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James Harris

James Larnell Harris

Position: QB
Height: 6-4    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: July 20, 1947 in Monroe, LA
College: Grambling State

Career AV: 38 (2221st overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 8th round (192nd overall) of the 1969 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
1969 22 BUF 12 4 1 0-1-0 15 36 41.7 270 1 2.8 1 2.8 55 7.5 6.8 18.0 67.5 65.7 9 70 4.4 3.9 20.0 1
1970 23 BUF 12 7 0 24 50 48.0 338 3 6.0 4 8.0 32 6.8 4.4 14.1 48.3 56.9 7 63 4.8 2.7 12.3 1
1971 24 BUF 12 7 2 0-2-0 51 103 49.5 512 1 1.0 6 5.8 62 5.0 2.5 10.0 73.1 43.0 16 145 3.1 1.0 13.4 2
1973 26 RAM 12 8 0 7 11 63.6 68 0 0.0 0 0.0 27 6.2 6.2 9.7 8.5 80.9 0 0 6.2 6.2 0.0 1
1974* 27 RAM QB 12 11 9 7-2-0 106 198 53.5 1544 11 5.6 6 3.0 50 7.8 7.5 14.6 140.4 85.1 12 101 6.9 6.6 5.7 10
1975 28 RAM QB 12 13 13 11-2-0 157 285 55.1 2148 14 4.9 15 5.3 54 7.5 6.2 13.7 165.2 73.8 21 180 6.4 5.1 6.9 11
1976 29 RAM QB 12 7 5 3-2-0 91 158 57.6 1460 8 5.1 6 3.8 80 9.2 8.5 16.0 208.6 89.6 14 151 7.6 7.0 8.1 9
1977 30 SDG QB 12 9 9 4-5-0 109 211 51.7 1240 5 2.4 11 5.2 78 5.9 4.0 11.4 137.8 55.8 12 106 5.1 3.3 5.4 5
1978 31 SDG 12 9 2 0-2-0 42 88 47.7 518 2 2.3 9 10.2 34 5.9 1.7 12.3 57.6 34.4 8 43 4.9 1.1 8.3 2
1979 32 SDG 12 8 0 5 9 55.6 38 0 0.0 1 11.1 10 4.2 -0.8 7.6 4.8 26.4 2 15 2.1 -2.0 18.2 0
Career 83 41 25-16-0 607 1149 52.8 8136 45 3.9 59 5.1 80 7.1 5.6 13.4 98.0 67.3 101 874 5.8 4.4 8.1 42
4 yrs RAM 39 27 21-6-0 361 652 55.4 5220 33 5.1 27 4.1 80 8.0 7.2 14.5 133.8 81.2 47 432 6.8 6.1 6.7 31
3 yrs BUF 18 3 0-3-0 90 189 47.6 1120 5 2.6 11 5.8 62 5.9 3.8 12.4 62.2 51.0 32 278 3.8 2.0 14.5 4
3 yrs SDG 26 11 4-7-0 156 308 50.6 1796 7 2.3 21 6.8 78 5.8 3.2 11.5 69.1 47.8 22 164 4.9 2.5 6.7 7

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1974 (1-1), 1975 (0-1)

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+
1970 23 BUF 12 7 0 50 100 87 91 85 89 116 77 76 91
1971 24 BUF 12 7 2 0-2-0 103 69 60 72 67 95 67 96 72 77
1974* 27 RAM QB 12 11 9 7-2-0 198 121 125 126 128 104 112 122 115 121
1975 28 RAM QB 12 13 13 11-2-0 285 114 116 110 111 107 107 98 109 108
1976 29 RAM QB 12 7 5 3-2-0 158 142 135 136 133 116 109 115 103 125
1977 30 SDG QB 12 9 9 4-5-0 211 87 96 89 93 98 83 101 118 90
1978 31 SDG 12 9 2 0-2-0 88 81 89 51 58 82 79 41 98 56
Career 83 41 25-16-0 1149 107 107 103 104 102 98 100 105 101

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
1969 22 BUF 12 4 1 10 25 0 9 2.5 6.3 2.5 25 0 3
1970 23 BUF 12 7 0 3 -8 0 1 -2.7 -1.1 0.4 -8 0 2
1971 24 BUF 12 7 2 6 42 0 13 7.0 6.0 0.9 42 0 3
1973 26 RAM 12 8 0 4 29 0 19 7.3 3.6 0.5 29 0 0
1974* 27 RAM QB 12 11 9 42 112 5 15 2.7 10.2 3.8 112 5 7
1975 28 RAM QB 12 13 13 18 45 1 15 2.5 3.5 1.4 45 1 6
1976 29 RAM QB 12 7 5 12 76 2 20 6.3 10.9 1.7 76 2 5
1977 30 SDG QB 12 9 9 10 13 2 12 1.3 1.4 1.1 13 2 4
1978 31 SDG 12 9 2 10 7 0 9 0.7 0.8 1.1 7 0 5
1979 32 SDG 12 8 0 6 26 0 18 4.3 3.3 0.8 26 0 1
Career 83 41 121 367 10 20 3.0 4.4 1.5 367 10 36
4 yrs RAM 39 27 76 262 8 20 3.4 6.7 1.9 262 8 18
3 yrs BUF 18 3 19 59 0 13 3.1 3.3 1.1 59 0 8
3 yrs SDG 26 11 26 46 2 18 1.8 1.8 1.0 46 2 10

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
1969 22 BUF 12 4 1 3 1 0 0
1970 23 BUF 12 7 0 2 1 0 0
1971 24 BUF 12 7 2 3 2 0 0
1974* 27 RAM QB 12 11 9 7 2 -7 0
1975 28 RAM QB 12 13 13 6 3 -1 0
1976 29 RAM QB 12 7 5 5 0 0 0
1977 30 SDG QB 12 9 9 4 3 0 0
1978 31 SDG 12 9 2 5 2 -17 0
1979 32 SDG 12 8 0 1 1 -7 0
Career 83 41 36 15 -32 0
4 yrs RAM 39 27 18 5 -8 0
3 yrs BUF 18 3 8 4 0 0
3 yrs SDG 26 11 10 6 -24 0

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
1974* 27 RAM QB 12 11 9 5 5 30
1975 28 RAM QB 12 13 13 1 1 6
1976 29 RAM QB 12 7 5 2 2 12
1977 30 SDG QB 12 9 9 2 2 12
Career 83 41 10 10 60
4 yrs RAM 39 27 8 8 48
3 yrs SDG 26 11 2 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1974

Passes Completed

Career 607 (180)

Pass Attempts

Career 1149 (185)

Passing Yds

Career 8136 (174)

Passing TD

1974 NFL 11 (10)
Career 45 (182)

Passer Rating

1974 NFL 85.1 (3)
1975 NFL 73.8 (8)
Career 67.3 (163)

Long Pass

1976 NFL 80 (5)
1977 NFL 78 (8)

Passes Intercepted

Career 59 (182)

Sacked

Career 101 (133)

Sacked Yds Lost

Career 874 (115)

Passing Yds/Game

1976 NFL 208.6 (5)

Yds/Pass Att

1974 NFL 7.8 (4)
1975 NFL 7.5 (5)
Career 7.1 (62)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1974 NFL 14.6 (2)
1975 NFL 13.7 (7)
Career 13.4 (51)

Pass Attempts/Game

1977 NFL 23.4 (10)

Fumbles

1974 NFL 7 (10)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1974 NFL 7.55 (3)
1975 NFL 6.15 (9)
Career 5.55 (134)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1974 NFL 6.87 (2)
1975 NFL 6.43 (6)
Career 5.81 (94)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1974 NFL 6.63 (2)
1975 NFL 5.14 (10)
Career 4.41 (138)

Passes Completed/Game

1976 NFL 13.0 (9)

Pass Completion %

1975 NFL 55.1% (8)
Career 52.8% (149)

Pass Intercept. %

1974 NFL 3.0% (4)
1977 NFL 5.2% (10)
Career 5.1% (151)

Passing TD %

1974 NFL 5.6% (3)
1975 NFL 4.9% (10)
Career 3.9% (135)

Sack %

1974 NFL 5.71% (10)
1975 NFL 6.86% (10)
1977 NFL 5.38% (5)
Career 8.08% (123)

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

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 23 7 QB 23 43
1971 24 7 QB 19 44
1973 26 8 QB 6 53
1974 27 11 QB 157 26 9 40
1975 28 13 QB 150 14 9 54
1976 29 7 QB 114 18
1977 30 9 QB 71 25
1978 31 9 QB 15 42
1979 32 8 QB 2 56
557 40