Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 55 | |
| 1998 | 69 | |
| 1999 | 83 | |
| 2000 | 97 | |
| 2001 | 92 | |
| 2002 | 87 | |
| 2003 | 83 | |
| 2004 | 78 | |
| 2005 | 73 | |
| 2006 | 68 | |
| 2007 | 64 | |
| 2008 | 59 | |
| 2009 | 54 | |
| 2010 | 49 | |
| 2011 | 45 | |
| 2012 | 40 | |
| 2013 | 35 |
Data sources
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Baseball-Reference
- MLB official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Todd Helton ranks #210 in Baseball
Todd Helton ranks 210th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2915th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 78, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Baseball reference universe of 234 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1997–2013 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career hits 2519, career home runs 369, batting titles 1, gold gloves 3.
Immediately ahead sits Elmer Flick on 83.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Joe Cronin on 82.8. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Todd Helton GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Helton stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Helton comparisons
Todd Helton — frequently asked
- Is Todd Helton the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Todd Helton ranks 210th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 83.0, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Todd Helton's GOAT Score?
- 83.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Todd Helton rank all time?
- 2915th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 210th within Baseball.
- Todd Helton vs Elmer Flick: who ranks higher?
- Todd Helton, on 83.0 against Elmer Flick's 83.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.