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Jack Kemp

Jack French Kemp

Position: QB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 201 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: July 13, 1935 in Los Angeles, CA
Died: May 2, 2009 in Bethesda, MD
College: Occidental
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 17th round (203rd overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 70 (637th overall since 1950)
7-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 20, 2013 10:25PM
All-Time Rank: #653. Roy Winston… #654. Paul Naumoff… #655. Jake Plummer… #656. JACK KEMP… #657. Tim Krumrie… #658. Gary Collins… #659. Les Bingaman… 

Passing

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% 4QC GWD AV
1957 22 PIT 7 4 8 18 44.4 88 0 0.0 2 11.1 21 4.9 -0.1 11.0 22.0 19.9 0 0 1
1960+ 25 LAC QB 15 14 12 9-3-0 211 406 52.0 3018 20 4.9 25 6.2 69 7.4 5.6 14.3 215.6 67.1 4 4 15
1961* 26 SDG QB 15 14 14 12-2-0 165 364 45.3 2686 15 4.1 22 6.0 91 7.4 5.5 16.3 191.9 59.2 1 1 12
1962 27 2TM 6 5 3-2-0 64 139 46.0 928 5 3.6 6 4.3 67 6.7 5.5 14.5 154.7 62.3 4
SDG qb 15 2 2 1-1-0 13 45 28.9 292 2 4.4 2 4.4 67 6.5 5.4 22.5 146.0 50.4 1
BUF qb 15 4 3 2-1-0 51 94 54.3 636 3 3.2 4 4.3 31 6.8 5.5 12.5 159.0 68.4 3
1963* 28 BUF QB 15 14 12 5-6-1 193 384 50.3 2910 13 3.4 20 5.2 89 7.6 5.9 15.1 207.9 65.1 1 2 12
1964* 29 BUF QB 15 14 13 11-2-0 119 269 44.2 2285 13 4.8 26 9.7 94 8.5 5.1 19.2 163.2 50.9 9
1965*+ 30 BUF QB 15 14 13 9-3-1 179 391 45.8 2368 10 2.6 18 4.6 78 6.1 4.5 13.2 169.1 54.8 2 1 8
1966* 31 BUF QB 15 14 14 9-4-1 166 389 42.7 2451 11 2.8 16 4.1 55 6.3 5.0 14.8 175.1 56.2 1 1 10
1967 32 BUF QB 15 14 11 3-8-0 161 369 43.6 2503 14 3.8 26 7.0 63 6.8 4.4 15.5 178.8 50.0 2 2 7
1969* 34 BUF QB 15 14 11 4-7-0 170 344 49.4 1981 13 3.8 22 6.4 55 5.8 3.6 11.7 141.5 53.2 21 187 4.92 2.92 5.8 0 0 5
Career 122 105 65-37-3 1436 3073 46.7 21218 114 3.7 183 6.0 94 6.9 5.0 14.8 173.9 57.3 21 187 6.80 4.87 0.7 11 11 83
7 yrs BUF 88 77 43-31-3 1039 2240 46.4 15134 77 3.4 132 5.9 94 6.8 4.8 14.6 172.0 55.8 21 187 4.92 2.92 5.8 6 6 54
3 yrs LAC-SDG 30 28 22-6-0 389 815 47.7 5996 37 4.5 49 6.0 91 7.4 5.6 15.4 199.9 62.6 5 5 28
1 yr PIT 4 0 8 18 44.4 88 0 0.0 2 11.1 21 4.9 -0.1 11.0 22.0 19.9 0 0 1

