Al Kaline made their MLB debut in 1953 and appeared in 2,834 games over 22 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.297, OPS of 0.856, hit 399 HRs, and recorded 92.5 WAR. They rank 59th all-time in HRs and 28th in WAR.
Al Kaline Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes Al Kaline's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 Career Summary
Al Kaline made their MLB debut in 1953 and played in 2,834 games over 22 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.
| G | 2,834 (MLB Rank: 19) |
| AB | 10,116 (MLB Rank: 28) |
| H | 3,007 (MLB Rank: 32) |
| BA | 0.297 (MLB Rank: 1,558) |
| 2B | 498 (MLB Rank: 67) |
| 3B | 75 (MLB Rank: 328) |
| HR | 399 (MLB Rank: 59) |
| RBI | 1582 (MLB Rank: 44) |
| R | 1622 (MLB Rank: 43) |
| BB | 1277 (MLB Rank: 51) |
| OBP | 0.376 (MLB Rank: 1,323) |
| SLG | 0.480 (MLB Rank: 971) |
| OPS | 0.856 (MLB Rank: 867) |
| SB | 137 (MLB Rank: 629) |
| SO | 1,020 (MLB Rank: 364) |
| GIDP | 271 (MLB Rank: 25) |
| CS | 65 (MLB Rank: 377) |
| Rbat+ | 139 (MLB Rank: 908) |
| WAR | 92.5 (MLB Rank: 28) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1974)
In 1974, Al Kaline played in 147 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 147 |
| AB | 558 |
| H | 146 |
| BA | 0.262 |
| 2B | 28 |
| 3B | 2 |
| HR | 13 |
| RBI | 64 |
| R | 71 |
| BB | 65 |
| OBP | 0.337 |
| SLG | 0.389 |
| OPS | 0.726 |
| SB | 2 |
| SO | 75 |
| GIDP | 12 |
| CS | 2 |
| Rbat+ | 106 |
| WAR | 0.9 |
📈 Peak Seasons
Here are Al Kaline's best seasons by category:
- Most HR in a season: 1962, 29 HR
- Most H in a season: 1955, 200 H
- Most RBI in a season: 1956, 128 RBI
- Most SB in a season: 1960, 19 SB
- Best BA in a season: 1955, 0.340 BA
- Best OBP in a season: 1955, 0.421 OBP
- Best SLG in a season: 1962, 0.593 SLG
- Best OPS in a season: 1962, 0.969 OPS
- Best WAR in a season: 1961, 8.4 WAR
🎯 Postseason Stats
Al Kaline appeared in 12 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.333, OBP of 0.373, SLG of 0.562, and OPS of 0.935. They also tallied 3 HR, 16 H, 9 RBI, and 0 SB.
Al Kaline Career Stat Summary
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 9 | 0.657 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.357 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.349 | 90 | 78 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
1954 | 139 | 4 | 43 | 0.276 | 43 | 0.652 | 1.2 | 0.305 | 0.347 | 535 | 22 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 175 | 0.31 | 72 | 80 | 138 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 504 |
1955 | 200 | 27 | 102 | 0.34 | 121 | 0.967 | 8.2 | 0.421 | 0.546 | 681 | 82 | 57 | 24 | 8 | 321 | 0.449 | 170 | 162 | 152 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 588 |
1956 | 194 | 27 | 128 | 0.314 | 96 | 0.913 | 6.5 | 0.383 | 0.53 | 693 | 70 | 55 | 32 | 10 | 327 | 0.428 | 144 | 139 | 153 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 617 |
1957 | 170 | 23 | 90 | 0.295 | 83 | 0.821 | 5.5 | 0.343 | 0.478 | 636 | 43 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 276 | 0.382 | 127 | 120 | 149 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 577 |
1958 | 170 | 16 | 85 | 0.313 | 84 | 0.864 | 6.5 | 0.374 | 0.49 | 607 | 54 | 47 | 34 | 7 | 266 | 0.393 | 131 | 130 | 146 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 543 |
1959 | 167 | 27 | 94 | 0.327 | 85 | 0.94 | 5.9 | 0.41 | 0.53 | 595 | 72 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 271 | 0.422 | 151 | 151 | 136 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 511 |
1960 | 153 | 15 | 68 | 0.278 | 77 | 0.781 | 2.5 | 0.354 | 0.426 | 629 | 65 | 47 | 29 | 4 | 235 | 0.373 | 112 | 107 | 147 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 551 |
1961 | 190 | 19 | 82 | 0.324 | 116 | 0.909 | 8.4 | 0.393 | 0.515 | 665 | 66 | 42 | 41 | 7 | 302 | 0.433 | 152 | 139 | 153 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 586 |
1962 | 121 | 29 | 94 | 0.304 | 78 | 0.969 | 4.4 | 0.376 | 0.593 | 452 | 47 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 236 | 0.432 | 157 | 152 | 100 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 398 |
1963 | 172 | 27 | 101 | 0.312 | 89 | 0.889 | 5.4 | 0.375 | 0.514 | 616 | 54 | 48 | 24 | 3 | 283 | 0.406 | 155 | 144 | 145 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 551 |
1964 | 154 | 17 | 68 | 0.293 | 77 | 0.851 | 5.6 | 0.383 | 0.469 | 608 | 75 | 51 | 31 | 5 | 246 | 0.383 | 136 | 134 | 146 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 525 |
1965 | 112 | 18 | 72 | 0.281 | 72 | 0.859 | 2.8 | 0.388 | 0.471 | 474 | 72 | 49 | 18 | 2 | 188 | 0.392 | 145 | 143 | 125 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 399 |
1966 | 138 | 29 | 88 | 0.288 | 85 | 0.927 | 5.6 | 0.392 | 0.534 | 572 | 81 | 66 | 29 | 1 | 256 | 0.416 | 168 | 161 | 142 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 479 |
1967 | 141 | 25 | 78 | 0.308 | 94 | 0.952 | 7.5 | 0.411 | 0.541 | 550 | 83 | 47 | 28 | 2 | 248 | 0.436 | 183 | 176 | 131 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 458 |
1968 | 94 | 10 | 52 | 0.287 | 49 | 0.82 | 3.3 | 0.392 | 0.428 | 389 | 55 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 140 | 0.383 | 152 | 146 | 102 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 327 |
1969 | 124 | 21 | 69 | 0.272 | 74 | 0.793 | 3.1 | 0.346 | 0.447 | 518 | 54 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 204 | 0.376 | 123 | 116 | 131 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 456 |
1970 | 130 | 16 | 71 | 0.278 | 64 | 0.826 | 3.2 | 0.377 | 0.45 | 555 | 77 | 49 | 24 | 4 | 210 | 0.384 | 132 | 127 | 131 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 467 |
1971 | 119 | 15 | 54 | 0.294 | 69 | 0.878 | 3.2 | 0.416 | 0.462 | 501 | 82 | 57 | 19 | 2 | 187 | 0.407 | 153 | 144 | 133 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 405 |
1972 | 87 | 10 | 32 | 0.313 | 46 | 0.849 | 2.6 | 0.374 | 0.475 | 314 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 132 | 0.396 | 155 | 149 | 106 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 278 |