Preferred Bat: Blond Hillerich & Bradsby S2L (More info on Game Used Bats)
Al Kaline
Albert William Kaline
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 19, 1934 in Baltimore, MD
High School: Southern (Baltimore, MD)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 1953
Final Game: October 2, 1974
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1980 (340/385 ballots).
    About biographical information

Standard Fielding

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1953 DET AL 18 OF 20 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 0.60 .983 2.18 5-11-4
1954 DET AL 19 OF 135 133 1180.2 308 283 16 9 0 .971 18.9 19.2 13.9 9.2 4.7 5 2.28 2.21 .979 2.39 2.17 MVP-23,RoY-3
1954 DET AL 19 RF 135 133 1180.2 305 280 16 9 0 .970 18.9 19.2 13.9 9.2 4.7 5 2.26 2.19 .975 2.05 1.82 MVP-23,RoY-3
1955 DET AL 20 OF 152 151 1325.2 327 306 14 7 4 .979 9.8 8.9 5.8 3.0 2.8 4 2.17 2.11 .982 2.40 2.08 AS,MVP-2
1955 DET AL 20 RF 152 151 1325.2 327 306 14 7 4 .979 9.8 8.9 5.8 3.0 2.8 4 2.17 2.11 .981 2.05 1.73 AS,MVP-2
1956 DET AL 21 OF 153 153 1345.0 367 343 18 6 4 .984 10.9 9.7 5.9 7.9 -2.1 5 2.42 2.36 .979 2.34 2.04 AS,MVP-3
1956 DET AL 21 RF 144 144 1259.2 327 308 14 5 4 .985 11.3 10.8 6.3 7.9 -1.7 5 2.30 2.24 .973 2.09 1.80 AS,MVP-3
1956 DET AL 21 CF 10 9 85.0 34 30 3 1 1 .971 -0.4 -5.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 3.49 3.30 .985 2.80 2.50 AS,MVP-3
1956 DET AL 21 LF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.70 AS,MVP-3
1957 DET AL 22 OF 145 143 1310.2 337 319 13 5 2 .985 19.5 17.9 14.5 4.8 9.7 5 2.28 2.29 .980 2.24 1.97 AS,MVP-10,GG
1957 DET AL 22 RF 136 118 1130.2 273 261 10 2 2 .993 17.8 18.9 12.8 4.9 7.9 5 2.16 1.99 .975 1.93 1.68 AS,MVP-10,GG
1957 DET AL 22 CF 23 23 158.0 55 50 2 3 0 .945 0.1 0.8 1.1 -0.7 1.8 -1 2.96 2.26 .984 2.72 2.40 AS,MVP-10,GG
1957 DET AL 22 LF 5 2 22.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 1.6 87.3 0.6 0.6 0.0 1 2.86 1.40 .986 2.09 1.70 AS,MVP-10,GG
1958 DET AL 23 OF 145 143 1232.1 341 316 23 2 4 .994 26.2 25.5 22.2 5.8 16.4 4 2.48 2.34 .982 2.27 1.94 AS,MVP-20,GG
1958 DET AL 23 RF 143 141 1209.0 335 311 22 2 4 .994 24.7 24.5 20.7 4.9 15.9 4 2.48 2.33 .980 1.99 1.69 AS,MVP-20,GG
1958 DET AL 23 CF 4 2 23.1 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 1.5 77.1 1.5 0.9 0.5 0 5.01 3.25 .985 2.66 2.30 AS,MVP-20,GG
1959 DET AL 24 OF 136 136 1174.2 372 364 4 4 0 .989 6.6 6.7 3.6 0.2 3.4 3 2.82 2.71 .980 2.22 1.96 AS,MVP-6,GG
1959 DET AL 24 CF 122 121 1045.0 331 323 4 4 0 .988 4.1 4.7 2.1 -0.3 2.4 2 2.82 2.68 .983 2.72 2.44 AS,MVP-6,GG
1959 DET AL 24 RF 15 15 129.2 38 38 0 0 0 1.000 2.5 23.1 1.5 0.5 1.0 1 2.64 2.53 .976 1.89 1.64 AS,MVP-6,GG
1960 DET AL 25 CF 142 142 1277.0 374 364 5 5 1 .987 -0.9 -0.8 -0.9 -2.6 1.8 0 2.60 2.60 .987 2.66 2.30 AS
1960 DET AL 25 OF 142 142 1277.0 377 367 5 5 1 .987 -0.9 -0.8 -0.9 -2.6 1.8 0 2.62 2.62 .982 2.25 1.95 AS
