How Rick Helling's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Rick Helling totaled 1,540 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1995, posting 17, well below the starting pitcher average of 99.6 that year. The highest point came in 2001 at 256, well above the starting pitcher average of 113.0 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 167 in 2003 to 39 in 2005 and 25 in 2006, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 17 to 256 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Rick Helling Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Rick Helling
| Rick Helling
Hits | Rick Helling
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1540 | 9.08 |
| Season Avg. | 128.33 | 9.08 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 828.84 | 9.08 |
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Rick Helling Hits Per Season
Rick Helling's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rick Helling Hits by Team
Rick Helling's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rick Helling Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Rick Helling's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Rick Helling Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rick Helling's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Rick Helling Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rick Helling's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
