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 (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 12th round (116th overall) of the 1949 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 40 (2197th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1995
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | AV | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 22 | PIT | 11 | 0 | 24 | 71 | 33.8 | 322 | 2 | 2.8 | 8 | 11.3 | 35 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 29.3 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1950 | 23 | PIT | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 19 | 3.9 | -1.1 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1951 | 24 | PIT | RDH | 7 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 201 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 40 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 14.4 | 16.8 | 82.1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| 1952* | 25 | PIT | QB | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5-7-0 | 158 | 336 | 47.0 | 2307 | 20 | 6.0 | 19 | 5.7 | 60 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 14.6 | 192.3 | 66.2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||||
| 1953 | 26 | PIT | QB | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4-5-0 | 131 | 292 | 44.9 | 1484 | 8 | 2.7 | 14 | 4.8 | 77 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 11.3 | 134.9 | 49.8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 1954 | 27 | PIT | QB | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5-7-0 | 164 | 306 | 53.6 | 2003 | 14 | 4.6 | 19 | 6.2 | 78 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 12.2 | 166.9 | 63.4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 1955 | 28 | PIT | QB | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4-8-0 | 165 | 344 | 48.0 | 2270 | 10 | 2.9 | 26 | 7.6 | 62 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 13.8 | 189.2 | 47.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Career | 79 | 45 | 18-27-0 | 661 | 1382 | 47.8 | 8622 | 55 | 4.0 | 88 | 6.4 | 78 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 13.0 | 109.1 | 54.7 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Att | Y/A+ | NY/A+ | AY/A+ | ANY/A+ | Cmp%+ | TD%+ | Int%+ | Sack%+ | Rate+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 22 | PIT | 11 | 0 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 81 | 72 | 71 | ||||||
| 1952* | 25 | PIT | QB | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5-7-0 | 336 | 102 | 109 | 100 | 110 | 113 | 111 | |||
| 1953 | 26 | PIT | QB | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4-5-0 | 292 | 80 | 89 | 91 | 82 | 122 | 92 | |||
| 1954 | 27 | PIT | QB | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5-7-0 | 306 | 97 | 100 | 112 | 100 | 106 | 105 | |||
| 1955 | 28 | PIT | QB | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4-8-0 | 344 | 95 | 89 | 94 | 83 | 93 | 86 | |||
| Career | 79 | 45 | 18-27-0 | 1382 |
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1951 | 24 | PIT | RDH | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 22 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1952* | 25 | PIT | QB | 7 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 5 | 20 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 37 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| 1953 | 26 | PIT | QB | 7 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 1954 | 27 | PIT | QB | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 17 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 1955 | 28 | PIT | QB | 7 | 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 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950 | 23 | PIT | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1951 | 24 | PIT | RDH | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1952* | 25 | PIT | QB | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1953 | 26 | PIT | QB | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1954 | 27 | PIT | QB | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1955 | 28 | PIT | QB | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 79 | 45 | 7 | 84 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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