P Danny Helton #28
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/11/2027
OA: 50 POT: 50
P DANNY HELTON #28 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 60 60 65 60
Movement 45 45 50 45
Control 50 50 55 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Changeup 20 20
Sinker 60 60
Cutter 70 70
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 60
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Helton puts in long hours.
High: Adaptability, Greed, Work Ethic
Birthday:06/29/1987
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 71 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 71 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2006, 19th Pick in Round 35
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2010 California - SKY 22 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.67 .111 3.90 0.0 999
2011 Kansas City - SKY 23 34 0 2 1 0 5.76 45.1 53 30 29 6 19 59 0 0 1.59 .376 4.30 0.5 85
2012 Kansas City - SKY 24 21 0 1 2 0 3.58 32.2 32 18 13 7 8 40 0 0 1.22 .312 5.07 0.1 138
2013 Kansas City - SKY 25 53 0 3 5 8 4.97 67.0 72 39 37 12 25 75 0 0 1.45 .337 5.04 0.1 98
2014 Kansas City - SKY 26 34 0 0 6 1 9.30 30.0 47 31 31 6 10 26 0 0 1.90 .414 5.55 -0.1 53
2015 Kansas City - SKY 27 51 0 6 2 9 4.88 62.2 74 34 34 5 19 63 0 0 1.48 .365 3.76 1.3 102
2016 Kansas City - SKY 28 70 0 9 5 1 3.73 94.0 88 40 39 11 19 98 0 0 1.14 .306 3.93 1.4 130
2017 Kansas City - SKY 29 51 0 3 2 1 3.79 73.2 72 31 31 10 15 72 0 0 1.18 .307 4.30 0.7 126
2018 Oakland - SKY 30 42 1 4 3 0 5.11 75.2 72 45 43 11 23 79 0 0 1.26 .303 4.43 0.6 92
2019 Atlanta - SKY 31 17 0 1 0 0 5.96 25.2 30 17 17 4 8 23 0 0 1.48 .347 5.24 -0.0 80
2020 California - SKY 32 5 0 0 0 0 12.86 7.0 19 12 10 3 1 9 0 0 2.86 .615 7.04 -0.2 35
2021 Minnesota - SKY 33 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.90 .375 0.66 0.2 999
Total SKY 382 1 30 26 20 4.92 520.0 563 297 284 75 148 550 0 0 1.37 .338 4.46 4.5 99
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2006 Total - 18 13 7 4 1 0 1.99 54.1 41 14 12 2 19 67 0 0 1.10 .269 2.26 1.9 100
2006 Miami (GCL) - R 18 26 3 2 3 14 3.97 47.2 40 21 21 4 15 47 0 0 1.15 .281 3.69 0.1 88
2007 Miami (GCL) - R 19 14 2 0 3 5 6.56 23.1 31 17 17 3 5 31 0 0 1.54 .418 3.84 -0.0 52
2008 Edmonton - R+ 20 13 1 1 0 9 1.53 17.2 17 5 3 0 9 26 0 0 1.47 .386 2.23 0.7 273
2008 Batavia - A- 20 8 7 4 0 0 2.52 39.1 20 11 11 5 15 46 0 0 0.89 .179 3.92 0.7 174
2009 Edmonton - R+ 21 1 1 1 0 0 4.50 6.0 5 3 3 0 1 6 0 0 1.00 .294 2.84 0.2 88
2009 Batavia - A- 21 11 11 4 1 0 2.68 57.0 40 17 17 2 7 65 0 0 0.82 .264 2.36 2.1 154
2009 Greensboro - A 21 2 2 2 0 0 2.45 11.0 9 3 3 1 4 19 0 0 1.18 .348 2.62 0.4 165
2009 Jupiter - A+ 21 1 1 1 0 0 2.57 7.0 5 2 2 1 0 4 0 0 0.71 .211 4.79 0.0 156
2009 Total - A+ 21 3 3 3 0 0 2.50 18.0 14 5 5 2 4 23 0 0 1.00 .286 3.47 0.4 161
2010 Jupiter - A+ 22 1 1 1 0 0 4.50 6.0 7 3 3 0 1 7 0 0 1.33 .389 1.70 0.3 88
2010 Rocket City - AA 22 28 0 3 2 12 3.06 32.1 27 11 11 5 11 52 0 0 1.18 .344 3.15 0.8 136
2010 Salt Lake - AAA 22 22 0 3 1 7 3.72 19.1 25 8 8 2 9 25 0 0 1.76 .434 3.65 0.4 112
2011 Honolulu - AAA 23 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.73 0.1 999
2011 Omaha - AAA 23 4 4 0 1 0 5.82 21.2 24 15 14 3 2 19 0 0 1.20 .328 4.33 0.4 79
2011 Total - AAA 23 6 4 0 1 0 5.56 22.2 24 15 14 3 2 20 0 0 1.15 .318 4.22 0.4 83
2013 Northwest Arkansas - AA 25 1 1 1 0 0 1.59 5.2 3 1 1 1 2 9 0 0 0.88 .200 4.27 0.1 260
2013 Omaha - AAA 25 4 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1.67 .625 1.40 0.2 999
2014 Omaha - AAA 26 19 4 1 3 4 3.28 35.2 41 14 13 2 10 50 0 0 1.43 .402 2.61 1.3 144
2018 Nashville - AAA 30 6 0 1 0 1 4.26 6.1 7 3 3 1 0 10 0 0 1.11 .400 2.53 0.3 105
2020 Omaha - AAA 32 2 0 0 1 0 27.00 1.2 6 5 5 1 1 3 0 0 4.20 .714 7.70 -0.1 17
