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Tony Gwynn League
4-4-2125
John Helf Left Field
Retired (1969, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .256 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .739 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
H 326 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 08-26-1933
HR 38 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(114 games)
RBI 137
SB 36
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B C+ (47.5%) CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF D- (5.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 90% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1959 NYN
89
341
39
85
12
3
9
28
32
 62 2 1
4
 0 4
.698
.316
.381
.132
.249
1960 NYN
25
35
5
6
3
0
0
3
9
 7 0 0
1
 0 0
.598
.341
.257
.086
.171
1961 NYN
12
19
2
6
1
0
0
0
2
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.749
.381
.368
.053
.316
1962 NYN
68
91
6
20
5
0
4
10
10
 17 2 0
2
 0 1
.717
.311
.407
.187
.220
1966 NYN-CLE
107
182
22
47
6
2
6
35
17
 41 2 4
8
 2 3
.734
.322
.412
.154
.258
1967 CLE
112
242
40
66
11
2
8
28
27
 31 2 2
9
 3 10
.782
.348
.434
.161
.273
1968 CLE
120
333
55
87
17
3
11
31
44
 55 2 2
12
 5 23
.779
.349
.429
.168
.261
1969 CLE-PHI
9
31
6
9
1
0
0
2
2
 1 0 0
0
 0 2
.656
.333
.323
.032
.290
Total
542
1274
175
326
56
10
38
137
143
 218 10 9
36
 10 43
.739
.334
.405
.149
.256
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01John Helf has retired from the Philadelphia Psilons
1969-04-22The Philadelphia Psilons have acquired John Helf from the waiver wire.
1969-04-15The Cleveland Rockets have promoted Art Delaney to the major league team. The Cleveland Rockets have designated John Helf for assignment.
1966-04-01The Cleveland Rockets have promoted John Helf to the major league team. The Cleveland Rockets have designated Egon Ngodyp for assignment.
1966-04-01A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Rockets and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Tom Schuler, Oscar Riske from the Cleveland Rockets in exchange for John Helf.
1962-07-01The New York Mets have promoted Pete Early to the major league team. The New York Mets have sent John Helf to the minors.
1961-09-20The New York Mets have promoted John Helf to the major league team.
1960-10-23The New York Mets have sent John Helf to the minors.
1960-09-01The New York Mets have promoted John Helf to the major league team.
1959-09-27The New York Gothams have sent John Helf down to the minors.
1959-06-13The New York Gothams have promoted Victor Davis to the major league team. The New York Gothams have promoted John Helf to the major league team. The New York Gothams have promoted Fred Cather to the major league team. The New York Gothams have promoted Tom Sturtze to the major league team. The New York Gothams have sent Kevin Hernandez to the minors. The New York Gothams have sent Balor Michaels to the minors. The New York Gothams have sent Ed White to the minors. The New York Gothams have sent Catfish Fleming to the minors.