Rk | Player | Age | Team | 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 |
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1 | Otto Graham | 32 | CLE | QB | 12 | 11 | 10-1-0 | 167 | 258 | 64.7 | 2722 | 11 | 4.3 | 9 | 3.5 | 70 | 10.6 | 9.83 | 16.3 | 226.8 | 99.7 | 245 | 2 | 2 | PB,AP-1 |
2 | Bobby Thomason | 25 | PHI | QB | 12 | 8 | 6-2-0 | 162 | 304 | 53.3 | 2462 | 21 | 6.9 | 20 | 6.6 | 62 | 8.1 | 6.52 | 15.2 | 205.2 | 75.8 | 129 | 1 | 1 | PB |
3 | Norm Van Brocklin | 27 | RAM | QB | 12 | 12 | 8-3-1 | 156 | 286 | 54.5 | 2393 | 19 | 6.6 | 14 | 4.9 | 70 | 8.4 | 7.49 | 15.3 | 199.4 | 84.1 | 61 | 1 | 2 | PB |
4 | George Blanda | 26 | CHI | QB | 12 | 12 | 3-8-1 | 169 | 362 | 46.7 | 2164 | 14 | 3.9 | 23 | 6.4 | 72 | 6.0 | 3.89 | 12.8 | 180.3 | 52.3 | 110 | 2 | 2 | |
5 | Y.A. Tittle | 27 | SFO | QB | 11 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 149 | 259 | 57.5 | 2121 | 20 | 7.7 | 16 | 6.2 | 71 | 8.2 | 6.95 | 14.2 | 192.8 | 84.1 | 221 | 2 | 2 | PB |
6 | Bobby Layne | 27 | DET | 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 |
7 | Charlie Conerly | 32 | NYG | QB | 12 | 11 | 3-8-0 | 143 | 303 | 47.2 | 1711 | 13 | 4.3 | 25 | 8.3 | 60 | 5.6 | 2.79 | 12.0 | 142.6 | 44.9 | 266 | 1 | 1 | |
8 | Jim Finks | 26 | PIT | QB | 11 | 9 | 4-5-0 | 131 | 292 | 44.9 | 1484 | 8 | 2.7 | 14 | 4.8 | 77 | 5.1 | 3.47 | 11.3 | 134.9 | 49.8 | 100 | 3 | 3 | |
9 | Jim Root | 22 | CRD | QB | 11 | 6 | 0-5-1 | 80 | 192 | 41.7 | 1149 | 8 | 4.2 | 11 | 5.7 | 77 | 6.0 | 4.24 | 14.4 | 104.5 | 51.8 | 193 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Fred Enke | 29 | BAL | QB | 8 | 8 | 3-5-0 | 71 | 169 | 42.0 | 1054 | 8 | 4.7 | 15 | 8.9 | 55 | 6.2 | 3.19 | 14.8 | 131.8 | 41.9 | 150 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Tobin Rote | 25 | GNB | QB | 12 | 7 | 2-4-1 | 72 | 185 | 38.9 | 1005 | 5 | 2.7 | 15 | 8.1 | 80 | 5.4 | 2.32 | 14.0 | 83.8 | 32.4 | 117 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Eddie LeBaron | 23 | WAS | QB | 12 | 8 | 4-3-1 | 62 | 149 | 41.6 | 874 | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 11.4 | 66 | 5.9 | 1.13 | 14.1 | 72.8 | 28.3 | 111 | 3 | 3 | |
13 | Jack Scarbath | 23 | WAS | QB | 12 | 4 | 2-2-0 | 45 | 129 | 34.9 | 862 | 9 | 7.0 | 12 | 9.3 | 71 | 6.7 | 3.89 | 19.2 | 71.8 | 43.5 | 120 | 1 | 2 | |
14 | Babe Parilli | 23 | GNB | QB | 12 | 5 | 0-5-0 | 74 | 166 | 44.6 | 830 | 4 | 2.4 | 19 | 11.4 | 45 | 5.0 | 0.33 | 11.2 | 69.2 | 28.5 | 161 | 1 | 0 | |
15 | Adrian Burk | 26 | PHI | QB | 10 | 4 | 1-2-1 | 56 | 119 | 47.1 | 788 | 4 | 3.4 | 9 | 7.6 | 61 | 6.6 | 3.89 | 14.1 | 78.8 | 48.6 | 120 | 1 | 0 | |
16 | Steve Romanik | 29 | 2TM | QB | 7 | 4 | 1-3-0 | 51 | 125 | 40.8 | 650 | 4 | 3.2 | 11 | 8.8 | 42 | 5.2 | 1.88 | 12.7 | 92.9 | 31.7 | 64 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | Steve Romanik | 29 | CHI | QB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 9 | 1.1 | -10.13 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | Steve Romanik | 29 | CRD | QB | 6 | 4 | 1-3-0 | 50 | 117 | 42.7 | 641 | 4 | 3.4 | 9 | 7.7 | 42 | 5.5 | 2.70 | 12.8 | 106.8 | 39.9 | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | Bill Mackrides | 28 | 2TM | QB | 7 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 54 | 109 | 49.5 | 506 | 2 | 1.8 | 8 | 7.3 | 36 | 4.6 | 1.71 | 9.4 | 72.3 | 38.2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | |
17 | Bill Mackrides | 28 | NYG | QB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 53 | 1 | 6.7 | 3 | 20.0 | 3.5 | -4.13 | 8.8 | 17.7 | 32.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
17 | Bill Mackrides | 28 | PIT | QB | 4 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 48 | 94 | 51.1 | 453 | 1 | 1.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 36 | 4.8 | 2.64 | 9.4 | 113.3 | 46.1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | |
18 | Tommy O'Connell | 23 | CHI | QB | 12 | 0 | 33 | 67 | 49.3 | 437 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 6.0 | 40 | 6.5 | 4.13 | 13.2 | 36.4 | 50.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | George Ratterman | 27 | CLE | QB | 9 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 23 | 41 | 56.1 | 301 | 4 | 9.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 7.3 | 9.29 | 13.1 | 33.4 | 111.9 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | Jim Powers | 25 | SFO | QB | 12 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 22 | 49 | 44.9 | 259 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 4.1 | 28 | 5.3 | 3.86 | 11.8 | 21.6 | 51.3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | Jack Del Bello | 26 | BAL | QB | 5 | 0 | 27 | 61 | 44.3 | 229 | 1 | 1.6 | 5 | 8.2 | 66 | 3.8 | 0.39 | 8.5 | 45.8 | 25.9 | 164 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | George Taliaferro | 26 | BAL | LH/QB | 11 | 11 | 0-3-0 | 15 | 55 | 27.3 | 211 | 2 | 3.6 | 5 | 9.1 | 45 | 3.8 | 0.47 | 14.1 | 19.2 | 17.3 | 87 | 0 | 0 | PB |
23 | Charley Trippi | 32 | CRD | LH | 12 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 58.8 | 195 | 2 | 5.9 | 1 | 2.9 | 21 | 5.7 | 5.59 | 9.8 | 16.3 | 82.4 | 46 | 1 | 0 | PB | |
24 | Ray Nagel | 26 | CRD | QB | 4 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 30 | 62 | 48.4 | 192 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 8.1 | 27 | 3.1 | -0.53 | 6.4 | 48.0 | 21.7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | Tom Dublinski | 23 | DET | QB | 7 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 174 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 16.7 | 26 | 5.8 | -1.70 | 12.4 | 24.9 | 25.6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | Rudy Bukich | 23 | RAM | QB | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 43.8 | 169 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9.4 | 30 | 5.3 | 1.06 | 12.1 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | Arnie Galiffa | 26 | NYG | QB | 3 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 129 | 1 | 7.7 | 5 | 38.5 | 75 | 9.9 | -5.85 | 32.3 | 43.0 | 55.1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |
28 | Ed Mioduszewski | 22 | BAL | QB | 12 | 2 | 0-1-0 | 11 | 30 | 36.7 | 113 | 2 | 6.7 | 2 | 6.7 | 17 | 3.8 | 2.10 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 42.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
29 | Bob Gambold | 24 | PHI | QB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 107 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 14.3 | 41 | 7.6 | 1.21 | 17.8 | 35.7 | 30.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | Ted Marchibroda | 22 | PIT | QB | 4 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 66 | 1 | 4.5 | 2 | 9.1 | 16 | 3.0 | -0.18 | 7.3 | 16.5 | 25.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
31 | Skeet Quinlan | 25 | RAM | LH | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 60 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 40 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 30.0 | 5.0 | 56.2 | 0 | 0 | |||
32 | Vitamin Smith | 30 | RAM | HB | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 25.0 | 25.00 | 50.0 | 4.5 | 95.8 | 0 | 0 | |||
33 | Frank Gifford | 23 | NYG | FS/LH | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 47 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 7.8 | 11.17 | 15.7 | 3.9 | 116.0 | 0 | 0 | PB | ||
34 | Kyle Rote | 25 | NYG | RH | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 23 | 5.6 | 0.00 | 22.5 | 5.0 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 | PB | ||