1961 DET AL 26 OF 147 147 1300.1 391 378 9 4 3 .990 29.2 26.9 22.2 10.6 11.4 7 2.68 2.63 .977 2.25 1.98 AS,MVP-9,GG
1961 DET AL 26 RF 141 127 1147.0 320 308 8 4 3 .988 23.1 24.2 16.1 9.6 6.4 7 2.48 2.24 .976 2.06 1.75 AS,MVP-9,GG
1961 DET AL 26 CF 22 20 152.0 68 67 1 0 0 1.000 6.4 50.5 6.4 1.3 5.0 0 4.03 3.09 .982 2.59 2.24 AS,MVP-9,GG
1961 DET AL 26 3B 1 1 9.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.00 2.00 .950 3.20 2.80 AS,MVP-9,GG
1961 DET AL 26 LF 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -270.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.60 AS,MVP-9,GG
1962 DET AL 27 OF 100 100 882.0 237 225 8 4 1 .983 8.2 11.2 3.2 1.8 1.4 5 2.38 2.33 .980 2.19 1.92 AS,MVP-6,GG
1962 DET AL 27 RF 100 100 882.0 238 226 8 4 1 .983 8.2 11.2 3.2 1.8 1.4 5 2.39 2.34 .979 2.00 1.71 AS,MVP-6,GG
1963 DET AL 28 OF 140 140 1223.0 264 257 5 2 0 .992 4.2 4.1 1.2 -5.0 6.2 3 1.93 1.87 .981 2.16 1.91 AS,MVP-2,GG
1963 DET AL 28 RF 140 139 1215.0 263 256 5 2 0 .992 3.8 3.8 0.8 -5.4 6.2 3 1.93 1.86 .980 2.01 1.72 AS,MVP-2,GG
1963 DET AL 28 CF 2 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 60.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 3.38 1.50 1.000 2.59 2.20 AS,MVP-2,GG
1964 DET AL 29 OF 136 136 1193.1 287 278 6 3 2 .990 15.2 15.3 12.2 7.5 4.8 3 2.14 2.09 .980 2.04 1.79 AS,MVP-14,GG
1964 DET AL 29 RF 136 136 1193.1 287 278 6 3 3 .990 15.2 15.3 12.2 7.5 4.8 3 2.14 2.09 .984 1.88 1.61 AS,MVP-14,GG
1965 DET AL 30 OF 112 111 955.2 198 193 2 3 0 .985 -8.4 -10.5 -9.4 -3.5 -5.8 1 1.84 1.74 .978 2.04 1.78 AS,MVP-16,GG
1965 DET AL 30 CF 62 60 512.0 108 108 0 0 0 1.000 -6.5 -15.2 -6.5 -1.8 -4.7 0 1.90 1.74 .979 2.40 2.03 AS,MVP-16,GG
1965 DET AL 30 RF 51 51 443.2 88 83 2 3 0 .966 -1.9 -5.1 -2.9 -1.7 -1.1 1 1.72 1.67 .978 1.85 1.57 AS,MVP-16,GG
1965 DET AL 30 3B 1 0 5.1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 5.06 3.00 .967 3.04 2.90 AS,MVP-16,GG
1966 DET AL 31 OF 136 136 1130.0 288 279 7 2 1 .993 0.4 0.4 -1.6 1.0 -2.6 2 2.28 2.10 .982 2.10 1.82 AS,MVP-7,GG
1966 DET AL 31 CF 86 84 676.2 183 177 5 1 1 .995 -1.5 -2.7 -3.5 -0.9 -2.6 2 2.42 2.12 .986 2.52 2.09 AS,MVP-7,GG
1966 DET AL 31 RF 54 52 453.1 104 101 2 1 0 .990 1.9 5.0 1.9 1.9 0.0 0 2.04 1.91 .979 1.94 1.69 AS,MVP-7,GG
1967 DET AL 32 OF 130 127 1086.2 235 217 14 4 2 .983 9.6 10.6 5.6 2.3 3.4 4 1.91 1.78 .980 2.05 1.76 AS,MVP-5,GG
1967 DET AL 32 RF 130 127 1085.2 241 221 14 6 2 .975 9.6 10.6 5.6 2.3 3.4 4 1.95 1.81 .981 1.82 1.56 AS,MVP-5,GG
1967 DET AL 32 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10 AS,MVP-5,GG
1968 DET AL 33 OF 74 68 602.0 135 131 1 3 0 .978 4.5 9.0 5.5 4.0 1.5 -1 1.97 1.78 .981 2.08 1.80
1968 DET AL 33 RF 70 67 584.0 133 129 1 3 0 .977 5.1 10.5 6.1 4.0 2.1 -1 2.00 1.86 .977 1.88 1.57
1968 DET AL 33 1B 22 18 165.0 169 152 13 4 15 .976 -0.4 -2.9 -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 0 9.00 7.50 .989 9.59 8.32
