Passing

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Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD AV Awards
1948 22 CHI NFL 11 1 16 52 30.8 232 3 5.8 2 3.8 35 4.5 3.88 14.5 21.1 49.5 31 0 0
1949 23 NYB NFL QB 12 12 155 299 51.8 1796 9 3.0 18 6.0 69 6.0 3.90 11.6 149.7 55.3 2 1
1950 24 DET NFL QB 12 12 6-6-0 152 336 45.2 2323 16 4.8 18 5.4 82 6.9 5.46 15.3 193.6 62.1 354 1 1
1951 25 DET NFL QB 12 12 7-4-1 152 332 45.8 2403 26 7.8 23 6.9 63 7.2 5.69 15.8 200.3 67.6 153 1 1 PB
1952 26 DET NFL QB 12 11 9-2-0 139 287 48.4 1999 19 6.6 20 7.0 77 7.0 5.15 14.4 166.6 64.5 212 0 0 PB,AP-1
1953 27 DET NFL QB 12 11 9-2-0 125 273 45.8 2088 16 5.9 21 7.7 97 7.6 5.36 16.7 174.0 59.6 127 2 2 PB
1954 28 DET NFL QB 12 8 6-1-1 135 246 54.9 1818 14 5.7 12 4.9 55 7.4 6.33 13.5 151.5 77.3 86 3 2 AP-2
1955 29 DET NFL QB 12 10 3-7-0 143 270 53.0 1830 11 4.1 17 6.3 77 6.8 4.76 12.8 152.5 61.8 72 1 2
1956 30 DET NFL QB 12 12 9-3-0 129 244 52.9 1909 9 3.7 17 7.0 70 7.8 5.43 14.8 159.1 62.0 44 0 1 PB,AP-1
1957 31 DET NFL QB 11 7 4-3-0 87 179 48.6 1169 6 3.4 12 6.7 65 6.5 4.18 13.4 106.3 53.0 110 1 1
1958 32 2TM NFL QB 12 11 7-3-1 145 294 49.3 2510 14 4.8 12 4.1 78 8.5 7.65 17.3 209.2 77.6 118 1 2 PB,AP-2,AP MVP-3
1958 32 DET NFL QB 2 1 0-1-0 12 26 46.2 171 1 3.8 2 7.7 6.6 3.88 14.3 85.5 48.7 22 0 0
1958 32 PIT NFL QB 10 10 7-2-1 133 268 49.6 2339 13 4.9 10 3.7 78 8.7 8.02 17.6 233.9 80.4 96 1 2
1959 33 PIT NFL QB 12 12 6-5-1 142 297 47.8 1986 20 6.7 21 7.1 48 6.7 4.85 14.0 165.5 62.8 219 3 2 PB,AP-2
1960 34 PIT NFL QB 12 9 5-4-0 103 209 49.3 1814 13 6.2 17 8.1 70 8.7 6.26 17.6 151.2 66.2 1 52 0.48 8.39 5.99 1 2 10
1961 35 PIT NFL QB 8 6 2-4-0 75 149 50.3 1205 11 7.4 16 10.7 53 8.1 4.73 16.1 150.6 62.8 12 89 7.45 6.93 3.83 0 0 4
1962 36 PIT NFL QB 13 11 7-4-0 116 233 49.8 1686 9 3.9 17 7.3 62 7.2 4.73 14.5 129.7 56.2 23 193 8.98 5.83 3.55 2 2 7
15 Yrs 175 145 80-48-4 1814 3700 49.0 26768 196 5.3 243 6.6 97 7.2 5.34 14.8 153.0 63.4 36 1860 5.74 6.67 4.44 18 19 21
17 Game Avg 17 14 80-48-4 176 359 49.0 2600 19 5.3 24 6.6 7.2 5.34 14.8 153.0 63.4 2 2 2
DET (9 Yrs) 97 84 53-29-2 1074 2193 49.0 15710 118 5.4 142 6.5 97 7.2 5.33 14.6 162.0 63.7 1180 9 10
PIT (5 Yrs) 55 48 27-19-2 569 1156 49.2 9030 66 5.7 81 7.0 78 7.8 5.80 15.9 164.2 65.5 36 649 5.74 7.03 4.44 7 8 21
NYB (1 Yr) 12 12 155 299 51.8 1796 9 3.0 18 6.0 69 6.0 3.90 11.6 149.7 55.3 2 1
CHI (1 Yr) 11 1 16 52 30.8 232 3 5.8 2 3.8 35 4.5 3.88 14.5 21.1 49.5 31 0 0
Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Yds 4QC GWD Awards
1952 26 DET NFL QB 2 2 2-0-0 16 30 53.3 212 0 0.0 4 13.3 51 7.1 1.07 13.3 106.0 36.4 14 0 0
1953 27 DET NFL QB 1 1 1-0-0 12 25 48.0 179 1 4.0 2 8.0 33 7.2 4.36 14.9 179.0 51.9 15 1 1
1954 28 DET NFL QB 1 1 0-1-0 18 42 42.9 177 0 0.0 6 14.3 30 4.2 -2.21 9.8 177.0 15.8 0 0 0
3 Yrs 4 4 3-1-0 46 97 47.4 568 1 1.0 12 12.4 51 5.9 0.49 12.3 142.0 29.9 29 1 1
17 Game Avg 17 17 3-1-0 196 412 47.4 2414 4 1.0 51 12.4 51 5.9 0.49 12.3 142.0 29.9 123 4 4
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Adjusted Passing

