Al Kaline
RF · 22 seasons · 1953 – 1974 · B/T: R/R
Al Kaline is 1st of 0 hitters in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. 1955 was the high-water mark, worth +17.2, 4th that season and 596th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: batting average (+50.4), RBI (+45.7) and runs (+44.6), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
17.21
1955 · #596 all-time
Career Z
206.9
summed
Avg / Season
9.40
longevity-neutral
Seasons
22
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | DET | 30 | -1.52 | #209 | #42,190 |
| 1954 | DET | 138 | 4.77 | #67 | #14,215 |
| 1955★ | DET | 152 | 17.21 | #4 | #596 |
| 1956 | DET | 153 | 15.11 | #3 | #1,168 |
| 1957 | DET | 149 | 12.87 | #10 | #2,337 |
| 1958 | DET | 146 | 11.85 | #15 | #3,091 |
| 1959 | DET | 136 | 14.39 | #11 | #1,455 |
| 1960 | DET | 147 | 11.04 | #20 | #3,832 |
| 1961 | DET | 153 | 14.19 | #11 | #1,551 |
| 1962 | DET | 100 | 10.10 | #32 | #4,821 |
| 1963 | DET | 145 | 14.15 | #8 | #1,569 |
| 1964 | DET | 146 | 8.66 | #41 | #6,661 |
| 1965 | DET | 125 | 8.24 | #50 | #7,305 |
| 1966 | DET | 142 | 11.38 | #27 | #3,518 |
| 1967 | DET | 131 | 13.36 | #14 | #2,033 |
| 1968 | DET | 102 | 6.70 | #64 | #10,005 |
| 1969 | DET | 131 | 7.31 | #70 | #8,930 |
| 1970 | DET | 131 | 6.10 | #93 | #11,194 |
| 1971 | DET | 133 | 7.48 | #69 | #8,631 |
| 1972 | DET | 106 | 5.08 | #92 | #13,455 |
| 1973 | DET | 91 | 2.74 | #155 | #19,713 |
| 1974 | DET | 147 | 5.69 | #102 | #12,099 |
★ Best season by Z