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{{Infobox baseball biography
| name       = Todd Helton
| image      = Todd Helton on August 18, 2013.jpg
| width      = 230
| caption    = Helton with the Colorado Rockies in 2013
| position   = [[First baseman]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|8|20}}
| birth_place= [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| bats       = Left
| throws     = Left
| debutleague = MLB
| debutdate  = August 2
| debutyear  = 1997
| debutteam  = Colorado Rockies
| finalleague = MLB
| finaldate = September 29
| finalyear= 2013
| finalteam= Colorado Rockies
| statleague = MLB
| stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
| stat1value = .316
| stat2label = [[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
| stat2value = 2,519
| stat3label = [[Home run]]s
| stat3value = 369
| stat4label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat4value = 1,406
| teams      = 
* [[Colorado Rockies]] ({{mlby|1997}}–{{mlby|2013}})
| awards     = 
* 5× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2000]]–[[2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2004]])
* 3× [[Gold Glove Award]] (2001, 2002, 2004)
* 4× [[Silver Slugger Award]] (2000–2003)
* [[Hank Aaron Award|NL Hank Aaron Award]] (2000)
* [[List of Major League Baseball batting champions|MLB batting champion]] (2000)
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders|MLB RBI leader]] (2000)
* [[Dick Howser Trophy]] (1995)
* [[Colorado Rockies#Retired numbers|Colorado Rockies No. 17]] retired
|hoflink = National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
|hoftype = National
|hofdate = [[2024 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|2024]]
|hofvote = 79.7% (sixth ballot)
}}

'''Todd Lynn Helton''' (born August 20, 1973) is an American former professional [[baseball]] [[first baseman]] who played his entire 17-year [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) career for the [[Colorado Rockies]]. A five-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]], four-time [[Silver Slugger Award|Silver Slugger]], and three-time [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove Award]] winner, Helton holds the [[List of Colorado Rockies team records|Rockies' club records]] for [[Hit (baseball)|hits]] (2,519), [[home run]]s (369), [[Double (baseball)|doubles]] (592), [[Base on balls|walks]] (1,335), [[Run (baseball)|runs]] scored (1,401), [[run batted in|runs batted in]] (RBIs, with 1,406), games played (2,247), and total bases (4,292), among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colorado Rockies Top 10 Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/leaders_bat.shtml |access-date=July 1, 2008 |publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>

Helton grew up in Tennessee and played [[college baseball]] and [[College football|football]] for the [[Tennessee Volunteers]]. The Rockies drafted him in the first round of the [[1995 Major League Baseball draft|1995 MLB draft]], and he debuted in the majors in 1997.

During his peak from 1999 to 2004, Helton met or topped these benchmarks each season: .320 batting average, 39 doubles, 30 home runs, 107 runs scored, 96 RBI, .577 [[slugging percentage]] and .981 [[on-base plus slugging]]. In 2000, he won the [[List of Major League Baseball batting champions|batting title]] with a .372 average and also led MLB with a .698 slugging percentage, 59 doubles, and 147 RBI and the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) with 216 hits. Helton helped the Rockies win the [[List of National League pennant winners|NL pennant]] in 2007 before being swept in the [[2007 World Series|World Series]]. He collected his 2,000th career hit in May 19, 2009 and his 2,500th on September 1, 2013.  He retired at the end of that season, homering in his final game at [[Coors Field]]. Helton was inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] in {{bhofy|2024}}.

==Amateur career==
Helton attended [[Central High School (Knoxville, Tennessee)|Central High School]] in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] and was a letterman in football and baseball.<ref name="rockiesbio">{{Cite web |title=Todd Helton: Biography and Career Highlights |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/todd-helton-115732 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Colorado Rockies}}</ref> In football, he posted 2,772 [[Total offense|total yards]] as a [[quarterback]]. In baseball, as a senior, Helton had a .655 batting average and 12 home runs and was named the Regional Player of the Year. ''[[Baseball America]]'' named him an All-American his senior season. He was named the [[Gatorade Player of the Year awards|Gatorade Player of the Year]] for football and baseball in Tennessee.<ref name=rockiesbio /> 

Helton was drafted in the second round (55th overall) by the [[San Diego Padres]] in the [[1992 Major League Baseball draft|1992 MLB draft]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Helton providing priceless, free service to Vols |work=Hamilton County Herald |url=https://www.hamiltoncountyherald.com/Story.aspx?id=8407&date=2%252F17%252F2017 |access-date=August 22, 2018}}</ref> He did not sign and chose to attend college.

