Al Cicotte vs. Rick Helling — Career Comparison

Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Helling
Gen XNorth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Helling built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Cicotte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 4.68 and 1.393 for Rick Helling. By the career numbers, Al Cicotte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Cicotte and Rick Helling

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.77
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.38
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.55
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.45
53.45
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.74
77.74
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.36
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
793
4.68
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4579
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526.1
9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
9.69
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1540
9.08
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.04
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.46
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.12
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
3.31
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
5.16
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
6.24
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.28
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.28
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
39.39
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6564
38.7
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.92
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
4.96
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.37
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.61
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
35.1
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5855
34.52
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.7
38.7

Fielding Stats for Al Cicotte and Rick Helling

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.77
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.38
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
27
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4579
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.1
9
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526.1
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.56
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.71
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.42
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.09
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.35
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.03
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.05
94.05
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.578
0.578
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.74
77.74
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Cicotte and Rick Helling

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
104
854.79
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
1480.33
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
511.48
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.51
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
24.37
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
4.06
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
15
73.77
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
21.98
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.17
-20.53
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
43
211.48
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA