| rdfs:comment | - Todd Helton is a current major league baseball player and possibly a future Hall of Famer. Helton has spent his entire career with the Colorado Rockies and is statistically one of the best hitting first basemen of all time. However, critics point out that playing in Denver has inflated his stats. In the last few seasons, Helton's production has dipped dramatically due to back and hip injuries.
- Todd Lynn Helton (born August 20, 1973 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is the starting first baseman for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball. Helton is a 5-time All-Star, 4-time Silver Slugger, 4-time National League Player of the Month and 3-time Gold Glove winner. As of June 30, 2008, Helton has the third-highest career batting average of all active players at .328 (Albert Pujols #1 at .334 and Ichiro Suzuki #2 at .331), placing him fourth behind former San Diego Padres right fielder Tony Gwynn (.338), Pujols and Suzuki, among all players whose careers began after World War II.
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| abstract | - Todd Lynn Helton (born August 20, 1973 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is the starting first baseman for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball. Helton is a 5-time All-Star, 4-time Silver Slugger, 4-time National League Player of the Month and 3-time Gold Glove winner. As of June 30, 2008, Helton has the third-highest career batting average of all active players at .328 (Albert Pujols #1 at .334 and Ichiro Suzuki #2 at .331), placing him fourth behind former San Diego Padres right fielder Tony Gwynn (.338), Pujols and Suzuki, among all players whose careers began after World War II. As of June 30, 2008, among all active players, Helton is third in batting average (.328), first in on-base percentage (.428), fifth in slugging percentage (.574), fifth in intentional walks (170) and eighth in doubles (471). In addition, Helton holds Colorado Rockies club records for hits (1,956), home runs (310), doubles (471), walks (1,038), runs scored (1,141), RBI (1,116), on-base percentage (.428), games played (1,657), total bases (3,419) and other categories.
- Todd Helton is a current major league baseball player and possibly a future Hall of Famer. Helton has spent his entire career with the Colorado Rockies and is statistically one of the best hitting first basemen of all time. However, critics point out that playing in Denver has inflated his stats. In the last few seasons, Helton's production has dipped dramatically due to back and hip injuries.
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