Al Kaline
Bats R Throws R6'1" 175 lbBorn 1934 Baltimore, USADebut 1953Team DET18x All-Star
Awards: Gold Glove x10, TSN All-Star x5, TSN Player of the Year x2, Hutch Award, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, Roberto Clemente Award
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1974 | DET | 147 | 630 | 71 | 146 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 64 | 2 | 65 | 75 | 0.262 | 0.337 | 0.389 | 0.726 | 109.4 |
| 1973 | DET | 91 | 347 | 40 | 79 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 0.255 | 0.320 | 0.394 | 0.713 | 92.4 |
| 1972 | DET | 106 | 314 | 46 | 87 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 0.313 | 0.374 | 0.475 | 0.849 | 153.5 |
| 1971 | DET | 133 | 501 | 69 | 119 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 54 | 4 | 82 | 57 | 0.294 | 0.416 | 0.462 | 0.878 | 149.3 |
| 1970 | DET | 131 | 555 | 64 | 130 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 71 | 2 | 77 | 49 | 0.278 | 0.377 | 0.450 | 0.826 | 128.3 |
| 1969 | DET | 131 | 518 | 74 | 124 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 69 | 1 | 54 | 61 | 0.272 | 0.346 | 0.447 | 0.793 | 116.6 |
| 1968 | DET | 102 | 389 | 49 | 94 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 6 | 55 | 39 | 0.287 | 0.392 | 0.428 | 0.820 | 154.3 |
| 1967 | DET | 131 | 550 | 94 | 141 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 78 | 8 | 83 | 47 | 0.308 | 0.411 | 0.541 | 0.952 | 181.3 |
| 1966 | DET | 142 | 572 | 85 | 138 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 88 | 5 | 81 | 66 | 0.288 | 0.392 | 0.534 | 0.927 | 165.1 |
| 1965 | DET | 125 | 474 | 72 | 112 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 72 | 6 | 72 | 49 | 0.281 | 0.388 | 0.471 | 0.859 | 143.1 |
| 1964 | DET | 146 | 608 | 77 | 154 | 31 | 5 | 17 | 68 | 4 | 75 | 51 | 0.293 | 0.383 | 0.469 | 0.851 | 137.2 |
| 1963 | DET | 145 | 616 | 89 | 172 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 101 | 6 | 54 | 48 | 0.312 | 0.375 | 0.514 | 0.889 | 144.5 |
| 1962 | DET | 100 | 452 | 78 | 121 | 16 | 6 | 29 | 94 | 4 | 47 | 39 | 0.304 | 0.376 | 0.593 | 0.969 | 153.6 |
| 1961 | DET | 153 | 665 | 116 | 190 | 41 | 7 | 19 | 82 | 14 | 66 | 42 | 0.324 | 0.393 | 0.515 | 0.909 | 138.7 |
| 1960 | DET | 147 | 629 | 77 | 153 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 68 | 19 | 65 | 47 | 0.278 | 0.354 | 0.426 | 0.781 | 108.7 |
| 1959 | DET | 136 | 595 | 86 | 167 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 94 | 10 | 72 | 42 | 0.327 | 0.410 | 0.530 | 0.940 | 149.0 |
| 1958 | DET | 146 | 607 | 84 | 170 | 34 | 7 | 16 | 85 | 7 | 54 | 47 | 0.313 | 0.374 | 0.490 | 0.864 | 129.6 |
| 1957 | DET | 149 | 636 | 83 | 170 | 29 | 4 | 23 | 90 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 0.295 | 0.343 | 0.478 | 0.821 | 118.8 |
| 1956 | DET | 153 | 693 | 96 | 194 | 32 | 10 | 27 | 128 | 7 | 70 | 55 | 0.314 | 0.383 | 0.530 | 0.913 | 137.5 |
| 1955 | DET | 152 | 681 | 121 | 200 | 24 | 8 | 27 | 102 | 6 | 82 | 57 | 0.340 | 0.421 | 0.546 | 0.967 | 160.1 |
| 1954 | DET | 138 | 535 | 42 | 139 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 9 | 22 | 45 | 0.276 | 0.305 | 0.347 | 0.652 | 75.9 |
| 1953 | DET | 30 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.250 | 0.300 | 0.357 | 0.657 | 77.9 |
| Career | | 2834 | 11597 | 1622 | 3007 | 498 | 75 | 399 | 1583 | 137 | 1277 | 1020 | 0.297 | 0.376 | 0.480 | 0.855 | 135.4 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1973 | DET | OF | 63 | 435 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1973 | DET | 1B | 36 | 240 | 245 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 0.996 | |
| 1972 | DET | OF | 84 | 570 | 111 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.991 | |
| 1972 | DET | 1B | 11 | 44 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | |
| 1971 | DET | OF | 129 | 977 | 207 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1971 | DET | 1B | 5 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1970 | DET | OF | 91 | 687 | 156 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.988 | |
| 1970 | DET | 1B | 52 | 403 | 374 | 31 | 4 | 39 | 0.990 | |
| 1969 | DET | OF | 118 | 974 | 192 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0.966 | |
| 1969 | DET | 1B | 9 | 69 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1968 | DET | OF | 74 | 602 | 131 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.978 | |
| 1968 | DET | 1B | 22 | 165 | 152 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 0.976 | |
| 1967 | DET | OF | 130 | 1087 | 217 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0.983 | |
| 1966 | DET | OF | 136 | 1130 | 279 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.993 | |
| 1965 | DET | OF | 112 | 956 | 193 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.985 | |
| 1965 | DET | 3B | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1964 | DET | OF | 136 | 1193 | 278 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.990 | |
| 1963 | DET | OF | 140 | 1223 | 257 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.992 | |
| 1962 | DET | OF | 100 | 882 | 225 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0.983 | |
| 1961 | DET | OF | 147 | 1300 | 378 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0.990 | |
| 1961 | DET | 3B | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1960 | DET | OF | 142 | 1277 | 367 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.987 | |
| 1959 | DET | OF | 136 | 1175 | 364 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.989 | |
| 1958 | DET | OF | 145 | 1232 | 316 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0.994 | |
| 1957 | DET | OF | 145 | 1311 | 319 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0.985 | |
| 1956 | DET | OF | 153 | 1345 | 343 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0.984 | |
| 1955 | DET | OF | 152 | 1326 | 306 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0.979 | |
| 1954 | DET | OF | 135 | 1181 | 283 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0.971 | |
| 1953 | DET | OF | 20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1972 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.263 | 0.333 | 0.421 | 0.754 |
| 1968 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.379 | 0.400 | 0.655 | 1.055 |
| Career | 12 | 48 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.333 | 0.373 | 0.562 | 0.935 |