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
	18	63.1	1.28	0.74	39.7%	8.1%	34.6%				99.6	20.3%	20.5%	37.7%	1.93	.217

	19^th 3 Sv	30^th 42 IP	10^th 4.00 ERA	3^rd 1.30 WHIP	4^th 23.5% K%	133^rd 9.2% BB%	13^th 29.2% CSW%				3^rd 94.1 FB MPH	4^th 12.8% SwStr%	70^th 24.8% HC%	265^th 45.4% GB%	4^th 3.99 xERA	4^th .306 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
2	63	4.29	1.33	22.4%	10.1%

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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	52	0	63.1	9	1	1.28	1.93	2.31	2.57	0.74	4.0	39.7%	8.1%	.190	.223	20.5%	37.7%	10.5%	93.3%	20.3%	34.6%
RP MLB AVG		39	0	42.0	2	2	4.00	3.99	3.92	3.93	1.30	8.2	23.6%	9.2%	.292	.279	24.7%	45.4%	11.8%	72.2%	12.8%	29.2%
4 Years		139	0	159.1	18	6	2.94	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.10	6.2	28.2%	10.2%	.245	.253	23.6%	39.9%	13.4%	79.7%	15.4%	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	57.5%	35.8%	50.8%	16.1%	13.4%	29.5%	68.6%	64.9%	41.0%	44.6%	.153	.218	.213	8.1%	.165	.229	22.8%	2,653
RP MLB AVG	94.1	43.3%	26.3%	49.2%	10.7%	16.8%	27.5%	64.5%	59.2%	35.7%	41.1%	.256	.348	.303	11.9%	.253	.352	28.6%	2,264

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	.165	.229	.239	.283	22.8%	6.0%	36.1%	20.7%	89.7	87.6	19.7	1.8	10.7	-0.4	5.8	6.7	2,653
RP MLB AVG	.253	.352	.293	.391	28.6%	8.6%	41.2%	26.5%	90.3	87.9	18.6	4.9	9.1	-0.8	5.6	6.4	2,264

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	539	145	15	2	0	3	48	14	0	1	370	169	.153	.237	.218
RP MLB AVG	253	63	8	3	0	2	14	8	1	0	166	87	.256	.432	.348

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	41.0%	14.5%	44.6%	16.9%	8.1%	31.3%	41.0%	27.7%	23.7%	4.8%	21.7%	37.3%	25.3%	4.8%	27.7%
RP MLB AVG	35.7%	23.2%	41.1%	12.9%	11.9%	30.9%	35.4%	33.7%	20.9%	3.4%	23.1%	32.1%	25.0%	7.7%	37.9%

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	22.8%	6.0%	36.1%	20.7%	.153	.218	.213	.241	.165	.229	.239	.283	89.7	87.6	19.7
RP MLB AVG	28.6%	8.6%	41.2%	26.5%	.256	.348	.303	.337	.253	.352	.293	.391	90.3	87.9	18.6

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	35.8%	50.8%	16.1%	13.4%	29.5%	68.6%	64.9%	29.2%	55.3%	70.8%	55.8%	77.8%	16.5%	27.0%	63.2%	51.3%
RP MLB AVG	26.3%	49.2%	10.7%	16.8%	27.5%	64.5%	59.2%	22.3%	47.8%	77.7%	69.6%	81.1%	21.6%	21.9%	61.1%	50.9%

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	35.4%	34.1%	30.4%	39.3%	25.2%	35.4%	7.4%	33.2%	32.7%	57.5%	27.8%	30.2%	50.8%	17.4%	29.4%
RP MLB AVG	34.7%	27.5%	37.7%	48.3%	26.6%	25.2%	7.4%	29.6%	42.9%	54.9%	31.7%	29.3%	49.2%	13.0%	17.3%

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	26.9%	40.8%	43.7%	28.6%	14.3%	42.9%	68.3%	65.5%	29.6%	48.1%	.121	.220	.167	23.1%	.151	.251	21.0%	2,467
RP MLB AVG	84.2	33.7%	31.9%	40.6%	16.0%	15.2%	31.3%	61.6%	56.7%	41.6%	37.0%	.216	.282	.275	13.9%	.208	.279	20.3%	2,413

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	.151	.251	.223	.474	21.0%	22.2%	48.1%	21.0%	89.6	86.8	27.4	2.5	1.7	-0.4	5.9	6.7	2,467
RP MLB AVG	.208	.279	.262	.356	20.3%	7.1%	35.6%	22.5%	86.1	86.1	15.1	3.7	1.1	-0.9	5.6	6.2	2,413

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	252	62	1	3	0	3	31	4	0	0	172	80	.121	.328	.220
RP MLB AVG	190	48	6	2	0	1	15	3	1	1	120	71	.216	.368	.282

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%	14.7%	3.7%	22.2%	25.9%	14.8%	11.1%	33.3%
RP MLB AVG	41.6%	21.4%	37.0%	10.5%	13.9%	45.7%	32.9%	21.4%	14.6%	5.1%	29.8%	29.4%	23.4%	5.3%	34.8%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	21.0%	22.2%	48.1%	21.0%	.121	.220	.167	.259	.151	.251	.223	.474	89.6	86.8	27.4
RP MLB AVG	20.3%	7.1%	35.6%	22.5%	.216	.282	.275	.311	.208	.279	.262	.356	86.1	86.1	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	40.8%	43.7%	28.6%	14.3%	42.9%	68.3%	65.5%	52.9%	54.0%	47.1%	13.8%	71.8%	22.5%	31.5%	65.3%	59.2%
RP MLB AVG	31.9%	40.6%	16.0%	15.2%	31.3%	61.6%	56.7%	34.6%	46.3%	65.4%	45.9%	79.7%	21.1%	27.3%	59.5%	51.3%

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