Rick Helling
P · Last on a Brewers farm club: Nashville Sounds, 2006
- B/T
- R/R
- Size
- 6' 3", 255 lb
- Born
- 1970-12-15 · Devils Lake, ND, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 1992, round 1, pick 22, by Texas Rangers
- MLB debut
- 1994-04-10
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- AA1993Tulsa Drillers
- AAA1993Oklahoma City 89ers
- AAA1994Oklahoma City 89ers
- AAA1995Oklahoma City 89ers
- AAA1996Oklahoma City 89ers
- AAA2002Tucson Sidewinders
- AA2004New Britain Rock Cats
- AAA2004Oklahoma RedHawks
- AAA2004Rochester Red Wings
- AAA2004
- AAA2005Nashville Sounds
- AAA2006Nashville Sounds
Pitching
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | AA | Tulsa Drillers | 22 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 177.1 | 150 | 46 | 188 | 14 | 3.60 | 1.11 | 9.54 | 2.33 | 25.9% | 6.3% | 19.6% |
| 1993 | AAA | Oklahoma City 89ers | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1.64 | 0.73 | 13.91 | 2.45 | 41.5% | 7.3% | 34.1% |
| 1994 | AAA | Oklahoma City 89ers | 23 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 132.1 | 153 | 43 | 85 | 17 | 5.78 | 1.48 | 5.78 | 2.92 | 14.5% | 7.4% | 7.2% |
| 1995 | AAA | Oklahoma City 89ers | 24 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 109.2 | 132 | 41 | 80 | 13 | 5.33 | 1.58 | 6.57 | 3.36 | 16.2% | 8.3% | 7.9% |
| 1996 | AAA | Oklahoma City 89ers | 25 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 140.0 | 124 | 38 | 157 | 10 | 2.96 | 1.16 | 10.09 | 2.44 | 27.4% | 6.6% | 20.7% |
| 2002 | AAA | Tucson Sidewinders | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.29 | 0.71 | 9.00 | 1.29 | 28.0% | 4.0% | 24.0% |
| 2004 | AA | New Britain Rock Cats | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31.0 | 30 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 4.94 | 1.32 | 6.10 | 3.19 | 16.0% | 8.4% | 7.6% |
| 2004 | AAA | Oklahoma RedHawks | 33 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31.0 | 59 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 9.00 | 2.26 | 5.81 | 3.19 | 13.4% | 7.4% | 6.0% |
| 2004 | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.71 | 2.57 | 1.29 | 8.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | AAA | — | 33 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 38.0 | 63 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 7.34 | 1.97 | 5.21 | 2.84 | 12.6% | 6.9% | 5.7% |
| 2005 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 34 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 130.2 | 128 | 50 | 105 | 12 | 4.13 | 1.36 | 7.23 | 3.44 | 18.4% | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| 2006 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.75 | 0.92 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 12.8% | 4.3% | 8.5% |
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | AAA | Tucson Sidewinders | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 33.3% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2005 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 34 | 21 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .115 | .226 | .154 | .380 | .039 | 28.6% | 11.4% | .176 |
| 2006 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
Major leagues
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Texas Rangers | 23 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 52.0 | 62 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 5.88 | 1.54 | 4.33 | 3.12 | 11.0% | 7.9% | 3.1% |
| 1995 | Texas Rangers | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6.57 | 2.03 | 3.65 | 5.84 | 8.1% | 12.9% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | Texas Rangers | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20.1 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7.52 | 1.57 | 7.08 | 3.98 | 17.4% | 9.8% | 7.6% |
| 1996 | Florida Marlins | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27.2 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 1.95 | 0.76 | 8.46 | 2.28 | 24.5% | 6.6% | 17.9% |
| 1996 | 2 teams | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 48.0 | 37 | 16 | 42 | 9 | 4.31 | 1.10 | 7.88 | 3.00 | 21.2% | 8.1% | 13.1% |
| 1997 | Florida Marlins | 26 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 76.0 | 61 | 48 | 53 | 12 | 4.38 | 1.43 | 6.28 | 5.68 | 16.4% | 14.8% | 1.5% |
| 1997 | Texas Rangers | 26 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 55.0 | 47 | 21 | 46 | 5 | 4.58 | 1.24 | 7.53 | 3.44 | 20.4% | 9.3% | 11.1% |
| 1997 | 2 teams | 26 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 131.0 | 108 | 69 | 99 | 17 | 4.47 | 1.35 | 6.80 | 4.74 | 18.0% | 12.5% | 5.5% |
| 1998 | Texas Rangers | 27 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 216.1 | 209 | 78 | 164 | 27 | 4.41 | 1.33 | 6.82 | 3.24 | 17.8% | 8.5% | 9.3% |
| 1999 | Texas Rangers | 28 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 219.1 | 228 | 85 | 131 | 41 | 4.84 | 1.43 | 5.38 | 3.49 | 13.9% | 9.0% | 4.9% |
| 2000 | Texas Rangers | 29 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 217.0 | 212 | 99 | 146 | 29 | 4.48 | 1.43 | 6.06 | 4.11 | 15.2% | 10.3% | 4.9% |
| 2001 | Texas Rangers | 30 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 215.2 | 256 | 63 | 154 | 38 | 5.17 | 1.48 | 6.43 | 2.63 | 16.4% | 6.7% | 9.7% |
| 2002 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 31 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 175.2 | 180 | 48 | 120 | 31 | 4.51 | 1.30 | 6.15 | 2.46 | 16.0% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| 2003 | Baltimore Orioles | 32 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 138.2 | 156 | 40 | 86 | 30 | 5.71 | 1.41 | 5.58 | 2.60 | 14.3% | 6.6% | 7.6% |
| 2003 | Florida Marlins | 32 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0.55 | 0.98 | 6.61 | 2.76 | 19.4% | 8.1% | 11.3% |
| 2003 | 2 teams | 32 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 155.0 | 167 | 45 | 98 | 31 | 5.17 | 1.37 | 5.69 | 2.61 | 14.7% | 6.8% | 8.0% |
| 2005 | Milwaukee Brewers | 34 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 49.0 | 39 | 18 | 42 | 2 | 2.39 | 1.16 | 7.71 | 3.31 | 21.1% | 9.0% | 12.1% |
| 2006 | Milwaukee Brewers | 35 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35.0 | 25 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 4.11 | 1.14 | 8.23 | 3.86 | 22.5% | 10.6% | 12.0% |
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Florida Marlins | 25 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .000 | 33.3% | 0.0% | .167 |
| 1997 | Florida Marlins | 26 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .000 | 41.7% | 0.0% | .167 |
| 1997 | Texas Rangers | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 1997 | 2 teams | 26 | 41 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .142 | .000 | 33.3% | 0.0% | .111 |
| 1998 | Texas Rangers | 27 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .000 | 33.3% | 0.0% | .333 |
| 1999 | Texas Rangers | 28 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | Texas Rangers | 29 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 40.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2001 | Texas Rangers | 30 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 25.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2002 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 31 | 30 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .043 | .200 | .043 | .243 | .000 | 26.2% | 13.1% | .067 |
| 2003 | Baltimore Orioles | 32 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | Florida Marlins | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .500 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .500 |
| 2003 | 2 teams | 32 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | .334 | 33.3% | 0.0% | .500 |
| 2005 | Milwaukee Brewers | 34 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 64.3% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2006 | Milwaukee Brewers | 35 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 66.7% | 0.0% | .000 |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.