Al Kaline Career Stats & Summary

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.

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    📊 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.

    G2,834 (MLB Rank: 19)
    AB10,116 (MLB Rank: 28)
    H3,007 (MLB Rank: 32)
    BA0.297 (MLB Rank: 1,558)
    2B498 (MLB Rank: 67)
    3B75 (MLB Rank: 328)
    HR399 (MLB Rank: 59)
    RBI1582 (MLB Rank: 44)
    R1622 (MLB Rank: 43)
    BB1277 (MLB Rank: )
    OBP0.376 (MLB Rank: 1,323)
    SLG0.480 (MLB Rank: 971)
    OPS0.856 (MLB Rank: 867)
    SB137 (MLB Rank: 629)
    SO1,020 (MLB Rank: 364)
    GIDP271 (MLB Rank: 25)
    CS65 (MLB Rank: 377)
    Rbat+139 (MLB Rank: 908)
    WAR92.5 (MLB Rank: 28)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1974)

    In 1974, Al Kaline played in 147 games and posted the following stats:

    G147
    AB558
    H146
    BA0.262
    2B28
    3B2
    HR13
    RBI64
    R71
    BB65
    OBP0.337
    SLG0.389
    OPS0.726
    SB2
    SO75
    GIDP12
    CS2
    Rbat+106
    WAR0.9

    📈 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

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    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