35 | Ray Renfro | 24 | CLE | FL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 36 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 12.0 | 18.67 | 36.0 | 3.0 | 119.4 | 0 | 0 | PB | ||
36 | Doak Walker | 26 | DET | LH | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 31 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 4.4 | 7.29 | 10.3 | 2.6 | 95.8 | 0 | 0 | PB,AP-1 | ||
37 | Willie Thrower | 23 | CHI | QB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 12 | 3.4 | -2.25 | 9.0 | 27.0 | 7.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
38 | Dick Flowers | 26 | BAL | QB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 62.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
39 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | 28 | DET | RH | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 16 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 8 | 3.2 | -1.80 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 48.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
40 | Joe Perry | 26 | SFO | FB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 118.7 | 0 | 0 | PB,AP-1 | ||
41 | Hugh McElhenny | 24 | SFO | RH | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 13 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 4.3 | 11.00 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 115.3 | 0 | 0 | PB,AP-1 | ||
42 | Don Paul | 27 | CRD | RDH/S | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 13.0 | 1.1 | 70.8 | 0 | 0 | PB | ||
43 | Lynn Chandnois | 28 | PIT | RH | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 3.7 | 3.67 | 11.0 | 0.9 | 45.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | PB | |
44 | Joe Arenas | 28 | SFO | LH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
45 | Pat Brady | 27 | PIT | P | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
46 | Jim Brandt | 24 | PIT | S | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
47 | Jug Girard | 26 | DET | HB | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
48 | Dub Jones | 29 | CLE | RH | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
49 | Hal Ledyard | 22 | SFO | QB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | -5.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
50 | Eddie Macon | 26 | CHI | LDH | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
51 | Ray Mathews | 24 | PIT | LH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
52 | Johnny Olszewski | 23 | CRD | FB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | PB | ||||
53 | Fran Rogel | 26 | PIT | FB | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
54 | Frank Ziegler | 30 | PHI | RH | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
55 | J.R. Boone | 28 | GNB | HB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | -2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -4 | -2.0 | -2.00 | -2.0 | -0.3 | 79.2 | 0 | 0 | |||
League Average | 47.3 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 4.18 | 13.8 | 50.2 | 53.6 |
Rk | Player | Age | Team | 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 |
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1 | Bobby Layne | 27 | DET | 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 | |
2 | Otto Graham | 32 | CLE | QB | 1 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 2 | 15 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 13 | 1.3 | -4.67 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | George Ratterman | 27 | CLE | QB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18.00 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 118.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
League Average | 36.6 | 2.4 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 1.39 | 14.5 | 72.3 | 23.2 |
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