===University of Tennessee===
Helton received an [[athletic scholarship]] from the [[University of Tennessee]] to play both [[Tennessee Volunteers football|football]] and [[Tennessee Volunteers baseball|baseball]].<ref name=rockiesbio /> As a freshman and sophomore, he backed up [[Heath Shuler]] at quarterback. Entering his junior season in 1994, he was the backup to senior [[Jerry Colquitt]] and ahead of [[Peyton Manning]], then a true freshman.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1994-09-16 |title=HELTON TAKES HIS SWING AS TENNESSEE'S QUARTERBACK |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1994/09/16/helton-takes-his-swing-as-tennessees-quarterback/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |work=Sun Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Axisa |first=Mike |date=March 6, 2016 |title=Peyton Manning was briefly Todd Helton's backup QB at Tennessee |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/peyton-manning-was-briefly-todd-heltons-backup-qb-at-tennessee/ |access-date=August 22, 2018 |work=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref> After tore [[knee]] [[ligament]]s in the season opener at [[1994 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]], Helton took over as the starter. Three weeks later against [[1994 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]], he suffered a knee injury and was replaced by Manning, who went on to break several records.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bertha |first=Mike |date=January 15, 2016 |title=Peyton Manning backed up Todd Helton at QB |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/peyton-manning-backed-up-todd-helton-at-qb/c-161597520 |access-date=August 22, 2018 |work=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> Helton appeared in 12 games during his career with the Volunteers football team, completing 41 of 75 passes for 484 yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions.<ref>[http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/fball-stats/h.htm Individual Career Football Statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031142831/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/fball-stats/h.htm |date=October 31, 2013 }}, UTSports.com. Retrieved: September 26, 2013.</ref>

In baseball, Helton was awarded the [[Dick Howser Trophy]] as the national [[college baseball]] player of the year, following his junior baseball season in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=College Baseball Hall of Fame: Dick Howser Trophy: Winners |url=http://web.collegebaseballhall.org/howser/winners.jsp |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=web.collegebaseballhall.org |language=en-US}}</ref> During his career at Tennessee (1993&ndash;1995), he recorded a .370 batting average with 38 home runs and 238 RBI (both school records), while also pitching 193 innings, registering an ERA of 2.24, with 172 strikeouts and 23 saves.<ref>"[http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/100th-team.html Tennessee Baseball Celebrates Century Mark With All-Century Team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012011245/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/100th-team.html |date=October 12, 2013 }}", UTSports.com.  Retrieved: September 26, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-basebl/archive/individual-records.html Tennessee Baseball History and Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928080700/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-basebl/archive/individual-records.html |date=September 28, 2013 }}, UTSports.com  Retrieved: September 26, 2013.</ref> In 1995, he set the Tennessee saves record with 11, while posting a 0.89 ERA. Helton also has the second-longest streak of consecutive scoreless innings in [[NCAA Division I]], with 47 in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024 |title=Division I Baseball Records |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2024/D1.pdf |website=NCAA |page=7}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 6, 2016 |title=Scoreless streak ends at 45 2/3 innings for Pepperdine's A.J. Puckett |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-aj-puckett-pepperdine-20160506-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

Helton spent the summer of 1994 playing for the [[Orleans Firebirds|Orleans Cardinals]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]] (CCBL), where he was named a league all-star. He was inducted into the [[Cape Cod Baseball League#Hall of Fame and Museum|CCBL Hall of Fame]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milestone Year for Orleans Greats |url=http://www.rightfieldfog.com/?p=3206 |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=www.rightfieldfog.com | date=February 13, 2014 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 22, 1994 |title=All-Stars Shine Tomorrow |pages=19 |work=The Cape Codder |location=Orleans, MA |url=https://snow-library.com/viewer/5893?medianame=1994_thecapecodder_vol49_issue60_orleans_000019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 9, 2024 |title=Seven standouts elected to 2024 Class of Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame |url=https://www.capecodleague.com/news/seven-standouts-elected-to-2024-class-of-cape-cod-baseball-league-hall-of-fame |accessdate=June 11, 2024 |publisher=Cape Cod League}}</ref>

