P Elmer Helfinger #25
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/30/1950
P ELMER HELFINGER #25 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
35 14 4-11 2 4.72 133.1 161 11 51 71 1.59 1.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/17/1950 @ LA Win, 13-5 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
09/09/1950 OAK Loss, 1-7 1.1 2 0 0 1 0
09/05/1950 @ SD Loss, 2-3 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 Loss
09/02/1950 SEA Win, 9-4 3.0 2 1 1 3 4 Save
09/01/1950 LA Win, 8-5 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
08/31/1950 LA Win, 9-8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1950 @ POR Loss, 5-6 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
08/21/1950 SD Loss, 5-8 2.0 2 3 3 3 1 Loss
08/18/1950 @ SEA Loss, 4-11 2.0 7 4 4 0 2
08/15/1950 @ LA Win, 6-4 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 Save
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/30/1921
Born in:Homer, GA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000
Signed Through:1951 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 23 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 3 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1939, 13th Pick in Round 5
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1950 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 35 14 4 11 2 4.72 133.1 161 75 70 11 51 71 7 50.0 1 5 35.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 4 1 66.7 21 17 14.38 10.87 4.79 3.44 3.90 1.59 98 1.5 .331        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 198 66 12 1 4 38 14 25 2 2 1 .333 .377 .465 .841      
vs. RHB 332 95 16 2 7 37 37 46 3 9 0 .286 .355 .410 .764      
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1950 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 2 1 0 2.20 28.2 25 9 7 1 10 17  
May 5 5 2 2 0 3.19 42.1 45 16 15 3 11 17  
June 5 5 0 5 0 9.73 28.2 50 33 31 4 13 11  
July 8 1 0 1 0 3.86 14.0 17 6 6 2 8 10  
August 9 0 0 1 1 5.68 12.2 15 8 8 1 5 10  
September 5 0 0 1 1 3.86 7.0 9 3 3 0 4 6  
Spring Training 4 4 1 2 0 6.75 20.0 27 18 15 6 8 18  
Career 36 15 5 11 2 4.49 142.1 165 76 71 12 51 76  
Home 20 7 2 6 1 4.92 67.2 78 39 37 3 26 30  
Road 15 7 2 5 1 4.52 65.2 83 36 33 8 25 41  
Grass 35 14 4 11 2 4.72 133.1 161 75 70 11 51 71  
Day 12 4 2 3 1 4.01 42.2 50 21 19 5 15 31  
Night 23 10 2 8 1 5.06 90.2 111 54 51 6 36 40  
As Starter 14 14 4 9 0 4.89 106.2 132 63 58 10 38 52  
As Reliever / Substitution 21 0 0 2 2 4.05 26.2 29 12 12 1 13 19  
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+
1944 Philadelphia - FABL 23 30 1 3 1 1 4.91 73.1 85 47 40 9 35 42 0 0 1.64 .310 4.29 -0.3 74
1946 Philadelphia - FABL 25 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1.88 .455 1.05 0.1 54
1948 Philadelphia - FABL 27 5 0 0 0 1 2.63 13.2 9 4 4 0 8 5 0 0 1.24 .220 3.60 0.1 149
Total FABL 36 1 3 1 2 4.62 89.2 99 53 46 9 43 49 0 0 1.58 .303 4.09 -0.1 79
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+
1936 Total - 15 14 14 9 1 0 1.81 99.2 78 24 20 4 24 92 0 0 1.02 .243 2.60 3.3 100
1937 Total - 16 14 14 8 3 0 1.89 105.0 76 24 22 4 36 112 0 0 1.07 .242 2.62 3.5 100
1938 Total - 17 13 13 7 3 0 2.10 103.0 82 28 24 4 29 127 0 0 1.08 .289 2.17 4.2 100
1939 Total - 18 14 14 8 2 0 1.12 112.0 69 17 14 3 29 170 0 0 0.88 .255 1.32 6.3 100
1939 Tuscaloosa - C 18 25 13 3 8 2 6.62 106.0 124 82 78 12 64 39 1 0 1.77 .297 6.37 0.2 82
1940 Tuscaloosa - C 19 12 12 0 9 0 2.89 84.0 91 39 27 0 35 42 0 0 1.50 .308 3.22 1.3 115
1940 Vancouver - B 19 17 0 0 4 5 7.16 27.2 42 35 22 3 17 16 0 0 2.13 .375 6.11 -0.3 69
1941 Vancouver - B 20 17 17 8 6 0 3.01 122.2 122 46 41 4 25 66 4 1 1.20 .293 3.45 3.0 144
1941 Davenport - A 20 9 9 4 4 0 3.36 72.1 70 31 27 4 19 34 5 0 1.23 .272 3.59 1.4 120
1942 Davenport - A 21 23 23 9 8 0 3.48 173.1 172 79 67 11 54 103 4 0 1.30 .290 3.64 2.9 112
1942 Chattanooga - AA 21 7 3 1 1 0 5.23 31.0 31 20 18 1 18 20 1 0 1.58 .303 4.06 0.5 84
1943 Davenport - A 22 24 24 7 11 0 4.68 159.2 156 95 83 26 56 139 2 1 1.33 .284 4.46 2.7 101
1943 Chattanooga - AA 22 4 4 1 2 0 6.66 24.1 33 21 18 5 9 14 0 0 1.73 .326 6.10 -0.1 69
1945 Providence - AA 24 28 27 12 12 0 3.05 221.2 207 86 75 6 59 122 15 4 1.20 .280 2.71 4.1 100
1945 San Francisco - AAA 24 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 4 1 1 1 0 5 1 0 0.44 .125 3.79 0.1 396
1946 Providence - AA 25 34 17 10 8 2 2.76 150.0 165 58 46 5 42 101 0 0 1.38 .326 2.62 3.5 124
1947 Providence - AA 26 51 0 6 3 10 2.02 84.2 64 24 19 2 27 58 0 0 1.07 .246 2.82 1.5 185
1948 Providence - AA 27 19 10 8 3 5 3.35 96.2 104 38 36 5 17 67 3 0 1.25 .319 3.39 2.1 126
1948 Richmond - AAA 27 19 0 2 0 2 4.98 34.1 31 20 19 3 16 16 0 0 1.37 .252 4.35 0.1 85
