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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).
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1953 18 DET AL 30 30 28 9 7 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 5 .250 .300 .357 .657 77 10 1 1 0 O
1954 19 DET AL 138 535 504 42 139 18 3 4 43 9 5 22 45 .276 .305 .347 .652 80 175 21 0 7 2 *9 MVP-23,RoY-3
1955 20 DET AL 152 681 588 121 200 24 8 27 102 6 8 82 57 .340 .421 .546 .967 162 321 13 5 0 6 12 *9 AS,MVP-2
1956 21 DET AL 153 693 617 96 194 32 10 27 128 7 1 70 55 .314 .383 .530 .913 139 327 10 1 1 4 4 *98/7 AS,MVP-3
1957 22 DET AL 149 636 577 83 170 29 4 23 90 11 9 43 38 .295 .343 .478 .821 120 276 10 3 6 7 7 *98/7 AS,MVP-10,GG
1958 23 DET AL 146 607 543 84 170 34 7 16 85 7 4 54 47 .313 .374 .490 .864 130 266 18 2 3 5 6 *9/8 AS,MVP-20,GG
1959 24 DET AL 136 595 511 86 167 19 2 27 94 10 4 72 42 .327 .410 .530 .940 151 271 11 4 2 6 12 *89 AS,MVP-6,GG
1960 25 DET AL 147 629 551 77 153 29 4 15 68 19 4 65 47 .278 .354 .426 .781 108 235 18 3 5 5 3 *8 AS
1961 26 DET AL 153 665 586 116 190 41 7 19 82 14 1 66 42 .324 .393 .515 .909 139 302 16 4 4 5 2 *98/57 AS,MVP-9,GG
1962 27 DET AL 100 452 398 78 121 16 6 29 94 4 0 47 39 .304 .376 .593 .969 153 236 17 1 2 4 3 9 AS,MVP-6,GG
1963 28 DET AL 145 616 551 89 172 24 3 27 101 6 4 54 48 .312 .375 .514 .889 144 283 12 4 3 4 12 *9/8 AS,MVP-2,GG
1964 29 DET AL 146 608 525 77 154 31 5 17 68 4 1 75 51 .293 .383 .469 .851 134 246 12 3 2 3 6 *9 AS,MVP-14,GG
1965 30 DET AL 125 474 399 72 112 18 2 18 72 6 0 72 49 .281 .388 .471 .859 142 188 9 0 0 3 11 *89/5 AS,MVP-16,GG
1966 31 DET AL 142 572 479 85 138 29 1 29 88 5 5 81 66 .288 .392 .534 .927 161 256 7 5 1 6 7 *89 AS,MVP-7,GG
1967 32 DET AL 131 550 458 94 141 28 2 25 78 8 2 83 47 .308 .411 .541 .952 176 248 16 1 2 6 10 *9/8 AS,MVP-5,GG
1968 33 DET AL 102 389 327 49 94 14 1 10 53 6 4 55 39 .287 .392 .428 .820 146 140 4 3 1 3 7 93/7
1969 34 DET AL 131 518 456 74 124 17 0 21 69 1 2 54 61 .272 .346 .447 .793 116 204 11 1 0 7 4 *9/3
1970 35 DET AL 131 555 467 64 130 24 4 16 71 2 2 77 49 .278 .377 .450 .826 127 210 20 1 3 7 5 93
1971 36 DET AL 133 501 405 69 119 19 2 15 54 4 6 82 57 .294 .416 .462 .878 144 187 12 7 1 6 9 *9/38 AS
1972 37 DET AL 106 314 278 46 87 11 2 10 32 1 0 28 33 .313 .374 .475 .849 149 132 11 2 1 5 5 93 MVP-24
1973 38 DET AL 91 347 310 40 79 13 0 10 45 4 1 29 28 .255 .320 .394 .713 96 122 10 3 0 5 4 93
1974 39 DET AL 147 630 558 71 146 28 2 13 64 2 2 65 75 .262 .337 .389 .726 107 217 12 1 1 5 2 *D AS
22 Seasons 2834 11597 10116 1622 3007 498 75 399 1583 137 65 1277 1020 .297 .376 .480 .855 134 4852 271 55 45 104 131
162 Game Avg. 162 663 578 93 172 28 4 23 90 8 4 73 58 .297 .376 .480 .855 134 277 15 3 3
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1968 33 DET AL WS STL W 7 30 29 6 11 2 0 2 8 0 0 0 7 .379 .400 .655 1.055 19 0 1 0 0 0
1972 37 DET AL ALCS OAK L 5 22 19 3 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 .263 .333 .421 .754 8 0 0 1 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 12 52 48 9 16 2 0 3 9 0 0 2 9 .333 .373 .563 .935 27 0 1 1 0 0
1 ALCS 5 22 19 3 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 .263 .333 .421 .754 8 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 7 30 29 6 11 2 0 2 8 0 0 0 7 .379 .400 .655 1.055 19 0 1 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1955 (RF)
1956 (RF)
1957 (RF)
1958 *
1959-1 (CF)
1959-2 *
1960-1 *
1960-2 *
1961-1 *
1961-2 (RF)
1962-2 *
1963 (RF)
1964
1965 *
1966 (CF)
1967
1971 *
1974 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1968-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1969-ML-Hutch Award
1973-ML-Roberto Clemente Award

