Did Todd Helton deserve the Hall Of Fame election over others?

Todd Helton has been elected to the Hall Of Fame after spending 6 years on the ballot. In the previous year, he fell just 11 votes shy of surpassing the 75 percent threshold. This year, he received 79.7 percent of the ballots. Helton was a lifelong Colorado Rockie during his 17-year career, hitting in the 3 spot in the lineup and playing First Base, where he won 3 Gold Gloves. Offensively, when Todd was healthy, his bat was one of the best we’ve seen. He won a Batting Title in 2000, leading the league in hits with 216, as well as 59 doubles, a .372 Batting Average, 42 Home Runs, and 147 RBIs. This unbelievable season was only good enough for 5th in MVP Voting in the National League, but it did win him a Silver Slugger at the end of the year. He followed up this impressive season by hitting 49 Home Runs and one less RBI the following season, with around the same slash line, winning him back-to-back Silver Sluggers. Unfortunately, the Rockies were not competitive despite Helton providing an MVP bat during his best years. However, they would make the Postseason during their magical run in 2007, even making it to the World Series. Todd wasn’t much of a factor in his first chance in the Postseason, hitting only .220, driving in 2 runs, and hitting no Home Runs. Despite this, Helton has always been beloved by the Colorado Rockies fans, and for good reason. He and Larry Walker were one of the only bright spots in the years when the Rockies weren’t very good. Helton finished his career having one more MVP candidate season in 2009 but struggled with injuries afterward, retiring after the 2013 season at 39 years old. He finished his career with 369 career Home Runs, 1406 Runs Batted In, 2500+ hits, a .316 Batting Average, and a 133 OPS+ over his 17-year career. These numbers are amazing and are good enough to be considered for the Hall Of Fame. However, with players like Andruw Jones (10x Gold Glove Winner), Billy Wagner (400+ career saves), and Gary Sheffield (500+ Career Home Runs) not being voted in again, it begs the question if he should’ve been voted over them. One thing to look at with Todd Helton is how he had the benefit of hitting Coors Field in Denver, where the altitude is so high that the ball flies out of the park at a crazy high rate, inflating stats like no other park does. In Todd’s case, when playing in Denver, his Batting Average sat at .345, compared to on the Road where he was at .287. At home, Todd hit 227 Home Runs, while on the road, he was at 142, a 159 Home Run difference. Sure, his stats in Colorado were much better, but he was still very good when he didn’t have the Coors Field advantage. The Toddfather was certainly one of the best hitters we’ve seen in his prime and is deserving of Hall Of Fame consideration, no doubt. With all that being said, the fact that the three listed above (Jones, Wagner, and Sheffield) continue to get snubbed from having their names on the Hall Of Fame plaque may take away a little from Todd’s election. Although they have the stats to back it up, the 3 have many different reasons on why they have been kept out of the Hall Of Fame. Sheffield's confession to doing PEDs is a big reason why he keeps missing the ballot. Although dominant, Wagner is a reliever, which certainly lowers his value when compared to other hitters and Starting Pitchers. Lastly Jones, and his rapid decline after his 30s and a legal case that ended his career. Todd’s ability to make the Hall Of Fame is not surprising, but not so expected considering who he beat out, but the reasons why he beat them out, now make sense why he made it over them.