Al Kaline

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1953-1974)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1980
AVG .297
HR 399
RBI 1,583
H 3,007
OPS .855
PIV 45,087
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 175 lb
Born
12/19/1934 in Baltimore, MD, USA
Died
4/6/2020 in Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
MLB Debut
1953-06-25
Last Game
1974-10-02
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1980 (BBWAA)
Awards
15× All-Star · 10× Gold Glove · Roberto Clemente Award

Full name: Albert William Kaline

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,834 10,116 1,622 3,007 498 75 399 1,583 137 1,277 1,020 .297 .376 .480 .855 45,087

Career AVG .297 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — +17.8% above league average.

Career OBP .376 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — +17.4% above league average.

Career SLG .480 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — +26.9% above league average.

Career OPS .855 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — +22.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1953 DET AL 30 28 9 7 0 0 1 2 1 1 5 .250 — — — — 0.0
1954 DET AL 138 504 42 139 18 3 4 43 9 22 45 .276 .261 (+6%) .333 (-8%) .390 (-11%) .723 (-10%) -847.6
1955 DET AL 152 588 121 200 24 8 27 102 6 82 57 .340 .258 (+32%) .332 (+27%) .393 (+39%) .726 (+33%) 4238.5
1956 DET AL 153 617 96 194 32 10 27 128 7 70 55 .314 .258 (+22%) .331 (+16%) .397 (+33%) .728 (+25%) 3189.3
1957 DET AL 149 577 83 170 29 4 23 90 11 43 38 .295 .257 (+14%) .323 (+6%) .391 (+22%) .715 (+15%) 1587.2
1958 DET AL 146 543 84 170 34 7 16 85 7 54 47 .313 .257 (+21%) .324 (+15%) .394 (+24%) .719 (+20%) 2189.6
1959 DET AL 136 511 86 167 19 2 27 94 10 72 42 .327 .256 (+27%) .323 (+27%) .392 (+35%) .715 (+31%) 3405.9
1960 DET AL 147 551 77 153 29 4 15 68 19 65 47 .278 .255 (+9%) .323 (+9%) .387 (+10%) .711 (+10%) 1147.5
1961 DET AL 153 586 116 190 41 7 19 82 14 66 42 .324 .258 (+26%) .328 (+20%) .399 (+29%) .727 (+25%) 3027.5
1962 DET AL 100 398 78 121 16 6 29 94 4 47 39 .304 .257 (+18%) .326 (+15%) .393 (+51%) .719 (+35%) 2500.8
1963 DET AL 145 551 89 172 24 3 27 101 6 54 48 .312 .246 (+27%) .308 (+21%) .371 (+38%) .680 (+31%) 3239.8
1964 DET AL 146 525 77 154 31 5 17 68 4 75 51 .293 .250 (+17%) .312 (+22%) .377 (+24%) .690 (+23%) 2578.6
1965 DET AL 125 399 72 112 18 2 18 72 6 72 49 .281 .245 (+14%) .310 (+25%) .371 (+27%) .682 (+26%) 2171.4
1966 DET AL 142 479 85 138 29 1 29 88 5 81 66 .288 .248 (+16%) .309 (+27%) .376 (+42%) .685 (+35%) 3466.7
1967 DET AL 131 458 94 141 28 2 25 78 8 83 47 .308 .242 (+27%) .306 (+34%) .357 (+52%) .663 (+43%) 3910.9
1968 DET AL 102 327 49 94 14 1 10 53 6 55 39 .287 .236 (+21%) .298 (+31%) .340 (+26%) .638 (+28%) 1827.9
1969 DET AL 131 456 74 124 17 0 21 69 1 54 61 .272 .248 (+10%) .320 (+8%) .369 (+21%) .689 (+15%) 1280.6
1970 DET AL 131 467 64 130 24 4 16 71 2 77 49 .278 .253 (+10%) .325 (+16%) .385 (+17%) .711 (+16%) 1617.6
1971 DET AL 133 405 69 119 19 2 15 54 4 82 57 .294 .249 (+18%) .316 (+31%) .365 (+26%) .682 (+29%) 2613.0
1972 DET AL 106 278 46 87 11 2 10 32 1 28 33 .313 .243 (+28%) .310 (+20%) .353 (+34%) .664 (+28%) 1351.6
1973 DET AL 91 310 40 79 13 0 10 45 4 29 28 .255 .256 (-1%) .325 (-2%) .378 (+4%) .703 (+1%) 45.2
1974 DET AL 147 558 71 146 28 2 13 64 2 65 75 .262 .256 (+2%) .324 (+4%) .369 (+5%) .693 (+5%) 544.9
Career · 22 seasons 2,834 10,116 1,622 3,007 498 75 399 1,583 137 1,277 1,020 .297 — — — — 45,087

