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John James

John Wilbur James Jr.

Position: P
Height: 6-3    Weight: 197 lbs.
Born: January 21, 1949 in Panama City, FL
College: Florida

3-time Pro Bowler

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1972 23 ATL P 14 0 61 2609 59 0 42.8
1973 24 ATL P 14 0 63 2682 72 0 42.6
1974 25 ATL P 14 0 96 3891 65 1 40.5
1975* 26 ATL P 14 0 89 3696 75 1 41.5
1976* 27 ATL P 14 0 101 4253 67 0 42.1
1977* 28 ATL P 14 0 105 4349 61 0 41.4
1978 29 ATL P 16 0 109 4227 57 1 38.8
1979 30 ATL P 16 0 83 3296 62 1 39.7
1980 31 ATL P 16 0 79 3087 59 0 39.1
1981 32 ATL P 16 0 87 3543 62 1 40.7
1982 33 2TM /P 7 0 43 1741 56 0 40.5
DET 2 0 12 481 50 0 40.1
HOU P 5 0 31 1260 56 0 40.6
1983 34 HOU P 16 0 79 3136 53 1 39.7
1984 35 HOU P 16 0 88 3482 55 0 39.6
Career 187 0 1083 43992 75 6 40.6
10 yrs ATL 148 0 873 35633 75 5 40.8
3 yrs TEN 37 0 198 7878 56 1 39.8
1 yr DET 2 0 12 481 50 0 40.1

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
1975* 26 ATL P 14 0 1 1 100.0 25 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 25.0 25.0 25.0 1.8 118.7 0 0 25.0 25.0 0.0
1977* 28 ATL P 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1979 30 ATL P 16 0 1 1 100.0 20 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 20.0 20.0 20.0 1.3 118.7 0 0 20.0 20.0 0.0
1980 31 ATL P 16 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
1981 32 ATL P 16 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1983 34 HOU P 16 0 1 1 100.0 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 0.4 95.8 0 0 7.0 7.0 0.0
Career 187 0 3 6 50.0 52 0 0.0 1 16.7 25 8.7 1.2 17.3 0.3 40.3 0 0 8.7 1.2 0.0
10 yrs ATL 148 0 2 5 40.0 45 0 0.0 1 20.0 25 9.0 0.0 22.5 0.3 33.3 0 0 9.0 0.0 0.0
3 yrs TEN 37 0 1 1 100.0 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 7.0 7.0 7.0 0.2 95.8 0 0 7.0 7.0 0.0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
1979 30 ATL P 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 0
1980 31 ATL P 16 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 0.8 0.1 13 0 0
1981 32 ATL P 16 0 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -0.4 0.1 -7 0 0
1983 34 HOU P 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 0
Career 187 0 4 6 0 13 1.5 0.0 0.0 6 0 0
10 yrs ATL 148 0 3 6 0 13 2.0 0.0 0.0 6 0 0
3 yrs TEN 37 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1976* 27 ATL P 14 0 0 1 0 0
1979 30 ATL P 16 0 0 1 0 0
Career 187 0 0 2 0 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1975
1976
1977

Punts

1974 NFL 96 (1-- 55)
1975 NFL 89 (3)
1976 NFL 101 (1-- 24)
1977 NFL 105 (1-- 13)
1978 NFL 109 (1-- 4)
1981 NFL 87 (7)
1984 NFL 88 (8)
Career 1083 (10)

Punting Yds

1974 NFL 3891 (1-- 92)
1975 NFL 3696 (2)
1976 NFL 4253 (1-- 28)
1977 NFL 4349 (1-- 23)
1978 NFL 4227 (1-- 32)
1981 NFL 3543 (8)
1984 NFL 3482 (10)
Career 43992 (14)

Long Punt

1973 NFL 72 (2)
1974 NFL 65 (6)
1975 NFL 75 (1-- 70)
1976 NFL 67 (6)

Punts Blocked

1974 NFL 1 (5)
1975 NFL 1 (7)
1978 NFL 1 (9)
1979 NFL 1 (8)
1981 NFL 1 (4)
1983 NFL 1 (3)
Career 6 (31)

Yds/Punt

1972 NFL 42.8 (5)
1973 NFL 42.6 (7)
1974 NFL 40.5 (6)
1975 NFL 41.5 (5)
1976 NFL 42.1 (2)
1977 NFL 41.4 (4)
Career 40.6 (163)

   

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)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1975 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1976 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1976 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1977 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1980 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.