Ryan Helsley

#56 - Relief Pitcher

St. Louis Cardinals

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	7/18/1994 (28)
Height, Weight	6'2", 230 lb
Hometown	Tahlequah, OK

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	19	64.2	1.25	0.74	39.3%	8.4%	34.4%				99.6	20.1%	20.1%	37.6%	1.92	.217

	19^th 3 Sv	41^st 44 IP	8^th 3.98 ERA	3^rd 1.31 WHIP	5^th 23.7% K%	152^nd 9.2% BB%	16^th 29.3% CSW%				3^rd 94.2 FB MPH	5^th 12.9% SwStr%	64^th 24.7% HC%	273^rd 45.5% GB%	3^rd 3.99 xERA	3^rd .306 xwOBA

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2019	STL	24	0	36.2	2	0	2.95	1.54	4.24	4.84	1.25	8.5	20.9%	7.8%	.282	.277	19.1%	34.0%	23.8%	84.6%	11.6%	26.5%
2020	STL	12	0	12.0	1	1	5.25	5.15	7.02	6.51	1.33	6.0	19.2%	15.4%	.167	.195	28.8%	36.4%	18.8%	70.3%	14.9%	29.4%
2021	STL	51	0	47.1	6	4	4.56	4.00	4.00	4.54	1.42	7.6	22.8%	13.1%	.283	.284	27.8%	45.0%	10.0%	70.0%	12.4%	27.3%
2022	STL	54	0	64.2	9	1	1.25	1.92	2.34	2.64	0.74	3.9	39.3%	8.4%	.185	.219	20.1%	37.6%	10.2%	93.4%	20.1%	34.4%
RP MLB AVG		41	0	44.0	3	2	3.98	3.99	3.89	3.88	1.31	8.2	23.7%	9.3%	.293	.279	24.6%	45.4%	12.0%	72.5%	12.9%	29.2%
4 Years		141	0	160.2	18	6	2.91	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.10	6.2	28.2%	10.3%	.243	.251	23.4%	39.8%	13.2%	79.8%	15.3%	30.0%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 57%
Slider | 27%
Curveball | 10%
Cutter | 5%
Changeup | 0%
Sinker | 0%
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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	97.8	28.8%	31.0%	57.2%	12.7%	11.4%	24.1%	72.3%	67.5%	36.4%	42.4%	.186	.227	.219	7.1%	.214	.244	30.4%	2,513
2020	96.8	43.8%	22.2%	47.1%	7.1%	11.8%	18.8%	62.4%	56.5%	38.9%	33.3%	.263	.393	.235	16.7%	.273	.377	43.5%	2,446
2021	97.4	55.7%	25.7%	50.4%	8.3%	13.4%	21.7%	63.4%	56.7%	51.1%	23.9%	.283	.332	.307	13.6%	.287	.346	38.8%	2,521
2022	99.6	57.2%	35.9%	50.4%	15.8%	13.3%	29.1%	68.5%	64.9%	41.2%	44.7%	.150	.215	.207	7.9%	.164	.227	22.4%	2,653
RP MLB AVG	94.2	43.4%	26.4%	49.2%	10.8%	16.8%	27.6%	64.6%	59.3%	35.7%	41.0%	.255	.346	.303	12.0%	.252	.350	28.3%	2,267

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2019	.214	.244	.265	.298	30.4%	3.0%	36.4%	26.1%	91.0	86.4	16.9	0.6	1.4	-0.4	6.0	6.2	2,513
2020	.273	.377	.259	.325	43.5%	5.6%	44.4%	34.8%	95.0	93.1	13.9	2.1	9.3	-0.6	5.8	6.4	2,446
2021	.287	.346	.308	.362	38.8%	9.8%	41.3%	31.4%	92.5	89.9	8.5	2.2	10.1	-0.5	5.9	6.5	2,521
2022	.164	.227	.236	.279	22.4%	5.9%	35.3%	20.4%	89.4	87.5	20.0	1.8	10.8	-0.4	5.8	6.7	2,653
RP MLB AVG	.252	.350	.293	.391	28.3%	8.6%	41.1%	26.4%	90.3	88.0	18.5	4.9	9.1	-0.8	5.6	6.4	2,267

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	166	46	4	3	0	1	11	2	0	0	120	46	.186	.326	.227
2020	85	23	2	2	0	1	1	3	1	0	53	32	.263	.526	.393
2021	448	121	22	5	0	3	17	12	0	5	284	164	.283	.415	.332
2022	550	147	15	2	0	3	48	14	0	1	377	173	.150	.233	.215
RP MLB AVG	265	65	9	3	0	2	15	8	1	0	174	91	.255	.429	.346