1968 DET AL 33 LF 5 1 18.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -40.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 1.00 0.40 1.000 1.85 1.44
1969 DET AL 34 OF 118 109 974.0 208 192 9 7 4 .966 3.5 4.3 1.5 1.6 -0.2 2 1.86 1.70 .978 2.13 1.84
1969 DET AL 34 RF 118 109 974.0 206 190 9 7 4 .966 3.5 4.3 1.5 1.6 -0.2 2 1.84 1.69 .974 1.91 1.60
1969 DET AL 34 1B 9 9 69.0 67 65 2 0 3 1.000 -0.6 -10.4 -0.6 0.2 -0.7 0 8.74 7.44 .993 9.63 8.33
1970 DET AL 35 OF 91 75 686.2 161 156 3 2 1 .988 2.4 4.2 0.4 -2.2 2.7 2 2.08 1.75 .980 2.14 1.85
1970 DET AL 35 RF 91 75 686.2 163 158 3 2 1 .988 2.4 4.2 0.4 -2.2 2.7 2 2.11 1.77 .975 1.98 1.59
1970 DET AL 35 1B 52 48 403.1 409 374 31 4 39 .990 -1.0 -3.0 -1.0 -0.8 -0.3 0 9.04 7.79 .991 9.59 8.14
1971 DET AL 36 OF 129 105 977.0 213 207 6 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -2.8 -3.3 -5.0 1.8 1 1.96 1.65 .982 2.24 1.96 AS
1971 DET AL 36 RF 128 104 967.0 209 203 6 0 0 1.000 -2.9 -3.6 -3.9 -5.5 1.7 1 1.95 1.63 .979 2.05 1.70 AS
1971 DET AL 36 1B 5 2 29.0 28 27 1 0 3 1.000 -1.0 -41.4 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 0 8.69 5.60 .993 9.59 8.10 AS
1971 DET AL 36 CF 3 1 10.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 72.0 0.6 0.5 0.1 0 4.50 1.67 .980 2.70 2.33 AS
1972 DET AL 37 OF 84 64 570.0 117 111 5 1 0 .991 1.1 2.3 -2.9 -0.5 -2.5 4 1.83 1.38 .983 2.22 1.91 MVP-24
1972 DET AL 37 RF 84 64 570.0 116 110 5 1 0 .991 1.1 2.3 -2.9 -0.5 -2.5 4 1.82 1.37 .980 2.12 1.76 MVP-24
1972 DET AL 37 1B 11 4 44.0 41 37 4 0 5 1.000 0.4 10.9 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 8.39 3.73 .990 9.76 8.04 MVP-24
1973 DET AL 38 RF 64 52 435.1 103 102 1 0 0 1.000 2.0 5.5 2.0 3.7 -1.7 0 2.13 1.61 .976 2.09 1.73
1973 DET AL 38 OF 63 52 435.1 103 102 1 0 0 1.000 2.0 5.5 2.0 3.7 -1.7 0 2.13 1.63 .979 2.29 2.02
1973 DET AL 38 1B 36 29 240.0 258 245 12 1 32 .996 -1.8 -9.0 -1.8 -0.8 -0.9 0 9.64 7.14 .992 9.86 8.27
1974 DET AL 39 DH 146 AS
21 Seasons OF 2488 2371 20862.0 5278 5035 170 73 29 .986 160.6 9.2 101.6 44.6 57.1 59 2.25 2.09 .980 2.21 1.93 17-488-2036
19 Seasons (incomplete) RF 2032 1905 16872.1 4076 3869 146 61 28 .985 156.1 11.1 101.1 47.5 53.8 55 2.14 1.98 .978 1.99 1.69
11 Seasons (incomplete) CF 477 463 3948.0 1174 1139 21 14 3 .988 3.8 1.2 0.8 -3.2 3.9 3 2.64 2.43 .984 2.62 2.27
1 Season DH 146
6 Seasons 1B 135 110 950.1 972 900 63 9 97 .991 -4.4 -5.6 -4.4 -1.8 -2.5 0 9.12 7.13 .991 9.67 8.21
4 Seasons (incomplete) LF 12 3 41.2 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 20.2 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 1 1.94 0.75 .989 1.99 1.58
2 Seasons 3B 2 1 14.1 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.14 2.50 .960 3.14 2.85
22 Seasons TOT 2625 2482 21826.2 6255 5938 235 82 126 .987 156.2 8.6 97.2 42.8 54.6 59 0 2.55 2.35 .969 2.53 2.25 17-488-2036
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