2021 Omaha - AAA 33 7 0 1 2 2 8.64 8.1 13 8 8 2 5 9 0 0 2.16 .423 5.36 -0.2 47
Total AAA 66 8 7 8 14 4.73 97.0 121 53 51 11 27 122 0 0 1.53 .404 3.48 94.0
Total AA 29 1 4 2 12 2.84 38.0 30 12 12 6 13 61 0 0 1.13 .324 3.32 146.9
Total A+ 2 2 2 0 0 3.46 13.0 12 5 5 1 1 11 0 0 1.00 .297 3.36 115.0
Total A 2 2 2 0 0 2.45 11.0 9 3 3 1 4 19 0 0 1.18 .348 2.62 165.0
Total A- 19 18 8 1 0 2.62 96.1 60 28 28 7 22 111 0 0 0.85 .232 3.00 161.8
Total R+ 14 2 2 0 9 2.28 23.2 22 8 6 0 10 32 0 0 1.35 .361 2.38 177.9
Total R 40 5 2 6 19 4.82 71.0 71 38 38 7 20 78 0 0 1.28 .328 3.74 71.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2011 Kansas City - SKY 23 4 0 1 0 0 2.84 6.1 3 2 2 0 4 4 0 0 1.11 .188 4.49 0.1 173
2015 Kansas City - SKY 27 3 0 0 1 0 16.20 1.2 6 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 4.20 .600 6.18 -0.0 31
2016 Kansas City - SKY 28 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.50 .000 5.30 -0.0 999
Total SKY 8 0 1 1 0 4.50 10.0 9 7 5 0 6 5 0 0 1.50 .281 4.93 109.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2006 Miami (GCL) - R P 26 3 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 47.2 0.76 -0.8 1.031
2007 Miami (GCL) - R P 14 2 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 23.1 1.93 +0.3 1.381
2008 Batavia - A- P 8 7 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 39.1 0.46 +0.0 1.030
2008 Edmonton - R+ P 13 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 17.2 0.51 -0.2 1.024
2009 Jupiter - A+ P 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.0 .000
2009 Greensboro - A P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 +0.0 1.041
2009 Batavia - A- P 11 11 4 7 1 12 1 .917 57.0 1.74 -0.6 .889
2009 Edmonton - R+ P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
2010 California - MLB P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.1 1.089
2010 Salt Lake - AAA P 21 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 19.1 1.86 +0.0 1.049
2010 Rocket City - AA P 28 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 32.1 0.56 -0.5 1.046
2010 Jupiter - A+ P 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.1 2.059
2011 Kansas City - MLB P 30 0 3 4 0 11 4 .636 45.1 1.39 -1.1 .725
2011 Honolulu - AAA P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
2011 Omaha - AAA P 4 4 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 21.2 1.25 +0.3 1.052
2012 Kansas City - MLB P 21 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 32.2 0.83 +0.1 1.084
2013 Kansas City - MLB P 52 0 5 7 0 13 1 .923 67.0 1.61 +0.0 .963
2013 Omaha - AAA P 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.051
2013 Northwest Arkansas - AA P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.0 1.044
2014 Kansas City - MLB P 34 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 30.0 1.80 +0.3 1.080
2014 Omaha - AAA P 19 4 1 6 1 9 2 .778 35.2 1.77 -1.1 .706
2015 Kansas City - MLB P 49 0 2 7 0 10 1 .900 62.2 1.29 +0.6 1.089
2016 Kansas City - MLB P 67 0 3 13 0 17 1 .941 94.0 1.53 +0.2 1.006
2017 Kansas City - MLB P 50 0 5 9 0 15 1 .933 73.2 1.71 +1.0 1.210
2018 Oakland - MLB P 42 1 1 7 0 9 1 .889 75.2 0.95 +1.2 .945
2018 Nashville - AAA P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 +0.1 1.064
2019 Atlanta - MLB P 15 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 25.2 0.35 +0.1 .000
2020 California - MLB P 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.0 .000
2020 Omaha - AAA P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
2021 Minnesota - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
2021 Omaha - AAA P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.1 0.00 +0.4 .000
TOTAL P 540 39 37 88 3 138 13 .906 870.0 1.29 +0.4 1.011
