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Todd Lynn Helton (born August 20, 1973 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a Major League Baseball first baseman who has played for the Colorado Rockies since the 1997 season. He bats and throws left-handed.
Helton is a complete player. He hits both for average and for power, and he can hit the ball out of any part of the park. He is especially dangerous when batting with two strikes. Although not a particularly fast runner, he displays good baserunning instincts. He hasn't hit less than .315 or had fewer than 25 home runs or 96 RBI in any of his first seven full seasons.
With his glove, Helton is solid at first base. A winner of three Gold Gloves (2001, 2002, 2004), he looks smooth around the bag, his arm is average at best, and he also makes plays that most first basemen would not.
In 2000, Helton enjoyed his best season, leading the National League hitters in batting average (.372), RBI (147), hits (216), doubles (59), total bases (405), on base percentage (.463), slugging average (.698) and OPS (1.162), being considered for the MVP award (5th).
The following seasons, Helton hit .336 with 49 home runs and 146 RBI (2001); .329, 30, 109 (2002); .358, 33, 117 (2003), and .347, 32, 96 (2004).
Todd Helton is a career .339 hitter with 251 home runs and 836 RBI in 1135 games.
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