671 108 112 2.8
1968 Montreal - MLB 28 149 551 161 17 3 11 43 65 62 2 2 74 9 9 .292 .365 .394 .758 136 140 3.3
1969 New York - MLB 29 125 303 85 14 1 7 43 45 59 2 2 41 0 2 .281 .399 .403 .802 134 133 2.4
1970 New York - MLB 30 95 112 36 6 2 3 19 17 19 0 1 12 0 0 .321 .417 .491 .908 157 155 1.2
1971 New York - MLB 31 144 382 84 9 1 7 41 44 54 4 5 71 4 1 .220 .319 .304 .623 83 88 0.6
1972 New York - MLB 32 101 264 60 11 1 3 21 20 29 3 2 37 1 2 .227 .309 .311 .619 82 90 -0.0
Total MLB 1176 3200 827 106 20 54 303 365 378 20 19 512 36 35 .258 .339 .355 .693 108 110 12.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1961 Total - 21 38 162 50 8 4 6 40 41 25 2 1 4 34 10 .309 .405 .519 .924 100 100 1.8
1962 Salt Lake City - AAA 22 100 376 98 6 5 8 35 54 65 4 3 63 9 9 .261 .373 .367 .740 102 110 1.1
Total WBL 100 376 98 6 5 8 35 54 65 4 3 63 9 9 .261 .373 .367 .740 102 110
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Philadelphia - MLB CF 35 34 107 3 1 112 2 .982 306.1 3.23 -4.9 .947
1963 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Philadelphia - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.3 .526
1963 Philadelphia - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Philadelphia - MLB CF 62 27 120 5 0 130 5 .962 312.0 3.61 -0.9 .987
1963 Philadelphia - MLB RF 13 3 10 1 1 11 0 1.000 42.2 2.32 +0.3 1.000
1964 Philadelphia - MLB LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1964 Philadelphia - MLB CF 8 3 21 0 0 22 1 .955 37.1 5.06 -0.0 1.009
1964 Philadelphia - MLB RF 12 9 19 0 0 20 1 .950 86.0 1.99 -0.2 1.051
1965 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 4 0 8 0 1 9 1 .889 9.0 8.00 -0.6 .522
1965 Philadelphia - MLB LF 25 14 36 0 0 37 1 .973 130.2 2.48 +1.4 1.056
1965 Philadelphia - MLB CF 20 0 19 1 1 20 0 1.000 44.0 4.09 -0.3 1.000
1965 Philadelphia - MLB RF 36 8 27 0 0 28 1 .964 126.1 1.92 -0.5 .995
1966 Montreal - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Montreal - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Montreal - MLB CF 150 150 481 13 4 502 8 .984 1286.0 3.46 -16.3 .953
1966 Montreal - MLB RF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.5 .991
1967 Montreal - MLB 1B 6 6 50 1 6 51 0 1.000 51.1 8.94 -0.7 .897
1967 Montreal - MLB LF 109 107 271 7 3 280 2 .993 931.0 2.69 +4.6 1.021
1967 Montreal - MLB CF 4 0 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 11.0 5.73 +0.6 1.189
1967 Montreal - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.0 .988
1968 Montreal - MLB 1B 21 11 106 4 4 112 2 .982 120.1 8.23 -2.2 .903
1968 Montreal - MLB LF 13 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 49.2 1.99 -0.3 .987
1968 Montreal - MLB CF 128 127 319 14 2 340 7 .979 973.0 3.08 -12.6 .962
1968 Montreal - MLB RF 9 2 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 36.2 2.21 +0.4 .990
1969 New York - MLB LF 50 39 70 2 0 75 3 .960 367.1 1.76 +4.6 1.058
1969 New York - MLB CF 38 15 55 5 1 60 0 1.000 183.0 2.95 -4.8 .913
1969 New York - MLB RF 23 14 29 0 0 30 1 .967 139.1 1.87 +0.3 .979
1970 New York - MLB 1B 21 8 95 8 7 104 1 .990 93.1 9.93 +0.2 .988
1970 New York - MLB LF 11 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.1 3.97 +0.8 1.221
1970 New York - MLB CF 22 0 10 0 0 12 2 .833 50.0 1.80 -0.5 .885
1970 New York - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 New York - MLB 1B 93 74 698 51 72 754 5 .993 650.0 10.37 +4.3 1.061
1971 New York - MLB 2B 1 1 2 3 3 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 -0.0 .993
1971 New York - MLB LF 43 22 34 0 0 35 1 .971 239.0 1.28 -0.4 .977
1971 New York - MLB CF 12 4 16 1 0 18 1 .944 62.0 2.47 +0.7 .979
1971 New York - MLB RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.0 .987
1972 New York - MLB 1B 17 0 25 2 4 27 0 1.000 29.0 8.38 +0.1 1.027
1972 New York - MLB LF 75 72 125 6 2 132 1 .992 632.0 1.87 -2.5 .982
1972 New York - MLB CF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.0 .993
TOTAL 1B 162 99 982 66 94 1057 9 .991 953.0 9.90 +1.0 1.021
TOTAL 2B 1 1 2 3 3 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 -0.0 .993
TOTAL SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 -0.3 .526
TOTAL LF 331 258 552 15 5 575 8 .986 2370.1 2.15 +8.2 1.017
TOTAL CF 482 360 1156 43 9 1225 26 .979 3270.2 3.30 -39.0 .959
TOTAL RF 104 36 98 2 1 103 3 .971 449.0 2.00 +0.8 1.001
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Quakers, out of college UC-Irvine
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 50 (60).
04/10/1962 Named the #17 prospect in the MLB
07/05/1962 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 50 (60).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 50 (60).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (60).
09/06/1965 Injured (spained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/06/1965 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $28,000.
11/08/1965 Drafted in the 1965 expansion draft from the Philadelphia Quakers by the Montreal Habitants. (Round 2, Pick 1, 5th overall pick).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (65).
11/06/1966 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $43,000.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (65).
08/21/1967 Injured (ruptured tendon (finger)),out for 3 months.
10/27/1967 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $80,000 with the Montreal Habitants organization.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (65).
09/09/1968 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1968 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
11/19/1968 Became a free agent.
12/22/1968 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $1,120,000 with the New York Empires organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (70).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
03/24/1970 Injured (torn leg muscle),out for 4-5 weeks.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
03/01/1971 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the New York Empires development complex.
03/01/1971 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
05/29/1972 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1966 150 7
Year PA Rank
1966 643 10
Year H Rank
1968 161 8
Year IBB Rank
1963 5 5
Year AVG Rank
1968 .292 3
Year OBP Rank
1968 .365 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1968 5.27 9
Year wOBA Rank
1968 .345 9
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