How Al Kaline's Putouts Compares to Similar Players

Al Kaline totaled 5,938 career Putouts, well above the league average of 773.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Putouts season came in 1970, posting 530, well above the league average of 125.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1953 at 11, well below the league average of 163.9 that year. The Putouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Putouts total went from 234 in 1971 to 148 in 1972 and 347 in 1973, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Putouts profile — ranging from 11 to 530 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Al Kaline Lifetime Putouts

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Al Kaline Putouts Per Season

Al Kaline's Putouts 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 Putouts per season line chart

Al Kaline Putouts by Team

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

Al Kaline Cumulative Putouts — Career Progression

A running total of Al Kaline's career Putouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Al Kaline Putouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Al Kaline Putouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Al Kaline's seasonal Putouts 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 Putouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Al Kaline Putouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Al Kaline's MLB career with Putouts 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 Putouts season-by-season breakdown table