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Advanced Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1960+ 25 LAC QB 15 14 12 9-3-0 406 112 107 116 99 99 107
1961* 26 SDG QB 15 14 14 12-2-0 364 110 106 92 92 102 99
1962 27 2TM 6 5 3-2-0 139 97 104 94 88 118 101
BUF qb 15 4 3 2-1-0 94
1963* 28 BUF QB 15 14 12 5-6-1 384 110 108 105 84 111 103
1964* 29 BUF QB 15 14 13 11-2-0 269 126 100 89 99 52 87
1965*+ 30 BUF QB 15 14 13 9-3-1 391 91 94 97 82 112 94
1966* 31 BUF QB 15 14 14 9-4-1 389 96 100 89 83 121 95
1967 32 BUF QB 15 14 11 3-8-0 369 100 93 90 91 83 89
1969* 34 BUF QB 15 14 11 4-7-0 344 86 86 86 85 103 92 91 109 90
Career 122 105 65-37-3 3073 103 86 100 85 98 90 99 109 96

Rushing & Receiving

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
1957 22 PIT 7 4 3 -1 0 2 -0.3 -0.3 0.8 -1 0 1
1960+ 25 LAC QB 15 14 12 54 238 8 8 4.4 17.0 3.9 238 8 9
1961* 26 SDG QB 15 14 14 43 105 6 23 2.4 7.5 3.1 105 6 10
1962 27 2TM 6 5 20 84 2 28 4.2 14.0 3.3 84 2 3
SDG qb 15 2 2 8 28 1 19 3.5 14.0 4.0 28 1 2
BUF qb 15 4 3 12 56 1 28 4.7 14.0 3.0 56 1 1
1963* 28 BUF QB 15 14 12 50 239 8 26 4.8 17.1 3.6 239 8 10
1964* 29 BUF QB 15 14 13 37 124 5 14 3.4 8.9 2.6 124 5 7
1965*+ 30 BUF QB 15 14 13 36 49 4 12 1.4 3.5 2.6 1 -9 -9.0 0 -9 0.1 -0.6 40 4 9
1966* 31 BUF QB 15 14 14 40 130 5 26 3.3 9.3 2.9 130 5 7
1967 32 BUF QB 15 14 11 36 58 2 14 1.6 4.1 2.6 58 2 14
1969* 34 BUF QB 15 14 11 37 124 0 13 3.4 8.9 2.6 124 0 8
Career 122 105 356 1150 40 28 3.2 9.4 2.9 1 -9 -9.0 0 0 0.0 -0.1 1141 40 78
7 yrs BUF 88 77 248 780 25 28 3.1 8.9 2.8 1 -9 -9.0 0 0 0.0 -0.1 771 25 56
3 yrs SDG-LAC 30 28 105 371 15 23 3.5 12.4 3.5 371 15 21
1 yr PIT 4 0 3 -1 0 2 -0.3 -0.3 0.8 -1 0 1

Defense & Fumbles

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
1957 22 PIT 7 4 0 1 0 0 0
1960+ 25 LAC QB 15 14 12 0 9 0 0 0
1961* 26 SDG QB 15 14 14 0 10 0 0 0
1962 27 2TM 6 5 0 3 0 0 0
SDG qb 15 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
BUF qb 15 4 3 0 1 0 0 0
1963* 28 BUF QB 15 14 12 0 10 0 0 0
1964* 29 BUF QB 15 14 13 0 7 0 0 0
1965*+ 30 BUF QB 15 14 13 0 9 6 0 0
1966* 31 BUF QB 15 14 14 0 7 0 0 0
1967 32 BUF QB 15 14 11 0 14 6 0 0
1969* 34 BUF QB 15 14 11 0 8 5 0 0
Career 122 105 0 78 17 0 0
7 yrs BUF 88 77 0 56 17 0 0
3 yrs SDG-LAC 30 28 0 21 0 0 0
1 yr PIT 4 0 0 1 0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

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
1957 22 PIT 7 4 2 55 33 0 27.5
Career 122 2 55 33 0 27.5

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1960+ 25 LAC QB 15 14 12 8 8 48
1961* 26 SDG QB 15 14 14 6 6 36
1962 27 2TM 6 5 2 2 12
SDG qb 15 2 2 1 1 6
BUF qb 15 4 3 1 1 6
1963* 28 BUF QB 15 14 12 8 8 48
1964* 29 BUF QB 15 14 13 5 5 30
1965*+ 30 BUF QB 15 14 13 4 4 24
1966* 31 BUF QB 15 14 14 5 5 30
1967 32 BUF QB 15 14 11 2 2 1 14
Career 122 105 40 40 1 242
7 yrs BUF 88 77 25 25 1 152
3 yrs LAC-SDG 30 28 15 15 90