==MLB career==
===Draft and debut===
The Colorado Rockies selected Helton with the eighth overall pick of the [[1995 Major League Baseball draft]]. He signed on August 1, 1995.<ref name="baseballreferencebio">{{Cite web |title=Todd Helton Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/heltoto01.shtml |access-date=July 19, 2009 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> He spent the next two years in the [[Minor League Baseball|minor leagues]], playing for the Class-A [[Asheville Tourists]], Double-A [[New Haven Ravens]], and Triple-A [[Colorado Springs Sky Sox]] before moving up to the majors. He made his major-league debut on August 2, [[1997 Colorado Rockies season|1997]], a 6–5 road loss to the [[1997 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]].<ref name="rockiesbio" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score: August 2, 1997 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT199708020.shtml |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He started in [[left field]], flied out in his first at-bat, singled in his next time up off [[Francisco Córdova (baseball, born 1972)|Francisco Córdova]], and hit a solo home run off [[Marc Wilkins (baseball)|Marc Wilkins]].<ref name="rockiesbio" />

===1997–1999: Early career===
During the [[1997 Colorado Rockies season|1997 season]], Helton hit for a .280/.337/.484 [[slash line]], with five home runs, in 35 games. When Rockies [[first baseman]] [[Andrés Galarraga]] went to the [[Atlanta Braves]] in 1998, Helton became the full-time starter at first base for Colorado during the [[1998 Colorado Rockies season|1998 season]]. The Rockies named Helton their club representative in 1998, the first time the team ever gave a rookie that role.  He hit .315/.380/.530, with 25 home runs and 97 RBI, in 152 games. He led all rookies in average (.315), home runs (25), RBI (97), multi-hit games (49), total bases (281), slugging percentage (SLG) (.530) and extra base hits (63). He also led all [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) rookies in runs (78), hits (167) and on-base percentage (.380). At the time, only [[Mike Piazza]] (35), [[David Justice]] (28), and [[Darryl Strawberry]] (26) had hit more home runs as an NL rookie since 1972, and only Piazza had more RBI (112). Helton finished second to [[Kerry Wood]] of the [[1998 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]] in the voting for NL [[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]. The [[Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame]] named Helton its 1998 Professional Athlete of the Year.<ref name=rockiesbio />

In [[1999 Colorado Rockies season|1999]], Helton hit .320/.395/.587.<ref name="ESPNstats">{{Cite web |title=Todd Helton |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/3709/todd-helton |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>  He slugged 35 home runs and 113 RBI while drawing 68 walks. On June 19, in a 10–2 home win over the [[1999 Florida Marlins season|Florida Marlins]], Helton [[hit for the cycle]].<ref name="rockiesbio" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Florida Marlins vs Colorado Rockies Box Score: June 19, 1999 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL199906190.shtml |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He fell short of hitting a second cycle on four occasions during the 1999 season, which would have made him only the second player since 1900 ([[Babe Herman]] was the first to do so in [[1931 Brooklyn Robins season|1931]]) to hit two cycles in one season.<ref name="rockiesbio" />

===2000–2006: Mid-career===
[[File:Todd Helton (51007211197) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Helton fielding with the Rockies, {{c.|2005}}]]
Helton enjoyed arguably his best season in [[2000 Colorado Rockies season|2000]], leading the major leagues in batting average (.372), RBI (147), doubles (59), total bases (405), extra base hits (103), slugging percentage (.698) and [[On-base plus slugging|OPS]] (1.162).<ref name="rockiesbio" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Regular Season MLB Baseball Batting Statistics and League Leaders |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/player/_/season/2017/seasontype/2 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>  He led the NL in hits (216) and on-base percentage (.463).  Helton hit a league-leading home batting average of .391 and was third in the NL in road batting average (.353). Helton's MLB-leading 103 extra base hits tied for the fourth most in MLB history and the second most in NL history. His league-leading numbers in on-base percentage, slugging percentage and batting average gave him the "percentage triple crown." Helton became the second Rockies player, after [[Larry Walker]] in 1999, to accomplish that feat. Helton and Walker made the Rockies the first team in MLB history to record percentage triple crowns in consecutive seasons with different players. Helton became only the fourth player in NL history to lead the league in both batting average and RBI. He became the first player in NL history and the fifth player in MLB history ([[Babe Ruth]], [[Lou Gehrig]], [[Jimmie Foxx]] and [[Hank Greenberg]] are the others) to have at least 200 hits, 40 home runs, 100 RBI, 100 runs, 100 extra base hits, and 100 walks in one season.<ref name="rockiesbio" />

