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Year-by-Year Yards per Punt Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Y/P Teams
2009  Shane Lechler (33) 51.5 OAK
2008  Donnie Jones (28) 50.0 STL
2007  Shane Lechler (31) 49.1 OAK
2006  Mat McBriar (27) 48.2 DAL
2005  Brian Moorman (29) 45.7 BUF
Shane Lechler (29) 45.7 OAK
2004  Shane Lechler (28) 46.7 OAK
2003  Shane Lechler (27) 46.9 OAK
2002  Todd Sauerbrun (29) 45.5 CAR
2001  Todd Sauerbrun (28) 47.5 CAR
2000  Darren Bennett (35) 46.2 SDG
1999  Tom Rouen (31) 46.5 DEN
1998  Craig Hentrich (27) 47.2 TEN
1997  Mark Royals (32) 45.9 NOR
1996  John Kidd (35) 46.3 MIA
1995  Rick Tuten (30) 45.0 SEA
1994  Sean Landeta (32) 44.8 RAM
1993  Greg Montgomery (29) 45.6 HOU
1992  Greg Montgomery (28) 46.9 HOU
1991  Reggie Roby (30) 45.7 MIA
1990  Greg Montgomery (26) 45.0 HOU
1989  Rich Camarillo (30) 43.4 PHO
1988  Harry Newsome (25) 45.4 PIT
1987  Rick Donnelly (25) 44.0 ATL
1986  Rohn Stark (27) 45.2 IND
1985  Rohn Stark (26) 45.9 IND
1984  Jim Arnold (23) 44.9 KAN
1983  Rohn Stark (24) 45.3 BAL
1982  Luke Prestridge (26) 45.0 DEN
1981  Pat McInally (28) 45.4 CIN
1980  Dave Jennings (28) 44.8 NYG
1979  Bob Grupp (24) 43.6 KAN
1978  Pat McInally (25) 43.1 CIN
1977  Ray Guy (28) 43.3 OAK
1976  Marv Bateman (26) 42.8 BUF
1975  Ray Guy (26) 43.8 OAK
1974  Ray Guy (25) 42.2 OAK
1973  Jerrel Wilson (32) 45.5 KAN
1972  Jerrel Wilson (31) 44.8 KAN
1971  Dave Lewis (26) 44.8 CIN
Jerrel Wilson (30) 44.8 KAN
1970  Dave Lewis (25) 46.2 CIN
1969  David Lee (26) 45.3 BAL
Dennis Partee (23) 44.6 SDG
1968  Jerrel Wilson (27) 45.1 KAN
Billy Lothridge (26) 44.3 ATL
1967  Bob Scarpitto (28) 44.9 DEN
Pat Studstill (29) 44.5 DET
1966  David Lee (23) 45.6 BAL
Bob Scarpitto (27) 45.2 DEN
1965  Gary Collins (25) 46.7 CLE
Jerrel Wilson (24) 45.4 KAN
1964  Bobby Walden (26) 46.4 MIN
Jim Fraser (28) 44.2 DEN
1963  Yale Lary+ (33) 48.9 DET
Jim Fraser (27) 44.4 DEN
1962  Tommy Davis (28) 45.6 SFO
Billy Atkins (28) 44.0 NYT
1961  Yale Lary+ (31) 48.4 DET
Billy Atkins (27) 44.5 BUF
1960  Jerry Norton (29) 45.6 STL
Paul Maguire (22) 40.5 LAC
1959  Yale Lary+ (29) 47.1 DET
1958  Sam Baker (29) 45.4 WAS
1957  Larry Barnes (26) 47.1 SFO
1956  Horace Gillom (35) 44.7 CLE
1955  Norm Van Brocklin+ (29) 44.6 RAM
1954  Pat Brady (28) 43.2 PIT
1953  Pat Brady (27) 46.9 PIT
1952  Horace Gillom (31) 45.7 CLE
1951  Horace Gillom (30) 45.5 CLE
1950  Frank Tripucka (23) 43.7 CRD
1949  Frankie Albert (29) 48.2 SFO
George Gulyanics (28) 47.2 CHI
1948  Glenn Dobbs (28) 49.1 LAD
Joe Muha (27) 47.3 PHI
1947  Bob Reinhard (27) 45.7 LAD
George Gulyanics (26) 44.8 CHI
1946  Glenn Dobbs (26) 47.8 BDA
Bob Cifers (26) 45.6 DET
1945  Sammy Baugh+ (31) 43.3 WAS
1944  Jack Banta (27) 44.2 PHI
1943  Frankie Sinkwich (23) 45.9 DET
Sammy Baugh+ (29) 45.9 WAS
1942  Sammy Baugh+ (28) 48.2 WAS
1941  Sammy Baugh+ (27) 48.7 WAS
1940  Sammy Baugh+ (26) 51.4 WAS
1939  Sid Luckman+ (23) 44.4 CHI