Colorado Rockies: Can Charlie Blackmon become the next Todd Helton?

Plate Appearances

Current (6/4/21): 4953 (3rd)

Leaders Ahead: Todd Helton (9453), and Carlos Gonzalez (5069)

Plate Appearances needed for 1st Place: 4500

Remaining Options High: 6926

Remaining Options Likely: 6584

Odds of #1: 0%

Likely Standing: 2nd

Todd Helton Time High: 9907

Todd Helton Time Likely: 9024

Odds of #1: Unlikely

Likely Standing: 2nd

By the time Charlie Blackmon has run out of options on his contract, he will stand firm in the second-place spot. Barring injury, Blackmon should be able to pass CarGo this year, all the rest of his time spent will be in the lonely gap between him and Todd Helton. With this statistic though, Chuck might have an advantage if he stays in the league.

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The DH is most likely coming to the National League in the coming season and that move would be the most likely extender of Blackmon’s career. Always struggling at defense, having Blackmon’s bat without needing his glove would be an asset for the franchise.

This is one stat though that depends on the rest of the offense. In order for Charlie to beat Helton’s mark, he needs to be in the batter’s box over three times a game.

This is one of several stats that Charlie’s move from the leadoff spot may hurt him, the leadoff man gets the most plate appearances on the team usually just because of how the game works, being moved down to fourth may be the difference in whether he can pass Helton as the player to make the most appearances in the batter’s box in a Rockies uniform.