Glossaries · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1953 DET AL 18 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 4 20
1954 DET AL 19 138 133 138 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 135 3 0
1955 DET AL 20 152 151 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 152 0 0
1956 DET AL 21 153 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 144 153 0 0
1957 DET AL 22 149 143 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 23 136 145 5 0
1958 DET AL 23 146 143 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 143 145 2 0
1959 DET AL 24 136 136 136 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 15 136 0 0
1960 DET AL 25 147 142 147 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 142 5 0
1961 DET AL 26 153 148 153 153 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 22 141 147 5 0
1962 DET AL 27 100 100 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 0 0
1963 DET AL 28 145 140 145 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 140 140 5 0
1964 DET AL 29 146 136 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 136 10 0
1965 DET AL 30 125 111 125 125 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 62 51 112 14 0
1966 DET AL 31 142 136 142 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 54 136 6 0
1967 DET AL 32 131 127 131 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 130 130 2 0
1968 DET AL 33 102 86 102 102 0 0 22 0 0 0 5 0 70 74 16 0
1969 DET AL 34 131 118 131 131 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 118 118 9 0
1970 DET AL 35 131 123 131 131 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 91 91 3 0
1971 DET AL 36 133 107 133 133 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 128 129 15 1
1972 DET AL 37 106 68 106 106 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 84 84 25 0
1973 DET AL 38 91 81 91 88 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 64 64 0 10 0
1974 DET AL 39 147 144 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 3 0
22 Seasons 2834 2626 2834 2684 0 0 135 0 2 0 17 488 2036 2489 144 138 1
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 DET AL 19 9 0 8 1 0 16 0 2 4 5 64 38 3 39 7 5 14 10 1 12 1 0 18 17 0 147 73 49.7% 65 9 6.1% 7 5105 64% 81% 29% 516 57%
1955 DET AL 20 7 0 5 2 1 14 0 3 4 4 70 33 2 37 14 2 19 12 1 15 6 0 24 16 1 165 81 49.1% 77 6 3.6% 8 5820 60% 80% 30% 589 54%
1956 DET AL 21 5 0 5 0 0 14 0 2 3 5 57 27 2 42 11 4 13 8 0 25 8 2 23 20 1 160 74 46.3% 77 9 5.6% 5 5640 62% 76% 28% 550 57%
1957 DET AL 22 2 0 1 1 0 10 0 4 1 3 53 31 0 26 4 3 15 10 0 12 6 0 17 13 0 123 64 52.0% 56 3 2.4% 7 4870 62% 79% 31% 476 56%
1958 DET AL 23 2 0 2 0 0 22 0 11 3 5 68 29 2 32 5 3 18 13 3 11 3 0 26 21 0 155 71 45.8% 76 8 5.2% 14 5178 59% 78% 28% 562 59%
1959 DET AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 2 0 7 5 71.4% 2 0 0.0% 0 606 73% 78% 26% 48 79%
