Rushing & Receiving
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Total Yds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rush | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Touch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | |||||||
| 1945 | 26 | CRD | 51 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 111 | 0 | 52 | 4.6 | 13.9 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 26 | 4.3 | 112 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1946 | 27 | LAD | 90 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 12.3 | 4.4 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 45 | 3.8 | 172 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | 28 | BCL | FB | 73 | 14 | 10 | 95 | 321 | 2 | 0 | 3.4 | 22.9 | 6.8 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 97 | 3.6 | 349 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1948 | 29 | BCL | FB | 73 | 14 | 12 | 155 | 680 | 4 | 0 | 4.4 | 48.6 | 11.1 | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 161 | 4.6 | 736 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1949 | 30 | 2TM | 10 | 3 | 27 | 54 | 0 | 19 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 13 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 31 | 2.9 | 90 | 1 | 3 | |||
| BCL | 73 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 13 | 2.3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| NYG | 34 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 18 | 3.3 | 60 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Career | 55 | 31 | 341 | 1277 | 6 | 52 | 3.7 | 23.2 | 6.2 | 19 | 182 | 9.6 | 2 | 13 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 360 | 4.1 | 1459 | 8 | 4 | |||||
| 3 yrs | BCL | 30 | 24 | 261 | 1009 | 6 | 0 | 3.9 | 33.6 | 8.7 | 10 | 106 | 10.6 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 271 | 4.1 | 1115 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1 yr | CRD | 8 | 3 | 24 | 111 | 0 | 52 | 4.6 | 13.9 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 26 | 4.3 | 112 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1 yr | LAD | 9 | 3 | 40 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 12.3 | 4.4 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 45 | 3.8 | 172 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1 yr | NYG | 8 | 1 | 16 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 18 | 3.3 | 60 | 0 | 3 | ||||
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Defense & Fumbles
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
Kick & Punt Returns
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1945 | 26 | CRD | 51 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 131 | |
| 1946 | 27 | LAD | 90 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 221 | ||||||
| 1948 | 29 | BCL | FB | 73 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 751 | |||||
| Career | 55 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 15 | 15.5 | 1542 | ||||
| 3 yrs | BCL | 30 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 1130 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | CRD | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 131 | |||
| 1 yr | LAD | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 221 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | NYG | 8 | 1 | 60 | |||||||||||||
Scoring Summary
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | 2PA | D2P | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 27 | LAD | 90 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||
| 1947 | 28 | BCL | FB | 73 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1948 | 29 | BCL | FB | 73 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1949 | 30 | 2TM | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||
| BCL | 73 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career | 55 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 48 | .9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | BCL | 30 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 1.4 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | CRD | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | LAD | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | NYG | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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