How Al Kaline's OPS Compares to Similar Players
Al Kaline posted a career OPS of .855, above the league average of .725 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best OPS season came in 1962, posting .969, well above the league average of .720 that year. The lowest point came in 1954 at .652, near the league average of .704 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .849 in 1972 to .713 in 1973 and .726 in 1974. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 22 seasons.
Al Kaline Lifetime OPS
Stats similar to OPS for Al Kaline
| Al Kaline
OPS |
|---|
| Career | 0.855 |
| Season Avg. | 0.855 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.855 |
| More Info | See More |
Al Kaline OPS Per Season
Al Kaline's OPS 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 OPS by Team
Al Kaline's career OPS totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Al Kaline OPS Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Al Kaline's career OPS 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 OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Al Kaline's seasonal OPS 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 OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Al Kaline's MLB career with OPS 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.
