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Al Kaline |
Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6' 2'' Weight: 185 Born: December 19, 1934 in Usa, MD, BALTIMORE |
Awards & Accomplishments | |
Bronze Rookie | 1954 |
Gold Glove | 1958 1959 1960 1965 |
All-Star Selections | 1962 1964 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Salary | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | |||
1953 | 18 | BOS | AL | $ 300,000 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1954 | 19 | BOS | AL | $ 300,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1955 | 20 | BOS | AL | $ 300,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |||
1956 | 21 | BOS | AL | $ 300,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1957 | 22 | BOS | AL | $ 2,928,571 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |||
1958 | 23 | MIN | AL | $ 2,928,571 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |||
1959 | 24 | MIN | AL | $ 2,985,714 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1960 | 25 | MIN | AL | $ 7,000,000 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1961 | 26 | MIN | AL | $ 7,000,000 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1962 | 27 | MIN | AL | $ 7,000,000 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1963 | 28 | MIN | AL | $ 7,000,000 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1964 | 29 | MIN | AL | $ 7,500,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
1965 | 30 | MIN | AL | $ 7,500,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |||
1966 | 31 | MIN | AL | $ 7,500,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1967 | 32 | MON | NL | $ 7,500,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
1968 | 33 | BSN | NL | $ 850,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
1969 | 34 | BSN | NL | $ 850,000 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
1970 | 35 | KCR | AL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 7,500,000 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Batting Stats Help | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR | OWS |
1953 | 18 | BOS | AL | 25 | 98 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .245 | .279 | .276 | .554 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
AAA | 135 | 498 | 96 | 139 | 23 | 1 | 39 | 92 | 7 | 7 | 97 | 55 | .279 | .397 | .564 | .961 | 109.3 | ||||
1954 | 19 | BOS | AL | 138 | 476 | 64 | 122 | 25 | 1 | 18 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 31 | .256 | .340 | .426 | .767 | 65.6 | 11.1 |
1955 | 20 | BOS | AL | 151 | 523 | 60 | 140 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 55 | .268 | .341 | .434 | .775 | 71.1 | 10.7 |
1956 | 21 | BOS | AL | 156 | 571 | 86 | 170 | 32 | 5 | 18 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 46 | .298 | .368 | .466 | .834 | 91.5 | 17.9 |
1957 | 22 | BOS | AL | 109 | 404 | 48 | 130 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 29 | .322 | .371 | .465 | .836 | 61.9 | 11.1 |
1958 | 23 | MIN | AL | 155 | 584 | 81 | 169 | 35 | 2 | 17 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 51 | .289 | .348 | .443 | .792 | 81.6 | 13.6 |
1959 | 24 | MIN | AL | 155 | 565 | 54 | 172 | 31 | 1 | 15 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 59 | .304 | .360 | .442 | .802 | 82.4 | 12.5 |
1960 | 25 | MIN | AL | 153 | 570 | 67 | 159 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 55 | .279 | .342 | .404 | .745 | 75.4 | 14.6 |
1961 | 26 | MIN | AL | 153 | 585 | 69 | 160 | 40 | 2 | 12 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 54 | .274 | .335 | .410 | .746 | 75.1 | 15.9 |
1962 | 27 | MIN | AL | 150 | 569 | 70 | 168 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 34 | .295 | .355 | .415 | .770 | 78.4 | 16.2 |
1963 | 28 | MIN | AL | 148 | 564 | 75 | 161 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 27 | .285 | .343 | .379 | .722 | 69.0 | 14.8 |
1964 | 29 | MIN | AL | 149 | 543 | 65 | 166 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 51 | .306 | .355 | .418 | .773 | 78.8 | 14.7 |
1965 | 30 | MIN | AL | 154 | 579 | 80 | 165 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 49 | .285 | .336 | .389 | .725 | 73.6 | 15.8 |
1966 | 31 | MIN | AL | 116 | 316 | 29 | 85 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 24 | .269 | .324 | .364 | .688 | 37.4 | 5.2 |
1967 | 32 | MON | NL | 143 | 466 | 52 | 116 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 62 | .249 | .297 | .350 | .647 | 44.6 | 5.9 |
1968 | 33 | BSN | NL | 77 | 109 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .339 | .381 | .477 | .858 | 18.5 | 4.4 |
1969 | 34 | BSN | NL | 41 | 95 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .221 | .245 | .295 | .540 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
AAA | 76 | 253 | 21 | 73 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 43 | .289 | .353 | .348 | .700 | 32.0 | ||||
