1970
Born December 15, 1970
Devils Lake, ND, USA
Rick Helling Notable
b. December 15, 1970 · Texas Rangers 1994–2001, Florida Marlins 1996–1997, 2003, Arizona Diamondbacks 2002, Baltimore Orioles 2003, Milwaukee Brewers 2005–2006
Rick Helling played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1994 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2006.
He went 93 and 81 with a 4.68 earned run average, pitching 1,526.3 innings in 301 games. He struck out 1,058 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 301 games he batted .058, with 6 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He led the league in wins once, in 1998, with 20.
He was born in Devils Lake, ND, USA on December 15, 1970. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1998 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | TEX | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | TEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | FLA/TEX | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .111 |
| 1997 | FLA/TEX | 41 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .071 |
| 1998 | TEX | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1999 | TEX | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | TEX | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | TEX | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | ARI | 30 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .043 |
| 2003 | BAL/FLA | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 2005 | MIL | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | MIL | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 301 | 104 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 0 | .058 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | TEX | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 52.0 | 62 | 34 | 18 | 25 | 5.88 |
| 1995 | TEX | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12.1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6.57 |
| 1996 | FLA/TEX | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 48.0 | 37 | 23 | 16 | 42 | 4.31 |
| 1997 | FLA/TEX | 5 | 9 | 41 | 16 | 0 | 131.0 | 108 | 65 | 69 | 99 | 4.47 |
| 1998 | TEX | 20 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 216.1 | 209 | 106 | 78 | 164 | 4.41 |
| 1999 | TEX | 13 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 219.1 | 228 | 118 | 85 | 131 | 4.84 |
| 2000 | TEX | 16 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 217.0 | 212 | 108 | 99 | 146 | 4.48 |
| 2001 | TEX | 12 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 215.2 | 256 | 124 | 63 | 154 | 5.17 |
| 2002 | ARI | 10 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 175.2 | 180 | 88 | 48 | 120 | 4.51 |
| 2003 | BAL/FLA | 8 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 155.0 | 167 | 89 | 45 | 98 | 5.17 |
| 2005 | MIL | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 49.0 | 39 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 2.39 |
| 2006 | MIL | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 35.0 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 4.11 |
| Career | — | 93 | 81 | 301 | 234 | 0 | 1526.1 | 1540 | 793 | 562 | 1058 | 4.68 |
On this day & linked events
1994
Major-league debut: Rick Helling
Rick Helling made a major-league debut on April 10, 1994.
2006
Final major-league game: Rick Helling
Rick Helling played a final major-league game on September 9, 2006.