1961 DET AL 26 4 0 2 2 0 8 0 2 1 2 52 26 1 27 11 2 25 20 0 15 6 1 27 21 1 146 84 57.5% 57 5 3.4% 3 4932 61% 79% 30% 556 56%
1962 DET AL 27 4 0 3 1 0 8 0 2 2 2 45 18 1 31 8 2 11 9 0 17 8 1 18 17 0 122 60 49.2% 58 4 3.3% 4 3950 62% 78% 30% 427 54%
1963 DET AL 28 2 0 1 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 43 21 0 27 8 1 14 10 0 9 5 0 27 23 0 120 67 55.8% 52 1 0.8% 4 5261 61% 77% 28% 455 57%
1964 DET AL 29 3 0 2 1 0 6 0 3 0 3 55 26 1 35 11 0 16 11 0 12 3 2 26 22 0 144 73 50.7% 68 3 2.1% 3 5234 61% 75% 26% 517 54%
1965 DET AL 30 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 22 9 1 11 5 0 3 3 0 6 1 0 5 4 0 47 22 46.8% 24 1 2.1% 1 1941 63% 74% 26% 164 52%
1966 DET AL 31 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 17 5 2 10 4 0 6 4 1 8 3 0 5 3 0 46 19 41.3% 24 3 6.5% -1 1932 62% 75% 27% 189 55%
1967 DET AL 32 6 0 6 0 0 14 0 8 2 2 33 15 2 20 2 2 9 6 0 13 2 1 15 14 0 90 39 43.3% 46 5 5.6% 9 4643 60% 75% 25% 379 61%
1968 DET AL 33 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 18 5 0 8 0 0 3 3 0 4 2 0 13 10 0 46 20 43.5% 26 0 0.0% 1 2468 57% 75% 27% 205 63%
1969 DET AL 34 7 0 6 1 1 9 0 1 3 2 43 20 2 28 7 1 16 12 1 12 4 0 12 11 1 111 54 48.6% 52 5 4.5% 4 4255 60% 74% 27% 399 49%
1970 DET AL 35 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 49 27 0 26 7 0 10 9 0 11 6 0 13 8 0 109 57 52.3% 52 0 0.0% 3 3084 68% 74% 25% 321 50%
1971 DET AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 3 43 21 0 34 9 2 14 8 0 11 5 0 11 6 0 113 49 43.4% 62 2 1.8% 4 4269 67% 75% 25% 384 54%
1972 DET AL 37 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 4 0 1 20 14 0 20 4 1 4 4 0 3 0 0 14 10 0 61 32 52.5% 27 1 1.6% 4 2473 65% 75% 26% 213 54%
1973 DET AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 3 0 4 0 0 4 3 0 3 1 0 7 6 0 30 13 43.3% 17 0 0.0% 1 1900 67% 78% 27% 172 60%
19 Seasons 61 0 51 10 3 146 0 52 25 38 765 368 19 457 117 28 214 155 7 202 73 7 304 244 4 1942 957 49.3% 918 65 3.3% 81 73561 62% 77% 28% 7122 56%
MLB Averages 42.4% 3.2% 62% 77% 27% 53%
Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1956 DET AL 21 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 1 3 3 0 21 6 28.6% 14 1 4.8% 2 387 60% 72% 28% 59 53%
1957 DET AL 22 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 9 6 0 6 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 2 0 22 8 36.4% 13 1 4.5% 1 680 65% 78% 30% 93 56%
1958 DET AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 2 28.6% 4 1 14.3% 0 102 55% 77% 24% 17 76%
1959 DET AL 24 4 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 3 1 24 15 2 25 4 0 4 2 0 13 1 0 21 18 0 87 40 46.0% 45 2 2.3% 2 4491 60% 78% 29% 459 71%
1960 DET AL 25 5 0 3 2 1 5 0 1 0 1 57 34 0 43 6 0 11 2 2 15 3 0 22 20 0 148 65 43.9% 81 2 1.4% 3 5556 64% 78% 28% 673 55%
