Player

Al Kaline HOF 1980

Player Info
Full Name
Albert William
Born
December 19, 1934
Baltimore, MD, USA
Died
April 6, 2020
Size
6'1" / 175 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
June 25, 1953
Final Game
October 2, 1974
Career
22 years
Teams
Honors
15 x All-Star
1974, 1971, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955
1974 - Player of the Month (AL)
1973 - Roberto Clemente Award (ML)
1969 - Hutch Award (ML)
1968 - Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (ML)
1967 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1967 - Gold Glove (AL)
1966 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1966 - Gold Glove (AL)
1965 - Gold Glove (AL)
1964 - Gold Glove (AL)
... and 11 more
Career Batting
2,834
G
.297
AVG
3,007
H
399
HR
1,583
RBI
.856
OPS
145
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1974 Detroit Tigers 147 558 146 28 2 13 71 .262
1973 Detroit Tigers 91 310 79 13 0 10 40 .255
1972 Detroit Tigers 106 278 87 11 2 10 46 .313
1971 Detroit Tigers 133 405 119 19 2 15 69 .294
1970 Detroit Tigers 131 467 130 24 4 16 64 .278
1969 Detroit Tigers 131 456 124 17 0 21 74 .272
1968 Detroit Tigers 102 327 94 14 1 10 49 .287
1967 Detroit Tigers 131 458 141 28 2 25 94 .308
1966 Detroit Tigers 142 479 138 29 1 29 85 .288
1965 Detroit Tigers 125 399 112 18 2 18 72 .281
1964 Detroit Tigers 146 525 154 31 5 17 77 .293
1963 Detroit Tigers 145 551 172 24 3 27 89 .312
1962 Detroit Tigers 100 398 121 16 6 29 78 .304
1961 Detroit Tigers 153 586 190 41 7 19 116 .324
1960 Detroit Tigers 147 551 153 29 4 15 77 .278
1959 Detroit Tigers 136 511 167 19 2 27 86 .327
1958 Detroit Tigers 146 543 170 34 7 16 84 .313
1957 Detroit Tigers 149 577 170 29 4 23 83 .295
1956 Detroit Tigers 153 617 194 32 10 27 96 .314
1955 Detroit Tigers 152 588 200 24 8 27 121 .340
1954 Detroit Tigers 138 504 139 18 3 4 42 .276
1953 Detroit Tigers 30 28 7 0 0 1 9 .250
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1974 AL 630 .127 .280 10.3 11.9 109 13.0 ✓
1973 AL 347 .139 .249 8.4 8.1 102 10.0
1972 AL 314 .162 .321 8.9 10.5 161 10.4
1971 AL 501 .168 .307 16.4 11.4 158 15.0
1970 AL 555 .171 .279 13.9 8.8 136 16.0 ✓
1969 AL 518 .175 .270 10.4 11.8 129 21.0 ✓
1968 AL 389 .141 .299 14.1 10.0 158 9.9
1967 AL 550 .234 .296 15.1 8.5 189 24.8 ✓
1966 AL 572 .246 .280 14.2 11.5 173 29.0 ✓
1965 AL 474 .191 .281 15.2 10.3 153 18.0
1964 AL 608 .175 .298 12.3 8.4 145 16.9 ✓
1963 AL 616 .202 .302 8.8 7.8 156 27.0 ✓
1962 AL 452 .289 .275 10.4 8.6 166 29.2
1961 AL 665 .191 .323 9.9 6.3 150 18.9 ✓
1960 AL 629 .149 .279 10.3 7.5 118 15.8 ✓
1959 AL 595 .204 .313 12.1 7.1 165 28.4 ✓
1958 AL 607 .177 .318 8.9 7.7 144 16.8 ✓
1957 AL 636 .184 .281 6.8 6.0 131 24.2 ✓
1956 AL 693 .216 .310 10.1 7.9 147 28.2 ✓
1955 AL 681 .206 .339 12.0 8.4 169 28.4 ✓
1954 AL 535 .071 .295 4.1 8.4 85 4.2 ✓
1953 AL 30 .107 .273 3.3 16.7 82 1.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 2,488 5,035 170 73 29 .986
1B 135 900 63 9 97 .991
3B 2 3 2 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1973 Detroit Tigers 1B 36 245 12 1 32 .996
1973 Detroit Tigers OF 63 102 1 0 0 1.000
1972 Detroit Tigers 1B 11 37 4 0 5 1.000
1972 Detroit Tigers OF 84 111 5 1 0 .991
1971 Detroit Tigers 1B 5 27 1 0 3 1.000
1971 Detroit Tigers OF 129 207 6 0 0 1.000
1970 Detroit Tigers 1B 52 374 31 4 39 .990
1970 Detroit Tigers OF 91 156 3 2 1 .988
1969 Detroit Tigers 1B 9 65 2 0 3 1.000
1969 Detroit Tigers OF 118 192 9 7 4 .966
1968 Detroit Tigers 1B 22 152 13 4 15 .976
1968 Detroit Tigers OF 74 131 1 3 0 .978
1967 Detroit Tigers OF 130 217 14 4 2 .983
1966 Detroit Tigers OF 136 279 7 2 1 .993
1965 Detroit Tigers 3B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000
1965 Detroit Tigers OF 112 193 2 3 0 .985
1964 Detroit Tigers OF 136 278 6 3 2 .990
1963 Detroit Tigers OF 140 257 5 2 0 .992
1962 Detroit Tigers OF 100 225 8 4 1 .983
1961 Detroit Tigers 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1961 Detroit Tigers OF 147 378 9 4 3 .990
1960 Detroit Tigers OF 142 367 5 5 1 .987
1959 Detroit Tigers OF 136 364 4 4 0 .989
1958 Detroit Tigers OF 145 316 23 2 4 .994
1957 Detroit Tigers OF 145 319 13 5 2 .985
1956 Detroit Tigers OF 153 343 18 6 4 .984
1955 Detroit Tigers OF 152 306 14 7 4 .979
1954 Detroit Tigers OF 135 283 16 9 0 .971
1953 Detroit Tigers OF 20 11 1 0 0 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 12 48 16 3 9 .333
1972 AL Championship Series Detroit Tigers 5 19 5 1 1 .263
1968 World Series Detroit Tigers 7 29 11 2 8 .379