How many home runs did Al Kaline have in 1971?
151971 Regular Season
Al Kaline recorded 15 home runs in the 1971 regular season, 57th in the MLB.
- 15th-best of Al Kaline's 22 seasons on file; the high is 29 in 1962.
- Down 1 from 16 in 1970.
- 9% of the Detroit Tigers' home runs that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 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