#53 Al Kaline, Centerfield, 32 yrs, Detroit Tigers Friday, 10/20/1967 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Al Kaline
12/19/1934 32 USA,MD,BALTIMORE 6"2 180
Centerfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 10,000,000 1972 13 Year(s), 144 Days (2380 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 144 Days (2380 total Days) 14 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Talent | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 5 6 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings CF : 10 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | @CHA | L 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/26 | MIN | L 2-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
9/27 | MIN | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | @WS2 | L 6-8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/30 | @WS2 | W 5-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | #1 | | |
10/1 | BAL | W 5-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/3 | @KC | W 11-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/5 | KC | W 8-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/6 | @CLE | W 2-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/8 | BAL | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 154 | 584 | 174 | 30 | 4 | 32 | 82 | 102 | 87 | 118 | .298 | .391 | .527 | .918 | .950 | .229 |
Projected | 154 | 584 | 174 | 30 | 4 | 32 | 82 | 102 | 87 | 118 | .298 | .391 | .527 | .918 | .950 | .229 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 142 | 678 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 308 | 66 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 129.9 | 8.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 259 | 86 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 40 | 45 | 42 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .332 | .430 | .591 | 1.020 |
vs. RHP | 325 | 88 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 57 | 45 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .359 | .477 | .836 |
Close/Late | 66 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .447 | .515 | .963 |
Scoring Position | 113 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .386 | .584 | .970 |
Pinch Hitting | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .667 | .889 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 291 | 90 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 52 | 46 | 50 | .309 | .404 | .533 | .937 |
Road | 75 | 293 | 84 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 50 | 41 | 68 | .287 | .378 | .522 | .900 |
March/April | 24 | 97 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 15 | .268 | .355 | .546 | .901 |
May | 25 | 89 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 | .360 | .463 | .685 | 1.148 |
June | 25 | 89 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | .337 | .468 | .517 | .985 |
July | 24 | 91 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 21 | .286 | .359 | .462 | .821 |
August | 25 | 97 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 23 | .247 | .333 | .443 | .777 |
Sept/Oct | 31 | 121 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 27 | .298 | .370 | .521 | .891 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1954 | 145 | 507 | 135 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 101 | 94 | 71 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 3 | 5 | .266 | .360 | .475 | .835 | PHA |
1955 | 139 | 536 | 151 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 112 | 84 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 5 | 3 | .282 | .354 | .472 | .826 | PHA |
1956 | 120 | 439 | 108 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 80 | 51 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 8 | 4 | .246 | .323 | .396 | .720 | KC |
1957 | 120 | 448 | 123 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 63 | 67 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 1 | 1 | .275 | .359 | .422 | .781 | KC |
1958 | 148 | 517 | 152 | 29 | 1 | 26 | 91 | 80 | 67 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 4 | 3 | .294 | .373 | .505 | .878 | KC,AL |
1959 | 148 | 554 | 179 | 32 | 3 | 30 | 106 | 109 | 73 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 10 | 3 | .323 | .405 | .554 | .959 | KC,AL |
1960 | 137 | 477 | 131 | 31 | 4 | 19 | 101 | 94 | 76 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 3 | 3 | .275 | .376 | .476 | .852 | KC DET |
1961 | 155 | 616 | 159 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 88 | 97 | 81 | 4 | 5 | 95 | 19 | 7 | .258 | .346 | .437 | .782 | DET,AL |
1962 | 153 | 575 | 199 | 45 | 5 | 33 | 111 | 131 | 97 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 13 | 9 | .346 | .444 | .614 | 1.058 | DET,AL |
1963 | 155 | 592 | 177 | 29 | 5 | 36 | 118 | 125 | 103 | 2 | 9 | 78 | 5 | 2 | .299 | .399 | .547 | .947 | DET,AL |
1964 | 156 | 539 | 145 | 31 | 8 | 24 | 111 | 96 | 104 | 3 | 6 | 96 | 3 | 2 | .269 | .387 | .490 | .876 | DET,AL |
1965 | 155 | 548 | 152 | 41 | 2 | 32 | 106 | 98 | 95 | 2 | 5 | 85 | 6 | 3 | .277 | .383 | .535 | .918 | DET |
1966 | 140 | 491 | 130 | 29 | 2 | 31 | 84 | 87 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 102 | 1 | 1 | .265 | .365 | .521 | .886 | DET |
1967 | 154 | 584 | 174 | 30 | 4 | 32 | 82 | 102 | 87 | 4 | 3 | 118 | 2 | 5 | .298 | .391 | .527 | .918 | DET |
Total | 2025 | 7423 | 2115 | 419 | 42 | 367 | 1354 | 1315 | 1099 | 48 | 64 | 1060 | 83 | 51 | .285 | .378 | .501 | .879 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1953, AAA | 136 | 518 | 187 | 18 | 6 | 55 | 143 | 115 | 76 | 42 | 9 | 5 | .361 | .434 | .737 | 1.171 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Centerfield | 153 | 142 | 278 | 8 | 4 | 292 | 6 | .979 | 1267.0 | 2.07 | | | | |
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Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1963, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1963, hitting .370 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles (A) on 9/25/1963... Drove in 7 runs against Baltimore on 5/22/1964... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1964, hitting .667 with 1 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1965, hitting .417 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... 10/18/1965: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $10,000,000 per year, for 7 years. Injured on 6/15/1966 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks... Had 2000th career hit on 6/1/1967, off Bill Faul (KC)... Won Player of the Week award on 10/9/1967, hitting .471 with 3 HR, 5 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1959 - .323 - 5th 1962 - .346 - 2nd
| OBP 1962 - .444 - 3rd 1963 - .399 - 9th
| SLG 1959 - .554 - 7th 1962 - .614 - 7th 1963 - .547 - 10th
| OPS 1959 - .959 - 7th 1962 - 1.058 - 5th
| Hits 1959 - 179 - 3rd 1962 - 199 - 5th
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Doubles 1959 - 32 - 9th 1962 - 45 - 3rd 1965 - 41 - 5th
| Triples 1963 - 5 - 10th 1964 - 8 - 10th
| Homeruns 1959 - 30 - 10th
| RBI 1955 - 112 - 7th 1959 - 106 - 10th 1960 - 101 - 9th 1963 - 118 - 6th
| Runs 1959 - 109 - 5th 1962 - 131 - 7th 1963 - 125 - 5th
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BB 1962 - 97 - 10th 1963 - 103 - 7th 1964 - 104 - 9th 1965 - 95 - 9th
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