1949 Providence - AA 28 10 10 6 2 0 3.04 77.0 72 28 26 2 23 51 5 1 1.23 .300 3.37 1.9 141
1949 Richmond - AAA 28 8 3 1 2 0 4.00 27.0 20 13 12 1 13 13 2 1 1.22 .244 3.23 0.1 72
1950 San Francisco - AAA 29 35 14 4 11 2 4.72 133.1 161 75 70 11 51 71 7 1 1.59 .331 3.90 1.5 84
Total DIX 11 7 2 3 0 5.86 55.1 64 41 36 6 27 34 1 0 1.64 .314 4.95 76.8
Total EA 142 64 42 28 17 2.89 630.0 612 234 202 20 168 399 23 5 1.24 .296 2.89 121.2
Total GWL 36 15 5 11 2 4.49 142.1 165 76 71 12 51 76 8 1 1.52 .321 3.89 88.7
Total HL 56 56 20 23 0 3.93 405.1 398 205 177 41 129 276 11 1 1.30 .284 3.95 108.9
Total UL 27 3 3 2 2 4.55 61.1 51 33 31 4 29 29 2 1 1.30 .249 3.85 79.1
Total COW 34 17 8 10 5 3.77 150.1 164 81 63 7 42 82 4 1 1.37 .310 3.94 119.7
Total GSL 37 25 3 17 2 4.97 190.0 215 121 105 12 99 81 1 0 1.65 .302 4.98 93.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1939 Tuscaloosa - C P 25 13 8 12 1 22 2 .909 106.0 1.70 -2.6 .871
1940 Vancouver - B P 16 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 27.2 1.63 -0.5 .969
1940 Tuscaloosa - C P 12 12 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 84.0 1.29 -1.1 .833
1941 Davenport - A P 9 9 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 72.1 1.00 -0.4 .944
1941 Vancouver - B P 17 17 8 12 1 20 0 1.000 122.2 1.47 +0.6 1.151
1942 Chattanooga - AA P 7 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 31.0 0.87 +0.2 .973
1942 Davenport - A P 23 23 5 18 1 25 2 .920 173.1 1.19 -1.9 .931
1943 Chattanooga - AA P 4 4 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 24.1 2.22 -0.5 1.030
1943 Davenport - A P 24 24 8 15 1 23 0 1.000 159.2 1.30 -1.4 .861
1944 Philadelphia - MLB P 30 1 3 12 0 16 1 .938 73.1 1.84 +0.2 .858
1945 San Francisco - AAA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1945 Providence - AA P 28 27 8 26 1 35 1 .971 221.2 1.38 -2.9 1.069
1946 Philadelphia - MLB P 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 0.0 .000
1946 Providence - AA P 34 17 8 8 0 16 0 1.000 150.0 0.96 -1.4 .992
1947 Providence - AA P 51 0 5 8 0 14 1 .929 84.2 1.38 -0.5 .902
1948 Philadelphia - MLB P 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 13.2 1.32 -0.4 .977
1948 Richmond - AAA P 19 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 34.1 1.05 +0.1 .965
1948 Providence - AA P 19 10 2 11 1 13 0 1.000 96.2 1.21 -0.2 .936
1949 Richmond - AAA P 8 3 2 4 2 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 +0.5 1.308
1949 Providence - AA P 10 10 5 9 1 14 0 1.000 77.0 1.64 +0.2 .934
1950 San Francisco - AAA P 35 14 5 17 0 23 1 .957 133.1 1.48 +0.2 .939
TOTAL P 378 188 81 179 9 268 8 .970 1724.1 1.36 -12.1 .953
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/22/1939 Drafted in the 1939 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 13, 77th overall pick) by the Toronto Wolves, out of high school Homer (Homer; Homer, GA).
07/01/1939 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Wolves organization with a signing bonus of $1,100.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/18/1941 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Bakersfield Bears with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/01/1943 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cedar Rapids Chiefs with 14 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
12/27/1943 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 2 , Pick 11, 27th overall Pick) by the Philadelphia Sailors from the Toronto Wolves.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/27/1945 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Worcester Warriors with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/05/1945 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Worcester Warriors with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/22/1945 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Youngstown Phenoms with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/27/1945 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Dayton Dukes with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
09/23/1946 Wins the 1946 Championship with the Providence Sailors!
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
09/20/1948 Wins the 1948 Championship with the Providence Sailors!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/19/1949 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Youngstown Phenoms with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/18/1949 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Jersey City Uniforms with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/06/1950 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Portland Green Sox with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
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