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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

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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

Hall of Fame
1980 BBWAA (88.3%)
Selected to HOF in 1980 by BBWAA

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

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)

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

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 (3rd)
1961 AL  3.3 (7th)
1962 AL  2.8 (5th)
1963 AL  3.3 (3rd)
1964 AL  2.8 (9th)
1965 AL  2.6 (10th)
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  .699 (7th)
1966 AL  .782 (2nd)
1967 AL  .808 (4th)
Career  .688 (94th)

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

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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 (39), 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

Transactions

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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