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
12 48 9 16 2 0 3 9 2 9 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1972 ALCS DET 5 19 3 5 0 0 1 1 2 2 .263
1968 WS DET 7 29 6 11 2 0 2 8 0 7 .379

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home142149848381508226827.303
Away141351327841499173755.292

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1974-10-02 DETBALL 200000001
1974-10-01 DETBALL 511000001
1974-09-30 DETBALL 401000011
1974-09-29 DETBOSW 402000110
1974-09-27 DETBOSL 100000011
1974-09-26 DETBOSL 501000000
1974-09-25 DETBALL 411000000
1974-09-24 DETBALL 402100100
1974-09-22 DETMILW 411000010
1974-09-21 DETMILL 201000110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 135 110 900 63 9 97
3B 2 1 3 2 0 0
OF 2488 2371 5035 170 73 29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1953 DET OF 20 0 11 1 0 0
1954 DET OF 135 133 283 16 9 0
1955 DET OF 152 151 306 14 7 4
1956 DET OF 153 153 343 18 6 4
1957 DET OF 145 143 319 13 5 2
1958 DET OF 145 143 316 23 2 4
1959 DET OF 136 136 364 4 4 0
1960 DET OF 142 142 367 5 5 1
1961 DET 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0
1961 DET OF 147 147 378 9 4 3
1962 DET OF 100 100 225 8 4 1
1963 DET OF 140 140 257 5 2 0
1964 DET OF 136 136 278 6 3 2
1965 DET 3B 1 0 2 1 0 0
1965 DET OF 112 111 193 2 3 0
1966 DET OF 136 136 279 7 2 1
1967 DET OF 130 127 217 14 4 2
1968 DET 1B 22 18 152 13 4 15
1968 DET OF 74 68 131 1 3 0
1969 DET 1B 9 9 65 2 0 3
1969 DET OF 118 109 192 9 7 4
1970 DET 1B 52 48 374 31 4 39
1970 DET OF 91 75 156 3 2 1
1971 DET 1B 5 2 27 1 0 3
1971 DET OF 129 105 207 6 0 0
1972 DET 1B 11 4 37 4 0 5
1972 DET OF 84 64 111 5 1 0
1973 DET 1B 36 29 245 12 1 32
1973 DET OF 63 52 102 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 135
Third Base 2
Left Field 17
Center Field 489
Right Field 2031
Designated Hitter 146

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1974 Player of the Month September
1973 Roberto Clemente Award
1969 Hutch Award
1968 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1967 Gold Glove OF
1967 TSN All-Star OF
1966 Gold Glove OF
1966 TSN All-Star OF
1965 Gold Glove OF
1964 Gold Glove OF
1963 Gold Glove OF
1963 TSN All-Star OF
1963 TSN Player of the Year
1962 Gold Glove OF
1962 TSN All-Star OF
1961 Gold Glove OF
1959 Gold Glove CF
1958 Gold Glove RF
1957 Gold Glove RF
1955 TSN All-Star OF
1955 TSN Player of the Year

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1972 Most Valuable Player AL 24th 4.0 336 0
1967 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 88.0 280 0
1966 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 66.0 280 0
1965 Most Valuable Player AL 16th 9.0 280 0
1964 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 17.0 280 0
1963 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 148.0 280 1
1962 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 58.0 280 0
1961 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 35.0 280 0
1959 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 84.0 336 0
1958 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 5.0 336 0
1957 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 40.0 336 0
1956 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 142.0 336 0
1955 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 201.0 336 4
1954 Most Valuable Player AL 23th 4.0 336 0
1954 Rookie of the Year AL 3rd 1.0 24 1

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Al Kaline (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Billy Williams HOF
    .290 avg, 426 HR
  2. 94
    Luis Gonzalez
    .283 avg, 354 HR
  3. 78
    Dave Winfield HOF
    .283 avg, 465 HR
  4. 78
    Dwight Evans
    .272 avg, 385 HR
  5. 72
    Gary Sheffield
    .292 avg, 509 HR
  6. 72
    Carlos Beltran
    .279 avg, 435 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Al Kaline

What years did Al Kaline play?
Al Kaline played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1974.
Was Al Kaline a pitcher?
No. Al Kaline was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Al Kaline hit?
Al Kaline hit 399 career home runs with 3007 hits.
Is Al Kaline in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Al Kaline was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.