Helton was invited to his first career [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Game]] in 2000. He also received NL [[Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award|Player of the Month]] honors for May and August. He finished fifth in voting for the [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|MVP award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 Awards Voting |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2000.shtml |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> However, the [[Associated Press]], ''[[Sporting News]]'', [[USA Baseball]] Alumni, and ''[[Baseball Digest]]'' all named Helton the MLB Player of the Year. [[Buck O'Neil]] and the [[Negro Leagues Baseball Museum]] presented Helton with the Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard Legacy Award. Helton was also given the team-honored version of the [[Roberto Clemente Award]], for his community contributions to eastern Tennessee. Furthermore, he was the NL winner of the second annual [[Hank Aaron Award]].<ref name="rockiesbio" /> Each season from 2000 to 2003, he was named the Rockies Player of the Year.<ref name="rockiesawards">{{Cite web |title=Rockies awards |url=http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/col/history/awards.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505060114/http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/col/history/awards.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 5, 2007 |access-date=August 9, 2014 |website=Colorado Rockies |publisher=MLB}}</ref> 

Monetizing his success, Helton signed a nine-year, $141.5 million contract in April 2001 that took effect in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RINGOLSBY: Team-by-team report : Rockies : The Rocky Mountain News<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/mlb/article/0,2777,DRMN_23924_5681159,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029133657/http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/mlb/article/0,2777,DRMN_23924_5681159,00.html |archive-date=October 29, 2007}}</ref> [[2001 Colorado Rockies season|That season]], Helton hit a career-high 49 home runs (22 of them occurred away from hitter-friendly [[Coors Field]]). He tied Walker for the most home runs ever by a Rockies player in one season. Additionally, Helton had a .336/.432/.685 slash line.<ref name="rockiesbio" /> He had 105 extra base hits, making him the first player in MLB history to have at least 100 total extra base hits in back-to-back seasons.<ref name="rockiesbio" /> Furthermore, Helton attained 402 total bases, making him only the fourth player in MLB history to do so in consecutive seasons ([[Chuck Klein]], Gehrig and Foxx are the others).<ref name="rockiesbio" /> Helton appeared in his second consecutive [[2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game in 2001]] — his first as a starter.<ref name="rockiesbio" /> He won his first [[Gold Glove]] at first base and was once again a top candidate for MVP, but was beaten in balloting by [[Sammy Sosa]] and [[Barry Bonds]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB National League Gold Glove Award Winners |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/gold_glove_nl_alt.shtml#2001 |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

In [[2002 Colorado Rockies season|2002]], Helton had a .329 batting average, 30 home runs, 109 RBI, 98 walks, 107 runs, .577 SLG and 319 total bases. He became the first player in Rockies history to score at least 100 runs in four consecutive seasons. He was named NL Player of the Month for May, when he hit .347 with six doubles, one triple, 10 home runs and 28 RBI. Helton was named to his third consecutive [[2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] — his second straight as a starter. He also received his second consecutive Gold Glove.<ref name="rockiesbio" />

[[File:Helton at bat 2.JPG|thumb|left|Helton swinging at a pitch during a game against the [[2006 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]] in 2006.]]
[[2003 Colorado Rockies season|2003]] saw Helton involved in the closest NL batting race in history, as he hit .35849, while [[2003 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] first baseman [[Albert Pujols]] finished first with a .35871 batting average. Helton also had 33 home runs, 117 RBI, 135 runs, 49 doubles and five triples. He won his fourth Player of the Month honor for April, when he hit .337 with six home runs, 27 RBI, 28 runs, 11 doubles and 24 walks.<ref name="rockiesbio" /> He also appeared in his fourth consecutive [[2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 All-Star Game Box Score, July 13 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2004-allstar-game.shtml |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

During the [[2004 Colorado Rockies season|2004 season]], Helton again finished second in the NL batting race, as he hit .347, while [[2004 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] [[left fielder]] [[Barry Bonds]] hit .362. Helton also had 32 home runs and 96 RBI on the season. He became the first player in MLB history to hit at least .315 with 25 home runs and 95 RBI in each of his first seven full seasons in the majors. He became only the third player in MLB history to accomplish that feat during any seven-year stretch in a career ([[Lou Gehrig]] and [[Babe Ruth]] are the others). He set a franchise record by hitting at least 30 home runs in six consecutive seasons. Helton was named to his team-record fifth consecutive [[2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] and won his third Gold Glove during the season.<ref name="rockiesbio" />