1970 | 35 | A | 137 | 514 | 49 | 115 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 93 | .224 | .298 | .288 | .585 | 45.0 | ||
17 Years Sim | 2173 | 7617 | 926 | 2165 | 379 | 33 | 180 | 938 | 30 | 25 | 685 | 676 | .284 | .343 | .414 | .757 | 1016.6 | 184.6 | |||
2 Years AAA | 211 | 751 | 117 | 212 | 30 | 2 | 41 | 115 | 9 | 7 | 122 | 98 | .282 | .383 | .491 | .874 | 141.3 | ||||
1 Years A | 137 | 514 | 49 | 115 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 93 | .224 | .299 | .288 | .587 | 45.0 | ||||
3 Years Minors | 348 | 1265 | 166 | 327 | 55 | 3 | 43 | 170 | 10 | 9 | 176 | 191 | .258 | .350 | .409 | .758 | 186.4 | ||||
162 Game Average | 567 | 69 | 161 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 50 | .284 | .343 | .414 | .757 | 75.8 | |||||
Career Highs | 156 | 585 | 86 | 172 | 40 | 7 | 19 | 86 | 6 | 4 | 64 | 62 | .339 | .381 | .477 | .858 | 91.5 |
Career Batting Splits Help | |||||||||||||||||
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Category | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR |
vs RH | 4819 | 593 | 1366 | 244 | 19 | 111 | 599 | 14 | 13 | 386 | 418 | .283 | .337 | .411 | .748 | 649.4 | |
vs LH | 2798 | 333 | 799 | 135 | 14 | 69 | 339 | 16 | 12 | 299 | 258 | .286 | .354 | .418 | .772 | 410.4 | |
Home | 1100 | 3812 | 469 | 1064 | 207 | 22 | 82 | 454 | 18 | 11 | 318 | 324 | .279 | .336 | .409 | .745 | 510.5 |
Away | 1073 | 3805 | 457 | 1101 | 172 | 11 | 98 | 484 | 12 | 14 | 367 | 352 | .289 | .351 | .418 | .768 | 549.3 |
RISP | 1642 | 0 | 509 | 89 | 9 | 44 | 699 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 145 | .310 | .373 | .456 | .828 | 276.5 | |
Pinch Hitting | 196 | 25 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | .286 | .341 | .413 | .754 | 27.6 | |
Close/Late | 954 | 89 | 255 | 36 | 0 | 20 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 70 | .267 | .337 | .368 | .705 | 121.5 | |
Mar/Apr | 367 | 1272 | 153 | 368 | 62 | 9 | 28 | 164 | 3 | 3 | 122 | 117 | .289 | .354 | .418 | .772 | 183.1 |
May | 374 | 1339 | 160 | 371 | 75 | 4 | 29 | 166 | 7 | 6 | 102 | 93 | .277 | .328 | .404 | .732 | 172.5 |
June | 344 | 1181 | 150 | 335 | 61 | 2 | 26 | 143 | 3 | 4 | 115 | 120 | .284 | .345 | .405 | .750 | 163.6 |
July | 340 | 1201 | 166 | 348 | 56 | 6 | 37 | 161 | 3 | 3 | 118 | 119 | .290 | .353 | .439 | .792 | 182.2 |
August | 364 | 1308 | 146 | 363 | 68 | 6 | 30 | 158 | 8 | 6 | 105 | 102 | .278 | .330 | .407 | .737 | 172.4 |
Sep/Oct | 384 | 1316 | 151 | 380 | 57 | 6 | 30 | 146 | 6 | 3 | 123 | 125 | .289 | .352 | .410 | .762 | 186.1 |
Fielding Stats Help | ||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove. | ||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | DWS | ||||
1953 | 18 | BOS | AL | RF | 24 | 24 | 204.3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.10 | 0.1 | ||||
CF | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.77 | |||||||||
1954 | 19 | BOS | AL | RF | 132 | 128 | 1134.7 | 230 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .983 | 1.87 | 3.1 | ||||
CF | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
1955 | 20 | BOS | AL | RF | 143 | 142 | 1210.0 | 238 | 8 | 5 | 3 | .980 | 1.83 | 3.1 | ||||
CF | 4 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.00 | |||||||||
1956 | 21 | BOS | AL | RF | 147 | 146 | 1290.3 | 263 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .978 | 1.88 | 2.9 | ||||
CF | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.70 | |||||||||
1957 | 22 | BOS | AL | RF | 104 | 100 | 872.0 | 174 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .984 | 1.86 | 1.9 | ||||
CF | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
1958 | 23 | MIN | AL | RF | 151 | 146 | 1314.0 | 304 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .994 | 2.16 | 3.5 | ||||
CF | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | |||||||||
1959 | 24 | MIN | AL | RF | 150 | 145 | 1275.7 | 277 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .969 | 1.99 | 4.4 | ||||
CF | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |||||||||
1960 | 25 | MIN | AL | RF | 143 | 142 | 1248.7 | 294 | 8 | 2 | 5 | .993 | 2.18 | 4.2 | ||||
CF | 7 | 4 | 41.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.61 | |||||||||
LF | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
1961 | 26 | MIN | AL | CF | 108 | 102 | 921.7 | 220 | 10 | 11 | 2 | .954 | 2.25 | 2.8 | ||||
RF | 46 | 43 | 389.7 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .987 | 1.76 | |||||||||
1962 | 27 | MIN | AL | RF | 112 | 111 | 971.7 | 211 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .991 | 1.97 | 2.2 | ||||
CF | 37 | 35 | 308.7 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 2.36 | |||||||||
1963 | 28 | MIN | AL | CF | 147 | 143 | 1287.3 | 333 | 10 | 4 | 4 | .988 | 2.40 | 3.2 | ||||
1964 | 29 | MIN | AL | RF | 122 | 117 | 1032.7 | 240 | 17 | 1 | 5 | .996 | 2.24 | 2.8 | ||||
