Al Kaline
1953–1974 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers
2,834G
.297AVG
.376OBP
.480SLG
3,007H
399HR
1,582RBI
137SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,834 | 11,596 | 10,116 | 1,622 | 3,007 | 498 | 75 | 399 | 1,582 | 1,276 | 1,020 | 137 | 68 | 55 | 104 | 4,852 | .297 | .376 | .480 | .856 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1961-07-05 to 1961-07-30
35longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1956-06-30 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1955-04-17 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | 12 total bases | 1963-09-19 | 1 in 4,532 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1421 | 5732 | 1508 | 226 | 827 | 648 | 498 | .303 | .376 | .501 |
| Away | 1413 | 5864 | 1499 | 173 | 755 | 628 | 522 | .292 | .363 | .458 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 306 | 1356 | 345 | 43 | 171 | 159 | 112 | .292 | .372 | .462 |
| May | 497 | 2074 | 532 | 70 | 276 | 228 | 180 | .295 | .366 | .476 |
| June | 489 | 2020 | 524 | 72 | 291 | 212 | 176 | .295 | .364 | .488 |
| July | 493 | 1921 | 500 | 66 | 252 | 202 | 178 | .296 | .365 | .471 |
| August | 561 | 2308 | 601 | 86 | 328 | 242 | 206 | .298 | .365 | .489 |
| September | 472 | 1862 | 487 | 60 | 259 | 231 | 161 | .305 | .386 | .483 |
| October | 16 | 55 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .346 | .364 | .558 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 349 | 1471 | 403 | 62 | 220 | 151 | 136 | .310 | .377 | .524 |
| new-york-yankees | 345 | 1408 | 380 | 39 | 195 | 164 | 100 | .313 | .386 | .473 |
| baltimore-orioles | 345 | 1371 | 326 | 40 | 158 | 139 | 134 | .270 | .339 | .432 |
| cleveland-guardians | 332 | 1368 | 343 | 44 | 197 | 150 | 149 | .287 | .360 | .451 |
| chicago-white-sox | 321 | 1343 | 361 | 38 | 154 | 131 | 101 | .304 | .366 | .456 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 233 | 1007 | 287 | 46 | 177 | 111 | 72 | .328 | .395 | .559 |
| minnesota-twins | 189 | 762 | 192 | 34 | 119 | 103 | 73 | .299 | .387 | .516 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 152 | 614 | 155 | 24 | 82 | 74 | 54 | .295 | .373 | .500 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |  Detroit Tigers | 30 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1954 | Detroit Tigers | 138 | 504 | 139 | 4 | 43 | 9 | .276 | – | – |
| 1955 | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 588 | 200 | 27 | 102 | 6 | .340 | – | – |
| 1956 | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 617 | 194 | 27 | 128 | 7 | .314 | – | – |
| 1957 | Detroit Tigers | 149 | 577 | 170 | 23 | 90 | 11 | .295 | – | – |
| 1958 | Detroit Tigers | 146 | 543 | 170 | 16 | 85 | 7 | .313 | – | – |
| 1959 | Detroit Tigers | 136 | 511 | 167 | 27 | 94 | 10 | .327 | – | – |
| 1960 | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 551 | 153 | 15 | 68 | 19 | .278 | – | – |
| 1961 | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 586 | 190 | 19 | 82 | 14 | .324 | – | – |
| 1962 | Detroit Tigers | 100 | 398 | 121 | 29 | 94 | 4 | .304 | – | – |
| 1963 | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 551 | 172 | 27 | 101 | 6 | .312 | – | – |
| 1964 | Detroit Tigers | 146 | 525 | 154 | 17 | 68 | 4 | .293 | – | – |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | 125 | 399 | 112 | 18 | 72 | 6 | .281 | – | – |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | 142 | 479 | 138 | 29 | 88 | 5 | .288 | – | – |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | 131 | 458 | 141 | 25 | 78 | 8 | .308 | – | – |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers | 102 | 327 | 94 | 10 | 52 | 6 | .287 | – | – |
| 1969 | Detroit Tigers | 131 | 456 | 124 | 21 | 69 | 1 | .272 | – | – |
| 1970 | Detroit Tigers | 131 | 467 | 130 | 16 | 71 | 2 | .278 | – | – |
| 1971 | Detroit Tigers | 133 | 405 | 119 | 15 | 54 | 4 | .294 | – | – |
| 1972 | Detroit Tigers | 106 | 278 | 87 | 10 | 32 | 1 | .313 | – | – |
| 1973 | Detroit Tigers | 91 | 310 | 79 | 10 | 45 | 4 | .255 | – | – |
| 1974 | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 558 | 146 | 13 | 64 | 2 | .262 | – | – |