Al Kaline stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1974

Age 91

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Al Kaline played 22 MLB seasons, 1953 to 1974.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,834
AB
10,116
R
1,622
H
3,007
HR
399
RBI
1,583
SB
137
AVG
.297

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1953DET302897121.250
1954DET138504421394439.276
1955DET152588121200271026.340
1956DET15361796194271287.314
1957DET14957783170239011.295
1958DET1465438417016857.313
1959DET13651186167279410.327
1960DET14755177153156819.278
1961DET153586116190198214.324
1962DET1003987812129944.304
1963DET14555189172271016.312
1964DET1465257715417684.293
1965DET1253997211218726.281
1966DET1424798513829885.288
1967DET1314589414125788.308
1968DET102327499410536.287
1969DET1314567412421691.272
1970DET1314676413016712.278
1971DET1334056911915544.294
1972DET106278468710321.313
1973DET91310407910454.255
1974DET1475587114613642.262

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

Career Postseason

GP
12
AB
48
R
9
H
16
HR
3
RBI
9
SB
0
AVG
.333

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
11,597
TB
4,852
XBH
972
HBP
55
IBB
131
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1953DET301011000
1954DET535175250000
1955DET6813215951200
1956DET693327691400
1957DET636276563700
1958DET607266572600
1959DET5952714841200
1960DET629235483300
1961DET665302674200
1962DET452236511300
1963DET6162835441200
1964DET608246533600
1965DET4741883801100
1966DET572256595700
1967DET5502485511000
1968DET389140253700
1969DET518204381400
1970DET555210441500
1971DET501187367900
1972DET314132232500
1973DET347122233400
1974DET630217431200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
87.4
RC
1,905.9
RC/27
7.00
ISOP
.182
SECA
.316
BB/K
1.25
AB/HR
25.4
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1953DET-0.53.34.2.1070.20.2280
1954DET0.955.33.9.0710.10.51260
1955DET8.0133.89.2060.31.421.80
1956DET6.4127.18.2160.31.322.90
1957DET5.296.56.1.1840.31.125.10
1958DET6.2101.87.1.1770.31.233.90
1959DET5.8113.68.6.2040.41.718.90
1960DET2.391.46.1490.31.436.70
1961DET8.2122.98.2.1910.31.630.80
1962DET4.289.18.5.2890.41.213.70
1963DET5.2107.37.4.2010.31.120.40
1964DET5.399.67.1.1750.31.530.90
1965DET2.679.27.4.1900.41.522.20
1966DET5.3103.47.9.2460.41.216.50
1967DET7.2105.98.7.2340.41.818.30
1968DET3.059.86.7.1410.31.432.70
1969DET2.774.55.9.1750.30.921.70
1970DET3.085.66.6.1710.31.629.20
1971DET3.184.17.6.1680.41.4270
1972DET2.451.57.1.1620.30.927.80
1973DET0.342.64.9.1390.21.0310
1974DET0.678.85.1.1270.20.942.90

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
91 yearsDec 19, 1934
Debut
1953
AL Gold Glove
10x
NL Gold Glove
1957

What were Al Kaline's career stats?

Al Kaline played 22 seasons for the Tigers. He was a career .297 hitter with 3,007 hits, 399 home runs and 1,583 RBI. His best season was 1955: a .340 batting average, 27 home runs and 102 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

22 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1953 to 1974

Al Kaline finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 59th in home runs (399)
  • 31st in hits (3,007)
  • 39th in rbi (1,583)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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