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Ryan Helsley

Cardinals Career team 2019–2025
Number #21
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 32
Height 6' 2"
Weight 235 lbs
Birth Place Tahlequah, OK
Born Jul 18, 1994

Key Insights

2026
Too much of the contact against him is loud

54.2% of the contact Helsley gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.

192 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 516th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .407 expected average against them, against .286 on his fastballs.

73 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Helsley's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 77.4 off his slider.

97 and 68 of them thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league

Helsley averages 93.5 mph across his arsenal, 93rd percentile in the league.

192 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 37th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough

Helsley works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.

192 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 437th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Helsley's stuff spins at 2,377 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.

192 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 150th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 18, 1994
Birth Place Tahlequah, OK
Height 6' 2"
Weight 235 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Northeastern State