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Adjusted Passing Table
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+ AV Awards
194822CHI22111526895599912693
194923NYBQB221212299909711282112100
195024DETQB2212126-6-03361031109697118107
1951*25DETQB2212127-4-133210711297125105114PB
1952*+26DETQB2212119-2-0287103106104117102109AP1, PB
1953*27DETQB2212119-2-02731101079310894102PB
195428DETQB221286-1-1246107114116109118118UPI MVP-4, AP2
195529DETQB2212103-7-0270989911093105102
1956*+30DETQB2212129-3-02441121061098899102UPI MVP-2, AP1, PB
195731DETQB221174-3-0179888695809985
1958*322TMQB12117-3-1294AP MVP-3, UPI MVP-3, AP2, PB
*PITQB2210107-2-1268AP MVP-3, UPI MVP-3, AP2, PB
1959*33PITQB2212126-5-12979295931129497UPI MVP-3, AP2, PB
196034PITQB221295-4-020911910594107879910
196135PITQB22862-4-0149108909311566944
196236PITQB2213117-4-02339283908684827
Career17514580-48-4370021

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds TD R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1948 22 CHI NFL 11 1 13 80 1 18 6.2 7.3 1.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 6.2 80 1 3
1949 23 NYB NFL QB 12 12 54 196 3 27 3.6 16.3 4.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 54 3.6 196 3 10
1950 24 DET NFL QB 12 12 56 250 4 30 4.5 20.8 4.7 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 56 4.5 250 4 13
1951 25 DET NFL QB 12 12 61 290 1 36 4.8 24.2 5.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 61 4.8 290 1 8 PB
1952 26 DET NFL QB 12 11 94 411 1 29 4.4 34.3 7.8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 94 4.4 411 1 5 PB,AP-1
1953 27 DET NFL QB 12 11 87 343 0 23 3.9 28.6 7.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 87 3.9 343 0 8 PB
1954 28 DET NFL QB 12 8 30 119 2 34 4.0 9.9 2.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 30 4.0 119 2 2 AP-2
1955 29 DET NFL QB 12 10 31 111 0 19 3.6 9.3 2.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 3.6 111 0 4
1956 30 DET NFL QB 12 12 46 169 5 20 3.7 14.1 3.8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 46 3.7 169 5 3 PB,AP-1
1957 31 DET NFL QB 11 7 24 99 0 21 4.1 9.0 2.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 4.1 99 0 3
1958 32 2TM NFL QB 12 11 40 154 3 21 3.9 12.8 3.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 40 3.9 154 3 7 PB,AP-2,AP MVP-3
1958 32 DET NFL QB 2 1 3 1 0 4 0.3 0.5 1.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 0.3 1 0 2
1958 32 PIT NFL QB 10 10 37 153 3 21 4.1 15.3 3.7 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 4.1 153 3 5
1959 33 PIT NFL QB 12 12 33 181 2 21 5.5 15.1 2.8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 33 5.5 181 2 2 PB,AP-2
1960 34 PIT NFL QB 12 9 19 12 2 13 0.6 1.0 1.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 0.6 12 2 1
1961 35 PIT NFL QB 8 6 8 11 0 9 1.4 1.4 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 1.4 11 0 4
1962 36 PIT NFL QB 13 11 15 25 1 17 1.7 1.9 1.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 1.7 25 1 7
15 Yrs 175 145 611 2451 25 36 4.0 14.0 3.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 611 4.0 2451 25 80
17 Game Avg 17 14 59 238 2 36 4.0 14.0 3.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 59 0.4 238 2 8
DET (9 Yrs) 97 84 432 1793 13 36 4.2 18.5 4.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 432 4.2 1793 13 48
PIT (5 Yrs) 55 48 112 382 8 21 3.4 6.9 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 112 3.4 382 8 19
NYB (1 Yr) 12 12 54 196 3 27 3.6 16.3 4.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 54 3.6 196 3 10
CHI (1 Yr) 11 1 13 80 1 18 6.2 7.3 1.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 6.2 80 1 3
Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds TD R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1952 26 DET NFL QB 2 2 15 67 1 13 4.5 33.5 7.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 4.5 67 1 0
1953 27 DET NFL QB 1 1 9 44 0 8 4.9 44.0 9.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 4.9 44 0 1
1954 28 DET NFL QB 1 1 7 7 0 4 1.0 7.0 7.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 1.0 7 0 1
3 Yrs 4 4 31 118 1 13 3.8 29.5 7.8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 3.8 118 1 2
17 Game Avg 17 17 132 502 4 13 3.8 29.5 7.8 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 132 16.2 502 4 9
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Kicking

