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Hank
Helf		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 201
 
Born: August 26, 1913 in Usa, TX, AUSTIN
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1938 24 SLC NL     3 3 3 6 5 5 8 7 7 2 2 2 6 5 5
1939 25 SLC NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 6 6 6 8 7 7 2 2 2 6 5 5
1940 26 SLC NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 6 6 6 8 7 7 2 2 2 6 5 5
1941 27 SLC NL $ 300,000   2 2 3 6 6 6 8 7 7 2 2 2 6 5 5
1942 28 SLC NL $ 350,000   2 2 3 6 6 6 8 7 8 2 2 2 6 5 5
1943 29 STL NL $ 350,000   2 2 3 6 6 6 8 7 8 2 2 2 5 5 5
1944 30 STL NL $ 350,000   2 2 3 6 6 6 8 7 7 2 2 2 5 4 5
1945 31 STL NL $ 350,000   2 2 3 6 5 5 7 6 7 2 2 2 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 3 6 5 5 7 6 7 2 2 2 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   3 3 3 6 6 6 8 7 8 2 2 2 6 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1938 24 AA   7 26 5 10 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 3 .385 .448 .615 1.064 5.8  
    A   130 512 71 136 32 1 36 92 1 1 50 67 .266 .331 .543 .874 90.2  
1939 25 SLC NL 32 87 6 17 6 0 0 3 0 0 2 23 .195 .213 .264 .478 2.9 0.0
1940 26 SLC NL 18 43 4 9 4 0 2 10 0 0 0 8 .209 .205 .442 .646 3.8 0.3
1941 27 SLC NL 23 42 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 9 .119 .213 .190 .403 1.7 0.0
1942 28 SLC NL 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .091 .000 .091 -1.0 0.0
1943 29 STL NL 53 135 19 28 11 0 5 22 0 0 14 26 .207 .287 .400 .687 15.0 1.9
1944 30 AAA   29 28 7 8 1 0 1 7 0 0 3 3 .286 .355 .429 .783 4.3  
1945 31 AAA   17 10 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .500 .700 1.2  
5 Years Sim 134 317 32 59 21 0 8 38 0 0 20 70 .186 .240 .328 .569 22.5 2.2
2 Years AAA 46 38 8 10 1 0 2 9 0 0 3 6 .263 .326 .447 .773 5.4  
1 Years AA 7 26 5 10 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 3 .385 .448 .615 1.064 5.8  
1 Years A 130 512 71 136 32 1 36 92 1 1 50 67 .266 .333 .543 .876 90.2  
4 Years Minors 183 576 84 156 36 1 39 103 1 2 56 76 .271 .338 .540 .877 101.4  
162 Game Average 383 38 71 25 0 9 45 0 0 24 84 .186 .240 .328 .569 27.2  
Career Highs 53 135 19 28 11 0 5 22 0 0 14 26 .209 .287 .442 .687 15.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   123 13 22 8 0 5 18 0 0 7 32 .179 .233 .366 .599 10.1
vs LH   194 19 37 13 0 3 20 0 0 13 38 .191 .245 .304 .549 13.5
Home 56 143 15 28 13 0 4 19 0 0 10 32 .196 .263 .371 .633 13.0
Away 78 174 17 31 8 0 4 19 0 0 10 38 .178 .222 .293 .515 10.7
RISP   77 0 17 7 0 2 28 0 0 4 20 .221 .274 .390 .663 7.5
Pinch Hitting   27 2 7 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 13 .259 .259 .444 .704 3.0
Close/Late   44 3 10 5 0 2 13 0 0 1 11 .227 .239 .477 .716 5.1
Mar/Apr 10 23 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 7 .130 .259 .304 .564 2.1
May 16 21 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
June 13 28 5 9 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 .321 .345 .571 .916 4.8
July 12 27 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .148 .148 .185 .333 0.0
August 42 110 13 23 10 0 3 16 0 0 11 24 .209 .290 .382 .672 11.9
Sep/Oct 39 108 9 17 5 0 3 14 0 0 4 25 .157 .195 .287 .482 5.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1939 25 SLC NL C 17 17 145.0 44 5 2 1 .961 3.04 11 3 .273 0 0.4
1940 26 SLC NL C 15 11 105.7 31 8 0 0 1.000 3.32 5 3 .600 2 0.1
1941 27 SLC NL C 20 12 111.7 42 5 0 0 1.000 3.79 3 2 .667 1 0.7
1942 28 SLC NL C 5 1 17.3 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.12 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1943 29 STL NL C 49 41 360.0 142 15 3 1 .981 3.93 15 4 .267 4 1.4
Career Totals   106 82 739.7 265 33 5 2 .983 3.63 34 12 .353 7 2.6
Career Highs   49 41 360.0 142 15 3 1 1.000 3.93 15 4 .667 4  
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  1. Nelson Santovenia (988)
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  3. Joe Oliver (976)
  4. Del Wilber (973)
  5. Dann Bilardello (973)
  6. Ken O'Dea (972)
  7. Jerry Willard (969)
  8. Jim Hegan (969)
  9. Jack Fimple (968)
  10. Zack Taylor (962)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 40th overall pick, by St. Louis (C) in 1938
Had first career hit on 5/14/1939, off Dan Dugan (SDP)
Injured on 5/23/1940 with a Fractured Cheekbone, out for 8 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 9/2/1940, off Earl Johnson (CIN)
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/19/1943 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by St. Louis on 5/1/1946
 
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