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Jim Finks

James Edward Finks

Position: QB-DB-TB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: August 31, 1927 in St. Louis, MO
College: Tulsa

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1995

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 12th round (116th overall) of the 1949 Draft

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1949 22 PIT 11 0 24 71 33.8 322 2 2.8 8 11.3 35 4.5 -0.3 13.4 29.3 19.0
1950 23 PIT 9 0 5 9 55.6 35 0 0.0 1 11.1 19 3.9 -1.1 7.0 3.9 25.0
1951 24 PIT RDH 12 0 14 24 58.3 201 1 4.2 1 4.2 40 8.4 6.9 14.4 16.8 82.1
1952* 25 PIT QB 12 12 158 336 47.0 2307 20 6.0 19 5.7 60 6.9 4.9 14.6 192.3 66.2
1953 26 PIT QB 11 9 131 292 44.9 1484 8 2.7 14 4.8 77 5.1 3.2 11.3 134.9 49.8
1954 27 PIT QB 12 12 164 306 53.6 2003 14 4.6 19 6.2 78 6.5 4.2 12.2 166.9 63.4
1955 28 PIT QB 12 12 165 344 48.0 2270 10 2.9 26 7.6 62 6.6 3.5 13.8 189.2 47.7
Career 79 45 661 1382 47.8 8622 55 4.0 88 6.4 78 6.2 3.8 13.0 109.1 54.7

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1949 22 PIT 11 0 35 135 1 38 3.9 12.3 3.2 1 17 17.0 1 17 0.1 1.5 152 2 0
1950 23 PIT 9 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.2 0.1 2 0 0
1951 24 PIT RDH 12 0 3 27 0 22 9.0 2.3 0.3 27 0 1
1952* 25 PIT QB 12 12 23 37 5 20 1.6 3.1 1.9 37 5 7
1953 26 PIT QB 11 9 12 0 2 4 0.0 0.0 1.1 0 2 3
1954 27 PIT QB 12 12 9 17 0 6 1.9 1.4 0.8 17 0 4
1955 28 PIT QB 12 12 35 76 4 9 2.2 6.3 2.9 76 4 5
Career 79 45 118 294 12 38 2.5 3.7 1.5 1 17 17.0 1 17 0.0 0.2 311 13 20

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1949 22 PIT 11 0 1 14 0 14 0 1 0 0
1950 23 PIT 9 0 3 24 0 24
1951 24 PIT RDH 12 0 3 46 1 25 1 0 0 0
1952* 25 PIT QB 12 12 7 2 0 0
1953 26 PIT QB 11 9 3 1 0 0
1954 27 PIT QB 12 12 4 2 0 0
1955 28 PIT QB 12 12 5 1 0 0
Career 79 45 7 84 1 25 20 7 0 0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Kicking Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1952* 25 PIT QB 12 12 4 156 50 0 39.0
Career 79 45 4 156 50 0 39.0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1951 24 PIT RDH 12 0 1 20 0 13 20.0 47
Career 79 45 1 20 0 13 20.0 331

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1949 22 PIT 11 0 1 1 12
1951 24 PIT RDH 12 0 1 6
1952* 25 PIT QB 12 12 5 30
1953 26 PIT QB 11 9 2 12
1955 28 PIT QB 12 12 4 24
Career 79 45 12 1 1 84

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1952

Passes Completed

1952 NFL 158 (2)
1953 NFL 131 (7)
1954 NFL 164 (3)
1955 NFL 165 (1)
Career 661 (168)

Pass Attempts

1952 NFL 336 (2)
1953 NFL 292 (4)
1954 NFL 306 (2)
1955 NFL 344 (1)
Career 1382 (160)

Passing Yds

1952 NFL 2307 (2)
1953 NFL 1484 (8)
1954 NFL 2003 (5)
1955 NFL 2270 (1)
Career 8622 (165)

Passing TD

1952 NFL 20 (1)
1953 NFL 8 (9)
1954 NFL 14 (4)
1955 NFL 10 (7)
Career 55 (161)

Passer Rating

1952 NFL 66.2 (5)
1953 NFL 49.8 (8)
1954 NFL 63.4 (8)
Career 54.7 (198)

Long Pass

1953 NFL 77 (3)
1954 NFL 78 (6)

Passes Intercepted

1952 NFL 19 (3)
1953 NFL 14 (10)
1954 NFL 19 (3)
1955 NFL 26 (2-- 26)
Career 88 (120)

Passing Yds/Game

1952 NFL 192.3 (2)
1953 NFL 134.9 (8)
1954 NFL 166.9 (6)
1955 NFL 189.2 (1)
Career 109.1 (189)

Yds/Pass Att

1952 NFL 6.9 (6)
1954 NFL 6.5 (10)
1955 NFL 6.6 (8)
Career 6.2 (188)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1952 NFL 14.6 (5)
1955 NFL 13.8 (6)
Career 13.0 (63)

Pass Attempts/Game

1952 NFL 28.0 (2)
1953 NFL 26.5 (2)
1954 NFL 25.5 (3)
1955 NFL 28.7 (1)
Career 17.5 (170)

Passes Completed/Game

1952 NFL 13.2 (2)
1953 NFL 11.9 (6)
1954 NFL 13.7 (4)
1955 NFL 13.8 (1)
Career 8.4 (185)

Pass Completion %

1952 NFL 47.0% (8)
1953 NFL 44.9% (8)
1954 NFL 53.6% (5)
1955 NFL 48.0% (9)
Career 47.8% (193)

Pass Intercept. %

1952 NFL 5.7% (2)
1953 NFL 4.8% (2)
1954 NFL 6.2% (7)
1955 NFL 7.6% (8)
Career 6.4% (185)

Passing TD %

1952 NFL 6.0% (6)
1953 NFL 2.7% (10)
1954 NFL 4.6% (7)
Career 4.0% (121)

Rushing TD

1952 NFL 5 (4)

Non-Offensive TDs

1951 NFL 1 (9)

Fumbles

1952 NFL 7 (6)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1951 NFL 1 (4)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)