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Kicking Table
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM Lng FG% XPA XPM XP% Awards
1948 22 CHI NFL 11 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
1950 24 DET NFL QB 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0
1952 26 DET NFL QB 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0 PB,AP-1
1956 30 DET NFL QB 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 80.0 33 33 100.0 PB,AP-1
1957 31 DET NFL QB 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 54.5 25 25 100.0
1958 32 2TM NFL QB 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3 PB,AP-2,AP MVP-3
1958 32 DET NFL QB 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3
1959 33 PIT NFL QB 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 11 64.7 32 32 100.0 PB,AP-2
1960 34 PIT NFL QB 12 9 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 21 83.3 22 21 95.5
1961 35 PIT NFL QB 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100.0
15 Yrs 175 145 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 34 21 68.0 124 120 96.8
17 Game Avg 17 14 5 3 68.0 12 12 96.8
DET (9 Yrs) 97 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 18 69.2 65 62 95.4
PIT (5 Yrs) 55 48 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 16 21 69.6 59 58 98.3
NYB (1 Yr) 12 12 0 0 0 0
CHI (1 Yr) 11 1 1 0 0.0 0 0

Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1948 22 CHI NFL 11 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0
1949 23 NYB NFL QB 12 12 0 0 0 0 10 6 -6 0 0.0 0
1950 24 DET NFL QB 12 12 0 0 0 0 13 5 0 0 0.0 0
1951 25 DET NFL QB 12 12 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1952 26 DET NFL QB 12 11 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1
1953 27 DET NFL QB 12 11 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1957 31 DET NFL QB 11 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.0 0
1958 32 2TM NFL QB 12 11 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-2,AP MVP-3
1958 32 DET NFL QB 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0
1959 33 PIT NFL QB 12 12 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-2
1960 34 PIT NFL QB 12 9 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.0 0
1961 35 PIT NFL QB 8 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 0
1962 36 PIT NFL QB 13 11 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0.0 0
15 Yrs 175 145 0 0 0 0 80 27 -6 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 14 0 0 0 0 8 3 -1 0 0.0 0
DET (9 Yrs) 97 84 0 0 0 0 48 13 0 0 0.0 0
PIT (5 Yrs) 55 48 0 0 0 0 19 7 0 0 0.0 0
NYB (1 Yr) 12 12 0 0 0 0 10 6 -6 0 0.0 0
CHI (1 Yr) 11 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0

Punting

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Punting Table
Punting
Season Age Team Lg G GS Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck Awards
1948 22 CHI NFL 11 1 1 24 24.0 24 0
15 Yrs 175 145 1 24 24.0 24 0
17 Game Avg 17 14 0 2 24.0 24 0
DET (9 Yrs) 97 84 0 0 0 0
PIT (5 Yrs) 55 48 0 0 0 0
NYB (1 Yr) 12 12 0 0 0 0
CHI (1 Yr) 11 1 1 24 24.0 24 0

Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1948 22 CHI NFL 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.5
1949 23 NYB NFL QB 12 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.5
1950 24 DET NFL QB 12 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 25 2.1
1951 25 DET NFL QB 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 PB
1952 26 DET NFL QB 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 8 0.7 PB,AP-1
1954 28 DET NFL QB 12 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.0 AP-2
1956 30 DET NFL QB 12 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 33 33 12 15 0 99 8.3 PB,AP-1
1957 31 DET NFL QB 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 6 11 0 43 3.9
1958 32 2TM NFL QB 12 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 19 1.6 PB,AP-2,AP MVP-3
1958 32 DET NFL QB 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0.5
1958 32 PIT NFL QB 10 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.8
1959 33 PIT NFL QB 12 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 32 32 11 17 0 77 6.4 PB,AP-2
1960 34 PIT NFL QB 12 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 22 5 6 0 48 4.0
1961 35 PIT NFL QB 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 0.6
1962 36 PIT NFL QB 13 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
15 Yrs 175 145 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 120 124 34 50 0 372 2.1
17 Game Avg 17 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 12 3 5 0 36 2.1
DET (9 Yrs) 97 84 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 62 65 18 26 0 194 2.0
PIT (5 Yrs) 55 48 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 58 59 16 23 0 154 2.8
NYB (1 Yr) 12 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.5
CHI (1 Yr) 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.5
Scoring Summary Table
PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD FRTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1952 26 DET NFL QB 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.0
3 Yrs 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.5
17 Game Avg 17 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bobby Layne born?

Bobby Layne was born on December 19, 1926.

Where was Bobby Layne born?

Bobby Layne was born in Santa Anna, TX.

How tall was Bobby Layne?

Bobby Layne was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Bobby Layne weigh when playing?

Bobby Layne weighed 201 lbs (91 kg) when playing.

Is Bobby Layne in the Hall of Fame?

Bobby Layne was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1967.

How many games did Bobby Layne play?

Bobby Layne played 175 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Bobby Layne have?

Bobby Layne had 26,768 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Bobby Layne have?

Bobby Layne had 196 touchdowns over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Bobby Layne won?

Bobby Layne never won a Super Bowl.

When did Bobby Layne retire?

Bobby Layne last played in 1962.

What are Bobby Layne's nicknames?

Blond Bomber is a nickname for Bobby Layne.