Gold Gloves
1957-ML-RF
1958-AL-RF
1959-AL-CF
1961-AL-OF
1962-AL-OF
1963-AL-OF
1964-AL-OF
1965-AL-OF
1966-AL-OF
1967-AL-OF
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1954-AL-23-1%
1955-AL-2-60%
1956-AL-3-42%
1957-AL-10-12%
1958-AL-20-1%
1959-AL-6-25%
1961-AL-9-12%
1962-AL-6-21%
1963-AL-2-53%
1964-AL-14-6%
1965-AL-16-3%
1966-AL-7-24%
1967-AL-5-31%
1972-AL-24-1%
2.92 Career Shares (33rd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1955 AL--.340--1st
1956 AL--.314--8th
1957 AL--.295--9th
1958 AL--.313--4th
1959 AL--.327--2nd
1961 AL--.324--2nd
1963 AL--.312--2nd
1964 AL--.293--7th
1966 AL--.288--3rd
1967 AL--.308--3rd
1971 AL--.294--8th**
Career--.297--246th

On-Base% s c a p y
1955 AL--.421--2nd
1958 AL--.374--9th
1959 AL--.410--3rd
1961 AL--.393--7th
1963 AL--.375--5th
1964 AL--.383--5th
1966 AL--.392--2nd
1967 AL--.411--2nd
1971 AL--.416--3rd**
Career--.376--206th

Slugging % s c a p y
1955 AL--.546--2nd
1956 AL--.530--5th
1957 AL--.478--7th
1958 AL--.490--7th
1959 AL--.530--1st
1961 AL--.515--9th
1963 AL--.514--6th
1966 AL--.534--3rd
1967 AL--.541--4th
Career--.480--179th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1955 AL--.967--2nd
1956 AL--.913--8th
1957 AL--.821--10th
1958 AL--.864--8th
1959 AL--.940--1st
1961 AL--.909--8th
1963 AL--.889--4th
1964 AL--.851--8th
1966 AL--.927--3rd
1967 AL--.952--4th
1971 AL--.878--6th**
Career--.855--143rd

Games Played s c a p y
1955 AL--152--5th
1956 AL--153--3rd
1957 AL--149--8th
Career--2834--16th

At Bats s c a p y
1955 AL--588--7th
1956 AL--617--2nd
1957 AL--577--6th
Career--10116--22nd

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1955 AL--681--5th
1956 AL--693--2nd
1957 AL--636--10th
Career--11597--22nd

Runs Scored s c a p y
1955 AL--121--2nd
1956 AL--96--4th
1957 AL--83--9th
1958 AL--84--9th
1961 AL--116--5th
1963 AL--89--6th
1966 AL--85--9th
1967 AL--94--4th
Career--1622--40th

Hits s c a p y
1955 AL--200--1st
1956 AL--194--2nd
1957 AL--170--7th
1958 AL--170--6th
1959 AL--167--7th
1961 AL--190--3rd
1963 AL--172--4th
Career--3007--26th

Total Bases s c a p y
1955 AL--321--1st
1956 AL--327--2nd
1957 AL--276--4th
1958 AL--266--8th
1959 AL--271--6th
1961 AL--302--7th
1963 AL--283--4th
1967 AL--248--9th
Career--4852--23rd

Doubles s c a p y
1956 AL--32--2nd
1957 AL--29--5th
1958 AL--34--3rd
1960 AL--29--10th
1961 AL--41--1st
1964 AL--31--5th
1966 AL--29--7th
1967 AL--28--6th
Career--498--52nd

Triples s c a p y
1955 AL--8--4th
1956 AL--10--5th
1958 AL--7--6th
1961 AL--7--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1955 AL--27--4th
1956 AL--27--6th
1957 AL--23--9th
1959 AL--27--9th
1962 AL--29--8th
1963 AL--27--6th
1966 AL--29--7th
1967 AL--25--5th
Career--399--46th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1955 AL--102--5th
1956 AL--128--2nd
1957 AL--90--7th
1958 AL--85--8th
1959 AL--94--6th
1963 AL--101--2nd
1966 AL--88--9th
1967 AL--78--8th
Career--1583--37th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1955 AL--82--10th
1959 AL--72--10th
1965 AL--72--9th
1966 AL--81--6th
1967 AL--83--5th
1971 AL--82--10th
Career--1277--42nd

Strikeouts s c a p y
Career--1020--213th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1954 AL--9--8th
1957 AL--11--9th
1958 AL--7--10th
1959 AL--10--6th
1960 AL--19--4th

Singles s c a p y
1954 AL--114--10th
1955 AL--141--3rd
1956 AL--125--5th
1957 AL--114--8th
1958 AL--113--10th
1959 AL--119--6th
Career--2035--38th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1955 AL--162--2nd
1956 AL--139--9th
1958 AL--130--10th
1959 AL--151--2nd
1961 AL--139--8th
1963 AL--144--4th
1964 AL--134--9th
1966 AL--161--2nd
1967 AL--176--3rd
Career--134--115th