In [[2005 Colorado Rockies season|2005]], Helton spent time on the disabled list (July 26 – August 9) for the first time in his career with a strained left calf muscle.<ref name="rockiesbio" /> He hit .320 with 20 home runs, 79 RBI, 92 runs, and 45 doubles for the season. He was under 1.000 in OPS (finished with .979 OPS) for the first time since 1999.<ref name=ESPNstats /> Helton also was not named to the NL All-Star team for the first time since 1999. However, he join Gehrig and [[Bill Terry]] as the only first basemen in MLB history to have at least a .315 batting average in eight consecutive seasons.<ref name="rockiesbio" /> Also in 2005, [[List of St. Louis Cardinals broadcasters|St. Louis Cardinals radio broadcaster]] [[Wayne Hagin]] claimed manager [[Don Baylor]] said that Helton had "tried the juice" in the 1990s, implying steroid use. Helton vehemently denied the allegation and considered legal action against Hagin. Hagin later apologized clarifying his comments saying he was "referring to supplements, creatine, not steroids" when he said "juiced". Baylor said of his conversation with Hagin, "We discussed creatine and that was the end of the conversation. Steroid use was never even a question with me in regards to Todd Helton. [Hagin] has his facts wrong."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-03-21 |title=Helton considers lawsuit after 'juice' comments |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2018289 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

The following [[2006 Colorado Rockies season|season]], Helton had to spend time on the disabled list again, this time from April 20 to May 4, 2006, as he was diagnosed with [[ileitis|acute terminal ileitis]].<ref name="rockiesbio" /> He hit .302 with 15 home runs, 81 RBI, 40 doubles, 91 walks, and a .404 on-base percentage for the season.<ref name="rockiesbio" /> He ended the season below .900 in OPS (with a .880 OPS) for the first time since entering the league in 1997 when he only played 35 games that year.<ref name=ESPNstats /> Helton finished third on the team in runs (94), hits (165), doubles (40), total bases (260), and multi-hit games (42).<ref name="rockiesbio" />

