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Milt Plum

Milton Ross Plum

Position: QB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: January 20, 1935 in Westville, NJ
College: Penn State

Career AV: 66 (678th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 2nd round (17th overall) of the 1957 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
1957 22 CLE qb 16 9 3 2-1-0 41 76 53.9 590 2 2.6 5 6.6 58 7.8 5.3 14.4 65.6 60.7 4
1958 23 CLE QB 16 12 12 9-2-0 102 189 54.0 1619 11 5.8 11 5.8 74 8.6 7.1 15.9 134.9 77.9 9
1959 24 CLE QB 16 12 12 7-5-0 156 266 58.6 1992 14 5.3 8 3.0 76 7.5 7.2 12.8 166.0 87.2 9
1960* 25 CLE QB 16 12 12 8-3-1 151 250 60.4 2297 21 8.4 5 2.0 86 9.2 10.0 15.2 191.4 110.4 16
1961* 26 CLE QB 16 14 13 7-5-1 177 302 58.6 2416 18 6.0 10 3.3 77 8.0 7.7 13.6 172.6 90.3 12
1962 27 DET QB 16 14 14 11-3-0 179 325 55.1 2378 15 4.6 20 6.2 80 7.3 5.5 13.3 169.9 68.2 8
1963 28 DET 16 10 3 1-2-0 27 77 35.1 339 2 2.6 12 15.6 39 4.4 -2.1 12.6 33.9 18.7 1
1964 29 DET QB 16 12 11 4-5-2 154 287 53.7 2241 18 6.3 15 5.2 92 7.8 6.7 14.6 186.8 78.5 7
1965 30 DET QB 16 14 11 4-6-1 143 308 46.4 1710 12 3.9 19 6.2 55 5.6 3.6 12.0 122.1 51.2 6
1966 31 DET qb 16 6 6 2-4-0 82 146 56.2 943 4 2.7 13 8.9 63 6.5 3.0 11.5 157.2 47.8 2
1967 32 DET qb 16 9 6 1-4-1 86 172 50.0 925 4 2.3 8 4.7 43 5.4 3.8 10.8 102.8 54.5 3
1968 33 RAM 16 4 0 5 12 41.7 49 1 8.3 1 8.3 25 4.1 2.0 9.8 12.3 46.9 1
1969 34 NYG 16 1 0 3 9 33.3 37 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 4.1 4.1 12.3 37.0 47.0 1 12 2.5 2.5 10.0 1
Career 129 103 56-40-6 1306 2419 54.0 17536 122 5.0 127 5.3 92 7.2 5.9 13.4 135.9 72.2 1 12 7.2 5.9 0.0 79
6 yrs DET 65 51 23-24-4 671 1315 51.0 8536 55 4.2 87 6.6 92 6.5 4.4 12.7 131.3 58.0 27
5 yrs CLE 59 52 33-16-2 627 1083 57.9 8914 66 6.1 39 3.6 86 8.2 7.8 14.2 151.1 89.9 50
1 yr NYG 1 0 3 9 33.3 37 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 4.1 4.1 12.3 37.0 47.0 1 12 2.5 2.5 10.0 1
1 yr RAM 4 0 5 12 41.7 49 1 8.3 1 8.3 25 4.1 2.0 9.8 12.3 46.9 1

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1958 (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+
1957 22 CLE qb 16 9 3 2-1-0 76 109 101 110 71 101 96
1958 23 CLE QB 16 12 12 9-2-0 189 125 118 111 107 104 114
1959 24 CLE QB 16 12 12 7-5-0 266 104 114 127 100 121 120
1960* 25 CLE QB 16 12 12 8-3-1 250 127 135 131 123 129 139
1961* 26 CLE QB 16 14 13 7-5-1 302 107 117 123 104 122 121
1962 27 DET QB 16 14 14 11-3-0 325 93 93 110 93 97 96
1963 28 DET 16 10 3 1-2-0 77 37 5 35 75 2 38
1964 29 DET QB 16 12 11 4-5-2 287 108 106 107 108 98 106
1965 30 DET QB 16 14 11 4-6-1 308 74 79 83 90 88 81
1966 31 DET qb 16 6 6 2-4-0 146 91 76 116 80 64 80
1967 32 DET qb 16 9 6 1-4-1 172 75 84 94 76 107 87
Career 129 103 56-40-6 2419 99 0 100 0 109 98 101 0 104

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
1957 22 CLE qb 16 9 3 26 118 0 30 4.5 13.1 2.9 118 0 1
1958 23 CLE QB 16 12 12 37 107 4 22 2.9 8.9 3.1 107 4 2
1959 24 CLE QB 16 12 12 21 20 1 17 1.0 1.7 1.8 1 20 20.0 0 20 0.1 1.7 40 1 2
1960* 25 CLE QB 16 12 12 17 -24 2 7 -1.4 -2.0 1.4 -24 2 2
1961* 26 CLE QB 16 14 13 24 -17 1 14 -0.7 -1.2 1.7 -17 1 9
1962 27 DET QB 16 14 14 29 170 1 45 5.9 12.1 2.1 170 1 2
1963 28 DET 16 10 3 9 26 0 13 2.9 2.6 0.9 26 0 0
1964 29 DET QB 16 12 11 12 28 1 18 2.3 2.3 1.0 28 1 4
1965 30 DET QB 16 14 11 21 37 3 15 1.8 2.6 1.5 37 3 5
1966 31 DET qb 16 6 6 12 59 0 15 4.9 9.8 2.0 59 0 2
1967 32 DET qb 16 9 6 6 5 0 10 0.8 0.6 0.7 5 0 4
1968 33 RAM 16 4 0 2 3 0 2 1.5 0.8 0.5 3 0 0
1969 34 NYG 16 1 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -1.0 1.0 -1 0 1
Career 129 103 217 531 13 45 2.4 4.1 1.7 1 20 20.0 0 20 0.0 0.2 551 13 34
6 yrs DET 65 51 89 325 5 45 3.7 5.0 1.4 325 5 17
5 yrs CLE 59 52 125 204 8 30 1.6 3.5 2.1 1 20 20.0 0 20 0.0 0.3 224 8 16
1 yr NYG 1 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -1.0 1.0 -1 0 1
1 yr RAM 4 0 2 3 0 2 1.5 0.8 0.5 3 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
1958 23 CLE QB 16 12 12 2 2 100.0%
1962 27 DET QB 16 14 14 12 5 41.7%
1963 28 DET 16 10 3 4 1 25.0% 13 13 100.0%
1966 31 DET qb 16 6 6 1 1 100.0%
Career 129 103 16 6 37.5% 16 16 100.0%
6 yrs DET 65 51 16 6 37.5% 14 14 100.0%
5 yrs CLE 59 52 2 2 100.0%

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
1957 22 CLE qb 16 9 3 1 0 0 0
1958 23 CLE QB 16 12 12 2 0 0 0
1959 24 CLE QB 16 12 12 2 0 0 0
1960* 25 CLE QB 16 12 12 2 0 0 0
1961* 26 CLE QB 16 14 13 9 3 0 0
1962 27 DET QB 16 14 14 2 1 0 0
1964 29 DET QB 16 12 11 4 0 0 0
1965 30 DET QB 16 14 11 5 0 0 0
1966 31 DET qb 16 6 6 2 1 0 0
1967 32 DET qb 16 9 6 4 1 0 0
1969 34 NYG 16 1 0 1 1 0 0
Career 129 103 34 7 0 0
6 yrs DET 65 51 17 3 0 0
5 yrs CLE 59 52 16 3 0 0
1 yr NYG 1 0 1 1 0 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
1958 23 CLE QB 16 12 12 4 4 2 26
1959 24 CLE QB 16 12 12 1 1 6
1960* 25 CLE QB 16 12 12 2 2 12
1961* 26 CLE QB 16 14 13 1 1 6
1962 27 DET QB 16 14 14 1 1 5 21
1963 28 DET 16 10 3 13 1 16
1964 29 DET QB 16 12 11 1 1 6
1965 30 DET QB 16 14 11 3 3 18
1966 31 DET qb 16 6 6 1 1
Career 129 103 13 13 16 6 112
6 yrs DET 65 51 5 5 14 6 62
5 yrs CLE 59 52 8 8 2 50

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Tobin Rote, Tim Couch, Vince Young, Neil Lomax, David Woodley, Vinny Testaverde, Pat Haden, Jason Campbell, Charlie Batch, Tony Banks
4 Neil Lomax, Gus Frerotte, Ken Anderson, Randall Cunningham, Jay Schroeder, Troy Aikman*, Joe Ferguson, David Carr, John Elway*, Drew Brees
5 Neil Lomax, Bob Griese*, Ken O'Brien, Fran Tarkenton*, Mark Rypien, Eli Manning, Jim Plunkett, Randall Cunningham, Marc Bulger, Doug Williams
6 Neil Lomax, Bob Griese*, Ken O'Brien, Fran Tarkenton*, Tobin Rote, Warren Moon*, Marc Bulger, Joe Namath*, Norm Snead, Jim Everett
7 Jon Kitna, Dan Fouts*, Richard Todd, Tobin Rote, Terry Bradshaw*, Jim Plunkett, John Hadl, Brian Sipe, Steve Bartkowski, Mark Rypien
8 Don Meredith, Richard Todd, Tobin Rote, Jim Plunkett, Steve Bartkowski, John Hadl, Eddie LeBaron, Joe Theismann, Archie Manning, Jon Kitna
9 Richard Todd, Brad Johnson, Jim Harbaugh, Tobin Rote, Archie Manning, Steve Bartkowski, Eddie LeBaron, John Hadl, Jay Schroeder, Jim Hart
10 Frank Ryan, Brad Johnson, Ed Brown, Richard Todd, Jim Plunkett, Tobin Rote, Billy Wade, Eddie LeBaron, Jon Kitna, John Brodie
11 Frank Ryan, Brad Johnson, Chris Chandler, Tobin Rote, Ed Brown, John Brodie, Archie Manning, Richard Todd, Jim Plunkett, Jeff Blake
12 Brad Johnson, Frank Ryan, Chris Chandler, Tobin Rote, Jeff Blake, Ed Brown, Jon Kitna, Steve DeBerg, Richard Todd, Jay Schroeder
13 Frank Ryan, Charley Johnson, Tobin Rote, Craig Morton, Brad Johnson, Jeff Blake, Ed Brown, Jon Kitna, Richard Todd, Billy Wade
Career Frank Ryan, Lynn Dickey, Brad Johnson, Jeff Blake, Ed Brown, Gus Frerotte, Jon Kitna, Richard Todd, Jay Schroeder, Steve Bartkowski

