Larry Bowa vs. Tommy Helms — Career Comparison

Larry Bowa
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
Tommy Helms
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveRookie of the YearAll-Star

Larry Bowa and Tommy Helms are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 96 for Larry Bowa, 97 for Tommy Helms), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 92 vs 96). The overall lean goes to Tommy Helms, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Larry Bowa and Tommy Helms

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
148.11
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1435
161.45
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9103
600
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
5333
600
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8418
554.85
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4997
562.2
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2191
144.41
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1342
150.98
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1815
119.63
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1064
119.71
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
17.27
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
25.09
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
6.53
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.36
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
15
0.99
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.83
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
24.78
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
31.28
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828.13
54.58
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
485.37
54.61
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2696
177.7
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1709
192.27
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2682
176.78
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1588
178.66
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
987
65.06
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
414
46.58
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
34.6
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
477
53.67
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1497
98.67
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
857
96.42
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924.36
60.93
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
533.15
59.98
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.12
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.69
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
31.24
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
231
25.99
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.97
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.75
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
569
37.5
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
33.86
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.72
17.72
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
9.95
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
48
5.4
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
2.83
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.73
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
7.98
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
126
14.18
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
20.96
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.71
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
6.92
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.5
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
27.88
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
73
8.21
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.18
75.18
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 600 PA
45.21
45.21

Fielding Stats for Larry Bowa and Tommy Helms

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2227
1.05
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1346
1.07
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2184
1.03
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
1.02
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57250
27
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
33827
27
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19083.1
9
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
11275.2
9
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3323
1.57
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2909
2.32
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6864
3.24
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
3624
2.89
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.1
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.1
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10398
4.9
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6663
5.32
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10187
4.8
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6533
5.21
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.97
97.97
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.05
98.05
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.574
4.574
Tommy Helms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.854
4.854
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.65
94.65
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1267
0.6
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
0.69
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Helms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0