Receiving & Rushing

  • * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
Regular Season
Receiving & Rushing Table
Games Receiving Rushing Total Yds
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards
195823CLELH49127161318.23251.310.9805001636.341.76.7966.663142UPI RoY-2, AP RoY-2
195924CLELH4912123535110.04762.929.31317435905.761.910.91666.6109492
1960*25CLEHB4912114561213.66693.851.01115065504.642.29.31567.2111811419PB
196126CLEHB4914133236811.53522.326.31015485565.439.17.21336.99168612
1962*+27WASFL49141472138419.211815.198.915055.00.40.17319.0138911515AP MVP-3, AP1, PB
1963*28WASFL49141469143620.87994.9102.63240218.01.70.27220.314607714PB
1964*29WASFL4914146090415.110604.364.623301916.52.40.16215.193710210AP2, PB
196530WASFL4914126086714.56804.361.906014.5867618
196631WASFL4914135890515.69704.164.61314114810.810.10.97114.7104610012
196732WASFL/HB4914146086614.46654.361.9611891163.113.54.41218.710557212
196833WASSE49144141309.30181.09.310460134.63.30.7247.3176012
Career148128521795415.365993.553.7513273518905.318.53.5103410.3106898332104
7 yrsWAS9885393649216.549994.066.2904382484.94.50.948314.36930511873
4 yrsCLE5043128146211.416762.629.2423229716905.445.98.55516.83759321431
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Kick & Punt Returns

  • * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
Regular Season
Playoffs
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
195823CLELH491271416516811.81845419825.21250
195924CLELH4912121717717810.41123603121.51507
1960*25CLEHB491211910103411.21743219025.41651
196126CLEHB4914131416416411.71642819126.81508
1962*+27WASFL49141437042.31239819233.21794
1963*28WASFL4914146490288.2934319238.11852
1964*29WASFL491414035802819.3995
196530WASFL49141211501515.0510603521.2988
196631WASFL4914134210135.301067
196833WASSE4914410000.01123504321.4411
Career1481286969937810.1102269059826.414078
7 yrsWAS988515920286.140114029228.58162
4 yrsCLE50435460737811.262155039825.05916
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
195823CLEH1012022.0
Career112022.0
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Defense & Fumbles

  • * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
Regular Season
Defense & Fumbles Table
Games Def Interceptions Fumbles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Sk Sfty
195823CLELH4912702000
195924CLELH49121202100
1960*25CLEHB491211041000.0
196126CLEHB491413060000.0
1962*+27WASFL491414050000.0
1963*28WASFL491414072000.0
1964*29WASFL491414021000.0
196530WASFL491412011000.0
196631WASFL491413001000.0
196732WASFL/HB491414020000.0
196833WASSE49144010000.0
Career1481280327000.0
7 yrsWAS98850185000.0
4 yrsCLE50430142000.0

Passing

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Regular Season
Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS 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
1960 25 CLE NFL HB 12 11 1 1 100.0 23 1 100.0 0 0.0 23 23.0 43.00 23.0 1.9 158.3 0 0 19 PB
1966 31 WAS NFL FL 14 13 1 1 100.0 21 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 21.0 21.00 21.0 1.5 118.7 0 0 0.00 21.00 21.00 0 0 12
1967 32 WAS NFL FL/HB 14 14 1 1 100.0 17 0 0.0 0 0.0 17 17.0 17.00 17.0 1.2 118.7 0 0 0.00 17.00 17.00 0 0 12
3 Yrs 40 38 3 3 100.0 61 1 33.3 0 0.0 23 20.3 27.00 20.3 1.5 158.3 0 0 0.00 20.33 19.00 0 0 43
17 Game Avg 17 16 1 1 100.0 26 0 33.3 0 0.0 23 20.3 27.00 20.3 1.5 158.3 0 0 18
WAS (2 Yrs) 28 27 2 2 100.0 38 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 19.0 19.00 19.0 1.4 118.7 0 0 0.00 19.00 19.00 0 0 24
CLE (1 Yr) 12 11 1 1 100.0 23 1 100.0 0 0.0 23 23.0 43.00 23.0 1.9 158.3 0 0 19

Scoring Summary

  • * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
Regular Season
Scoring Summary Table
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
195823CLELH4912713116363.0
195924CLELH49121254110605.0
1960*25CLEHB49121156112726.0
196126CLEHB491413531110604.3
1962*+27WASFL49141411112725.1
1963*28WASFL491414718483.4
1964*29WASFL4914141010604.3
196530WASFL49141266362.6
196631WASFL4914131910604.3
196732WASFL/HB491414167423.0
Career1481281865359105463.7
7 yrsWAS988524925303183.2
4 yrsCLE50431616333802284.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Monitor

PFR HOF Monitor: 58.31 (57th among WR, average HOF WR is 101.40)

All-Pro Teams

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bobby Mitchell born?

Bobby Mitchell was born on June 6, 1935.

Where was Bobby Mitchell born?

Bobby Mitchell was born in Hot Springs, AR.

How tall was Bobby Mitchell?

Bobby Mitchell was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Bobby Mitchell weigh when playing?

Bobby Mitchell weighed 192 lbs (87 kg) when playing.

Is Bobby Mitchell in the Hall of Fame?

Bobby Mitchell was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1983.

How many games did Bobby Mitchell play?

Bobby Mitchell played 148 games over his career.

How many receptions did Bobby Mitchell have?

Bobby Mitchell had 521 receptions over his career.

How many receiving yards did Bobby Mitchell have?

Bobby Mitchell had 7,954 receiving yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Bobby Mitchell won?

Bobby Mitchell never won a Super Bowl.

When did Bobby Mitchell retire?

Bobby Mitchell last played in 1968.