===2007–2013===
Helton's power and RBI production stayed relatively level to his previous year's stats during the 2007 season, as he managed 17 home runs and 91 RBI. Despite these numbers being below his career averages, Helton  kept up his string of seven consecutive seasons with an on-base percentage higher than .400, nine consecutive seasons with a batting average above .300, and had also been walked more times than he had struck out (a feat he had accomplished in seven of his first ten full seasons).<ref name=ESPNstats /> Helton recorded his 1,000th career hit at [[Coors Field]] on June 20, in a 6–1 home win over the [[2006 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]], becoming only the fifth active player to have 1,000 career hits in one ballpark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/270620127|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205152024/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/270620127|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2022|title=Yankees vs. Rockies - Game Recap - June 20, 2007 |website=Espn.com|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> On September 9, in 4–2 home victory over the [[2007 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]], Helton hit his 35th double of the season. This made him the only player in MLB history to have hit 35 or more doubles in at least 10 consecutive seasons (1998–2007).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/270909127|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205152039/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/270909127|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2022|title=Padres vs. Rockies - Game Recap - September 9, 2007 |website=Espn.com|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Saunders |first=Patrick |date=September 10, 2007 |title=Helton hammers out his place in history |work=Denver Post |url=http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_6847420}}</ref> Helton hit his 300th career home run on September 16, in a 13–0 home win over the [[2007 Florida Marlins season|Florida Marlins]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/270916127|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205152032/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/270916127|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2022|title=Marlins vs. Rockies - Game Recap - September 16, 2007 |website=Espn.com|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Helton, Rockies boost playoff hopes |url=http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070916&content_id=2211951&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=col |website=Colorado Rockies}}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} </ref> He became the first player to hit 300 home runs for the Rockies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sortable Player Stats |url=http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=col#sortColumn=hr&sectionType=sp&playerType=ALL&statType=hitting&season=2018&season_type=ALL&game_type='R'&elem=%255Bobject+Object%255D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&league_code='MLB'&page=1&ts=1534960586126 |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=Colorado Rockies |language=en |archive-date=December 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220224721/http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=col#sortColumn=hr&sectionType=sp&playerType=ALL&statType=hitting&season=2018&season_type=ALL&game_type='R'&elem=%255Bobject+Object%255D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&league_code='MLB'&page=1&ts=1534960586126 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Helton made what was arguably the most pivotal play of the Rockies' 2007 season in the second game of a [[Doubleheader (baseball)|doubleheader]] against the [[2007 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] on September 18. In the bottom of the ninth inning, with two outs and two strikes, Helton hit an emotional two-run [[walk-off home run]] off Dodgers [[closer (baseball)|closer]] [[Takashi Saito (baseball)|Takashi Saito]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/270918327|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205152038/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/270918327|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2022|title=Dodgers vs. Rockies - Game Recap - September 18, 2007 |website=Espn.com|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> The home run kept the Rockies alive in the bid to win the [[Wild card (sports)|wild card]] or [[National League West|NL West]] title. The Rockies eventually clinched the NL wild card, in a 9–8 extra innings victory over the Padres in a [[2007 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game|wild card tie-breaker game]], allowing Helton to appear in the playoffs for the first time in his career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/271001127|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205152031/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/271001127|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2022|title=Padres vs. Rockies - Game Recap - October 1, 2007 |website=Espn.com|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> Colorado went on to sweep the [[2007 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]] in three games of the [[2007 National League Division Series|NL Division Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 NL Division Series - Colorado Rockies over Philadelphia Phillies (3-0) |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2007_NLDS2.shtml |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Helton hit a triple in the first pitch of his first career playoff at-bat in the opening game against the Phillies in Philadelphia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/271003122|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205152036/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/271003122|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2022|title=Rockies vs. Phillies - Game Recap - October 3, 2007 |website=Espn.com|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> The Rockies also swept the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] in four games of the [[2007 National League Championship Series|NL Championship Series]], sending the Rockies on their first trip to the [[2007 World Series|World Series]] in franchise history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 NLCS - Colorado Rockies over Arizona Diamondbacks (4-0) |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2007_NLCS.shtml |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/271015127|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702014947/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/271015127|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 2, 2021|title=Diamondbacks vs. Rockies - Game Recap - October 15, 2007 |website=Espn.com|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> The Rockies went on to lose the World Series to the [[2007 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] in a four-game sweep.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 World Series - Boston Red Sox over Colorado Rockies (4-0) |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2007_WS.shtml |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Todd Helton (3738116090).jpg|thumb|Helton at bat during a game against the [[2009 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]] in 2009.]]
In August 2008, Helton was diagnosed with a degenerative back condition, putting his health and ability to continue play in question. On May 19, 2009, Helton got his 2,000th hit, a single, as part of an 8–1 road loss to the [[2009 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/290519115|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205152035/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/290519115|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2022|title=Rockies vs. Braves - Game Recap - May 19, 2009 |website=Espn.com|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> On July 22, Helton hit his 500th career double in a 4–3 home victory over the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]].<ref name="espn500doubles">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/290722127|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205152023/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/290722127|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2022|title=Diamondbacks vs. Rockies - Game Recap - July 22, 2009 |website=Espn.com|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref>  He became the 50th player in MLB history to hit 500 career doubles and the fastest to do since 1954.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-07-22 |title=Rockies' Helton joins exclusive hit club with 500th double |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2009/07/22/rockies-helton-joins-exclusive-hit-club-with-500th-double/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |work=Denver Post}}</ref> Helton also joined [[Babe Ruth]], [[Stan Musial]], [[Lou Gehrig]] and [[Ted Williams]] as the only players in MLB history to have at least 500 doubles, 320 home runs and a .325 batting average for a career.<ref name=espn500doubles /> 

On March 11, 2010, Helton signed a two-year, $9.9 million contract extension through the 2013 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Doug |date=March 11, 2010 |title=Helton, Rox agree to two-year contract extension |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100311&content_id=8754678&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |access-date=March 11, 2010 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> Helton's degenerative back condition sent him back to the disabled list in July.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Doug |date=July 7, 2010 |title=Fantasy Baseball news & News Updates |url=http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/mlb/fantasy/wsfb/news/index.jsp?player_id=115732 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714103427/http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/mlb/fantasy/wsfb/news/index.jsp?player_id=115732 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |access-date=July 30, 2010 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> He returned from the DL in August and hit .256 with 8 home runs and 37 RBI for the season. After the season, Helton said he would return to the Rockies in 2011, following rumors of a possible retirement.<ref>Renck, Troy E. (September 28, 2010). [http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_16199544 "Todd Helton makes it clear that he's not retiring from Rockies"]. ''[[The Denver Post]]''. Retrieved January 8, 2011.</ref> On February 15, 2011, Helton announced his intention to play baseball for three more years, preferably for the Rockies. On June 30 he played his 2,000th career game. On April 14, 2012, Helton hit a 2-run walk-off home run, the seventh of his career.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Helton home run recalls Spilborgh's grand slam for Rockies |work=Denver Post |url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/rockies/2012/04/15/cheap-seats-lodo-magic/11562/ |access-date=August 22, 2018}}</ref> On July 13, Helton was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to inflammation in his right hip. In 63 games, he was batting .235.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 13, 2012 |title=Rockies place 1B Helton on DL with hip injury |website=SportsIllustrated.cnn.com |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/mlb/07/13/rockies-helton-disabled-list-hip.ap/index.html?sct=mlb_t2_a13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929063653/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/mlb/07/13/rockies-helton-disabled-list-hip.ap/index.html?sct=mlb_t2_a13 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |access-date=July 15, 2012}}</ref> After returning from the DL, Helton played only 6 games before announcing that he would have season-ending hip surgery in order to prepare for the 2013 season.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harding |first=Thomas |date=2012-08-06 |title=Helton to undergo season-ending hip surgery |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120806&content_id=36215488&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112200417/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120806&content_id=36215488&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |archive-date=2013-11-12 |work=MLB.com}}</ref> Helton was healthier in 2013, playing in 124 games while hitting 15 home runs with 61 RBIs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Todd Helton 2013 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=heltoto01&t=b&year=2013 |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

On September 14, 2013, Helton announced that he would be retiring at the conclusion of the 2013 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HELTON TO RETIRE AFTER 17 YEARS WITH ROCKIES |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/helton-retire-after-17-years-rockies |access-date=September 15, 2013 |publisher=AP}}</ref> On September 25, before his last game at [[Coors Field]], Helton was honored by the Rockies in a [[pre-game ceremony]]. In the game, Helton hit a home run and drove in three runs versus the [[2013 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Graham |first=Pat |title=Helton homers in Coors finale, Bosox top Rockies |language=en-US |work=sandiegouniontribune.com |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-helton-homers-in-coors-finale-bosox-top-rockies-2013sep25-story.html |access-date=August 22, 2018}}</ref>

On August 17, 2014, the Rockies retired Helton's number 17 before a game at [[Coors Field]]. He was the first Rockies player to have his number retired in the franchise's history.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-08-17 |title=Rockies retire Helton's No. 17 jersey |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/08/17/rockies-retire-heltons-no-17-jersey/14204975/ |access-date=August 22, 2018 |work=USA TODAY |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

===Accomplishments===
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| NL [[Major League Baseball Player of the Week Award|Player of the Week]] 
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| June 20, 1999; May 14, 2000; July 23, 2000;<br /> August 20, 2000; July 10, 2005; September 25, 2005
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| [[Buck Leonard|Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard]] Legacy Award 
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* [[Baseball Digest|''Baseball Diges''t]] All-Star Rookie Team (1998)
* Associated Press MLB All-Star Team (2000)
* ''Baseball Digest'' MLB Player of the Year (2000)
* [[USA Baseball]] Alumni Player of the Year (2000)

;Achievements
* [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) [[List of Major League Baseball batting champions|Batting Champion]] (2000)
* NL [[List of National League annual slugging percentage leaders|slugging percentage leader]] (2000)
* NL [[List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders|RBI leader]] (2000)
* NL [[List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders|Doubles leader]] (2000, Helton hit 59 doubles during the season, which tied [[Chuck Klein]] for the third-highest single-season doubles total in NL history.)
* [[Hitting for the cycle|Hit for the cycle]] (June 19, 1999)
* Percentage triple crown (2000)
* NL hits leader (2000)
* NL on-base percentage leader (2000, 2005, 2007)
* NL total bases leader (2000)
* NL extra base hits leader (2000)
* [[Colorado Rockies]] career leader in games played (2,247), at bats (7,962), runs (1,401), hits (2,519), total bases (4,292), doubles (592), home runs (369), RBI (1,406), walks (1,335), and intentional walks (185).
*Colorado Rockies retired Helton's number 17 on August 17, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 6, 2014 |title=Todd Helton's jersey to be retired |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/10415300/colorado-rockies-retire-todd-helton-no-17-jersey-august-17 |access-date=February 6, 2014 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

Helton first appeared on the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]] ballot in [[2019 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|2019]], when he received 16.5% of the vote, well short of the 75% required for election, but above the 5% minimum required to remain on the ballot.