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1960
1961

Passes Completed

1958 NFL 102 (9)
1959 NFL 156 (3)
1960 NFL 151 (3)
1961 NFL 177 (3)
1962 NFL 179 (6)
1964 NFL 154 (10)
1965 NFL 143 (10)
Career 1306 (113)

Pass Attempts

1958 NFL 189 (10)
1959 NFL 266 (4)
1960 NFL 250 (4)
1961 NFL 302 (4)
1962 NFL 325 (7)
1964 NFL 287 (9)
1965 NFL 308 (6)
Career 2419 (108)

Passing Yds

1958 NFL 1619 (6)
1959 NFL 1992 (4)
1960 NFL 2297 (3)
1961 NFL 2416 (5)
1962 NFL 2378 (9)
1964 NFL 2241 (7)
Career 17536 (102)

Passing TD

1958 NFL 11 (7)
1959 NFL 14 (4)
1960 NFL 21 (3)
1961 NFL 18 (3)
1962 NFL 15 (10)
1964 NFL 18 (6)
Career 122 (92)

Passer Rating

1958 NFL 77.9 (3)
1959 NFL 87.2 (3)
1960 NFL 110.4 (1/6)
1961 NFL 90.3 (2)
1962 NFL 68.2 (9)
1964 NFL 78.5 (5)
Career 72.2 (125)

Long Pass

1958 NFL 74 (9)
1959 NFL 76 (6)
1960 NFL 86 (3)
1962 NFL 80 (7)
1964 NFL 92 (2/59)

Passes Intercepted

1958 NFL 11 (10)
1962 NFL 20 (6)
1964 NFL 15 (7)
1965 NFL 19 (1)
1966 NFL 13 (10)
Career 127 (72)

Passing Yds/Game

1958 NFL 134.9 (6)
1959 NFL 166.0 (5)
1960 NFL 191.4 (3)
1961 NFL 172.6 (7)
1962 NFL 169.9 (9)
1964 NFL 186.8 (4)
Career 135.9 (145)

Yds/Pass Att

1958 NFL 8.6 (2)
1959 NFL 7.5 (6)
1960 NFL 9.2 (1/12)
1961 NFL 8.0 (5)
1964 NFL 7.8 (4)
Career 7.2 (48)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1958 NFL 15.9 (2)
1959 NFL 12.8 (9)
1960 NFL 15.2 (6)
1961 NFL 13.6 (8)
1964 NFL 14.6 (4)
Career 13.4 (51)

Pass Attempts/Game

1959 NFL 22.2 (4)
1960 NFL 20.8 (4)
1961 NFL 21.6 (6)
1962 NFL 23.2 (9)
1964 NFL 23.9 (6)
Career 18.8 (157)

Fumbles

1961 NFL 9 (4)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

Career 5.90 (97)

Passes Completed/Game

1958 NFL 8.5 (10)
1959 NFL 13.0 (3)
1960 NFL 12.6 (3)
1961 NFL 12.6 (3)
1962 NFL 12.8 (7)
1964 NFL 12.8 (6)
Career 10.1 (157)

Pass Completion %

1958 NFL 54.0% (3)
1959 NFL 58.6% (1)
1960 NFL 60.4% (1)
1961 NFL 58.6% (1)
1962 NFL 55.1% (4)
1964 NFL 53.7% (5)
Career 54.0% (133)

Pass Intercept. %

1958 NFL 5.8% (7)
1959 NFL 3.0% (2)
1960 NFL 2.0% (1/81)
1961 NFL 3.3% (1)
1962 NFL 6.2% (7)
1964 NFL 5.2% (9)
Career 5.3% (158)

Passing TD %

1958 NFL 5.8% (3)
1959 NFL 5.3% (4)
1960 NFL 8.4% (3/25)
1961 NFL 6.0% (5)
1962 NFL 4.6% (9)
1964 NFL 6.3% (3)
Career 5.0% (52)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1960Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL