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Bill Shepherd

William Leroy Shepherd

Position: B
Height: 5-9    Weight: 198 lbs.

Born: December 4, 1911 in Clearfield, PA
Died: March 8, 1967 in Detroit, MI
College: West. Maryland

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15200th overall since 1950)

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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 AV
1935 24 2TM 12 9 143 425 4 0 3.0 35.4 11.9 4 33 8.3 0 46 0.3 2.8 458 4 0 0
BOS BB 7 6 89 285 1 0 3.2 40.7 12.7 2 20 10.0 0 46 0.3 2.9 305 1 0 0
DET b 5 3 54 140 3 0 2.6 28.0 10.8 2 13 6.5 0 0 0.4 2.6 153 3 0 0
1936 25 DET fb 12 6 74 292 1 0 3.9 24.3 6.2 292 1 0 0
1937 26 DET 11 0 93 325 2 0 3.5 29.5 8.5 325 2 0 0
1938 27 DET fb 9 3 100 455 3 0 4.6 50.6 11.1 455 3 0 0
1939 28 DET FB 11 10 105 420 2 0 4.0 38.2 9.5 14 143 10.2 1 0 1.3 13.0 563 3 0 0
1940 29 DET b 3 2 24 67 0 0 2.8 22.3 8.0 2 12 6.0 0 0 0.7 4.0 79 0 0 0
Career 58 30 539 1984 12 0 3.7 34.2 9.3 20 188 9.4 1 46 0.3 3.2 2172 13 0 0
6 yrs DET 51 24 450 1699 11 0 3.8 33.3 8.8 18 168 9.3 1 0 0.4 3.3 1867 12 0 0
1 yr BOS 7 6 89 285 1 0 3.2 40.7 12.7 2 20 10.0 0 46 0.3 2.9 305 1 0 0

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
1935 24 2TM 12 9 28 64 43.8 417 2 3.1 14 21.9 0 6.5 -2.7 14.9 34.8 36.5 0 0
BOS BB 7 6 21 55 38.2 318 1 1.8 14 25.5 0 5.8 -5.3 15.1 45.4 24.5 0 0
DET b 5 3 7 9 77.8 99 1 11.1 0 0.0 0 11.0 13.2 14.1 19.8 149.5
1936 25 DET fb 12 6 3 9 33.3 57 0 0.0 1 11.1 0 6.3 1.3 19.0 4.8 16.7 0 0
1937 26 DET 11 0 19 46 41.3 297 2 4.3 7 15.2 0 6.5 0.5 15.6 27.0 38.3 0 0
1938 27 DET fb 9 3 8 32 25.0 167 0 0.0 6 18.8 0 5.2 -3.2 20.9 18.6 9.2 0 0
1939 28 DET FB 11 10 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0
Career 58 30 58 152 38.2 938 4 2.6 28 18.4 0 6.2 -1.6 16.2 16.2 28.8 0 0
6 yrs DET 51 24 37 97 38.1 620 3 3.1 14 14.4 0 6.4 0.5 16.8 12.2 31.2 0 0
1 yr BOS 7 6 21 55 38.2 318 1 1.8 14 25.5 0 5.8 -5.3 15.1 45.4 24.5 0 0

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+
1935 24 2TM 12 9 64
BOS BB 7 6 55
Career 58 30 152

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
1935 24 2TM 12 9 1
BOS BB 7 6 1
1936 25 DET fb 12 6 1
1937 26 DET 11 0 2 7
1938 27 DET fb 9 3 2 1 50.0% 2 2 100.0%
1939 28 DET FB 11 10 23 850 54 0 37.0
1940 29 DET b 3 2 1 40 40 0 40.0
Career 58 30 2 3 150.0% 2 11 550.0% 24 890 54 0 37.1
6 yrs DET 51 24 2 3 50.0% 2 10 100.0% 24 890 54 0 37.1
1 yr BOS 7 6 1

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1935 24 2TM 12 9 4 4 1 25
BOS BB 7 6 1 1 1 7
DET b 5 3 3 3 18
1936 25 DET fb 12 6 1 1 2 1 13
1937 26 DET 11 0 2 1 3 7 2 31
1938 27 DET fb 9 3 3 3 2 1 23
1939 28 DET FB 11 10 2 1 3 18
Career 58 30 12 1 1 1 15 11 3 110
6 yrs DET 51 24 11 1 1 1 14 10 3 103
1 yr BOS 7 6 1 1 1 7

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Passes Completed
1935 NFL 28 (5)

Pass Attempts
1935 NFL 64 (6)

Passing Yds
1935 NFL 417 (5)

Passing TD
1935 NFL 2 (6)

Passes Intercepted
1935 NFL 14 (3)
1937 NFL 7 (9)

Passing Yds/Game
1935 NFL 45.4 (3)

Pass Attempts/Game
1935 NFL 7.9 (4)

Passes Completed/Game
1935 NFL 3.0 (3)

Rushing Att
1935 NFL 143 (2)
1938 NFL 100 (8)

Rushing Yds
1935 NFL 425 (5)
1938 NFL 455 (3)
1939 NFL 420 (8)

Rushing TD
1935 NFL 4 (2)
1937 NFL 2 (7)
1938 NFL 3 (6)

Yds/Rushing Att
1935 NFL 3.2 (8)
1938 NFL 4.6 (2)
1939 NFL 4.0 (5)

Rushing Yds/Game
1935 NFL 40.7 (2)
1938 NFL 50.6 (2)
1939 NFL 38.2 (9)

Long Reception
1935 NFL 46 (7)

Touchdowns
1935 NFL 4 (6)

Points Scored
1937 NFL 31 (8)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1935 NFL 4 (5)

Non-Offensive TDs
1936 NFL 1 (2)
1937 NFL 1 (2)

Yds From Scrimmage
1935 NFL 458 (7)
1938 NFL 455 (9)
1939 NFL 563 (5)

All-Purpose Yds
1935 NFL 458 (7)
1938 NFL 455 (9)
1939 NFL 563 (5)

Touches
1935 NFL 147 (2)
1938 NFL 100 (8)
1939 NFL 119 (8)

Yds/Touch
1935 NFL 3.4 (8)
1938 NFL 4.6 (4)
1939 NFL 4.7 (5)

Extra Pt Made
1937 NFL 7 (7)

Total Field Goals Made
1937 NFL 2 (6)

Fumble Return TD
1936 NFL 1 (1)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1937 NFL 1 (1)

   

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