How many hits did Al Kaline have in 1971?

• 17th-best of Al Kaline's 22 seasons on file; the high is 200 in 1955.
• Down 11 from 130 in 1970.
• 9% of the Detroit Tigers' hits that regular season.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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How many hits did Al Kaline have in 1971?, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	SLG↓iSLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
1953	DET	30	28	9	7	1	2	1	.250	.300	.357	.657
1954	DET	138	504	42	139	4	43	9	.276	.305	.347	.652
1955	DET	152	588	121	200	27	102	6	.340	.421	.546	.967
1956	DET	153	617	96	194	27	128	7	.314	.383	.530	.913
1957	DET	149	577	83	170	23	90	11	.295	.343	.478	.821
1958	DET	146	543	84	170	16	85	7	.313	.374	.490	.864
1959	DET	136	511	86	167	27	94	10	.327	.410	.530	.940
1960	DET	147	551	77	153	15	68	19	.278	.354	.426	.781
1961	DET	153	586	116	190	19	82	14	.324	.393	.515	.909
1962	DET	100	398	78	121	29	94	4	.304	.376	.593	.969
1963	DET	145	551	89	172	27	101	6	.312	.375	.514	.889
1964	DET	146	525	77	154	17	68	4	.293	.383	.469	.851
1965	DET	125	399	72	112	18	72	6	.281	.388	.471	.859
1966	DET	142	479	85	138	29	88	5	.288	.392	.534	.927
1967	DET	131	458	94	141	25	78	8	.308	.411	.541	.952
1968	DET	102	327	49	94	10	53	6	.287	.392	.428	.820
1969	DET	131	456	74	124	21	69	1	.272	.346	.447	.793
1970	DET	131	467	64	130	16	71	2	.278	.377	.450	.826
1971	DET	133	405	69	119	15	54	4	.294	.416	.462	.878
1972	DET	106	278	46	87	10	32	1	.313	.374	.475	.849
1973	DET	91	310	40	79	10	45	4	.255	.320	.394	.713
1974	DET	147	558	71	146	13	64	2	.262	.337	.389	.726

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS