Last Updated on December 23, 2022
Kaline compiled an average at the plate of .297 for his baseball career in addition to 1,622 scored runs and an OPS of .855. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 11,597 times and notched a base hit 3,007 times. His career slugging percentage was .480 and he racked up 4,852 bases. In his MLB career, Kaline hit 399 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,582 runs. He went down on strikes 1,020 times and was walked on 1,277 occasions, contributing to a .376 OBP.
Al Kaline Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .297 | 399 | 3,007 | 1,277 | 1,622 | 1,582 | .376 | 11,597 | 10,116 | .855 | 134 | 498 | 75 | 2,834 | .480 | 137 | 65 | 4,852 | 1,020 | |
| 1974 | DET | .262 | 13 | 146 | 65 | 71 | 64 | .337 | 630 | 558 | .726 | 107 | 28 | 2 | 147 | .389 | 2 | 2 | 217 | 75 |
| 1973 | DET | .255 | 10 | 79 | 29 | 40 | 45 | .320 | 347 | 310 | .713 | 96 | 13 | 0 | 91 | .394 | 4 | 1 | 122 | 28 |
| 1972 | DET | .313 | 10 | 87 | 28 | 46 | 32 | .374 | 314 | 278 | .849 | 149 | 11 | 2 | 106 | .475 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 33 |
| 1971 | DET | .294 | 15 | 119 | 82 | 69 | 54 | .416 | 501 | 405 | .878 | 144 | 19 | 2 | 133 | .462 | 4 | 6 | 187 | 57 |
| 1970 | DET | .278 | 16 | 130 | 77 | 64 | 71 | .377 | 555 | 467 | .826 | 127 | 24 | 4 | 131 | .450 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 49 |
| 1969 | DET | .272 | 21 | 124 | 54 | 74 | 69 | .346 | 518 | 456 | .793 | 116 | 17 | 0 | 131 | .447 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 61 |
| 1968 | DET | .287 | 10 | 94 | 55 | 49 | 52 | .392 | 389 | 327 | .820 | 146 | 14 | 1 | 102 | .428 | 6 | 4 | 140 | 39 |
| 1967 | DET | .308 | 25 | 141 | 83 | 94 | 78 | .411 | 550 | 458 | .952 | 176 | 28 | 2 | 131 | .541 | 8 | 2 | 248 | 47 |
| 1966 | DET | .288 | 29 | 138 | 81 | 85 | 88 | .392 | 572 | 479 | .927 | 161 | 29 | 1 | 142 | .534 | 5 | 5 | 256 | 66 |
| 1965 | DET | .281 | 18 | 112 | 72 | 72 | 72 | .388 | 474 | 399 | .859 | 143 | 18 | 2 | 125 | .471 | 6 | 0 | 188 | 49 |
| 1964 | DET | .293 | 17 | 154 | 75 | 77 | 68 | .383 | 608 | 525 | .851 | 134 | 31 | 5 | 146 | .469 | 4 | 1 | 246 | 51 |
| 1963 | DET | .312 | 27 | 172 | 54 | 89 | 101 | .375 | 616 | 551 | .889 | 144 | 24 | 3 | 145 | .514 | 6 | 4 | 283 | 48 |
| 1962 | DET | .304 | 29 | 121 | 47 | 78 | 94 | .376 | 452 | 398 | .969 | 152 | 16 | 6 | 100 | .593 | 4 | 0 | 236 | 39 |
| 1961 | DET | .324 | 19 | 190 | 66 | 116 | 82 | .393 | 665 | 586 | .909 | 139 | 41 | 7 | 153 | .515 | 14 | 1 | 302 | 42 |
| 1960 | DET | .278 | 15 | 153 | 65 | 77 | 68 | .354 | 629 | 551 | .781 | 107 | 29 | 4 | 147 | .426 | 19 | 4 | 235 | 47 |
| 1959 | DET | .327 | 27 | 167 | 72 | 85 | 94 | .410 | 595 | 511 | .940 | 151 | 19 | 2 | 136 | .530 | 10 | 4 | 271 | 42 |
| 1958 | DET | .313 | 16 | 170 | 54 | 84 | 85 | .374 | 607 | 543 | .864 | 130 | 34 | 7 | 146 | .490 | 7 | 4 | 266 | 47 |
| 1957 | DET | .295 | 23 | 170 | 43 | 83 | 90 | .343 | 636 | 577 | .821 | 120 | 29 | 4 | 149 | .478 | 11 | 9 | 276 | 38 |
| 1956 | DET | .314 | 27 | 194 | 70 | 96 | 128 | .383 | 693 | 617 | .913 | 139 | 32 | 10 | 153 | .530 | 7 | 1 | 327 | 55 |
| 1955 | DET | .340 | 27 | 200 | 82 | 121 | 102 | .421 | 681 | 588 | .967 | 162 | 24 | 8 | 152 | .546 | 6 | 8 | 321 | 57 |
| 1954 | DET | .276 | 4 | 139 | 22 | 43 | 43 | .305 | 535 | 504 | .652 | 80 | 18 | 3 | 138 | .347 | 9 | 5 | 175 | 45 |
| 1953 | DET | .250 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .300 | 30 | 28 | .657 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .357 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
1974 Stats for Al Kaline
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 147 | 72nd |
| Plate Appearances | 630 | 44th |
| At-Bats | 558 | 44th |
| Runs Scored | 71 | 62nd |
| Hits | 146 | 63rd |
| Doubles | 28 | 28th |
| Triples | 2 | 156th |
| Home Runs | 13 | 71st |
| Runs Batted In | 64 | 66th |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 216th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 198th |
| Walks | 65 | 46th |
| Strikeouts | 75 | 60th |
| Batting Average | .262 | 221st |
| On-Base Percentage | .337 | 190th |
| Slugging Percentage | .389 | 181st |
| OPS | .726 | 181st |
| OPS+ | 107 | 179th |
| Total Bases | 217 | 62nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 85th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 237th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 387th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 60th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 209th |
1973 Stats for Al Kaline
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 91 | 253rd |
| Plate Appearances | 347 | 207th |
| At-Bats | 310 | 204th |
| Runs Scored | 40 | 175th |
| Hits | 79 | 203rd |
| Doubles | 13 | 177th |
| Triples | 0 | 570th |
| Home Runs | 10 | 119th |
| Runs Batted In | 45 | 139th |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 135th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 294th |
| Walks | 29 | 198th |
| Strikeouts | 28 | 296th |
| Batting Average | .255 | 256th |
| On-Base Percentage | .320 | 284th |
| Slugging Percentage | .394 | 199th |
| OPS | .713 | 209th |
| OPS+ | 96 | 235th |
| Total Bases | 122 | 185th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 130th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 82nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 649th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 53rd |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 132nd |
1972 Stats for Al Kaline
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 106 | 182nd |
| Plate Appearances | 314 | 196th |
| At-Bats | 278 | 199th |
| Runs Scored | 46 | 117th |
| Hits | 87 | 155th |
| Doubles | 11 | 177th |
| Triples | 2 | 142nd |
| Home Runs | 10 | 86th |
| Runs Batted In | 32 | 158th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 234th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 621st |
| Walks | 28 | 175th |
| Strikeouts | 33 | 257th |
| Batting Average | .313 | 52nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .374 | 70th |
| Slugging Percentage | .475 | 58th |
| OPS | .849 | 47th |
| OPS+ | 149 | 41st |
| Total Bases | 132 | 140th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 11 | 77th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 142nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 436th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 46th |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 102nd |
1971 Stats for Al Kaline
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 133 | 103rd |
| Plate Appearances | 501 | 115th |
| At-Bats | 405 | 129th |
| Runs Scored | 69 | 60th |
| Hits | 119 | 107th |
| Doubles | 19 | 96th |
| Triples | 2 | 148th |
| Home Runs | 15 | 61st |
| Runs Batted In | 54 | 89th |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 119th |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 54th |
| Walks | 82 | 17th |
| Strikeouts | 57 | 106th |
| Batting Average | .294 | 95th |
| On-Base Percentage | .416 | 35th |
| Slugging Percentage | .462 | 77th |
| OPS | .878 | 40th |
| OPS+ | 144 | 48th |
| Total Bases | 187 | 90th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 85th |
| Hit By Pitch | 7 | 17th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 440th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 29th |
| Intentional Walks | 9 | 34th |
1970 Stats for Al Kaline
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 131 | 124th |
| Plate Appearances | 555 | 89th |
| At-Bats | 467 | 104th |
| Runs Scored | 64 | 95th |
| Hits | 130 | 94th |
| Doubles | 24 | 63rd |
| Triples | 4 | 82nd |
| Home Runs | 16 | 76th |
| Runs Batted In | 71 | 62nd |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 207th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 182nd |
| Walks | 77 | 32nd |
| Strikeouts | 49 | 161st |
| Batting Average | .278 | 154th |
| On-Base Percentage | .377 | 100th |
| Slugging Percentage | .450 | 128th |
| OPS | .826 | 93rd |
| OPS+ | 127 | 86th |
| Total Bases | 210 | 86th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 20 | 8th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 261st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 225th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 7 | 14th |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 116th |
1969 Stats for Al Kaline
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 131 | 121st |
| Plate Appearances | 518 | 112th |
| At-Bats | 456 | 118th |
| Runs Scored | 74 | 60th |
| Hits | 124 | 109th |
| Doubles | 17 | 113th |
| Triples | 0 | 642nd |
| Home Runs | 21 | 41st |
| Runs Batted In | 69 | 61st |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 283rd |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 200th |
| Walks | 54 | 65th |
| Strikeouts | 61 | 119th |
| Batting Average | .272 | 170th |
| On-Base Percentage | .346 | 186th |
| Slugging Percentage | .447 | 105th |
| OPS | .793 | 114th |
| OPS+ | 116 | 130th |
| Total Bases | 204 | 80th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 11 | 94th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 258th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 763rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 7 | 17th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 134th |
1967 Stats for Al Kaline
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 131 | 107th |
| Plate Appearances | 550 | 73rd |
| At-Bats | 458 | 91st |
| Runs Scored | 94 | 10th |
| Hits | 141 | 45th |
| Doubles | 28 | 17th |
| Triples | 2 | 147th |
| Home Runs | 25 | 14th |
| Runs Batted In | 78 | 19th |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 53rd |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 173rd |
| Walks | 83 | 6th |
| Strikeouts | 47 | 167th |
| Batting Average | .308 | 47th |
| On-Base Percentage | .411 | 22nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .541 | 22nd |
| OPS | .952 | 22nd |
| OPS+ | 176 | 18th |
| Total Bases | 248 | 24th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 16 | 12th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 230th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 280th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 18th |
| Intentional Walks | 10 | 35th |
1966 Stats for Al Kaline
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 142 | 75th |
| Plate Appearances | 572 | 68th |
| At-Bats | 479 | 84th |
| Runs Scored | 85 | 24th |
| Hits | 138 | 65th |
| Doubles | 29 | 15th |
| Triples | 1 | 225th |
| Home Runs | 29 | 17th |
| Runs Batted In | 88 | 21st |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 85th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 68th |
| Walks | 81 | 8th |
| Strikeouts | 66 | 90th |
| Batting Average | .288 | 76th |
| On-Base Percentage | .392 | 40th |
| Slugging Percentage | .534 | 32nd |
| OPS | .927 | 34th |
| OPS+ | 161 | 33rd |
| Total Bases | 256 | 28th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 7 | 143rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 33rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 393rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 23rd |
| Intentional Walks | 7 | 52nd |
1965 Stats for Al Kaline
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 125 | 119th |
| Plate Appearances | 474 | 110th |
| At-Bats | 399 | 121st |
| Runs Scored | 72 | 51st |
| Hits | 112 | 97th |
| Doubles | 18 | 95th |
| Triples | 2 | 148th |
| Home Runs | 18 | 45th |
| Runs Batted In | 72 | 42nd |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 72nd |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 482nd |
| Walks | 72 | 19th |
| Strikeouts | 49 | 152nd |
| Batting Average | .281 | 92nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .388 | 32nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .471 | 66th |
| OPS | .859 | 39th |
| OPS+ | 143 | 37th |
| Total Bases | 188 | 81st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 9 | 100th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 508th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 601st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 107th |
| Intentional Walks | 11 | 15th |
1964 Stats for Al Kaline
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 146 | 66th |
| Plate Appearances | 608 | 49th |
| At-Bats | 525 | 59th |
| Runs Scored | 77 | 42nd |
| Hits | 154 | 45th |
| Doubles | 31 | 17th |
| Triples | 5 | 47th |
| Home Runs | 17 | 57th |
| Runs Batted In | 68 | 55th |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 90th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 203rd |
| Walks | 75 | 16th |
| Strikeouts | 51 | 147th |
| Batting Average | .293 | 72nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .383 | 47th |
| Slugging Percentage | .469 | 60th |
| OPS | .851 | 42nd |
| OPS+ | 134 | 47th |
| Total Bases | 246 | 37th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 55th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 88th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 273rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 102nd |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 60th |
1963 Stats for Al Kaline
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 145 | 75th |
| Plate Appearances | 616 | 42nd |
| At-Bats | 551 | 49th |
| Runs Scored | 89 | 16th |
| Hits | 172 | 18th |
| Doubles | 24 | 44th |
| Triples | 3 | 96th |
| Home Runs | 27 | 11th |
| Runs Batted In | 101 | 8th |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 62nd |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 62nd |
| Walks | 54 | 39th |
| Strikeouts | 48 | 152nd |
| Batting Average | .312 | 46th |
| On-Base Percentage | .375 | 42nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .514 | 35th |
| OPS | .889 | 30th |
| OPS+ | 144 | 37th |
| Total Bases | 283 | 14th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 49th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 61st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 189th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 69th |
| Intentional Walks | 12 | 6th |
1962 Stats for Al Kaline
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 100 | 171st |
| Plate Appearances | 452 | 121st |
| At-Bats | 398 | 119th |
| Runs Scored | 78 | 60th |
| Hits | 121 | 100th |
| Doubles | 16 | 110th |
| Triples | 6 | 38th |
| Home Runs | 29 | 18th |
| Runs Batted In | 94 | 23rd |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 95th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 497th |
| Walks | 47 | 74th |
| Strikeouts | 39 | 171st |
| Batting Average | .304 | 64th |
| On-Base Percentage | .376 | 76th |
| Slugging Percentage | .593 | 17th |
| OPS | .969 | 24th |
| OPS+ | 152 | 24th |
| Total Bases | 236 | 53rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 17 | 20th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 206th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 241st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 76th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 104th |