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 | Awards | |||||||
| 1954* | 23 | WAS | RH | 41 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 516 | 3 | 88 | 5.2 | 43.0 | 8.3 | 19 | 295 | 15.5 | 1 | 48 | 1.6 | 24.6 | 119 | 6.8 | 811 | 4 | 4 | UPI RoY-2, PB | |
| 1956 | 25 | WAS | RH | 41 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 185 | 1 | 17 | 2.7 | 26.4 | 9.9 | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 0 | 34 | 0.9 | 12.3 | 75 | 3.6 | 271 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1957 | 26 | 2TM | 11 | 8 | 154 | 532 | 0 | 51 | 3.5 | 48.4 | 14.0 | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 0 | 17 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 168 | 3.7 | 621 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| PIT | RH | 24 | 10 | 8 | 154 | 532 | 0 | 51 | 3.5 | 53.2 | 15.4 | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 0 | 17 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 168 | 3.7 | 621 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| WAS | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | 27 | PHI | 27 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 92 | 1 | 12 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 21 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 28 | 5.0 | 141 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 1960 | 29 | BOS | rhb | 41 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 14 | 206 | 14.7 | 1 | 78 | 1.2 | 17.2 | 28 | 9.5 | 265 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Career | 54 | 34 | 361 | 1384 | 5 | 88 | 3.8 | 25.6 | 6.7 | 57 | 725 | 12.7 | 2 | 78 | 1.1 | 13.4 | 418 | 5.0 | 2109 | 7 | 24 | 3 | |||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 20 | 19 | 169 | 701 | 4 | 88 | 4.1 | 35.1 | 8.5 | 25 | 381 | 15.2 | 1 | 48 | 1.3 | 19.1 | 194 | 5.6 | 1082 | 5 | 7 | |||||
| 1 yr | BOS | 12 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 14 | 206 | 14.7 | 1 | 78 | 1.2 | 17.2 | 28 | 9.5 | 265 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 1 yr | PHI | 12 | 3 | 24 | 92 | 1 | 12 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 21 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 28 | 5.0 | 141 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| 1 yr | PIT | 10 | 8 | 154 | 532 | 0 | 51 | 3.5 | 53.2 | 15.4 | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 0 | 17 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 168 | 3.7 | 621 | 0 | 7 | |||||
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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 | ||
| 1954* | 23 | WAS | RH | 41 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 17 | 319 | 0 | 45 | 18.8 | 1154 |
| 1956 | 25 | WAS | RH | 41 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 22 | 18.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 319 |
| 1957 | 26 | 2TM | 11 | 8 | 21 | 143 | 0 | 30 | 6.8 | 12 | 325 | 1 | 96 | 27.1 | 1089 | ||
| PIT | RH | 24 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 143 | 0 | 30 | 6.8 | 11 | 306 | 1 | 96 | 27.8 | 1070 | ||
| WAS | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | ||||||||
| 1958 | 27 | PHI | 27 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 158 | 0 | 65 | 8.3 | 14 | 336 | 0 | 44 | 24.0 | 635 | |
| 1960 | 29 | BOS | rhb | 41 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 5.5 | 11 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 606 |
| Career | 54 | 34 | 57 | 427 | 0 | 65 | 7.5 | 55 | 1267 | 1 | 96 | 23.0 | 3803 | ||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 20 | 19 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 22 | 12.0 | 19 | 350 | 0 | 45 | 18.4 | 1492 | |||
| 1 yr | BOS | 12 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 5.5 | 11 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 606 | |||
| 1 yr | PHI | 12 | 3 | 19 | 158 | 0 | 65 | 8.3 | 14 | 336 | 0 | 44 | 24.0 | 635 | |||
| 1 yr | PIT | 10 | 8 | 21 | 143 | 0 | 30 | 6.8 | 11 | 306 | 1 | 96 | 27.8 | 1070 | |||
Defense & Fumbles
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Sfty |
| 1954* | 23 | WAS | RH | 41 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1956 | 25 | WAS | RH | 41 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1957 | 26 | 2TM | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| PIT | RH | 24 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| WAS | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1958 | 27 | PHI | 27 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1960 | 29 | BOS | rhb | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Career | 54 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 20 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | BOS | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | PHI | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | PIT | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954* | 23 | WAS | RH | 41 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1956 | 25 | WAS | RH | 41 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||
| 1957 | 26 | 2TM | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||
| PIT | RH | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | 27 | PHI | 27 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||
| 1960 | 29 | BOS | rhb | 41 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 54 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 54 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | WAS | 20 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | BOS | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | PHI | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | PIT | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .6 | ||||||||||||||||
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