Al Kaline
Albert William Kaline
Born: December 19, 1934
Baltimore, MD USA
Deceased: 2020
Bloomfield Hills, MI USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Career: 1953-1974
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.
Minor League Statistics
Al Kaline compiled a career batting average of .297 with 399 home runs and 1583 RBI in his 2834-game career with the Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1974 campaign. Kaline was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .250 | .300 | .357 | .657 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 138 | 535 | 504 | 42 | 139 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 45 | .276 | .305 | .347 | .652 | 175 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
1955 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 681 | 588 | 121 | 200 | 24 | 8 | 27 | 102 | 6 | 8 | 82 | 57 | .340 | .421 | .546 | .967 | 321 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
1956 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 693 | 617 | 96 | 194 | 32 | 10 | 27 | 128 | 7 | 1 | 70 | 55 | .314 | .383 | .530 | .913 | 327 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
1957 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 149 | 636 | 577 | 83 | 170 | 29 | 4 | 23 | 90 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 38 | .295 | .343 | .478 | .821 | 276 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 146 | 607 | 543 | 84 | 170 | 34 | 7 | 16 | 85 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 47 | .313 | .374 | .490 | .864 | 266 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 136 | 595 | 511 | 86 | 167 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 94 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 42 | .327 | .410 | .530 | .940 | 271 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
1960 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 629 | 551 | 77 | 153 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 68 | 19 | 4 | 65 | 47 | .278 | .354 | .426 | .781 | 235 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
1961 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 665 | 586 | 116 | 190 | 41 | 7 | 19 | 82 | 14 | 1 | 66 | 42 | .324 | .393 | .515 | .909 | 302 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
1962 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 100 | 452 | 398 | 78 | 121 | 16 | 6 | 29 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 39 | .304 | .376 | .593 | .969 | 236 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 616 | 551 | 89 | 172 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 101 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 48 | .312 | .375 | .514 | .889 | 283 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 146 | 608 | 525 | 77 | 154 | 31 | 5 | 17 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 51 | .293 | .383 | .469 | .851 | 246 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 125 | 474 | 399 | 72 | 112 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 49 | .281 | .388 | .471 | .859 | 188 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 142 | 572 | 479 | 85 | 138 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 88 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 66 | .288 | .392 | .534 | .927 | 256 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 131 | 550 | 458 | 94 | 141 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 83 | 47 | .308 | .411 | .541 | .952 | 248 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 102 | 389 | 327 | 49 | 94 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 39 | .287 | .392 | .428 | .820 | 140 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 131 | 518 | 456 | 74 | 124 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 61 | .272 | .346 | .447 | .793 | 204 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
1970 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 131 | 555 | 467 | 64 | 130 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 49 | .278 | .377 | .450 | .826 | 210 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 133 | 501 | 405 | 69 | 119 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 54 | 4 | 6 | 82 | 57 | .294 | .416 | .462 | .878 | 187 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 106 | 314 | 278 | 46 | 87 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 33 | .313 | .374 | .475 | .849 | 132 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 91 | 347 | 310 | 40 | 79 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 28 | .255 | .320 | .394 | .713 | 122 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 630 | 558 | 71 | 146 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 75 | .262 | .337 | .389 | .726 | 217 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Totals | 2834 | 11597 | 10116 | 1622 | 3007 | 498 | 75 | 399 | 1583 | 137 | 65 | 1277 | 1020 | .297 | .376 | .480 | .855 | 4852 | 271 | 55 | 45 | 104 | 131 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 | |
1954 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 135 | 133 | 1180.7 | 283 | 16 | 9 | 0 | .971 | 2.279 | 2.215 |
1955 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 152 | 151 | 1325.7 | 306 | 14 | 7 | 4 | .979 | 2.172 | 2.105 |
1956 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 153 | 153 | 1345.0 | 343 | 18 | 6 | 4 | .984 | 2.416 | 2.359 |
1957 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 145 | 143 | 1310.7 | 319 | 13 | 5 | 2 | .985 | 2.280 | 2.290 |
1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 145 | 143 | 1232.3 | 316 | 23 | 2 | 4 | .994 | 2.476 | 2.338 |
1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 136 | 136 | 1174.7 | 364 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .989 | 2.820 | 2.706 |
1960 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 142 | 142 | 1277.0 | 367 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .987 | 2.622 | 2.620 |
1961 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 147 | 147 | 1300.3 | 378 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .990 | 2.679 | 2.633 |
1961 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
1962 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 100 | 100 | 882.0 | 225 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .983 | 2.378 | 2.330 |
1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 140 | 140 | 1223.0 | 257 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .992 | 1.928 | 1.871 |
1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 136 | 136 | 1193.3 | 278 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .990 | 2.142 | 2.088 |
1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 112 | 111 | 955.7 | 193 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .985 | 1.836 | 1.741 |
1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 5.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.063 | 3.000 |
1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 136 | 136 | 1130.0 | 279 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .993 | 2.278 | 2.103 |
1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 130 | 127 | 1086.7 | 217 | 14 | 4 | 2 | .983 | 1.913 | 1.777 |
1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 74 | 68 | 602.0 | 131 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .978 | 1.973 | 1.784 |
1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 22 | 18 | 165.0 | 152 | 13 | 4 | 15 | .976 | 9.000 | 7.500 |
1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 118 | 109 | 974.0 | 192 | 9 | 7 | 4 | .966 | 1.857 | 1.703 |
1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 9 | 9 | 69.0 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.739 | 7.444 |
1970 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 91 | 75 | 687.0 | 156 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .988 | 2.083 | 1.747 |
1970 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 52 | 48 | 403.0 | 374 | 31 | 4 | 39 | .990 | 9.045 | 7.788 |
1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 129 | 105 | 977.0 | 207 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.962 | 1.651 |
1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 5 | 2 | 29.0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.690 | 5.600 |
1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 84 | 64 | 570.0 | 111 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .991 | 1.832 | 1.381 |
1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 11 | 4 | 44.0 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 8.386 | 3.727 |
1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 63 | 52 | 435.3 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.129 | 1.635 |
1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 36 | 29 | 240.0 | 245 | 12 | 1 | 32 | .996 | 9.637 | 7.139 |
Totals | 2625 | 2482 | 21826.7 | 5938 | 235 | 82 | 126 | .987 | 2.545 | 2.352 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 7 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .379 | .400 | .655 | 1.055 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .263 | .333 | .421 | .754 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 12 | 52 | 48 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .333 | .373 | .563 | .935 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | RF | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.758 | 2.714 |
1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | RF | 5 | 5 | 46.3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 2.525 | 2.600 |
Totals | 12 | 12 | 108.3 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .970 | 2.658 | 2.667 |
Awards
1955 - AL TSN Player of the Year
1958 - AL Gold Glove RF
1959 - AL Gold Glove CF
1961 - AL Gold Glove OF
1962 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1962 - AL Gold Glove OF
1963 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1963 - AL TSN Player of the Year
1963 - AL Gold Glove OF
1964 - AL Gold Glove OF
1965 - AL Gold Glove OF
1966 - AL Gold Glove OF
1966 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1967 - AL Gold Glove OF
1967 - AL TSN All-Star OF
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License