How Al Kaline's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Al Kaline posted a career Fielding Percentage of 98.69, near the league average of 97.79 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1953, posting 100.0, near the league average of 97.91 that year. The lowest point came in 1954 at 97.08, near the league average of 97.62 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 100.0 in 1971 to 99.37 in 1972 and 99.72 in 1973. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 21 seasons.

Al Kaline Lifetime Fielding Percentage

Stats similar to Fielding Percentage for Al Kaline
Al Kaline
Fielding Percentage
Career98.69
Season Avg.98.69
162 Game Avg.98.69
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Al Kaline Fielding Percentage Per Season

Al Kaline's Fielding Percentage for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Al Kaline Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Al Kaline Fielding Percentage by Team

Al Kaline's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Al Kaline career Fielding Percentage by team bar chart

Al Kaline Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Al Kaline's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Al Kaline Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Al Kaline Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Al Kaline's seasonal Fielding Percentage alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Al Kaline Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Al Kaline Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Al Kaline's MLB career with Fielding Percentage alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Al Kaline Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table