1961 DET AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 4 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 7 6 0 30 14 46.7% 15 1 3.3% 0 645 64% 81% 37% 114 60%
1963 DET AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 70% 79% 18% 5 60%
1965 DET AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 13 0 18 3 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 8 8 0 52 25 48.1% 27 0 0.0% 0 2190 61% 74% 25% 228 47%
1966 DET AL 31 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 27 15 1 30 7 0 8 3 0 14 4 0 15 11 0 94 40 42.6% 53 1 1.1% 4 2963 64% 74% 26% 344 53%
1967 DET AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 67% 67% 0% 0
1971 DET AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 55% 83% 40% 8 63%
11 Seasons 14 0 6 8 2 21 0 4 6 7 152 89 3 140 23 2 28 8 3 60 11 1 81 69 0 461 200 43.4% 252 9 2.0% 12 17092 63% 77% 28% 2000 58%
MLB Averages 41.9% 2.1% 62% 77% 27% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1968 DET AL 33 688 61% 70% 23% 37 92% 0 152 11 140 1 12 12 9 2 0 1 4 1 3 0 3 15 1 0 0 12 1 3 1 2 0
1969 DET AL 34 301 63% 74% 22% 15 100% 0 65 8 56 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1970 DET AL 35 1806 65% 75% 23% 90 97% 0 365 32 330 3 31 30 16 7 1 2 4 0 4 0 2 39 2 0 0 30 2 9 3 5 8 88%
1971 DET AL 36 138 76% 71% 20% 2 100% 0 28 2 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
1972 DET AL 37 192 67% 74% 23% 10 100% 0 37 2 33 2 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
1973 DET AL 38 1024 66% 76% 25% 47 98% 0 246 21 223 2 15 11 7 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 32 1 0 0 26 1 6 1 5 1 100%
6 Seasons 4149 65% 74% 23% 201 97% 0 893 76 808 8 67 59 36 14 1 4 9 1 8 0 6 98 4 0 0 79 4 19 5 13 10 90%
MLB Averages 62% 77% 27% 94% 87%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1956 DET AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 100% 100% 0
1957 DET AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 4 80.0% 0 1 20.0% 0 100 69% 77% 24% 13 54%
1961 DET AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 9 78% 89% 11% 3 0%
1968 DET AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 65% 82% 26% 4 50%
4 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 5 83.3% 0 1 16.7% 0 187 68% 80% 25% 20 45%
MLB Averages 57.2% 2.5% 62% 77% 27% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1961 DET AL 26 37 51% 57% 19% 2 100% 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 DET AL 30 24 50% 67% 8% 3 100% 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 61 51% 61% 15% 5 100% 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 62% 77% 27% 89% 64%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     Hall of Fame     Retrosheet     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Al Kaline    

Viewed 359,785 times through December 7, 2009.
Name and misspellings: Albert Al alan alberto allan allen alphonse William Kaline

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.