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Rick Helling 2026 Season · MIL

Career: 93-81, 4.68 ERA, 1058 K in 1526.1 IP.

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Rick Helling

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-7.9Career NUT

+5.9 to Weak

Career

4.68ERA1.38WHIP93W1058K1526.1IP

R/R · 6' 3", 255 lb · b. Dec 15, 1970 · Devils Lake, ND · Draft 1992 (1st Rd, #22)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1994	23	TEX	-1.2	3	2	5.88	9	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	228	52.0	62	34	18	0	25	1.54
1995	24	TEX	—	0	2	6.57	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	12.1	17	9	8	2	5	2.03
1996	25	TEX	—	1	2	7.52	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	92	20.1	23	17	9	0	16	1.57
1996	25	FLA	+0.5	2	1	1.95	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	106	27.2	14	6	7	0	26	0.76
1996	25	TOT	-0.1	3	3	4.31	11	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	198	48.0	37	23	16	0	42	1.10
1997	26	FLA	-1.2	2	6	4.38	31	8	0	0	8	0	0	0	324	76.0	61	37	48	4	53	1.43
1997	26	TEX	+0.3	3	3	4.58	10	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	226	55.0	47	28	21	2	46	1.24
1997	26	TOT	-0.9	5	9	4.47	41	16	0	0	9	0	0	0	550	131.0	108	65	69	6	99	1.35
1998	27	TEX	+0.2	20	7	4.41	33	33	4	2	0	0	0	0	922	216.1	209	106	78	1	164	1.33
1999	28	TEX	-2.0	13	11	4.84	35	35	3	0	0	0	0	0	943	219.1	228	118	85	6	131	1.43
2000	29	TEX	-0.5	16	13	4.48	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	963	217.0	212	108	99	9	146	1.43
2001	30	TEX	-1.0	12	11	5.17	34	34	2	1	0	0	0	0	941	215.2	256	124	63	4	154	1.48
2002	31	ARI	-1.0	10	12	4.51	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	751	175.2	180	88	48	6	120	1.30
2003	32	BAL	-2.0	7	8	5.71	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	603	138.2	156	88	40	12	86	1.41
2003	32	FLA	—	1	0	0.55	11	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	62	16.1	11	1	5	0	12	0.98
2003	32	TOT	-1.8	8	8	5.17	35	24	0	0	5	1	0	0	665	155.0	167	89	45	12	98	1.37
2005	34	MIL	+0.7	3	1	2.39	15	7	0	0	2	2	0	0	199	49.0	39	13	18	2	42	1.16
2006	35	MIL	-0.1	0	2	4.11	20	2	0	0	4	2	1	1	142	35.0	25	16	15	0	32	1.14
Career	—	12 yrs	-7.9	93	81	4.68	301	234	10	4	22	5	1	1	6564	1526.1	1540	793	562	48	1058	1.38

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Helling's career NUT of -7.9

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

-1.2

-0.1

-0.9

+0.2

-2.0

-0.5

-1.0

-1.8

+0.7

-0.1

Awards

1997World Series Champion*

1998Twins Dick Siebert Upper Midwest POY Award · Rangers Pitcher of the Year · AL Pitcher of the Month

1999Twins Dick Siebert Upper Midwest POY Award

2000Rangers Pitcher of the Year

2001Rangers Harold McKinney Good Guy Award

2003World Series Championship

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1993	22	AA	12	8	3.60	26	26	2	2	0	725	177.1	150	71	46	10	188	1.11
1993	22	AAA	1	1	1.64	2	2	1	0	0	41	11.0	5	2	3	0	17	0.73
1994	23	AAA	4	12	5.78	20	20	2	0	0	585	132.1	153	85	43	6	85	1.48
1995	24	AAA	4	8	5.33	20	20	3	0	0	493	109.2	132	65	41	10	80	1.58
1996	25	AAA	12	4	2.96	23	22	2	1	1	574	140.0	124	46	38	7	157	1.16
2002	31	AAA	1	0	1.29	1	1	0	0	0	25	7.0	4	1	1	0	7	0.71
2004	33	AA	1	2	4.94	5	5	0	0	0	131	31.0	30	17	11	1	21	1.32
2004	33	AAA	1	4	9.00	6	6	0	0	0	149	31.0	59	31	11	0	20	2.26
2004	33	AAA	1	0	0.00	1	1	1	1	0	25	7.0	4	0	1	0	2	0.71
2004	33	AAA	2	4	7.34	7	7	1	1	0	174	38.0	63	31	12	0	22	1.97
2005	34	AAA	9	3	4.13	21	21	0	0	0	570	130.2	128	60	50	7	105	1.36
2006	35	AAA	1	0	3.75	2	2	0	0	0	47	12.0	9	5	2	1	6	0.92

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