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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

Career AV: 40 (2058th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1995

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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

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Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec 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% 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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 44

Advanced Passing

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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 93 0 95 0 97 93 106 0 97

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 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

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
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 1 0 0
1950 23 PIT 7 9 0 3 24 0 24
1951 24 PIT RDH 7 12 0 3 46 1 25 1 0 0 0
1952* 25 PIT QB 7 12 12 7 2 0 0
1953 26 PIT QB 7 11 9 3 1 0 0
1954 27 PIT QB 7 12 12 4 2 0 0
1955 28 PIT QB 7 12 12 5 1 0 0
Career 79 45 7 84 1 25 20 7 0 0

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1952* 25 PIT QB 7 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 No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1951 24 PIT RDH 7 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 No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1949 22 PIT 11 0 1 1 2 12
1951 24 PIT RDH 7 12 0 1 1 6
1952* 25 PIT QB 7 12 12 5 5 30
1953 26 PIT QB 7 11 9 2 2 12
1955 28 PIT QB 7 12 12 4 4 24
Career 79 45 12 1 1 14 84

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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 (173)

Pass Attempts

1952 NFL 336 (2)
1953 NFL 292 (4)
1954 NFL 306 (2)
1955 NFL 344 (1)
Career 1382 (162)

Passing Yds

1952 NFL 2307 (2)
1953 NFL 1484 (8)
1954 NFL 2003 (5)
1955 NFL 2270 (1)
Career 8622 (169)

Passing TD

1952 NFL 20 (1)
1953 NFL 8 (9)
1954 NFL 14 (4)
1955 NFL 10 (7)
Career 55 (165)

Passer Rating

1952 NFL 66.2 (5)
1953 NFL 49.8 (8)
1954 NFL 63.4 (8)

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 (123)

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 (195)

Yds/Pass Att

1952 NFL 6.9 (6)
1954 NFL 6.5 (10)
1955 NFL 6.6 (8)
Career 6.2 (195)

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 (176)

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)

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 (191)

Pass Completion %

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

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% (194)

Passing TD %

1952 NFL 6.0% (6)
1953 NFL 2.7% (10)
1954 NFL 4.6% (7)
Career 4.0% (123)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)