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	36.4%	21.2%	42.4%	15.2%	7.1%	36.4%	42.4%	21.2%	28.3%	3.0%	24.2%	36.4%	24.2%	9.1%	36.4%
2020	38.9%	27.8%	33.3%	5.6%	16.7%	50.0%	27.8%	22.2%	22.4%	0.0%	33.3%	22.2%	22.2%	16.7%	33.3%
2021	51.1%	25.0%	23.9%	5.4%	13.6%	30.4%	45.7%	23.9%	21.2%	4.3%	37.0%	17.4%	22.8%	8.7%	35.9%
2022	41.2%	14.1%	44.7%	17.6%	7.9%	30.6%	41.2%	28.2%	24.0%	4.7%	22.4%	37.6%	24.7%	4.7%	27.1%
RP MLB AVG	35.7%	23.3%	41.0%	12.7%	12.0%	30.8%	35.5%	33.7%	21.1%	3.5%	23.2%	32.0%	25.1%	7.6%	38.1%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	30.4%	3.0%	36.4%	26.1%	.186	.227	.219	.242	.214	.244	.265	.298	91.0	86.4	16.9
2020	43.5%	5.6%	44.4%	34.8%	.263	.393	.235	.278	.273	.377	.259	.325	95.0	93.1	13.9
2021	38.8%	9.8%	41.3%	31.4%	.283	.332	.307	.330	.287	.346	.308	.362	92.5	89.9	8.5
2022	22.4%	5.9%	35.3%	20.4%	.150	.215	.207	.235	.164	.227	.236	.279	89.4	87.5	20.0
RP MLB AVG	28.3%	8.6%	41.1%	26.4%	.255	.346	.303	.337	.252	.350	.293	.391	90.3	88.0	18.5

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2019	31.0%	57.2%	12.7%	11.4%	24.1%	72.3%	67.5%	20.8%	60.8%	79.2%	63.6%	83.5%	10.5%	22.2%	63.0%	52.2%
2020	22.2%	47.1%	7.1%	11.8%	18.8%	62.4%	56.5%	14.0%	50.6%	86.0%	60.0%	93.9%	14.5%	5.9%	58.3%	37.5%
2021	25.7%	50.4%	8.3%	13.4%	21.7%	63.4%	56.7%	16.5%	50.0%	83.5%	77.2%	85.6%	15.8%	17.2%	55.6%	47.6%
2022	35.9%	50.4%	15.8%	13.3%	29.1%	68.5%	64.9%	28.6%	55.3%	71.4%	57.1%	78.2%	16.4%	26.7%	63.6%	51.9%
RP MLB AVG	26.4%	49.2%	10.8%	16.8%	27.6%	64.6%	59.3%	22.3%	47.8%	77.7%	69.6%	81.0%	21.7%	22.0%	61.2%	51.0%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2019	34.3%	36.1%	29.5%	49.4%	18.1%	32.5%	7.8%	36.7%	27.1%	63.3%	24.7%	27.1%	57.2%	19.0%	24.4%
2020	44.7%	36.5%	18.8%	43.5%	25.9%	30.6%	10.6%	34.1%	29.4%	64.7%	27.1%	20.0%	47.1%	16.4%	5.9%
2021	33.7%	31.9%	34.4%	33.3%	23.9%	42.9%	6.7%	31.7%	36.4%	60.7%	33.5%	20.8%	50.4%	16.9%	18.3%
2022	35.6%	34.0%	30.4%	39.1%	25.5%	35.5%	7.5%	33.1%	32.9%	57.6%	27.6%	30.0%	50.4%	17.0%	29.1%
RP MLB AVG	35.1%	27.4%	37.5%	48.6%	26.5%	24.9%	7.3%	29.4%	43.2%	54.7%	31.6%	29.5%	49.2%	12.9%	17.5%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	89.2	27.0%	40.3%	42.7%	28.5%	14.2%	42.7%	67.3%	64.6%	29.6%	48.1%	.121	.227	.167	23.1%	.151	.258	20.6%	2,472
RP MLB AVG	84.2	33.9%	32.0%	40.6%	16.1%	15.3%	31.4%	61.6%	56.8%	41.6%	37.2%	.214	.280	.275	13.3%	.206	.277	20.1%	2,417

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	.151	.258	.223	.475	20.6%	22.2%	48.1%	20.6%	89.6	86.8	27.4	2.5	1.7	-0.4	5.9	6.7	2,472
RP MLB AVG	.206	.277	.260	.353	20.1%	6.9%	35.4%	22.3%	85.9	85.9	15.1	3.8	1.1	-0.9	5.6	6.3	2,417

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	260	63	1	3	0	3	31	5	0	0	175	85	.121	.328	.227
RP MLB AVG	200	50	6	2	0	1	16	3	1	1	126	74	.214	.364	.280

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	29.6%	22.2%	48.1%	14.8%	23.1%	48.1%	25.9%	25.9%	14.2%	3.7%	22.2%	25.9%	14.8%	11.1%	33.3%
RP MLB AVG	41.6%	21.2%	37.2%	10.7%	13.3%	45.8%	33.0%	21.2%	14.6%	5.2%	29.6%	29.8%	23.4%	5.2%	34.5%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	20.6%	22.2%	48.1%	20.6%	.121	.227	.167	.259	.151	.258	.223	.475	89.6	86.8	27.4
RP MLB AVG	20.1%	6.9%	35.4%	22.3%	.214	.280	.275	.309	.206	.277	.260	.353	85.9	85.9	15.1

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	40.3%	42.7%	28.5%	14.2%	42.7%	67.3%	64.6%	53.6%	53.1%	46.4%	13.3%	71.8%	22.6%	30.4%	66.0%	60.0%
RP MLB AVG	32.0%	40.6%	16.1%	15.3%	31.4%	61.6%	56.8%	34.7%	46.3%	65.3%	45.8%	79.7%	21.2%	27.3%	59.9%	51.6%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2019	-	-	-