On January 23, 2024, Helton was elected to the Hall of Fame, receiving 79.7% of the vote. He is the Rockies player, after [[Larry Walker]], to be elected. Helton was formally inducted on July 21.<ref name="i637">{{cite web | last=Doolittle | first=Bradford | title=Cooperstown welcomes four new legends -- with title of Greatest Living Hall of Famer wide open | website=ESPN.com | date=2024-07-21 | url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40611277/2024-baseball-hall-fame-induction-willie-mays-mauer-beltre-leyland-helton | access-date=2024-10-29}}</ref>

==Post-playing career==
On April 9, 2022, the [[Colorado Rockies]] hired Helton as a special assistant to the general manager, joining [[Vinny Castilla]] and [[Clint Hurdle]] in the role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Evan |date=April 9, 2022 |title=Rockies legend Todd Helton hired as special assistant to the general manager |url=https://www.purplerow.com/2022/4/9/23018318/colorado-rockies-legend-todd-helton-special-assistant-to-the-general-manager-bill-schmidt-hurdle |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Purple Row|publisher=SB Nation |language=en}}</ref> They and [[Charlie Blackmon]] held that role in 2025.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/colorado-rockies-2025-media-guide-c/page/n1/ |title=Colorado Rockies 2025 Media Guide |date=2025 |pages=2}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Helton wore jersey number 17 as a tribute to former [[Chicago Cubs]] [[first baseman]] [[Mark Grace]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Berkow |first=Ira |author-link=Ira Berkow |date=August 15, 2000 |title=BASEBALL; The Greatest Player Nobody Knows |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE6DF1E3FF936A2575BC0A9669C8B63&fta=y |access-date=May 25, 2010 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

Helton, his wife, and their two daughters reside in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]. They previously lived in [[Brighton, Colorado]] but sold their house in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Beale |first=Lauren |date=April 16, 2018 |title=Former baseball pro Todd Helton sells his digs outside Denver |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-todd-helton-20180416-story.html |access-date=February 5, 2022 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Helton and his family are good friends with Helton's former [[Tennessee Volunteers football]] teammate, [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] quarterback [[Peyton Manning]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caple |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Caple |date=April 30, 2012 |title=Peyton Manning grateful to Rockies |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7870133/peyton-manning-visits-old-friend-todd-helton-colorado-rockies-game |access-date=July 14, 2012 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Helton |first=Todd |date=2007-10-23 |title=Check out Fenway, talk to Peyton |url=http://toddhelton.mlblogs.com/2007/10/23/check-out-fenway-talk-to-peyton/ |access-date=2025-12-11 |website=Todd Helton's Playoff Blog |publisher=MLB.com}}</ref>

In 2013, Helton was arrested in Colorado for [[driving under the influence]] (DUI) of alcohol.<ref name="y097">{{Cite web |last=Harding |first=Thomas |date=February 6, 2013 |title=Rockies' Helton arrested, facing DUI charge |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/colorado-rockies-todd-helton-arrested-facing-dui-charge/c-41439628 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=MLB.com}}</ref> He was fined $400, received a year of probation, and was ordered to perform 24 hours of [[community service]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Snyder |first1=Matt |date=May 7, 2013 |title=Todd Helton sentenced to probation, community service for DUI |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/todd-helton-sentenced-to-probation-community-service-for-dui/ |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=[[CBS Sports]]}}</ref> In 2019, Helton was cited for another DUI after crashing his car in Tennessee. He subsequently entered a treatment program.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-26 |title=Helton cited on DUI charge, enters treatment |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26365272/helton-cited-dui-charge-enters-treatment |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> He was sentenced to two days in jail in 2020 after pleading guilty to the DUI.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleeson |first=Scott |date=April 6, 2020 |title=Former Colorado Rockies star Todd Helton sentenced to 2 days in jail over 2019 DUI arrest |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/rockies/2020/04/06/todd-helton-sentenced-two-days-jail-over-2019-dui-arrest/2954213001/ |access-date=2025-12-11 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Baseball|United States|Colorado|Tennessee|Biography}}
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* [[List of Colorado Rockies team records]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual putouts leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career assists as a first baseman leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career batting average leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career on-base percentage leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career OPS leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a first baseman leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career slugging percentage leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball doubles records]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise]]
* [[List of National League annual slugging percentage leaders]]
* [[List of people from Knoxville, Tennessee]]
* [[List of University of Tennessee people]]
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