Colorado Rockies: Can Charlie Blackmon become the next Todd Helton?
![DENVER, CO - APRIL 1: Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies runs towards first base during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Opening Day at Coors Field on April 1, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) DENVER, CO - APRIL 1: Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies runs towards first base during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Opening Day at Coors Field on April 1, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Froxpile-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2017-2F07-2F1310501980-850x560-8e76896a6842bb26df2e334bcbd4c2a4.jpg)
Hit by Pitch
Current (6/3/21): 80 (2nd)
Leaders Ahead: Larry Walker (98)
HBP needed for 1st Place: 18
Remaining Options High: 114
Remaining Options Likely: 105
Odds of #1: Extremely Likely
Likely Standing: 1st
Todd Helton Time High: 166
Todd Helton Time Likely: 145
Odds of #1: 100%
Likely Standing: 1st
All right this might be a bit of an out-there statistic, but this is what Baseball Reference has instead of walks, so here we are. Blackmon only needs to be hit 18 more times to reach Larry Walker’s mark, and over the next few years, I find that to be at least somewhat likely.
Charlie can tank a few hits if need be and does so several times a year. He will most likely pass Walker in his remaining contract years, and be able to stretch the record during the remaining four years of a Helton-style career. It may not be the flashiest record, but it will be a record nonetheless.