CF | 22 | 19 | 171.7 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.31 | |||||||||
1965 | 30 | MIN | AL | RF | 150 | 145 | 1292.0 | 263 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .996 | 1.89 | 3.9 | ||||
CF | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | |||||||||
1966 | 31 | MIN | AL | RF | 68 | 58 | 535.7 | 143 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 2.49 | 2.4 | ||||
CF | 10 | 9 | 85.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.91 | |||||||||
3B | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1967 | 32 | MON | NL | RF | 127 | 96 | 916.0 | 200 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .991 | 2.07 | 2.8 | ||||
CF | 6 | 5 | 42.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.14 | |||||||||
1968 | 33 | BSN | NL | CF | 38 | 12 | 160.0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 1.2 | ||||
RF | 6 | 5 | 40.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.79 | |||||||||
1969 | 34 | BSN | NL | RF | 18 | 12 | 114.3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.42 | 0.4 | ||||
CF | 13 | 8 | 80.7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.34 | |||||||||
LF | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
RF | 1643 | 1560 | 13841.9 | 2957 | 101 | 39 | 26 | .987 | 1.99 | 37.8 | ||||||||
CF | 409 | 337 | 3135.0 | 784 | 27 | 16 | 7 | .981 | 2.33 | 7.1 | ||||||||
LF | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
3B | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Career Totals | 2055 | 1897 | 16986.6 | 3741 | 128 | 55 | 33 | .986 | 2.05 | 44.9 | ||||||||
Career Highs | 155 | 146 | 1319.0 | 333 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1.000 | 2.40 |
Post-Season Batting Stats Help | |||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award. | |||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1965 | 30 | MIN | AL | 10 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .184 | .225 | .211 | .436 |
Career Post-Season Batting | 10 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .184 | .225 | .211 | .436 |
Batting Leaderboards Help | ||||||||||||
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold. (*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances. Season Rankings are League Based. | ||||||||||||
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Black Ink Test: 0 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42) Gray Ink Test: 39 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203) Hall of Fame Standards: 35 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64) |
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History |
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1953 |
Had first career hit on 9/1/1953, off Joe Landrum (NYA) |
Hit first career homerun on 5/4/1954, off Ken Lehman (SDP) |
Injured on 6/12/1954 with a Fractured Hip, out for 3 weeks |
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1954, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 5 RBI |
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration |
Injured on 7/13/1957 with a Torn Calf Muscle, out for 7 weeks |
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration |
Traded from Boston (A) to Minnesota on 2/21/1958 (Going to MIN: RF Al Kaline, 1B Ed Bouchee, P Jim Constable, P Pedro Ramos, CF Jim Busby. Going to BOS: P Bob Miller, CF Duke Snider, SS Johnny Logan) |
Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1958 |
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,985,714 through salary arbitration |
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 7/14/1959 |
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 8/27/1959 |
9/1/1959: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $7,000,000 per year, for 4 years |
Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1959 |
Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1960 |
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis on 4/30/1961 |
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 5/25/1962 |
Was selected to the 1962 Allstar game |
7/31/1963: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years |
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game |
Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1965 |
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Oakland on 6/24/1966 |
Traded from Minnesota to Montreal on 2/1/1967 (Going to MON: RF Al Kaline. Going to MIN: RF Rocky Colavito) |
Had 2000th career hit on 4/14/1967, off Juan Marichal (COL) |
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/16/1968 to a 2-year deal worth $850,000 per year |
3/3/1968: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N) |
Traded from Boston (N) to Kansas City on 3/3/1970 (Going to BSN: P Seth Morehead, LF Chuck Hinton, P Gary Gentry. Going to KCR: RF Al Kaline) |
10/20/1970: Signed a minor league contract extension with Kansas City |
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