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2006 Drafted in the 2006 first-year player draft (Round 35, Pick 19, 1120th overall pick) by the Miami Marlins, out of high school (Cobble Hill; Brooklyn, NY).
06/05/2006 Released by the Miami organization.
06/05/2006 Drafted in the 2006 first-year player draft (Round 35, Pick 19, 1120th overall pick) by the Miami Marlins, out of high school (Cobble Hill; Brooklyn, NY).
09/06/2006 Injured (Ruptured tendon (finger)), out for 4-5 months.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (45); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 20 (35).
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 25 (35).
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 30 (60).
08/09/2009 Injured (Forearm tendinitis), out for one week.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (60).
04/12/2010 Was traded by the Miami Marlins to the California Angels in exchange for SP Nick Buckmaster.
07/29/2010 Injured (Elbow tendinitis), out for 4 weeks.
11/28/2010 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (55).
04/11/2011 Was traded by the California Angels to the Kansas City Royals, along with CL Dan Hammond, in exchange for C Luis Recendiz.
11/28/2011 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (55).
04/18/2012 Injured (Partially torn labrum), out for 3-4 months.
11/28/2012 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
09/09/2013 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/20/2013 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $750,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
06/11/2014 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/20/2014 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
02/24/2015 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 6 days.
08/14/2015 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $9,500,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 65 (65).
06/13/2017 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 5 days.
11/28/2017 Became a free agent.
12/13/2017 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $7,600,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 65 (65).
06/02/2018 Injured (Biceps strain), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/28/2018 Injured (Partially torn labrum), out for 7-8 weeks.
11/04/2018 Declined his contract option.
11/28/2018 Became a free agent.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60).
01/14/2019 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,100,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization.
05/22/2019 Injured (Shoulder inflammation), out for 3-4 months.
06/03/2019 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with LF Ben Cardenas, a 6th draft pick, in exchange for RP Dan Burke.
10/18/2019 Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
12/08/2019 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,800,000 with the California Angels organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
05/19/2020 Was claimed off waivers by Kansas City while with California.
07/20/2020 Released by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55).
02/25/2021 Signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.
03/27/2021 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for one week.
04/11/2021 Injured (Torn back muscle), out for 4-5 months.
06/21/2021 Was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Kansas City Royals, along with 3B Josh Kaufman, DH Luis Pineda, CF Mike Letham, RP Leo Juarez, in exchange for RF Nate Hooper.
10/05/2021 Released by the Kansas City Royals.
11/07/2021 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2016 70 7
Year HLD Rank
2016 14 7
Year RA Rank
2016 70 7
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