Runs Created s c a p y
1955 AL--135--2nd
1956 AL--129--3rd
1957 AL--92--9th
1958 AL--96--9th
1959 AL--114--4th
1961 AL--121--7th
1963 AL--105--3rd
1964 AL--97--9th
1966 AL--105--4th
1967 AL--104--4th
Career--1852--28th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1955 AL--52--3rd
1956 AL--33--6th
1959 AL--38--3rd
1961 AL--34--7th
1962 AL--29--5th
1963 AL--33--3rd
1964 AL--27--9th
1965 AL--25--10th
1966 AL--42--3rd
1967 AL--48--4th
1971 AL--29--10th
Career--492--48th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1955 AL--5.1--3rd
1956 AL--3.1--6th
1959 AL--3.8--2nd
1961 AL--3.3--7th
1962 AL--2.8--5th
1963 AL--3.3--3rd
1964 AL--2.7--9th
1965 AL--2.6--9th
1966 AL--4.4--3rd
1967 AL--5.2--4th
1971 AL--3.1--10th
Career--50.0--44th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1955 AL--59--3rd
1956 AL--69--2nd
1957 AL--56--4th
1958 AL--57--7th
1961 AL--67--7th
1963 AL--54--10th
1966 AL--59--6th
1967 AL--55--6th
Career--972--38th

Times On Base s c a p y
1955 AL--287--2nd
1956 AL--265--5th
1958 AL--226--9th
1959 AL--243--6th
1960 AL--221--8th
1961 AL--260--6th
1963 AL--230--6th
1966 AL--224--8th
1967 AL--225--8th
Career--4339--25th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1955 AL--.764--2nd
1956 AL--.711--6th
1958 AL--.673--10th
1959 AL--.764--1st
1961 AL--.713--7th
1963 AL--.721--3rd
1964 AL--.698--7th
1966 AL--.782--2nd
1967 AL--.808--4th
Career--.688--93rd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1966 AL--5--10th
1971 AL--7--7th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1957 AL--7--5th
1959 AL--6--7th
1966 AL--6--8th
1967 AL--6--6th
1969 AL--7--9th
1970 AL--7--7th
Career--104--19th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1955 AL--12--2nd
1957 AL--7--6th
1958 AL--6--6th
1959 AL--12--1st
1963 AL--12--1st
1965 AL--11--5th
1967 AL--10--10th
Career--131--60th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1954 AL--21--2nd
1958 AL--18--7th
1960 AL--18--5th
1962 AL--17--9th
1967 AL--16--3rd
1970 AL--20--5th
Career--271--16th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1955 AL--8--4th
1957 AL--9--3rd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1955 AL--9.8--7th
1956 AL--11.1--6th
1957 AL--14.9--4th
1958 AL--9.7--6th
1959 AL--14.6--4th
1960 AL--16.8--4th
1961 AL--16.1--6th
1967 AL--12.1--8th
Career--204.0--78th

AB per SO s c a p y
1957 AL--15.2--7th
1958 AL--11.6--9th
1961 AL--14.0--8th
1963 AL--11.5--10th
1964 AL--10.3--9th
1967 AL--9.7--7th

AB per HR s c a p y
1955 AL--21.8--7th
1959 AL--18.9--7th
1966 AL--16.5--4th
1967 AL--18.3--5th

Outs Made s c a p y
1956 AL--439--3rd
1957 AL--439--8th
Career--7594--23rd

Oldest s c a p y
1971 AL--born 1934-12-19--9th
1972 AL--born 1934-12-19--4th
1973 AL--born 1934-12-19--4th
1974 AL--born 1934-12-19--3rd

Youngest s c a p y
1953 AL--born 1934-12-19--3rd
1954 AL--born 1934-12-19--6th

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 12 (194), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 228 (26), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 160 (72), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 58 (37), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Harold Baines (883)
  2. Dave Winfield (868) *
  3. Billy Williams (858) *
  4. Andre Dawson (858)
  5. Tony Perez (855) *
  6. George Brett (854) *
  7. Dwight Evans (846)
  8. Luis Gonzalez (841)
  9. Gary Sheffield (830)
  10. Dave Parker (827)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Ty Cobb (964) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Ken Griffey (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ken Griffey (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Ken Griffey (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Vada Pinson (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Vada Pinson (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Vada Pinson (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Vada Pinson (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Vada Pinson (919)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Vada Pinson (899)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Vada Pinson (888)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Carl Yastrzemski (896) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Carl Yastrzemski (884) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Orlando Cepeda (872) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Carl Yastrzemski (887) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Carl Yastrzemski (890) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Carl Yastrzemski (889) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Dave Winfield (903) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Carl Yastrzemski (922) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Carl Yastrzemski (925) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  21. Carl Yastrzemski (928) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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June 19, 1953: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

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Name and misspellings: Albert Al alan alberto allan allen alphonse William Kaline

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