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards
1965 AFL AP Player of the Year

Pro Bowls
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1969

First-Team All-Pro
1960
1965

Approximate Value
1960 AFL 15 (6)

Passes Completed
1960 AFL 211 (2)
1961 AFL 165 (5)
1962 AFL 64 (9)
1963 AFL 193 (2)
1964 AFL 119 (8)
1965 AFL 179 (2)
1966 AFL 166 (4)
1967 AFL 161 (6)
1969 AFL 170 (4)
Career 1436 (106)

Pass Attempts
1960 AFL 406 (2)
1961 AFL 364 (3)
1962 AFL 139 (9)
1963 AFL 384 (2)
1964 AFL 269 (7)
1965 AFL 391 (3)
1966 AFL 389 (2)
1967 AFL 369 (4)
1969 AFL 344 (4)
Career 3073 (84)

Passing Yds
1960 AFL 3018 (2)
1961 AFL 2686 (2)
1962 AFL 928 (9)
1963 AFL 2910 (2)
1964 AFL 2285 (6)
1965 AFL 2368 (4)
1966 AFL 2451 (6)
1967 AFL 2503 (5)
1969 AFL 1981 (7)
Career 21218 (90)

Passing TD
1960 AFL 20 (5)
1961 AFL 15 (4)
1963 AFL 13 (6)
1964 AFL 13 (7)
1965 AFL 10 (7)
1966 AFL 11 (7)
1967 AFL 14 (8)
1969 AFL 13 (6)
Career 114 (109)

Passer Rating
1960 AFL 67.1 (4)
1961 AFL 59.2 (5)
1963 AFL 65.1 (6)
1964 AFL 50.9 (9)
1965 AFL 54.8 (5)
1966 AFL 56.2 (6)
1967 AFL 50.0 (8)
1969 AFL 53.2 (9)

Long Pass
1960 AFL 69 (7)
1961 AFL 91 (1/75)
1963 AFL 89 (3)
1964 AFL 94 (1/47)
1965 AFL 78 (4)
1967 AFL 63 (8)

Passes Intercepted
1960 AFL 25 (3/39)
1961 AFL 22 (3)
1963 AFL 20 (3)
1964 AFL 26 (3/26)
1965 AFL 18 (4)
1966 AFL 16 (4)
1967 AFL 26 (2/26)
1969 AFL 22 (2)
Career 183 (33)

Sacked
1969 AFL 21 (7)

Sacked Yds Lost
1969 AFL 187 (7)

Passing Yds/Game
1960 AFL 215.6 (2)
1961 AFL 191.9 (2)
1963 AFL 207.9 (2)
1964 AFL 163.2 (6)
1965 AFL 169.1 (5)
1966 AFL 175.1 (6)
1967 AFL 178.8 (5)
1969 AFL 141.5 (10)
Career 173.9 (84)

Yds/Pass Att
1960 AFL 7.4 (1)
1961 AFL 7.4 (2)
1963 AFL 7.6 (3)
1964 AFL 8.5 (1/67)
1965 AFL 6.1 (4)
1966 AFL 6.3 (7)
1967 AFL 6.8 (5)
1969 AFL 5.8 (9)
Career 6.9 (105)

Yds/Pass Cmp
1960 AFL 14.3 (1)
1961 AFL 16.3 (2/39)
1963 AFL 15.1 (3)
1964 AFL 19.2 (1/2)
1965 AFL 13.2 (6)
1966 AFL 14.8 (4)
1967 AFL 15.5 (1/87)
1969 AFL 11.7 (9)
Career 14.8 (11)

Pass Attempts/Game
1960 AFL 29.0 (2)
1961 AFL 26.0 (3)
1963 AFL 27.4 (3)
1964 AFL 19.2 (7)
1965 AFL 27.9 (3)
1966 AFL 27.8 (2)
1967 AFL 26.4 (5)
1969 AFL 24.6 (5)
Career 25.2 (83)

Adj Yds/Pass Att
1969 AFL 3.64 (9)
Career 4.97 (182)

Net Yds/Pass Att
1969 AFL 4.92 (9)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att
1969 AFL 2.92 (9)

Passes Completed/Game
1960 AFL 15.1 (2)
1961 AFL 11.8 (5)
1963 AFL 13.8 (2)
1964 AFL 8.5 (8)
1965 AFL 12.8 (2)
1966 AFL 11.9 (4)
1967 AFL 11.5 (6)
1969 AFL 12.1 (5)
Career 11.8 (139)

Pass Completion %
1960 AFL 52.0% (2)
1961 AFL 45.3% (7)
1963 AFL 50.3% (4)
1964 AFL 44.2% (9)
1965 AFL 45.8% (4)
1966 AFL 42.7% (7)
1967 AFL 43.6% (7)
1969 AFL 49.4% (4)

Pass Intercept. %
1960 AFL 6.2% (6)
1961 AFL 6.0% (4)
1963 AFL 5.2% (1)
1964 AFL 9.7% (9)
1965 AFL 4.6% (3)
1966 AFL 4.1% (3)
1967 AFL 7.0% (8)
1969 AFL 6.4% (9)

Passing TD %
1960 AFL 4.9% (5)
1961 AFL 4.1% (6)
1963 AFL 3.4% (8)
1964 AFL 4.8% (5)
1965 AFL 2.6% (8)
1966 AFL 2.8% (7)
1967 AFL 3.8% (9)
1969 AFL 3.8% (7)
Career 3.7% (162)

Sack %
1969 AFL 5.75% (5)

Game-Winning Drives
1960 AFL 4 (1/78)
1961 AFL 1 (4)
1963 AFL 2 (1)
1965 AFL 1 (4)
1966 AFL 1 (2)
1967 AFL 2 (2)
Career 11 (114)

Comebacks
1960 AFL 4 (1/33)
1961 AFL 1 (3)
1963 AFL 1 (3)
1965 AFL 2 (2)
1966 AFL 1 (4)
1967 AFL 2 (2)
Career 11 (84)

Rushing TD
1960 AFL 8 (2)
1961 AFL 6 (4)
1963 AFL 8 (2)
1964 AFL 5 (4)
1965 AFL 4 (9)
1966 AFL 5 (7)
Career 40 (103)

Touchdowns
1960 AFL 8 (10)
1963 AFL 8 (10)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1960 AFL 8 (9)
1963 AFL 8 (10)

2-pt. Conv. Made
Career 1 (178)

Total Offense
1969 AFL 1918 (5)

Fumbles
1960 AFL 9 (3)
1961 AFL 10 (2)
1963 AFL 10 (1)
1964 AFL 7 (4)
1965 AFL 9 (1)
1966 AFL 7 (3)
1967 AFL 14 (1/42)
1969 AFL 8 (3)
Career 78 (38)

Fumbles Recovered
1965 AFL 6 (1/45)
1967 AFL 6 (1/45)
1969 AFL 5 (1)
Career 17 (163)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19601st TeamAll-AFLAFL
19601st TeamAll-AFLAssociated Press
19601st TeamAll-AFLUPI
19612nd TeamAll-AFLAFL
19612nd TeamAll-AFLNY Daily News
19612nd TeamAll-AFLUPI
19632nd TeamAll-AFLUPI
19651st TeamAll-AFLAFL
19651st TeamAll-AFLAssociated Press
19651st TeamAll-AFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19651st TeamAll-AFLNY Daily News
19651st TeamAll-AFLUPI
19662nd TeamAll-AFLAFL
19662nd TeamAll-AFLAssociated Press
19662nd TeamAll-AFLNY Daily News