Michael
Helman
CFAge : 30Bats : R
#23
Michael Helman
#23CF
Texas Rangers
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-09-03
Born in : Lincoln, NE, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Rangers | 16 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .535 |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers | 38 | 99 | 23 | 5 | 20 | .232 | .745 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Twins | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .800 |
| Career totals | 63 | 139 | 31 | 6 | 22 | .223 | .702 | |
Advanced stats, 2025HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
107
wOBA
.319
xwOBA
.254
OPS
.745
AVG
.232
OBP
.290
HR
5
RBI
20
SB
4
PA
110
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.3
Home runs
3
2025 WAR
0.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20250.6 WAR
Outlook, age included
0 · 29 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
67
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 66
- POW
- Power
- 68
- EYE
- Eye
- 74
- SPD
- Speed
- 85
- FLD
- Fielding
- 75
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 37
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
82.7 mi/h
0th percentile
Max exit velocity
106.6 mi/h
3th percentile
Barrels
8.6 %
46th percentile
Hard-hit
24.7 %
2th percentile
xBA
.184
0th percentile
Bat speed
—
Sprint speed
29.4 pi/s
97th percentile
Outs above average
2
65th percentile
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | @ CLE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| Sep 27 | @ CLE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Sep 26 | @ CLE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| Sep 25 | vs MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| Sep 24 | vs MIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Sep 23 | vs MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Sep 21 | vs MIA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 |
| Sep 20 | vs MIA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| Sep 19 | vs MIA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Sep 17 | @ HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |