| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Sfty | Awards |
| 1947 | 24 | DET | NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | 25 | CLE | AAFC | 14 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | 26 | CLE | AAFC | 12 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | 27 | CLE | NFL | FS | 12 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 1951 | 28 | CLE | NFL | RDH | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 29 | CLE | NFL | RDH | 12 | 12 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 30 | CLE | NFL | RDH | 12 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | PB |
| 1954 | 31 | CLE | NFL | FS | 12 | 12 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | 32 | CLE | NFL | FS | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 33 | BAL | NFL | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 10 Yrs | 98 | 61 | 34 | 309 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 11 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| CLE (8 Yrs) | 94 | 59 | 34 | 309 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| BAL (1 Yr) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| DET (1 Yr) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| NFL (8 Yrs) | 72 | 60 | 26 | 208 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| AAFC (2 Yrs) | 26 | 1 | 8 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | PD | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Comb | Sfty | Awards |
| 1948 | 25 | CLE | AAFC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | 26 | CLE | AAFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | 27 | CLE | NFL | FS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 | 28 | CLE | NFL | RDH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 29 | CLE | NFL | RDH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 30 | CLE | NFL | RDH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 | 31 | CLE | NFL | FS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | 32 | CLE | NFL | FS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 Yrs | 10 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 12 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| NFL (6 Yrs) | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| AAFC (2 Yrs) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | Awards | ||||||
| 1947 | 24 | DET | NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -0.5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | 25 | CLE | AAFC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 26.0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | 26 | CLE | AAFC | 12 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2.8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1950 | 27 | CLE | NFL | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | 31 | CLE | NFL | FS | 12 | 12 | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 | -6.0 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | 32 | CLE | NFL | FS | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 Yrs | 98 | 61 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 17 | 4.4 | 74 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 8 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| CLE (8 Yrs) | 94 | 59 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 15 | 5.0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| BAL (1 Yr) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| DET (1 Yr) | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -0.5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| NFL (8 Yrs) | 72 | 60 | 5 | -6 | 0 | 2 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -1.2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| AAFC (2 Yrs) | 26 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 12 | 6.7 | 80 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | Awards | |||||
| 1949 | 26 | CLE | AAFC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 Yrs | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NFL (6 Yrs) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| AAFC (2 Yrs) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 25 | CLE | AAFC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 19 | 100.00 | -19.00 | -19.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 Yrs | 98 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 19 | 100.00 | -19.00 | -19.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| CLE (8 Yrs) | 94 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 19 | 100.00 | -19.00 | -19.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| BAL (1 Yr) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| DET (1 Yr) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| NFL (8 Yrs) | 72 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| AAFC (2 Yrs) | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 19 | 100.00 | -19.00 | -19.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | PRTD | Lng | Ret | Yds | KRTD | Lng | APYd | Awards | |
| 1947 | 24 | DET | NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1948 | 25 | CLE | AAFC | 14 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | ||
| 1950 | 27 | CLE | NFL | FS | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | ||
| 10 Yrs | 98 | 61 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 15 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 491 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | |||||
| CLE (8 Yrs) | 94 | 59 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 15 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 490 | |||||
| BAL (1 Yr) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| DET (1 Yr) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| NFL (8 Yrs) | 72 | 60 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | |||||
| AAFC (2 Yrs) | 26 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | |||||
| Touchdowns | PAT | FG | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PRTD | KRTD | FRTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G | Awards |
| 1949 | 26 | CLE | AAFC | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | ||
| 1953 | 30 | CLE | NFL | RDH | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | PB | |
| 10 Yrs | 98 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.1 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| CLE (8 Yrs) | 94 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.1 | |||||
| BAL (1 Yr) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| DET (1 Yr) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| NFL (8 Yrs) | 72 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 | ||||||
| AAFC (2 Yrs) | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.2 | |||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Tommy James born?
Tommy James was born on September 16, 1923.
Where was Tommy James born?
Tommy James was born in Canton, OH.
How tall was Tommy James?
Tommy James was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.
How much did Tommy James weigh when playing?
Tommy James weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.
Is Tommy James in the Hall of Fame?
Tommy James has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
How many games did Tommy James play?
Tommy James played 98 games over his career.
How many interception return yards did Tommy James have?
Tommy James had 309 interception return yards over his career.
How many Super Bowls has Tommy James won?
Tommy James never won a Super Bowl.
When did Tommy James retire?
Tommy James last played in 1956.

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